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I agree with zookeeper. It is dangeorous to force the picc line. Ive heard of someone having a cva because of that and was sued. babieface_7

I was an LPN for 16 years before I went back to RN school and it really helped me. I know several students who were friends of mine who were counseled by the chair of my school to ge their LPN first. I think It is a wonderful idea. The student who were not already LPN had a very rough time in school. Lisa

Hi Guys, I'm an LPN and have been one for 14 years I'm currently finishing my prerequites so that I can either get into one of the nursing programs and or do the home study program which I have already paid for. I only have a&pII left and microbiology. I currently work with children. I love working with the kids hate the politics at work. I would love to travel on an assignment to Hawaii. Im single and 34 years old. Can someone tell me alittle more about the Excelsior College I would only have to take 7 exams and then sit for boards after I do a weekend of clinicals but I'm not sure of all of the details.

Hello all, I appreciate the supportive comments. All has not been bad. There are some places where I was treated like a part of the family and I can think of two hospitals. If you work a site long enough and the staff gets to know you then it can be different. I was talking about places that I went to for the first time and other nurses that I have talked to in the area have had similar experiences. It is for this reason that the unit that I mentioned above was very hard to fill and was always on the agency's needs list. My agency understood when I told him (the owner) that I didn't want to go back. I wasn't the first or the last. I have just been hired for a full time time position that will work with me on my school hours and I will only be doing one agency day a week at a new facility wish me luck. :) P.S. I will take your advice Freda and read some of the other stories posted.

Hi, I'm a LPN currently in school to get my RN, and for the last five years I have worked as an agency nurse in multiple settings, and I have encountered a-lot of horror stories. One such story was that I had been assigned to this med-surg floor of this hospital and the staff gave me the worst patients, I had all of the patient with epidurals and all of the fresh surgical patients and all of the ones with the "attitude " family members. The nurses refused to show me where anything was like the refills for the epidurals and even where the narcs were. It was my first time on this floor. I had to threaten to leave. I would ask a question and they would just walk by me as if I had not spoken to them at all. I was running up and down the hall and they were sitting and wiping smiles off their faces whenever I came up. They have the option to work as an agency nurse just as I have. I have encountered many mean and even hostile nurses. I have worked from the other perspective as well. I have been a staff nurse who has had to orient agency nurses and I have been nice to them and appreciated the help, because otherwise we would be short. Another horror story is I worked on a med surg unit on the night shift and the staff nurse gave me this patient that had just had a central line placed and soon after he began to bleed out. I asked the nurses what MD was on call as this was my first time being on that floor. They refused to tell me. I had to ask several nurses and finally one gave me the number. I thank God for this one CNA who held pressure on the site because blood was everywhere. I finally reached the MD and he told me what to do. One of the nurses told every one that she was going to help me, she came in the room and stood in the corner and held out the tape. The CNA could have done that. I applied a special type of pressure bandage and the patient didn't bleed any more that night. I guess the nurse that stood in the corner got the recognition for that. Needless to say I reported the nurses. The next time that they needed a nurse I refused to go to that unit and they had to work short. It only hurts them in the end. Why does staff treat agency nurses this way. I recently went to a prison and the nurse was so mean and she did not show me some things and it was my first time there. Even nurses in other dept were rude. What is it the pay? Any one else care to share stories. I have many more. Why can't we all just get along?:angryfire

