SinikRN101

SinikRN101

Lvn to RN, new grad med/surg

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  1. License renewal emergency...help!!

    SinikRN101 replied to denista's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My license expired the same day but I sent in my payment in June. They told me in school to make sure there's a minimum of a 3 month cushion when dealing with the BVNPT, as they will not hurry in...

  2. Why does every job say you need to have experience?

    SinikRN101 replied to FaithGurl93's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I felt the same way, I just kept applying like it WAS my job. Also pay attention to WHO you see in these facilities.. as it turns out the person who recommended me was the receptionist because she...

  3. Dreading going into work already - please help

    SinikRN101 replied to lifeisgood2012's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I worked at a LTC facility for over a year and a half.. I never really "fit in." I would definitely recommend a change in jobs. I went to private duty shift care and never looked back. They knew what...

  4. Support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012

    SinikRN101 replied to cali_nature_girl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No, I knew full well the responsibility of the loan I took out. I spent years longer in community college to have LESS student loan debt, now because someone else took the quick/easy (at a tech school...

  5. LTC facility, can an LPN adjust TPN?

    SinikRN101 replied to angelabLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't know about Florida, I'm in California, but there's no way I would carry out that order. I would make sure the RN took care of it. Just like all the other ones said if you have IV...

  6. Fired on Friday the 13th.

    SinikRN101 replied to SuzieeQ's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I believe in a case such as this, the "direction" they were headed in would have been to let you go and find someone cheaper and maybe less qualified. All the above comments ^^^ I agree with also...

  7. Are you content with being an LPN?

    SinikRN101 replied to supermommy1030's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've been an LVN 3 years now in CA. A year and half in LTC, a year and a half at my present job 8hour shift care. Zero stress and minimal responsibility. About $20 an hour. I'm doing the pre-reqs for...

  8. Stopping patient care for another patient

    SinikRN101 replied to sAssy_NurSe's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I agree, you did the right thing. You cannot let patients, family, cna's etc. dictate what you are going to do when, if you had med's out that is on your license should anything happen as a result....

  9. Is this the norm everywhere? Should I turn & run the other way?

    SinikRN101 replied to LPNKY2012's topic in General Nursing

    The norm... I hope not. Have I seen and heard of all this happening in the facility I worked at... yes. Unfortunately a very sad thing, some nurses were fired for not doing med pass/treatments. I...

  10. Is magnet status hospitals shutting out all LVNs

    SinikRN101 replied to ladymaam's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would have taken that job because at least it is acute care that you can put on your resume. My first job as an LVN was in long term care. (Noc shift of course) Most nights I had 50+ patients with 3...

  11. Shocked by new grads at job fair

    SinikRN101 replied to mclennan's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That's really sad they had to deal with that before the experienced nurses came in, seems it should have been the other way around to me. But you know what they say, the squeeky wheel gets the grease...

  12. How many LPN's had phlebotomy including in their course?

    SinikRN101 replied to angiebear's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Obviously varies from state to state. I have my certification for both IV and phlebotomy in California. Graduated in 2008, got my cert. shortly thereafter. The instructors in my nursing program told...

  13. LPN school..NO graduation!!

    SinikRN101 replied to oglpn2012's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Our school did the whole thing. We had a pinning committee (which I was a part of) who planned the whole event. We paid class dues which funded each aspect of the ceremony including a single rose for...

  14. Termination

    SinikRN101 replied to nursetweety's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes, you have to come clean eventually, misrepresentation on an application can you get you fired again later and un-qualify you for unemployment. You can always write "Will Discuss" it's a dead...