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Hello everyone. Has anyone taken the LVN to BSN route in California? I was planning on doing the LVN to RN bridge at a local community college, but if all fails then my back up plan is LVN to BSN. Looked into West Coast University but their program cost is extreme $$$ I am waiting to talk to an admissions coordinator at another university offering this route. Has anyone done West Coast Univ., National University, or any other program here in CA? What were the benefits or downsides of your program? Also, how much money did you have to pay? Any feedback is greatly appreciated :)

Hi fellow nurses. I have been a LPN for a year. My first job was at a SNF, and I was there for about 9 months until my school schedule interfered with work schedule and I had to let it go. Last month, I got hired at a memory care and assisted living facility. But here is the problem: 1) I've only shadowed 2 mornings and 1 pm on assisted living side and 1 pm on memory care side. The schedule coordinator was told by the hiring manager that I could pick up shifts next week and even nocs. In my interview, I specified that I couldn't work nocs, layed out my school schedule, and told her that I wasn't comfortable with just one day of training on each shift. Yet when they try to throw me on shifts and I say I can't work them, I get sour attitude from the managers. 2) On all my days of shadowing, I have seen nothing but work drama left and right. Gossip, talking badly about other nurses, rumors, fakeness. But the worst was when the resident assistant were talking about their personal lives (with a lot of TMI) in front of the dementia residents! I suggested that they respect the residents and talk during their break and I'm already on their bad side. Then they spend all shift on their phones and had 2 resident falls in one shift. Now I know there will be work drama anywhere, but many workers here are uncooperative, immature, and unprofessional. I never talk badly about anyone, but I've also never experienced anything like this in all my work years. And all the negativity between the nurses and no support from any department whatsoever. Then trying to pick up as many shifts as I can but being the bad guy when I can't. I honestly don't want to be in an environment like this. Again, I've only worked 4 days and thinking of quitting already. Do I even need 2 weeks notice? Wouldn't make sense training me for another 2 weeks. And I feel like a failure, like I let everyone down (since I was hired for a reason) if I quit. I feel like they put all this time into me and I can't even finish orientation. What do you guys think?

Hi fellow nurses. I have been a LPN for a year. My first job was at a SNF, and I was there for about 9 months until my school schedule interfered with work schedule and I had to let it go. Last month, I got hired at a memory care and assisted living facility. But here is the problem: 1) I've only shadowed 2 mornings and 1 pm on assisted living side and 1 pm on memory care side. The schedule coordinator was told by the hiring manager that I could pick up shifts next week and even nocs. In my interview, I specified that I couldn't work nocs, layed out my school schedule, and told her that I wasnt comfortable with just one day of training on each shift. Yet when they try to throw me on shifts and I say I can't work them, I get sour attutude from the managers. 2) On all my days of shadowing, I have seen nothing but work drama left and right. Gossip, talking badly about other nurses, rumors, fakeness. But the worst was when the resident assistant were talking about their personal lives (with a lot of TMI) in front of the dememtia residents! I suggested that they respect the residents and talk during their break and Im already on their bad side. Then they spend all shift on their phones and had 2 falls in one night. Now I know there will be work drama anywhere, but many workers here are uncooperative, immature, and unprofessional. I never talk badly about anyone, but I've also never experieneced anything like this in all my work years. And all the negativity between the nurses. Then trying to pick up as many shifts as I can but being the bad guy when I can't. I honestly don't want to be in an environment like this. Again, I've only worked 4 days and thinking of quitting already. Do I even need 2 weeks notice? Wouldn't make sense training me for another 2 weeks. And I feel like a failure, like I let everyone down (since I was hired for a reason) if I quit. I feel like they put all this time into me and I dont even feel it is right for me after all. What do you guys think?