Hi, Im a LPN currently in school to get my RN and for the last five years I have worked as an agency nurse in multiple settings and I have encountered a-lot of horror stories. One such story was that I had been assigned to this med surg floor of this hospital and the staff gave me the worst patients, I had all of the patient with epidurals and all of the fresh surgical patients and all of the ones with the "attitude " family members the nurses refuse to show me where any thing was like the refills for the epidurals and even where the narcs were. It was my first time on this floor. I had to threaten to leave. I would ask a question and they would just walk by me as if I had not spoken to them at all. They have the option to work as an agency nurse just as I have. I have encountered many mean and even hostile nurses. I have worked from the other perspective as well. I have been a staff nurse who had to orient agency nurses and I have been nice to them and appreciated the help, because otherwise we would be short. Another horror story is I worked on a med surg unit on the night shift and the staff nurse gave me this patient that had just had a central line placed and soon after he began to bleed out. I asked the nurses what MD was on call as this was my first time being on that floor. They refused to tell me. I had to ask several nurses and finally one gave me the number. I thank God for this one CNA who held pressure on the site because blood was everywhere. I finally reached the MD and he told me what to do. One of the nurses told every one that she was going to help me, she came in the room and stood int the corner and held out the tape. The CNA could have done that. I applied a special type of pressure bandage and the patient didn't bleed any more that night. I guess the nurse that stood in the corner got the recognition for that. Needless to say I reported the nurses. The next time that they needed a nurse I refused to go to that unit and they had to work short. It only hurts them in the end. Why do staff treat agency nurse this way. I recently went to a prison and the nurse was so mean and she did not show me some things and it was my first time there. Even nurses in other dept were rude. What is it the pay? Any one else care to share stories. I have many more. Why can't we all just get along?:angryfire

Hi, Im a LPN currently in school to get my RN and for the last five years I have worked as an agency nurse in multiple settings and I have encountered a-lot of horror stories. One such story was that I had been assigned to this med surg floor of this hospital and the staff gave me the worst patients, I had all of the patient with epidurals and all of the fresh surgical patients and all of the ones with the "attitude " family members the nurses refuse to show me where any thing was like the refills for the epidurals and even where the narcs were. It was my first time on this floor. I had to threaten to leave. I would ask a question and they would just walk by me as if I had not spoken to them at all. They have the option to work as an agency nurse just as I have. I have encountered many mean and even hostile nurses. I have worked from the other perspective as well. I have been a staff nurse who had to orient agency nurses and I have been nice to them and appreciated the help, because otherwise we would be short. Another horror story is I worked on a med surg unit on the night shift and the staff nurse gave me this patient that had just had a central line placed and soon after he began to bleed out. I asked the nurses what MD was on call as this was my first time being on that floor. They refused to tell me. I had to ask several nurses and finally one gave me the number. I thank God for this one CNA who held pressure on the site because blood was everywhere. I finally reached the MD and he told me what to do. One of the nurses told every one that she was going to help me, she came in the room and stood int the corner and held out the tape. The CNA could have done that. I applied a special type of pressure bandage and the patient didn't bleed any more that night. I guess the nurse that stood in the corner got the recognition for that. Needless to say I reported the nurses. The next time that they needed a nurse I refused to go to that unit and they had to work short. It only hurts them in the end. Why do staff treat agency nurse this way. I recently went to a prison and the nurse was so mean and she did not show me some things and it was my first time there. Even nurses in other dept were rude. What is it the pay? Any one else care to share stories. I have many more. Why can't we all just get along?:angryfire

Hi, Im a LPN currently in school to get my RN and for the last five years I have worked as an agency nurse in multiple settings and I have encountered a-lot of horror stories. One such story was that I had been assigned to this med surg floor of this hospital and the staff gave me the worst patients, I had all of the patient with epidurals and all of the fresh surgical patients and all of the ones with the "attitude " family members the nurses refuse to show me where any thing was like the refills for the epidurals and even where the narcs were. It was my first time on this floor. I had to threaten to leave. I would ask a question and they would just walk by me as if I had not spoken to them at all. They have the option to work as an agency nurse just as I have. I have encountered many mean and even hostile nurses. I have worked from the other perspective as well. I have been a staff nurse who had to orient agency nurses and I have been nice to them and appreciated the help, because otherwise we would be short. Another horror story is I worked on a med surg unit on the night shift and the staff nurse gave me this patient that had just had a central line placed and soon after he began to bleed out. I asked the nurses what MD was on call as this was my first time being on that floor. They refused to tell me. I had to ask several nurses and finally one gave me the number. I thank God for this one CNA who held pressure on the site because blood was everywhere. I finally reached the MD and he told me what to do. One of the nurses told every one that she was going to help me, she came in the room and stood int the corner and held out the tape. The CNA could have done that. I applied a special type of pressure bandage and the patient didn't bleed any more that night. I guess the nurse that stood in the corner got the recognition for that. Needless to say I reported the nurses. The next time that they needed a nurse I refused to go to that unit and they had to work short. It only hurts them in the end. Why do staff treat agency nurse this way. I recently went to a prison and the nurse was so mean and she did not show me some things and it was my first time there. Even nurses in other dept were rude. What is it the pay? Any one else care to share stories. I have many more. Why can't we all just get along?:angryfire

