elikat02 ADN, LPN

elikat02 has 4 years experience as a ADN, LPN and specializes in Gyn.

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1. So Happy To Be Out Of Nursing

   elikat02 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I've been offered a position in a small office doing some minor accounting and office work. M-F 9-5, no worries about being short staffed or being bullied. A difference in pay but at this point, it's totally worth it.

2. So Happy To Be Out Of Nursing

   elikat02 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I've been a CNA for many years and a nurse for 6. Between the continued abuse from my nurse manager, the turmoil from the pandemic, short staffing, lack of equipment and no support from my employer, I can honestly say I've had enough. I've been on in...

3. Help- Unfair Scheduling and Favoritism

   elikat02 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I can totally relate to this. I work M - F 9-5 and another nurse always has Friday's off. I asked if I could shorten my work week and was told it wasn't possible. Well, her friend got hired as the "Nurse Manager" and she doesn't work Mondays because ...

4. Tb skin test

   elikat02 replied to roses616's topic in LPN/LVN

   Low and slow, bevel up - I hold the syringe between my thumb and forefinger to insert. Recommended angle is 5-15 degrees. After I insert I check for the tip of the needle and push the plunger and watch for a wheel. We practiced this in nursing sch...

5. Attention LPNs in NC

   elikat02 replied to countrynurse101's topic in LPN/LVN

   That is great pay and benefits for NC. If you are near the southeast NC, the pay ranges from 13.00/hr - 17.00 (18-20 shift dif). Also, the benefits are not cheap. The office I worked at charged 400 a month for single health coverage and 850 for fa...

6. Maintaining health while in nursing school

   elikat02 replied to thelittleRNwhocould's topic in General Students

   I had the same issues when I was in nursing school. We had a basket of "quick snacks" (ie cheese / peanut butter crackers, candy, microwave popcorn etc) in the classroom and a lot of the students grabbed fast food in between (and lots of sugary soda...

7. Landed my first nursing job

   elikat02 replied to the_murse_factor's topic in LPN/LVN

   Congratulations on your new position! As a recent grad myself, I know how hard it is to find work. I graduated and got my license in NC and it was very tough to find a job in the area that I lived in. The closest place to me was over 50 miles away ...

8. How much do you make 2016

   elikat02 replied to soon2bnurse5's topic in LPN/LVN

   $13.50 an hour in a doctors office in NC right out of nursing school May 2016. I recently moved back to NY and am looking for employment. Some of the places I've interviewed at are paying 17 - 18 an hour to start in an office. In LTC, they are aro...

9. What will it take to get a job as a new LPN?

   elikat02 replied to whatwasithinking75's topic in LPN/LVN

   I absolutely feel your pain. I graduated in May and passed my NCLEX on June 6 of this year. I didn't put in applications until I passed the NCLEX and I've been looking ever since. All I wanted to do was work in an office or clinic and I was assure...

10. Anyone else decide to not to go on to RN and stay an LPN?

    elikat02 replied to juzme's topic in LPN/LVN

    I'm a newly licensed LPN and I'm 53 years old. There are no bridge programs here so I'd have to go back to school for 2 years and then do my BSN after that. I know people that have done this at my age or even older - but honestly - I just don't hav...

11. LPNs still in demand?

    elikat02 replied to Atweton's topic in LPN/LVN

    Around my area, LPN's seem to be a dying breed. We are no longer allowed to work in the hospitals and the doctors offices are shying away from LPNs now as they are hiring more CMA's and MOA's. It's a pity that they took LPN's out of the hospitals -...

12. When did you last see a nurse wearing the old school garb?

    elikat02 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a recent LPN grad and we wore caps and whites to our clinicals. We also wore them to our pinning ceremony. We usually got stared at in the hospital but some of the older patients had smiles on their faces and some said, "Now there's a nurse!" ...

13. LPN Traning is it hard? Any tips

    elikat02 replied to apreetyddhh's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Wow - really? Our LPN program runs circles around the RN program. I wouldn't change a thing. I'm graduating in May and I would encourage anyone to do LPN to RN. Just my two cents.

14. Depends leaking.

    elikat02 replied to Cora_Ann's topic in CNA/MA

    I take care of a gentleman who has the same issue. When I make his bed, I use two disposable chucks on his sheet, then when it's time for bed, I put him in a Depends brief along with another brief (yes, two briefs per the family request) along with ...

15. What exactly do you learn/do during clinicals?

    elikat02 replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Students

    In NC if you are going to a community college, they require you to do your CNA first. If you're going to a 4 year University, you don't have to do your CNA first. I did mine a few years ago and will be starting RN school in August. I'm glad they m...