Hi all! Graduation is June 27th! Two more finals to go and then my class is done! I am class President so I have to make a speech. I was wondering if you guys could read my speech and let me know what you honestly think! Here it is:
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Hi all! I recently moved from NY to VA and I am an LPN. I am having some issues finding the practice act for VA/my scope of practice. I started my position this week and I am using a new EMR system (NextGen) and I was using Epic previously. The trai...
I♥Scrubs replied to NurseShontae's topic in LPN/LVN
I would say excitement! You will learn so much in both specialties but generally the bigger healthcare systems will offer more as far as advancement. Generally they are easier to transfer within departments (if you would want to change to a different...
I♥Scrubs replied to WCSU1987's topic in Virginia
I'm not sure about the Richmond area, however I am looking into the Hampton area and there seem to be plenty of jobs from LTC to corrections to clinics and even some floor nursing in selected units. I have been searching on Indeed.com and new opening...
I♥Scrubs replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing
I am an LPN and I live in upstate NY. I know that one of the hospitals here is giving bonuses to current employees if they refer an RN to the company who gets hired. I heard they are doing this because they are in such desperate need for RN's. I know...
I♥Scrubs replied to Annaleemabey's topic in LPN/LVN
I'm not sure where you are currently but I am in upstate NY. Where I am, LPN's are very much in demand. They don't have enough experienced nurses to keep up with the demand. The reason I have seen them hire RN's in the office is to triage (as it is ...
I♥Scrubs replied to dodiewayne's topic in LPN/LVN
I have been experiencing this too but I have only been an LPN for two years!!! I questioned nursing, and decided to stay in it and push on. There are so many different options with nursing that I feel you need to find where you belong. I recently lef...
Hello all! I have been working in my primary clinic for about a year. Before that I was in a specialty for about a year which I had landed right out of school. I never worked in a nursing home and so I learn new things every single day where I am cur...
Let me just start out by saying I have been an LPN for about a year and a half. The first job I got was in a clinic that I did really enjoy. However, two weeks into the job one nurse got fired, and three months in, the other nurse moved. I was the on...
I♥Scrubs replied to IsmeAmanda's topic in LPN/LVN
I agree with above posters. They would not waste money drug screening all candidates and getting PPD's placed if they weren't seriously considering those people. Good luck!
Hello all. I graduated last year in June and found my first job at a clinic that is part of a major healthcare network. I have been there for over 7 months and I decided to put in a transfer for the same company at a different clinic to try and get a...
I was told I would be with a preceptor for 12 weeks but that didn't happen. Two weeks into when I started, a nurse left so I couldn't have my preceptor with me since she was busy tending to other patients. (I work in a clinic). Luckily I picked every...
I work in a surgical clinic mainly with urology and the urologists are driving me batty! I have worked here about 7 months and we are supposed to have three LPNs and then our RN supervisor. Two weeks into when I started, a nurse was fired. Three mont...
I♥Scrubs replied to I♥Scrubs's topic in LPN/LVN
Only RNs can take verbal orders at my facility and they can only take verbal orders when it's an emergency. So it is against policy for me to do it. I can pend some of the orders and have them sign but thats mostly for cath changes and discontinuing ...
I♥Scrubs replied to Hoping2BeANurse's topic in LPN/LVN
I work in a surgical clinic mainly with Urology but we also have cardiac, podiatry and general surgeons. Mainly I bring patients in and get them "roomed" for the provider. (Get vitals, ask why they are there, go over meds and allergies). We also set ...
For all you LPN/LVN's out there, was it hard to find a job after graduation? We have 15 weeks left of school and I was just wondering if it took you a while to find a job, I currently work in a pharmacy and I am trying to decide on staying until I fi...
I♥Scrubs replied to LMB26496's topic in Ambulatory
I am an LPN in a surgical urology clinic. Basically all our MD's are surgeons and we have normal clinic visits although we do have minor surgical procedures such as vasectomies. I started at 13/hr. My day is very much like the poster above. I arrive ...