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Lots of good advice, but my approach would be slightly different. I would keep it light-hearted and ask flat-out 'why are you rolling your eyes?' when they do it. Make a joke out it - 'what's on the ceiling?' The other approaches put the people on the defensive and doesn't yield good results in my experience. Light-hearted works for me. YMMV. Light-hearted shows that you are not hurt or offended - meaning they don't get to you. They are not important enough to get to you. Let them be the one to stew - not you.

This is a lousy thing that happened, but... 1) just because the clock says 6 doesn't mean you are free. Until you do all the change of shift stuff then the hall is still yours - even if your replacement is standing right next to you. 2) In CPR you're taught to point at someone and say "You! Call 911!" Do the same thing in other areas, when any nurse or CNA (whether good, bad, helpful, or indifferent) is available, then tell them what you want them to do. "Help me lift this resident, please." "Take their VS, please." "I'll call the MD, you call the family, please." Make it half statement/half request and make sure they 'verbalize understanding'. You are not responsible for their behavior, but maybe you can help steer them in the direction you need.

Our LTC facility works 10-6/6-2/2-10. There are some meds due at 2PM which of course is shift change. It has always been my opinion that 2PM meds belong to the day shift (6-2), and likewise any 10PM meds would belong to 2-10, and again any 6AM would belong to 10-6 shift. My reasoning is that by the time you finish with the report, count, walk the hall, and anything else that needs to be done prior to hitting the floor will make those meds late. If you only have one or two RSDs with a 2PM then it might be doable, but not more than that. Am I wrong? Do those belong to the oncoming shift after all?

I used to wear Dickies but switched to Landau - much more comfortable to me.

I'm on second shift [2-10] and have 25 residents, no med aide, 1.5 CNA's. I do my own meds, some wound care, my own admits, doctors calls, TO's, labs, deal with incidents, and family members.

I find Crocs very comfortable but can't wear them at work because I can't really hustle in them. Love them in my off time for relaxing. For work I just wear regular tennis shoes that I would wear any time. No canvas though - all leather.

When I graduated LVN school my wife asked if I would wear pink scrubs. I went and bought a pink top with black pants and wore them once a week for almost a year. I never got accused of being gay. A color is just a color - who cares. Do the clothes make the man or does the man make the clothes?

Biblical creation and evolution are opposites and exclusive of each other. They cannot work together. The people that believe they do usually know little about one or the other. Or haven't given it genuine thought. For example - evolution teaches that through death after death each generation changed/adapted over time to become the species that currently exist. Creation teaches that there was no death until Adam sinned and he was created as is.

Buy a decent car and use the rest to pay off your student loans.

It's not going to be an all or nothing situation. Sometimes men get preferential treatment and sometimes they are discriminated against. To say that either situation is ALWAYS the norm is simply foolishness. I had one instructor that disliked men - or at least males nursing students - and that's been about it for me. I haven't received any preferential treatment - as far as I know.

Sounds like you got hired into LTC. No matter where you are - hang in there and you'll get better at it.

That tunic/smock thing looks neat, but I would be way too hot for something like that. I need some airflow.

Work LTC on PRN basis and stay with the Home Health. Then after some time you would have a frame of reference for what to do next.

So if you are educated as a doctor and lose your license for malpractice and get a job as a CNA then they pay you doctor wages based on your highest education?

Most LVN's work in LTC but I don't see that in your list. Did you not mention them OR are you not applying to them? You can work below your license, but can only work at level of employment - except in emergencies. So you can be hired as a CNA and but cannot do LVN work at that particular job. You still are working under your own license as well and in an emergency are expected to work at highest level of training/experience/skill. I'm in San Antonio and my LTC facility has high turnover and is constantly looking for new nurses. I've been there since JUN 12 and have seen a number of nurses get replaced and get replaced again - rinse and repeat.

My memory is going... I was 44 when I finished not when I started. My memory must be something...

I was 44 when I started LVN school and the oldest was 10 years older then me. You 38 year old kids think life is over ;P It's tough - nursing school ain't no joke. We had one teacher with the best reply anytime someone complained about how hard it was - 'Welcome to nursing school.'

Some friends of mine checked out Hallmark and they don't have a bridge program - at least not yet. SAC is a community college that I would recommend - but since it's a 'real' college it will cost less, but take longer I think. Galen is a 'tech' school so it cost's more but you finish faster.

I went to a vocational school and we had ONE instructor that was good - she had a natural teaching ability. We were tested on what she taught in the lectures. Some liked teaching and were personable, but just were not good at it - I could live with those. The rest of them were horrible. We had other instructors that made it a point to keep students stressed and grades low. One bragged about nobody ever getting an 'A' in his class. He told us plainly that he would test us on stuff that was not in the books or lectures - that we needed to study outsides resources. He never said what the outside resources were though - so I guess it was up to us to make a guess about what he would test us on and then make a guess about where we could find that info. One made another student do lots of extra work that the rest of the class wasn't required to do - because she was 'struggling' with the material. This instructor didn't give her any points/credit for doing the required extra work and failed her by half a point. Most students that failed did it by half a point. We had a workbook for homework that was due every week. You had a zero if you didn't turn it in. At the end of the class this instructor told us that none of our homework was reflected in our final grade because we were all cheaters - because students would get together in study groups and do worksheets together. One did not like men - or at least male nursing students. Every male in the class scored less than they normally did on everything - the females still scored in their normal ranges. These 'instructors' saw themselves as some kind of gatekeeper who determined who would be worthy to become a nurse. They all used the same techniques to 'weed' out. The material presented in books and lectures did not match the exams - except twice. The first exam in their classes were standard - material presented/material tested on - this gave students a false assurance that they could handle the class. Nothing made sense after the first test - the majority of the class was hovering at/below failing level for the rest of the class - until the end. The last exam was the second one that made sense - material presented/material tested. Most students were able to pull up above the failing level and barely pass the class. Some were too far down to pull up enough. Students that got 'B's were normally 'A' students. Students that failed were normally 'C' students. This happened in more than one class - so it was not our imagination. Other classes were just normal classes that just needed instructors that knew how to teach, but these few were horrible. If I ever apply for a job and see them there - I'll turn around and apply elsewhere.

No college is going to accept Kaplan or any other trade/vocational school, BUT you can get your RN and start working while you continue your education towards a BSN. Vocational schools tend to be faster than college, but cost more money. Do you want to spend more money or more time?

If you got good clinicals and want to mention any of those experiences then I would list it for sure. Be ready, like mammac5 said, to explain why you didn't finish there but how you learned a lot there despite transferring to a different school.

Just check with you state agency that certifies the CNAs. Also find out how you report back them that you are indeed still working because this place probably won't do it for you like a LTC would.

Some females don't want men to assist them. Some men don't want women to assist them. Some people don't want nurse of another race to help. Some men don't want gay men to assist them - oh well. It's part of the job and part of the culture. If possible, then switch with another nurse.

Before I went to nursing school I took classes occasionally at a community college. No major - just whatever interested me when I had time available. I didn't graduate or even pursue a degree. I listed it on my resume but was told at a 'resume review' that I shouldn't have it on there. Just only graduated or currently enrolled. I understand their point, but that makes it seem like I never took any college between high school and nursing school.

The post I referred too was an old post with lots of responses - my memory might be wrong but I would've bet money that it was exactly the same post. Word for word the same. Don't have any real advice though. I can't that you did anything wrong. You came in for an inservice when you were off the clock. That doesn't require being in uniform and you were not the only one out of uniform. Nothing official happened. Maybe you work with a bunch of jerks and need to apply elsewhere - other than I wouldn't worry about it without a formal write-up.