KyleLVN

The way I'd treat it if I ever found another nurse who made a med error, how would I want to be treated. Think about that, your messing with someones ability to pay their bills and provide for themselves first and their family, were all human and make mistakes. Also think about the situation and is the persons life in direct danger, yes or no, do they need an antidote? Now the seizure medication that one person talked about, again an honest mistake of well it was bin drawer 3 bin 2b, the pharm tech messed up and meant to put bin 2b but put bin 3b. So just ask yourself, and admitting you messed up is a little better than someone else telling your boss that you screwed the pooch.

Coming from a young LVN, my understanding that your in a program, trying to become a advance practice nurse practicioner? and thinking about becoming a certified registered nurse anesthestits, (hope I spelled that right). If you like putting people to sleep than do that, it's extremely acute care as you know, your a cheaper labor force than a MD anestheologist, possibly more work, from insurance companies I assume, though you might be putting doctors out of a job. Though you might just want to maybe consider going to medical school. And in my clinical experiences, I met two masters degree RN's one was a Nurse Practicioner, and one just had a masters degree, I honestly don't see the difference between a ADN, BSN and MSN, unless you have the upper degrees so you can try and move into management. But it depends on your work place, who's butt you kiss etc. If you have a masters definetly become advanced practice, and make sure you get prescriptive authority or ability. But if Obamacare is implemented the healthcare industry is going to be hurting, and with the already nursing shortage, doctor shortage. I'd pray about it and see what God says, and your family as well, if you have one, if not definetly go for it, so when you do have one you can easily afford better everything for your children. I think in the end you just have to look at what you want to do, and your absolutely right about the versatility of a nurse practicioner, as opposed to a CRNA.

Happy, that I finally can stop living off of my Dad. That it was proof that I do work hard, and I don't quit.

I for one wouldn't want people to know I'm a nurse, and expect care automatically. Their are a lot of people in the state of texas that think they know the law, like when I was in high school JROTC the Ltc, thought that any person that has medical training, emt, paramedic, nurse, doctor etc, had to stop at the scene of an accident, and if they didn't he'd try to report them. Plus people asking you for needles etc, or painkillers. Don't get me wrong I'm all for stopping and helping someone, but just remember a dead rescuer rescues no one. Not to mention stalkers etc. And to get back to the original post, the state probably doesn't have a lpn/lvn plate. Or she might be going back to school. Though we all might be looking for another profession, or country if Obamacare is implemented. GOD HELP US.

I am a new LVN just got my license 3/21/2013, I am not sure where to start so details will fly in. I'm working for a home health company not shift work, I see individual patients each day, busiest day was 7 patients. I'm 21 just turned 21 live with my dad he is also an LVN, and works home health to and I look up to him as a nurse, none of my instructors have ever compared to him except maybe one but she taught classroom, I am to embarrassed to ask him for device stressed and depressed. My boss chewed me out when I was with a patient and his daughter. Here is the situation I already got vitals, observed the wife who changes the wound dressing. Now she does not use any kind of clean technique and I stepped away because patient was with physical therapy and the wound looked like it was infected, so the office was trying to call the doctors office, I wanted to call the doctor, but my office is weird to see what the doctor wanted to do. I feel they do not trust my judgment. I am new but I am gaining a lot of wound care experience and I knew what the wound looked like before and had the classic symptoms red and swollen/puffy. I was talking to the RN *****, or the scheduler ***** who is not a nurse, but the boss ***** RN (who her mom runs the company) treats her like a nurse. Now I was talking and I called the patients wife who changes the dressing clumsy, I should have said that she does not use any kind of clean technique she touches things that do not need to be touched while changing the wound, and cleans the wound bed and then down the arm and goes back to the wound bed. I didn't say that, but anyways my boss ***** gave me a huge ass chewin about that, I doubt anyone else heard, I admit it was an error in judgment. And she told me how that may fly in a hospital, but she will not have tolerate that, which I completely understand, and I was apologetic, but she thinks I may need to spend some time in a hospital, either that or get my stuff together and fix it. I am trying to get my stuff together but would like tips or ideas on how to wow her. But this is a question for other RN's would you have reacted that way, and I am pretty sure no one picked up on that small bonehead comment I made. And I have excellent rapport with my patients I am very kind and caring and just had a slip of the tongue. I have had other problems such as turning in my notes on time, but when it comes to care, I am trying my best, I check all blood pressures with a manual cuff, and listen to the heart for one full minuet, count the pulse, and listen to the heart and lungs. I try my darndest to be the best nurse I can be. But should I wait 6 months and look for another job, or start looking for one now. I like the scheduler, but she is just not a nurse, she is pretty smart, but I think you nurses know what I mean, when you talk to another nurse you trust their judment more than someone who was appointed to the postion of nurse, and that's honest to god what her postion feels like. Also I was out in the field today, had a question couldn't reach ***** she was on call I only found out by calling ***** the scheduler saying ***** was probably out at the coast or lake and didn't have service. don't know I want to be a good nurse, but I'm concerned with the lack of leadership, were now finally having weekly meetings, about each patient usually on mondays. But we don't give report daily. I like giving report. And we have a qa nurse, but she is off site at the other office, she is really nice but wish she was on site. Maybe I'll ask for her cell so I can give her a call. I don't know my head spins, and it just feels like the boss ***** her heart isn't in the company she just takes the money and doesn't do the work. I am mostly in the field but 7/10 when I call the office it seems like she is never there. Please help.

