Justmeandmycat

Hello, Everyone What is the LPN job market like in Western Mass? LPN's in Connecticut have plenty of options working in nursing homes in CT but I don't want to be in that line of nursing. I am considering a move to MA so I can work in the acute care...

Oh, brother! Sorry for all of the difficulties you have encountered. As for me, I'm running from LTC has fast as my fat little LPN legs will take me!:chuckle

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 bedside with the curtain drawn and happened to look...

Hi. Sad. It's obvious to me, at least, that you are trying to come to some closure about a dream that didn't work out and I, for one, won't criticize you. It's hard to let go of a dream sometimes. Did you do your very best? If so, that's good enough ...

Hi. Sad. It's obvious to me, at least, that you are trying to come to some closure about a dream that didn't work out and I, for one, won't criticize you. It's hard to let go of a dream sometimes. Did you do your very best? If so, that's good enough ...

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 figure out a way I can work in a hospital, even if it i...

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 event something happens. It is too great an exposure ...

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 requirement for the RN so I'll need it anyway and...

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 their programs. Employer requirements shifted when I...

You're pretty funny! :rotfl: I needed a laugh today. Thanks!

This isn't a ghost story, per se, but falls into the realm of the paranormal. Everything I'm about to tell you is true. I worked as a CNA at a LTC prior to becoming a nurse. A lady I took care of, I'll call her Mary, was such a pitiful patient, compl...

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 programs. The thing is, every route is a long and expens...

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, family and challenges and offering help in whatever...

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, it seems to come naturally and have no trouble abs...

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 instructor.:rotfl:

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 let's see, um, thousands of extra dollars in tuitio...

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 is no point in becoming chum so early in your car...

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 then.:rotfl:

Sorry this happened to you. Perhaps a nursing program that doesn't give a two cents about your personal health and well being just isn't worth it? Most likely this is a preview of how the profession will treat you later if something else should happe...

Let's see. I hocked our furniture and pretty much sold anything that didn't move. Yes, it looked like we lived in a crack house for a while and my husband thought I was INSANE at first but it was worth it. Next, I took the money and remodeled a secti...

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 reviewed to see what I need to do so I'm not quite into...

Hi. First of all, I could have written this post myself a few years ago. Now that I am further down the road, I'll try to share with you what I know. I hope it helps. First off, its sounds like you are a good aide. I can tell you are responsible, con...

Thank you, Chris. It's nice to hear some encouraging words from somewhere! This is the long term goal, of course. The primary one, at the moment, is to put out a few financial fires but EC, I think, gives me some hope and something to shoot for. Than...

Thank you Chip. At least that is something to go on. It turns out that I can't move right now. I got the paperwork for reciprocity but before going through all that I called the MA hospital nearest me and posed some hypothetical questions to a recrui...