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Hi, I have been an LPN for 16+ years. Prior to that I was a HR manager at a large company in NYC, prior to that I was a corporate trainer for Home Depot. Our SNF/LTC is beyond short staffed. In fact, our local hospitals are hiring LPNs for all units now. Out of 9 applicants 7 RNs 2 LPNs I was picked to become the new SDC. I had been a Unit Manager, and 3-11 supervisor for several years. They took in my years of HR, and corporate training in account. So, for the LPNs out there thinking they cannot move up the ladder it is NOT the case in NC. The response from staff has been overwhelmingly positive. Would love to hear from LPN/LVNs that have moved up the ladder.

Fantastic!!

I’m happy being an LPN , with my experience I make as much as RNs, no desire for management,been there done that .

PCC has a thing called the sand box, it’s all pretend and it’s to practice.

When Ppl say stupid things like that , right away i ask them if they have ACLS PALS wound certified, i have them all. I’ve worked in ERs not here in NJ but in other states. Here in NJ LPNS can’t push most meds, hang blood products and pronounce. Other than that a well experienced LPN can run circles around some RNs, To make that statement worse , CNAs can make or break you, they (most) bust their *** , people who say that about LPNs are ignorant.

Ever thought of tele nursing for an insurance company? Many large law firms have nurses on board. If your restricted there are options Hope you made it through winter

Some states allow you to move but must remain on the orig states IP program. In my case NC is where my program is but i live in NJ. The only way i’m able to do that is my consent is a non disciplinary, i do the drug testing here in NJ. NC is one of the few states that has various levels of programs, from mine -1 year monitoring. with no restrictions. To inpatient. NC BON has been good to me so far , it could’ve been worse . Transferring in not sure how that works, every state is different. Best of luck !

your absolutely correct.

Well I was lucky my employer was very understanding. Only because it states non disciplinary. The daily check ins are easy they have an app so i can check in on my phone . I was called to give a sample last week and that process was really embarrassing. Being observed is bad enough but having to keep my shirt above. my navel and pants to knees, it really seemed degrading and I started to tear up , i’m not one to relieve myself in front of others but the lab guy is in nursing school and diverted my attention and reassured me. Maybe i made more of it than it was but nonetheless it was embarrassing. Hopefully i won’t have to drop too much. I work a double on the holiday and emailed the BON to let them know what should i do if i get selected. for something like that they will excuse the drop only on a holiday. If anyone else has experience with all this id love to hear from someone. Something like this i don’t talk to co workers or friends about.

I agree i explained to the BON and gave them all the information on my prescription , they say a drug test is not wrong. they are both the same class of drugs. when i was terminated the acting DON said not to worry the board won’t do anything, i never had a reason to be in the know about all of this . Now i am sadly. If i had money for a lawyer i would’ve retained one , but i’m not in NC now so it complicates things, It’s a bad dream well for a year , just looking for support from other nurses , or groups that i can contact . Something kind of odd. we were driven to the lab and on the way there the person stopped at Starbucks and got me a large mocha latte. she asked what i wanted . so at the lab on Thanksgiving i waited about 4 hours so i went to the bathroom about 5 times coffee does that to me. dunno it all seems odd. All my paperwork and stuff says non disciplinary and i have no restrictions. Don’t know what my employer will say next week.

Hello While in NC i worked for a week at LTC , it was Thanksgiving 2018. Suddenly every employee was taken off the floor and we were driven to an urgent care center for drug tests. This place had no DON and several bottles of Ativan went missing from the Omnicell. I was not worried i had no access to it and i have a prescription for Klonopin so what could happen? well a week later i got a call from the MRO i was told i was positive for Xanax and no Klonopin showed up. I’ve had to take Klonopin for many years and that is not even possible. i was absolutely floored. I was terminated and was told i’d be reported to the NC BON. i was in the process of moving back to NJ AT that time. Fast forward to now. I am being forced into NC IP program for one year. Non disciplinary consent order. I have 5 days to inform my employer, my doctor etc. Not sure if i’ll have a job after this. I have no restrictions on my license. Just daily check ins and random drug testing for one year and meetings weekly. Any advice on how to approach my employer? I feel alone and quite scared and humiliated. To be honest I still can’t figure out why Klonopin did not show up in my system it makes no sense, i guess it could be worse. If anyone has ideas on where to get support from other nurses please let me know . I’d really appreciate it. All of this is now public information so i don’t mind posting it.

Nothing has changed in NJ, I moved to NC last year and let my NJ license lapse. DONT EVER LET YOUR LICENSE LAPSE. I was never expecting to move back up here but hurricane Florence left us with only the clothes on our backs. The BON received my reinstatement info 4 weeks ago. Not in system, they are tired of my called twice a week. Just got off phone with them and I get told another story. They did escalate it to a supervisor and was told that will be another week before they see it. Going up there at this point would be useless since they dont have anything in their system. Im guessing another month. Ridiculous

no i sent my information in mid December nothing yet

I know im late with this one but I let my license lapse , moved to NC and hurricane Florence wiped out everything we owned, so moved back. Like a fool I let my lic. lapse. Its been over a month since I mailed my paperwork in, still no answer from the board, they give me a different story everytime I call. Finally called governors office and spoke to someone and they are supposed to call me back tomorrow. Fingerprints are up to date, I have 3 unencumbered licenses in NC AZ and PA may to travel nursing until Jersey gets it act together.

I have no idea what that means. It was on my check list as well and was the second to last thing to get checked " completed". Are you waiting for your NJ license. Just curious how others are doing with the state.