StrawberryEssence81

PN school was very busy. I had lecture twice a week and clinical studies twice a week. I worked every weekend during nursing school. My son was 12 when I graduated from school. Now I'm in the process of applying to a LPN to RN transition program.

Nope. I work my 32 hour Baylor a week and keep it pushing. I don't even have a prn job. My job is short-staffed also, but that's not my problem.

I've been working in LTC for about a year now. All of my shifts have been 12 hours, except now I work Baylor shift. 1-8 hr shift on Friday night and 2-12 hour shifts Saturday and Sunday. I love my schedule.

I've used them for a temp replacement for a gtube. I work in ltc.

Both. I work 1-8 hour shift and 2-12 hour shifts a week.

I would leave. That's about how many I have on nights, but it's not as stressful as your job. Another thing that helped me is that I only have that many residents 2 nights out of the week because my schedule changed to night shift Baylor. Good luck ...

I'm a LPN and I work in LTC. My schedule has changed to where I work 2-12s and 1-8 hour shift a week. I work Sat, Sun, Mon. night Baylor. My parents keep my son on the nights I work.

You're a good one, OP. He'd be my ex, and I would move out. I work nights too, and people know better than to wake me up.

I would start looking for another job with the hours I wanted to work.

I think the last time I watched the view was probably during its first season. I was made aware of this stupidity because of the Internet. All I gotta say is this: if nurses are insulting each other for choosing different routes for their nursing car...

If you are content with being an LPN, that is perfectly okay. I am a LPN. However, I do plan to pursue higher nursing education. I've already applied to a LPN-RN transition program. I have not decided what to obtain a graduate degree in yet, but tha...

I currently work 7p-7a at a LTC facility. My 9pm med pass is a beast, but the 6am med pass is easy peasy. There has been talk at my facility about returning to 8 hour shifts. I'll definitely take the 11p-7a.

Congratulations! I'm in SC, too.

I didn't spend my first paycheck. I saved half of it, and waited until I got my second paycheck to pay bills.

I waited 6 months. I passed NCLEX-PN the first time, though. I used Virtual ATI (didn't finish all the modules), and Saunders PN review for about a week before the test.

Only if they paid me according to my license. My job was short CNAs and they pulled a newly licensed LPN to work and she got her nursing $$$.

I'm a new nurse, and I work in LTC. I'm 3 months in and am eagerly awaiting the coveted year of experience so I can move on.

I say go by your gut feeling. If you are sure you will get hired as a LPN after you graduate and pass boards, go the PN, route. You will gain nursing experience and have $$$ while you pursue the rest of your nursing studies. If not, go the ASN or BSN...

A lot of people where I'm from can't finish high school, let alone finish a nursing program be it PN or RN. I wish someone would insult me because I'm a LPN. Would not be a pretty sight. People who do that are miserable themselves and have to find ot...

Worth it to me. I'm getting nursing experience and a biweekly paycheck that's a decent salary. As far as LPNs being in demand, depends on your geographic location. Can't be too choosy about LPN jobs, though. I knew that when i majored in practical n...

I wasn't a CNA, but I worked part-time every weekend while I was PN school. I also plan to work while go back to get my RN.

I love wound care too. I'm a very new nurse (less than three months experience) and one of my goals is to be a CWOCN.

Shift work, please. That's one of the reasons I became a nurse. To have more days off. Eventually in my career I'll have to move to a more traditional schedule, but right now I'm loving night shift and my days off.

I'm a new nurse who just started working nights at a LTC facility. I'm also an introvert. I decided to work nights for several reasons, including the fact I'd be around a lot less people than during day shift. I love taking care of my residents, but ...

I'm a newly licensed LPN. I just started my job at a LTC facility a week ago. I like it, so I foresee myself being there for awhile.