Love it!:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Just spit my coffee out. One of my instructors was a big woman who had the nasty habit of sneaking up on students and lurking. I remember once working at the...
Okay, here's the situation. In Connecticut, the hospitals within driving distance for me are not hiring LPNs. Period. As a result, new LPN grads are working in the nursing homes. I am trying to...
Justmeandmycat replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing
Are you talking about working as a patient care tech in L&D or something like that? I have heard that if you hold your LPN license and then work as a tech, you are held liable as an LPN in the...
I haven't quite made a decision yet as to what additional skills would be the most helpful - the classes that are available are phlebotomy, EKG and IV. I'm thinking of phlebotomy only because a) its a...
Guess we are all in the same boat. I'm glad you guys are writing in here so that other LPNs can see what they are in for if they do not check their local job markets and hospitals BEFORE AND DURING...
Justmeandmycat replied to donnajo10's topic in General Nursing
Hi Chris. Thanks for your input. As a matter or fact, I have the EC package sitting on my desk waiting for a tax refund (?) to finance it! I'm also considering ultrasound and nuclear medicine...
Justmeandmycat replied to donnajo10's topic in General Nursing
Interesting that you mentioned home health because that was my original intent upon entering nursing. That's how I saw myself, having that opportunity to see the patient's whole picture, their life,...
Justmeandmycat replied to donnajo10's topic in General Nursing
Knowing what you know now, what other options do you think you should have considered? I'm trying to decide if going on in nursing is worth it. Like you, I enjoy the medical field, it's interesting,...
LPN, ADN, BSN, it doesn't matter. A student is a student and there will be days at clinical when you will be happy to get home and know that you didn't kill the patient OR the
Is that the kind of stuff people say? That's baloney, if that's the case. You have to have some serious initiative and intelligence to not only knock out those tests but to be smart enough to bypass...
listen to caroladybelle. there's poor management in the picture somewhere and you are too inexperienced right now to effect change. you haven't swum with the sharks long enough yet to get it but there...
You go girl! My EC package is still sitting here because I know how much it will entail. Maybe I'll wait until you get through the CPNE so you can tell me what its like. I'll decide
Hi. It was good of you to start this thread, particularly since I am so brand new to all of this. This is for all of you experienced smarties out there. I am waiting now to get my transcripts to...