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Did 64 hrs total one week and parents were mad i didn't do the full 72 bc I took a day off to sleep even with advanced approval. I'm leaving that case. Never getting taken advantage of again...never gonna let people monopolize set hours in their favor. Feel like crying

Hey guys, Has anyone pursued another degree after getting their nursing license? I'm 2 pre-reqs shy of an ADN program BUT, they're either suspended or on hold here. In the mean time, I really want to pursue journalism/communications and keep my weekend nursing gig. And the cool thing is a lot of my classes can roll over into BSN should I choose to go higher. I'm not exiting nursing, but it'll be on hiatus. It feels like I'm cheating on Nursing to play in another field. More the merrier or stick to one thing?

100% agree. It takes you away from the things you love the most, but the sacrifice is worth it.

I did it with a husband, an 8 yr old & TWINS. You have to ask yourself if you can handle having nursing school as a priority cause it is a commitment. The people that got pregnant or had kids during my school either dropped out or were severely delayed. Having kids just makes it that much more harder to get back into the game however, it's that much more motivation as well. Good Luck!

Salam auleikum I knew we were out there...just had to dig deep to find us sisters. Glad to know we exist! To tell y'all the truth it's Real Housewives in here, so nursing is my only safe haven and even that's drama too.

SA, It can be done. I did it. Good Luck!

Was in the middle of a chaotic admission (kids had to put parents in LTC). It was so uncomfortable in the room you could cut the tension with a knife, so I cut the cheese. Everyone's crying, including me, and I guess on some pathophysiological level my guts decided to liven up a stressful scene.

I did LTC for a hot minute and hated it. Now I'm doing home health and it's been pretty ideal. Granted, a lot of skills are never used (it's really a highly paid baby sitting position), but at least it allows me to pursue higher education. I think you'll really like home health.

I went to school like my life depended on it. I didn't understand how people were able to be chronically late or just ditch.

I live in an area that more than one nursing program was audited and put on hiatus due to low passing rates. True, instructors do have rights to do things as they see fit, but eventually every decision has consequences.

We always did worse on the first tests. The only people that did great were the cheaters or just the exceptionally smart. Every test is a format that you have to get accustomed to. I always found out that on select all that apply, you have to choose AT LEAST 2, but never all 5 answers. And with multiple choice they always provide a dead wrong answer, a good answer and the best answer or a series of steps that are all true. We were really big on ATI and test strategies. When you break the code, you got a fighting chance. Good Luck!

Thanks guys! I sent out my resume for a home health agency needing weekend nurses. I'm really networking with fellow classmates. I did put down my last job, so we'll see how it goes. As for school, ADN looks more ideal now. It's back to square one, but being positive really helps.

We had some paramedics in our LVN programs. They breezed through courses and even helped us out. Best of Luck!

"At least it matches my scrubs."

Hi LPNgirlie33. I'd love to have your job. I worked 2 halls in a LTC facility fresh outta school making 19.50 hr and didn't last long there. Granted, it was a learning experience and had a lot of stuff to be learned, but pretty much you're the middle man in a short staffed environment. The sec I hit that floor, it was labs, setting up appts, who's getting picked up by who, getting dr orders, then off to meds and tx, and running back to the station to answer calls, and skin assessments, and charting, and gotta pass out meal trays (which is a wrench thrown in your med pass and it's not fun watching staff eat their meals while feeding pts)...not to mention all the protocol you gotta do for a new admit, discharge, and heaven forbid a fall and then dealing with staff/family/escapees. I had wonderful co-workers and horrible HORRIBLE ones as well. I never took a break and was on my feet like there was no tomorrow while my aids were completely taking advantage of it. So long story short, it may be for some, but it sure aint for me. The LTC left a really bad mark on my heart, but I hope it may be different for you.