Hello Everyone, For those that dont know me i am Alicia, AKA TheBoss. I havent been here in many months, because of work, school, home, kids the dog ect! I am in the process of moving to Washington state and have some questions. What are LPNs allowe...
Hello Bob, I am moving to Bellingham Washington. I was affraid i might have a hard time getting into an ER. But i guess i will have to do something else until im done with school. What town are you from ? My parents are in Moses Lake, cousin in Bridg...
Hey Fellow LPN,S, I to have not been here in many months and just dropped in to see what everyone was up to! Well, i to got sucked into the whole RN-LPN mess at one time on this BB and found that Suzy was okay after all, I have learned a great deal s...
HEY SUSIE, CONGRATS! YOU WILL MAKE A GOOD TEACHER!:) I WAS READING ON ANOTHER POST CALLED (LEACHES) AND I READ WHAT YOU WROTE ABOUT HOW YOU GREW UP! NOW I KNOW WHERE YOU GET YOUR STRENGHT AND DETERMINATION! YOUR MOTHER:D ALICIA MINE COMES FROM MY...
HEY SUSIE, WHATSSSS UP GIRL FRIEND? I DID NOTICE YOU DIDNT POST ON THIS SUBJECT. I WAS GOING TO BE AS GOOD AS YOU BUT I COULDNT HELP IT. BUT DID YOU NOTICE THAT I WAS PROFESIONAL! HAHAHAHA MY LIFE IS SO BUSY I HAVENT HAD TIME FOR MUCH!!!!!!!! I WALK...
OH HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAVE ON YOUR HANDS!!!!!!!!!!! THE DEAD HORSE IS BEING KICKED AGAIN THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY? PROBABLY ALOT OF THE SAME REASONS WHY SOME RNS HAVENT CONT FOR THEIR MASTERS OR DR. I MYSELF AM BACK IN SCHOOL FOR MY BSN. BUT I W...
Hello, I think with the mass nursing shortage basicly everywhere, you can get what ever job you like. Getting experience is the way to advance to what area of nursing you prefer. so like it was said volunteer where and when ever poss. no one is goin...
hello majic, i to worked noon to midnight for a while, but i will never do it again. IT SUCKED. i never got off at midnight it was always 1am or 2am in the morning before i was out of there. but now work 6pm to 6am and love it. my family is also happ...
Maria, have you worked 12 hour shifts? because i would in noway work 12 have a day off then work 12 have a day off. 3 years ago the hosp. took a vote on 8 hour shifts or 12 hour shifts. all the nurses went for 12. some work 2 - 12s a couple days off ...
Hello SUSYQ, I have worked 12 hour shifts for 3 years. My coworkers and i like it better than 8 hr. Why because , we work 3 days and get 4 days off. I like spending more time at home even if im tired the 1st day off, and i start school soon so 8 hou...
Hello Brownie, As you know i have recently found this to be so true. I wonder how the other kind can sleep at night? I know i wouldnt be able to ! alicia
UH NOWAY! I SURE WOULDNT WANT TO BE THE PT THAT THEY ARE RUNNING A CODE ON I would end up in the bed next to the pt. with im sure a few fractures somewhere!
Hello susy, How are you ?, I am aware of the NFLPN, i am not a member because , i feel all nurses should be joined together, LPN, RN, with no discrimination . I feel nothing will change until then. Not only does the ANA discriminate against LPN,s it ...
Thankyou everyone for your replys, and yes the friends and coworkers that stood up for us are outstanding people.., i have been proven wrong today, there are others that are unselvish, and caring of coworkers and friends Hello wild, i want you to ...
Hello everyone, i just wanted to ask a question. WOULD YOU PUT YOUR JOB ON THE LINE FOR ANOTHER COWORKER ? Well i have been gone for the last few weeks because i have been fighting for my job. Our hospitol was recently taken over by a new company. M...
Hello Brownie, You guys did a great thing. We need good nurses in our profession and, your unit has found a way to contribute to the vast nursing shortage. keep it up it sounds like its working. :) :) I was proven wrong this am there are nurses o...
Hey kj, Whats up! I think LPN,s are definately left out of most everything. Hey we arent even recognized by the ANA, go figure. Something that is for nurses and yet they look past us. We do offer alot to nursing and although i am going back to scho...
Futurelpn, and Mustagsheba, Thankyou for your replys, I feel the same. Stand up for what is right! :) But i wonder why there was 114 views and only 2 replys??? Does no one want to answer this question? Are they undecided, unwilling, scared to post t...
theboss replied to Future LPN Sheryl's topic in General Nursing
Hello Sheryl, Depends on the state in which you live and the facility in which you work that dictates what the LPN can and cant do. In oklahoma LPN,s can work L&D if they have had the training, and certainly in the nursery. Good Luck
Hello nurse4kids, you are absolutly correct, but we all know how i feel about dead horses so, here it is, how stupid is it to come on a nurse board and cut down the same profession you say you want to be a part of ?? well pretty dang stupid !!If you ...
It depends on the state in which you work, and the facility in which you work that dictates what lpns can and cant do.In most states lpns are being used in all levels of nursing. I have been an lpn for 6 1/2 years and work in the ER and do everything...