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  1. Phlebotomy

    I found a great job i love doing prior auths which has regular hours, weekends off and time to study for my masters. So from sept through last week i have done nothing but prior auths. Then all of a sudden there is a new requirement for lpns in order...
  2. Phlebotomy

    Well, got through the morning with zero misses. Now being told for the afternoon i will not only be graded on my phlebotomy competency but customer satisfaction. I cannot have more than 2 ppl waiting or its a fail. I also have to run the lab myself ...
  3. Leave Nursing??

    I also had those very same thoughts. I am an Lvn but i pursued a degree in another field bc I was not sure I wantd to be an Rn. That degree did help me get other non nursing jobs but when the economy took a hit, I went back to nursing. So whatever yo...
  4. LTC LVN

    Wow. I was lucky. At my job i started in Aug i had two weeks of orientation. First week was just on how to do paperwork. 2nd week was med pass, treatments, etc. Then again prior to being hired they lost 5 nurses in one day so they did a complete over...
  5. LPN to social work or RN?

    Ditto I haven't fallen in love with nursing either. Not my first day of lpn school or my first day of clinical. I stuck it out because the army was investing their time and money in me. Plus it pays the bills. I struggle with the whole fulfillment ...
  6. I'm not the greatest at math and science, anyone else?

    I am an lpn with a bachelors in history and pursuing a masters in biostatistics. One of the reasons i didn't pursue my Rn was because i thought i would fail statistics. Years later i realize the stats course i would have taken for my Rn program would...
  7. Nurses who are short and petite

    I used to compete in powerlifting and now compete in kettlebell sport. I can lift alot more than my taller colleagues or even ones who weigh more.. Taller and more weight doesn't mean strong. My coworkers think im a freak of nature becauae i can chan...
  8. I'm not the greatest at math and science, anyone else?

    In high school and undergrad I was always a C student. Currently in my masters biostats course - multivariate analysis, i am rocking an A. For so long i told myself i was not a math person to the point i believed it. I think i was just ready to prov...
  9. I got to a point that I decided, if the doc orders it, I give it. Unless their vitals are off, seem sedated...etc. they get their pain meds. I was in a situation as a patient where a nurse wouldn't give me vicodin after my c-section only Tylenol. So...
  10. So what's going to happen to health care now?

    To the above..make that three ducks.....Also conservative fiscally, own a gun, but socially very liberal. And thus I vote Democrat. you guys aren't alone!
  11. Not paying license renewal fees on time (random thoughts)

    I let mine lapse because I thought I was never coming back to nursing again. While I was working as a nurse I never let it lapse. Working as a personal trainer I was 100% sure I was never to return. Well, here I am back in nursing and had to deal wit...
  12. Pain medicine to drug addict?

    I remember a nurse lecturing me after my emergency c-section in which I was only given Tylenol. She went as far as calling me a drug seeker. Far from it. Well, you just opened me up, Tylenol isn't HELPING! My last hospital from my 1st birth gave me a...
  13. I hate nursing

    I get it. I returned back to nursing work after a short hiatus. Just thinking of going for my RN (which is what everyone has expected of me since 1996) is not going to happen. I no longer hate nursing. But I don't love it either. Interesting hearing ...
  14. advice from nurses- patient unfair to tech

    I had the mother of a patient come in and scream at me the other day because her son is still not "cured". Her son has schizophrenia and I tried to explain how we are managing his symptoms but as of yet, there is no cure. She screamed that I was an i...
  15. Going back to school at 30

    I went back for a masters at 40. Best decision of my life thus far!
  16. Muslim??

    I work with two muslim doctors who cover their heads. I don't think it's a big deal at all. You should be ok.
  17. Is this bad customer service?

    The residents at my facility constantly ask for snacks. Heck once I put my latte down and the patient took it as soon as I set it down. No darn way am I buying snacks. We have a limit on shakes we give to the residents. They are like generic ensure ...
  18. I'm too weak to be a Cna

    Being 100 lbs doesn't make you weak. I did a powerlifting comp where a 97 lb woman deadlifted 275. I am 140...and deadlifted the same. Strength to weight ratio means she is much stronger than me. 100 lbs doesn't mean you are weak.
  19. holidays... sick call...

    I know for a fact i am working Thanksgiving...and I would be PISSED at my coworker if they called off leaving me shortstaffed. expect your coworkers to give you the evil eye when you return.
  20. Math in nursing school

    I love calc but you don't need it for nursing school. Yes, I know I am an LPN what do I know. But I tutor BSN students who have to take statistics. None of them have had to take calculus. Maybe further up the nursing ladder. But most BSN students I k...
  21. My mom won't let me be a nurse. How do I convince her?

    Your asian mom must not be Filipino! Ditto to what the poster above said,in a way I wish my mom had been a little like yours. All my mom hoped for me was that i could be a nurse or a teacher. Of course my parents weren't middle class. THey were on t...
  22. I was forced to join nursing and hate it

    Many people, including my supervisor constantly ask me why I don't become an RN. Why? Because I never really liked nursing to begin with. I didn't like the medical profession period. Not at the start of my Medic course in the army, and not at the en...
  23. New job ideas please

    I did school nursing through an agency. It was low stress. Got holidays off. Never stayed past 330. Unfortunately I had high stress myself during the summer when I had to scramble to find work when school was off. My agency wasn't very good about gi...
  24. LPNs still in demand?

    I work at a psych facility currently and there is definately a demand for LPNs in this setting. In my facility there is such a demand, we are short 3 LPNS. If it was hard to find practical nurse jobs(at least in Chicago) I am sure those slots would ...
  25. Hello I am a LVN and I can't find a job... Help?

    I was involved in a horrific car accident where I had panic attacks everytime I got behind the wheel. After some therapy and a refresher defensive driving course I am back behind the wheel. But even during the 4 years I wasn't driving, I would commu...