IM WORKING IN TRAUMA WARD IN DUBAI AS LPN BUT SOME TIMES I FEEL FRUSTRATED FROM WORKING IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE DOCTORS ,CN AND STAFF NURSES ARE DEALING WITH US ASIF WE DONT EXIST.DOCTRS DOT GREAT US AND THEY COMES TOTHE WARD THEY ASK US WHERE IS NURSES.STFF NURSES SOME OF THEM BULYING AND ABUSING US.CHARGE NURSESE THEY DONT PUT US IN THE CONTINOUS MEDICAL EDUCATION LIST SAMEAS THE STAFF NURSES AND THEY DONT CONSIDER THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE AND UPDATE OUR NURSING GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

As an LPN in the Army I was in charge of running they ICU w/ the RN. I've worked in various positions that many RN's wouldn't dare.  My favorite is Pediatric Home Care.  I found many nurses that just didn't get it.  The most stressful job I had was being a Unit Manager on a sub-acute rehab floor.  I learned so much on the job.  It was stressful but I did it.  Now I work at a VA where LPN's are treated like dirt.  My nurse manager when she refers to nurses does not include all the great competent LPNs that she is blessed with.  I continue to work at the VA because in a few years I will get a pension.  But now I realize that if I want to be happy I need to be an RN so I am working on that now.  I will always cherish all the skills that I have as an LPN but for me to feel successful here and fullfilled in what I do I must be an RN.