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bride2012, I am also a past CPhT. I recently graduated this year and earned my RN. Please share any ideas or experiences, if any, to stay involved in pharmacy as a nurse. I remember the LTC pharmacy I worked at employed nurses, but now it seems like a job they're cutting back on. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Amen. Exactly how I work and feel about this issue. So sad to me as a new nurse!

I love this article. I recently left a job where, in order to keep my $0.50/hr attendance bonus, I had to clock out on time. This included many nights where I clocked out and worked almost 2 hours over. I started to realize the money I forfeited by clocking out later, once my charting was completed, didn't amount to the money I was missing by "losing" those hours. And how was corporate to know I wasn't adequately staffed with me clocking out on time. Not to mention the legal ramifications. I plan to share this with everyone I know. Hopefully this will open more nurses eyes to ways we can "speak" out against such unlawful practices. Thank you.

Seems right. Although here in Ohio Hospital RN hourly rate > LTC RN hourly rate

i would love to work here.

me too!!!

Thank you all. I have really enjoyed this post. I kept nodding my head and (at times) felt someone had to read my personal thoughts and feelings. I am a new RN grad working towards my year of experience. Funny, I don't want to work at a hospital. I am trying to get experience as I finish my Masters degree to work as a FNP. I agree with everything stated in previous posts. I want to add I feel LPNs run LTC...I'm just there because I have RN behind my name. It looks great on paper. LPNs do so many things that out of their scope of practice, I have to pick my mouth up off the floor. Some good, some bad, some necessary (no 3rd shift RN for almost 2 weeks). I have also experienced workplace bullying by LPNs at my first job. Until one day I decided I wasn't taking it anymore and stood my ground. Yes I'm a new nurse but I am an eager learner. Titles mean nothing to me. I think some of these LPNs felt I would be "high-class" and decided to attack me first. Either way it's sad. I'm there to provide quality nursing care to my residents. Be prepared to as a new grad to gain a backbone. My frustration comes from the business of LTCs. When is it okay for one nurse to care for 30 post-acute residents?!?!? I often times fear losing my license. And often I share the joy of seeing a resident tell me "thank you" with tears in his eyes. I used to say I don't want to work med-surg (too many people with 1 nurse--sad nursing student thinking), but goodness juggling 8-10 patients looks better everyday. It breaks my heart to only spend 3-5mins per day with my residents. School (fairy tale) nursing days are gone. Reality stinks, but I do the very best I can do! Hang in there everyone.