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I agree you should look for a new job, I have worked in LTC and it is getting worse not better, most places I see now, you have 40 patients and usually just two CNA's. I remember working one holiday in a LTC skilled unit, had 45 patients, lost alot of weight that day, from having my butt chewed off by all the unhappy family members. And I was only the agency nurse there for that day and had never been there before. Find another job you will not regret it and it might help you feel better about nursing in general.

that is funny, I actually had a neighbor tell someone moving into the neighborhood, that they were lucky because I was nurse and if they had a problem they just had to come over to my house. I looked at the neighbor and told her that it was better that if they had a problem they really needed to go see there doctor, but if they had an emergency, then I would help by calling 911 for them and staying there until the paramedics came. why do people assume that? I do not mind helping, but people are always asking for medical advise when they find out that you are a nurse. and if they do not like the advise or something goes wrong then they get mad at you. I know that I will get negative and postives from this. so be it.:trout:

even if the court does not do right by these poor children, in the end God had the final say. Oh sorry I mentioned God to any one who is offended by this, please read somewhere else.:angryfire :angryfire

i have these shoes, mine are by Aqua Ducs, can't say enough for them. feel like walking on air. work 12 hours shifts and am on my feet all the time. my feet never get tired, or sore. I have tried several other brands, like wall-mart- not the same- too hard. I am going to buy more, they are worth the money. I work with alot of people and over half of them wear these shoes. they come in all different colors. you have to try them, you won't go want to go back to other shoes. I don't know what I will do in the winter, have to wear other shoes to work and then change to these. my legs feel less tired also since using these. :balloons:

oh, the thrill of nursing when you do something for the first time and you it works out well. like the first time I did CPR for real on a live patient and that person lived and then came back into the clinic to thank us for saving her live. What a charge. Oh the first time that you have to draw blood on a baby because the lab tech is busy and the doctor wants it now. when you see the little tube fill, you feel on top of the world, it is at these times you know why you are doing what you doing. :balloons: :balloons:

one other thought I would like to inject into this discussion, do not be deceived by the high wages offered by travel nursing agencies. They will offer you $24.00 or more per hour for LPN's and even more as an RN. But check out the same print. That pay per hour includes the housing and other perks they tell you are free or included free. Usually your pay ends up after everything is accounted for somewhere around $10.00 to $14.00 an hour. :trout: Hard to live on. And this is usually for hospitals and nursing homes around the United States. Experience and time in field does not make a difference.:angryfire

to the nurse with the 36 years in one place, kudos to you, that is good, considering where I live the facilities and hospitals change hands every couple of years and even months, and retirement from these places are a thing of the past. keep going strong.

hi, I read your request, and for the person who is so intent on spelling and gammar I will try to be correct. from what I read, pay seems low in a lot of states. I work for a nursing agency, and average from 30 to more hours a week depending on what I want to work. I make an average of $23.00 an hour. I have been an LPN for over 20 years. I work in the southwest. Before the agency work I made approx $19.00 an hour. but I do understand that LPN stands for Low Paid Nurse in many places. Many places that I have worked at also expect you as an LPN to do an RN job for LPN pay. :angryfire You can say don't do this, but the patient suffers then. just my opinion.

You should try the LPN first, I have seen people who just went in for the RN and 4-6 months after they finished they hated nursing. with an LPN first you can start working and find out what it is like, and like previously messages, it gives some understanding of procedures when you have to preform them in the RN program. In my area, to get into the progression program from LPN to RN you have to have a current Pham course and have to take to test. Each test cost $150.00 each. then you have to take 2 more semester of school and a presceptership to complete the RN ADN program. I feels that it helps alot to have some experience first to complete these 2 more semesters and to take the test. Just my opinion. thanks:rolleyes:

Hi,I work for an agency in New Mexico, sometimes it seems that no one wants the LPN's but then you see ads in the internet and in the paper. I don't want to go back to school as I feel that I am to set in my ways and do not think I could put up with what they are teaching now. I have seen new grads and they don't impress me. I have also worked in my fields and like the acute care clinics or corrections the best. wish LPN's would get more respect though.

I had one when I worked the florida correctional system. I was called out to an emergency in one of the units. I go running over there and this big big guy is just laying face down on the floor, spread out. I asked the CO what happened and he stated he just saw the guy go down on the floor. so I go over there, thinking maybe the worst. The guy is breathing and his guys are closed. I look at him and he opens his eyes, so I ask him what happened, did he faint, or what. He tells me he is hot and the floor is cold so he layed down on to cool off. I look at him, and ask if he needs medical help. He states no, I ask him if he needs help getting up, and he states no, and says he going to lay for awhile to cool off. This is summer in Florida at the time and no air conditioning in building. so I get get and tell the officer what is going on,and he wants me to make the inmate get off the floor. I tell him that this is not a medical emergency and if he wants the inmate off the floor he will have to do it himself. I leave with the CO sputtering but, but, but. What a waste of time. if the officer had bother to check first he would of found this out himself, but the guy was a small mountain and scared most people.

I work in a correctional instutition, and the interview was not difficult. Most places of this nature are glad to have you apply, as many people are afraid to work in corrections. It is a very interesting place to work. don't put down your previous employer, just tell them you have been interested in this type of work for awhile and feel that you would be of an asset to them. Many nurses, maybe not some you know move around alot. If they ask you why you are leaving your current employer, tell them you feel that you would be of better use somewhere else. Let them know that this is what you have been waiting for. Where I come from, they are desperate to get nurses to work in the prison system. good luck

depending on the state you are living in or working in, many places you do the same things as the RN. Alot of places say that you can not do certain jobs but when push comes to shove and with the shortages occur, you do the jobs. also some places will hire a LPN instead of an RN. Didn't you know what LPN stands for Low payed Nurse. LPN are cheaper then RN and alot of places will hire you for that reason. Your teacher will tell you that as you begin your job, you will find out that the LPN are more knowledgeable about alot more then new grad RN's or even some older ones. Just my opinion though. Go for the LPN, first, if you do not like the job after you start, then you have not wasted so much time and money in school. You can always go on for the RN as a progression student. Good luck in whatever you choose. advised us that it was not worth it to get an RN, and that an LPN is just as good and they can do everything an RN can. She said if you want to sit at a desk all day and do paperwork, get your RN. Needless to say, I was confused because I thought there was a lot that LPN's can't do, but I'm also new to this so I'm not sure. Can anyone help? If I could cut my schooltime in half and save some money, I would get my LPN. Thanks.