Hi, Im a LPN currently in school to get my RN and for the last five years I have worked as an agency nurse in multiple settings and I have encountered a-lot of horror stories. One such story was that I had been assigned to this med surg floor of this hospital and the staff gave me the worst patients, I had all of the patient with epidurals and all of the fresh surgical patients and all of the ones with the "attitude " family members the nurses refuse to show me where any thing was like the refills for the epidurals and even where the narcs were. It was my first time on this floor. I had to threaten to leave. I would ask a question and they would just walk by me as if I had not spoken to them at all. They have the option to work as an agency nurse just as I have. I have encountered many mean and even hostile nurses. I have worked from the other perspective as well. I have been a staff nurse who had to orient agency nurses and I have been nice to them and appreciated the help, because otherwise we would be short. Another horror story is I worked on a med surg unit on the night shift and the staff nurse gave me this patient that had just had a central line placed and soon after he began to bleed out. I asked the nurses what MD was on call as this was my first time being on that floor. They refused to tell me. I had to ask several nurses and finally one gave me the number. I thank God for this one CNA who held pressure on the site because blood was everywhere. I finally reached the MD and he told me what to do. One of the nurses told every one that she was going to help me, she came in the room and stood int the corner and held out the tape. The CNA could have done that. I applied a special type of pressure bandage and the patient didn't bleed any more that night. I guess the nurse that stood in the corner got the recognition for that. Needless to say I reported the nurses. The next time that they needed a nurse I refused to go to that unit and they had to work short. It only hurts them in the end. Why do staff treat agency nurse this way. I recently went to a prison and the nurse was so mean and she did not show me some things and it was my first time there. Even nurses in other dept were rude. What is it the pay? Any one else care to share stories. I have many more. Why can't we all just get along?:angryfire

Hi, Im a LPN currently in school to get my RN and for the last five years I have worked as an agency nurse in multiple settings and I have encountered a-lot of horror stories. One such story was that I had been assigned to this med surg floor of this hospital and the staff gave me the worst patients, I had all of the patient with epidurals and all of the fresh surgical patients and all of the ones with the "attitude " family members the nurses refuse to show me where any thing was like the refills for the epidurals and even where the narcs were. It was my first time on this floor. I had to threaten to leave. I would ask a question and they would just walk by me as if I had not spoken to them at all. They have the option to work as an agency nurse just as I have. I have encountered many mean and even hostile nurses. I have worked from the other perspective as well. I have been a staff nurse who had to orient agency nurses and I have been nice to them and appreciated the help, because otherwise we would be short. Another horror story is I worked on a med surg unit on the night shift and the staff nurse gave me this patient that had just had a central line placed and soon after he began to bleed out. I asked the nurses what MD was on call as this was my first time being on that floor. They refused to tell me. I had to ask several nurses and finally one gave me the number. I thank God for this one CNA who held pressure on the site because blood was everywhere. I finally reached the MD and he told me what to do. One of the nurses told every one that she was going to help me, she came in the room and stood int the corner and held out the tape. The CNA could have done that. I applied a special type of pressure bandage and the patient didn't bleed any more that night. I guess the nurse that stood in the corner got the recognition for that. Needless to say I reported the nurses. The next time that they needed a nurse I refused to go to that unit and they had to work short. It only hurts them in the end. Why do staff treat agency nurse this way. I recently went to a prison and the nurse was so mean and she did not show me some things and it was my first time there. Even nurses in other dept were rude. What is it the pay? Any one else care to share stories. I have many more. Why can't we all just get along?

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Hi Guys Im a 34 year old female currently in school to bridge from lpn to rn. Im doing my sciences at the local state college right now. I have been a lpn for 12 years now. I find anatomy to be extremely hard because i have to work full time, i cannot dedicate myself fully to it. I graduated top of my class in lpn school but that was many years ago and Im finding that I have to rediscover my study habits. I think that this is a great idea because we can encourage each other.