Awildflower14

I want to leave bedside nursing and need a job in nursing that pays well. Does a State surveyor make decent money and how do I become one?

I work in a Transitional Rehab which is supposed to be pt's who are needing rehab from knee, shoulders and hip surgeries so they can work with PT & Ot to gain strength and to be independent at home. Yet, they have remodeled the facility and since then we are getting highly acute pt's! It's become more of a step-down ICU and med-surg facility. There is one nurse to 20 pt's and out of the 20 are 10 highly acute! My fellow coworkers are completely burnt out and don't know what to do! Is there a way we can make this change? We have complained to Mngt yet nothing happens. They tell us if we can't handle it then find another job! This is unsafe for pt's and us as nurses! Please help!

I was mislead by the school I was supposed to be going to for the LPN-RN bridge program here in Utah, therefore, I missed the deadline to begin in January! I can't wait until year to get into the program! I called Nightingale college and they require to have Patho, Anatomy/physio completed within the last 7 yrs! I have been an LPN for 10 yrs now and it is absurd to have to retake those courses! Please, can anyone tell me if they know of a online LPN-RN program and one that doesn't have those requirements!?

I was mislead by the school I was supposed to be going to for the LPN-RN bridge program, therefore, I missed the deadline to begin in January! I can't wait until year to get into the program! I called Nightingale college and they require to have Patho, Anatomy/physio completed within the last 7 yrs! I have been an LPN for 10 yrs now and it is absurd to have to retake those courses! Please, can anyone tell me if they know of a online LPN-RN program and one that doesn't have those requirments!?

Has anyone done the Achieve Prep Program?

I was in an RN program and the last semester I had to drop due to family issues. I ended up leaving with my LPN. Years of trying to find a good job as an LPN I came up short as to not finding employment. This led me to trying to find a higher degree. I have had nothing but the run around with schools, meaning most don't offer LPN to RN programs. I would never suggest anyone getting a LPN degree in the fact that jobs are far and few between and the the pay is that of a CNA. If you have the means to go back to school to get your BSN is the best thing you can do. I am now adamant about finishing my nursing degree and have enrolled in a BSN program. I find even with my LPN and hasn't taken me anywhere but a dead end,so I am now going to a university for a BSN. I have taken the first year of classes and feel it will be a refresher. I haven't found an easier route. So my advice is to never get a LPN it is a worthless certificate.

That is fantastic to hear! I don't want to have to retake A & P because that will put me another year out. I don't have any notes from those classes since I took them 12 years ago. I have been 3 huge A & P books and have gotten a little overwhelmed. I will get the cliff notes and check out those study guides from amazon. Thank you so much for the responses! It makes me feel a lot better:-)

I want to do the LPN to RN program at CSN, and they told me that since my Anatomy & Physiology were taken over 7 yrs ago I would either have to retake those classes, or test out of them. They have a new Pilot exam where you can be tested on your knowledge of A & P and if I pass I won't have to retake those classes. My question is, has anyone taken this pilot exam?

I am looking for an LPN to BSN program in Utah. I am unsure of which schools are offering this and any information or advice is greatly appreciated. Also, my A & P is over 10 years old and is there a school that will let you test out or let you get by without taking it over?