LPN Guy

LPN Guy

Member

  • Content

    44

  • Visitors

    4,041

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    2

All Content by LPN Guy

  1. moving to Phoenix az

    LPN Guy replied to ms.lovely's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I used to work at a hospital as a nursing assistant but continued in that capacity even after getting my LPN license They don't hire nurses unless they are RNs with BSNs - period. Even if you already...

  2. Relocating to Phoenix

    LPN Guy replied to PennStudent's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I am an LPN working in a SNF in Phoenix. I decided to just skip the ADN stuff as nobody here is is hiring RNs with ADNs anyway. I am currently in the LPN to BSN program at University of

  3. Expat nursing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?

    LPN Guy posted a topic in General World

    What are the requirements for becoming a nurse in Malaysia? I am an American, my wife is from Malaysia (KL to be exact) and she would like to return there someday. I am an LPN and I am working on my...

  4. Prison Nursing??

    LPN Guy replied to ProudMom511's topic in Correctional

    I am actually a new LPN (under a year licensed) and I just started working in a state prison a couple of weeks ago. Some aspects of it are scary - won't lie to you - but the physical safety issue...

  5. Annoying female coworker conversations

    LPN Guy replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I actually had to look that one up too. My idea was that maybe they were some sort of collectible figurine characters, sort of like Hummels or Bobble-Heads. Merkins???Pubic wigs??? Really??? You gotta...

  6. Medical surgical nursing Lewis textbook

    LPN Guy replied to kp1987's topic in General Students

    It's actually a paperback companion workbook that I got at the same time as the textbook. Check Amazon.com, they aren't that expensive. Hint: I stopped going to "the college bookstore" a long time ago...

  7. Ranting on the New Grads

    LPN Guy replied to RNGriffin's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I see this all the time too. I apply for these jobs anyhow. What a healthcare company wants and what they get are sometimes two different

  8. Ranting on the New Grads

    LPN Guy replied to RNGriffin's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    LOL I love Trader Joe's! If they sell unicorn poop there it must be good unicorn poop. Seriously, it comes back to that old saying "It's not what you know but who you know". I think that applies more...

  9. Ranting on the New Grads

    LPN Guy replied to RNGriffin's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I will be commuting an hour one way to my new job, but I am fortunate to have it as a relatively new nurse with little experience. Some of my increased income (almost double) will go for gas expense...

  10. Ranting on the New Grads

    LPN Guy replied to RNGriffin's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Following up worked for me. I did the standard online app and resume for a position that I personally thought I'd be a good fit for. Didn't hear back from them so I followed up and basically told them...

  11. How to stop feeling apologetic for my inexperience?

    LPN Guy replied to splendid's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sometimes when you are in front of patients you have to be an actor of sorts. Act experienced and confident even if you don't feel that way. It will all come to you eventually. I would not worry so...

  12. Who is finding nursing school way easier than you were told it would be?

    LPN Guy replied to SayNoTo DNC's topic in Arizona Nursing

    This is my point exactly. I found nursing school to be a situation where you are basically teaching yourself as best you can. The instructors give you a ton of material and you are tested on only a...

  13. Who is finding nursing school way easier than you were told it would be?

    LPN Guy replied to SayNoTo DNC's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I agree completely with this assessment. IMO, nursing school was a necessary evil and not something I will ever have fond memories of. Just for the record, I found the NCLEX exam to be easier than it...

  14. Practicing "nursing" w/o a license...?

    LPN Guy replied to orange89's topic in General Nursing

    No one is saying that they don't do a great job. I am sure they do. But they are being hired because they work cheaper. Sort of like "undocumented aliens" or H1b visa holders. IMO paying proper wages...

  15. Practicing "nursing" w/o a license...?

    LPN Guy replied to orange89's topic in General Nursing

    That's what this all really boils down to. And in my opinion they should be called out for it. It's a form of fraud, and it endangers the public. All in the name of making an extra buck. My

  16. Is it a good idea to work 5 days straight (12 hours shifts/day)?

    LPN Guy replied to happyface27's topic in General Nursing

    But our income tax is a progressive tax - IOW the rates go higher per dollar earned as overall income rises. I wish we had a flat tax, but we don't. At a certain point the amount per dollar you get...

  17. forced to come in on days off?

    LPN Guy replied to nursebag's topic in General Nursing

    We always let our answering machine with caller ID take all of our calls. If I don't get back to them immediately who's to say I wasn't out somewhere and unavailable? Unless someone is doing...

  18. Raises after annual review where you work

    LPN Guy replied to 1fastRN's topic in General Nursing

    2% is standard where I work, provided it's been a good year financially for them. We are a not-for-profit healthcare system and are required to take in a lot of patients who don't have ability to pay....

  19. Hired on days, manager request to switch to night

    LPN Guy replied to PinkString's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To the OP: If they actually advertised for night shift only positions, they probably would not get too many applicants. Most people want to work days. In most cases its the newbies that work nights....

  20. How to deal with negative nurses.

    LPN Guy replied to Mae2014's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some of the nurses that I work with it IS the only job they have ever had - They started nursing school when they were 18 and became nurses at 22, and haven't experienced anything else. I am older and...

  21. How to deal with negative nurses.

    LPN Guy replied to Mae2014's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Amen to this. As a new working nurse, this is what I try to

  22. Too much snow! Getting to work late again.

    LPN Guy replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    Do what I did fourteen years ago - move from Minnesota to Arizona. There are some things I miss about MN, but snow & ice isn't one of

  23. The death of nursing

    LPN Guy replied to massrn116's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My post was entirely "on topic". I offered some background info on myself to help make my point. This is not directed at you ktwlpn, but IMO all of the political obamacare posts are what's off topic....

  24. The death of nursing

    LPN Guy replied to massrn116's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I myself went back to nursing school when I was 55 y.o. I am now a working, practicing LPN at age 60. I am currently enrolled in an LPN to BSN program which I will begin at the end of this month. I am...

  25. Nursing Needs To Get Back In The Hospitals

    LPN Guy replied to pookyp's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could have gotten my nursing education this way as well. I am more of a hands on learner myself. Clinicals were my favorite part of school and what I did best