People I wouldn't freak out so much, it's a smart move for chase, because most college degrees are worthless. But when I was trying to get loans I got them through the government, and luckily because my mom was indebt to my dad for child support I got a lot of money from my lappel grants 11k but I still owe like 10.4k.

Think about why you need a bachelors degree. It's not going to improve or really teach you anything new, unless your trying to get into management or maybe eventually become a nurse practioner. But I'm an LVN and I can't get a job at a hospital only a nursing home, rehab or homehealth. I'm working homehealth. Would have loved Rehab though. Plus it doesn't expand your scope of practice. And 30k is a lot, I'd try to find cheaper option and I doubt you have full time to go to campus. Plus I don't think you would need to do clinicals. I read your other post, so with a masters are you going to try and become a NP, or CRNA, or nurse midwife?

Congratulations, when I found out I passed my nclex vn, I yelled, whooped and hollered. And if it was suggested by someone else saying "let's go streaking" I probably would have, just kidding. I thought I failed the test, and had a dark cloud over my head, for the following two days until I could pay the extra money to see if I passed. I was extremly relieved to pass it the first time around. And failing once doesn't mean your a failure, Thomas Edison failed plenty of times, but never gave up. And if something comes easy to us we don't appreciate it as much. Congraulations again, nothing is as sweet in life as passing the nclex. Because it confirms that your brain and heart are up to par with being the nurse that you want to be.

My company has a random drug test policy as well. But I had classmates that had to get a court ordered waiver for a dwi, or anything other than a traffic violation. Which I was even concerned about that when registering for the state boards. And you are absolutely right about it being a introductory drug. I mean even in medicine we have introductory drugs they don't get you high and actually serve a purpose, though the insurance calls them tiers, especially with anti biotics. Hence augmentin to vancomycin.

You need to seriously assess, diagnose your problems, plan for a resolution, implement the resolution and evaluate and think about what you just admitted to, the duties and responsibilities of being a registered nurse, and the anxiety that comes with being a nurse, and most of all. Why do you want to be a nurse? Because your sure as hell not selling it to me. If someone told me to give up something to be a nurse guess what i'd give it up before they could finish the sentence. Because let me tell you, you have to socialize and interact with your patients unless you work icu, a nurse is a nurse, people don't grasp the responsibility, and the toll it takes anger and sadness go hand in hand, that come with being a nurse because you care so much for your patient, you try to block it out of your mind because if you think about it out of the moment it will damm near cripple you. Some nurses may not give a dam about their patients I actually do. being a nurse isn't about the money, but serving and being with another human being in their time of need.