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I work here in Maryland,at Kaiser Permanente. I'm a Oncology LPN and I'm at 55,000 a year. Been pretty good to me,Yes I'm working on becoming at RN. The Lpn program wasn't a waste for me. It was very helpful. I work Mon-Friday. No weekends or holidays. I can do the non-chemo,Therapeutic Phelbotomys,Port Flushes,Pump Disconnects,IV's. Have learned a lot working here,the RNs truly appreciate having LPNs.

Was a MA 1st,enjoyed it.worked in Doctors office and good experience. The pay was ok too...decided later to become a lpn now making $26.96 a hr I couldn't work in Oncology at Kaiser Permanente without my LPN skills...I flush ports,Start IVs,Injections,Non-chemos..my next step is getting my RN...truly enjoyed being a MA,it helped me to get my LPN.

Im a LPN at Kaiser here in Oncology Baltimore,Maryland. Kaiser is a great place to work for..Management has put LPNs thru a lot of downsizing because we have CAs(Clinic Assistant) they can do some things that LPNs can do. Its probaby cheaper.Our union is fighting to keep LPNs around at this point. The CAs got a 4 week course at Kaiser and that makes them competent to be compared to a LPN...

Agreed!!!

You can do anything you put your mind to!!

Kaiser Permanente here in the DMV(DC,MD,VA Area are phasing LPNs out because they upgraded the Clinical to Medical Assistants...its cheaper...We are union,non for profit company...huge mistake....

Good advice,im 49 and working on my RN..my job has had a roller coaster of going back and forth with the lpn and we are still there.

Certainly used at Kaiser...I work In oncology and do the non-chemos infusions,port flushes,injections(sandostatin,lupron,B 12s)been good experience so far..

I work in Oncology at Kaiser Permanente. I do all the non chemo infusions,port flushes,injections.

Yeah,Im.a lpn here in MD and work for Kaiser in the Oncology Dept..Good experience

Im a LPN and I work in Oncology...good experience from Port flushes,IVs,Infusions,etc.

Good Luck,I work in a Family Practice/Internal Medicine Clinic and I really like it. Now of course I'm looking to move on to Urgent Care/ CDU clinic..wish you all the best. Keeping smiling,get to know the kids,parents really like when you pay attention to the kids,as they grow up.

My 1st job was with an nursing agency. I didn't have a lot of experience as a LPN but about 20+ experience with being a Medical Assistant. I got in w them and got training thru them did lots of flu clinics at the military bases. Lots of dressing changes,wound vacs,etcs. The agency is called Brightstar... Good luck to you,I hope you find a job soon.

Kudos!!

Nice article,very well said!! While you won't get rich,I'm futher ahead now and I'm proud to be a LPN and working on my BSN in the process..can't complain bout the skills/knowledge I've learned along the way. I think the money is pretty good in MD for LPNs...($22-30)