The Roll of a LVN in California Hospitals.

[Weebee]

I was recently let go from my position as LVN on the Med/Surg floor. A few days after I was let go, I was told by someone in HR, that the hospital is trying to fire all the LVN's for any reason they can.

This year they also said they would no longer employ LVN's inside the hospital.... This is the 4th hospital in my area to remove and never again employ LVN...

In fact for me to find a job as a LVN in a hospital I have to travel over 100 miles from my current location.

My Question... As a Nurse in a hospital... what type of trends are you seeing when it comes to LVN's

Are they a dying breed or is it just in California this is happening?

[herring_RN, ASN, BSN]

i occasionally work with the lvns and i really don't like it. it's not that they're not good nurses - they are. the problem is that their patients are still *my* patients on the record. i have to initial their assessments and sign off on their charting. it's silly, of course, because they are perfectly capable of doing things themselves but given the legalities, i - as the rn - am ultimately responsible. i'm also the one who has to do their pushes, hang their abx, etc.

overall, i would far prefer to work only with other rns since they do not add to my responsibilities or liabilities.

please, everybody, before you flame me, make sure that you're understanding me... i'm not belittling or denigrating the lvns - i'm simply saying that i don't want to assume responsibility for another nurse, especially one who really doesn't need (or want) my oversight.

that is the problem with how hospital use lvns.

please don't co sign unless you are side by side with the other nurse.

just put the date and time and type or write "above noted" or some such to indicate you saw the charting of the other nurse.

please read - co-signing lvn charting