lpnandloveit1

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1. Pediatric Home Health

   lpnandloveit1 replied to MontanaRN's topic in Home Health

   I have been doing home health nursing with peds for 10 years now. I love it. the only drawback is how deeply you do fall in love with these kids. It is great and I am finally doing what i became a nurse to do.

2. visitors hell

   lpnandloveit1 replied to woo 2's topic in General Nursing

   one time a man was visiting his dad and said "I just want you to know that I'm a lawyer". I said thats o.k. we'll take good of your dad anyway.

3. Increasing Work Place Violence

   lpnandloveit1 replied to debbyed's topic in General Nursing

   here's the thing. We have to realize that any shove push slap etc. is assualt. this is a crime. We have to bring nursing out of the dark ages. We are not servants who can be treated anyway anyone wants to treat us. I realize that often stressful situ...

4. Question for LPNs/LVNs

   lpnandloveit1 replied to mattcastens's topic in General Nursing

   RNPD in response to the ANA position paper of '65 having no role for the lpn's, I believe this is where the myth of "grandfather clause" lpns to Rn's came from the way it was presented to us back in the middle ages was BSN and above would be PN or pr...

5. Question for LPNs/LVNs

   lpnandloveit1 replied to mattcastens's topic in General Nursing

   I became an Lpn because I love bedside nursing. I have no desire to become and Rn at this time. I am 47 years old and have been an Lpn for 26 years. that said I would like to make and observation. when things are quiet on this bb someone will ask thi...

6. for whos benefit?

   lpnandloveit1 replied to frustratedRN's topic in General Nursing

   if you cannot even see a write up how do you know that you have been written up and for what? How can you correct something that is a mystery to you? I would complain to the labor relations board in your state because this does not even sound legal t...

7. for whos benefit?

   lpnandloveit1 replied to frustratedRN's topic in General Nursing

   yes it may be one side of the story but there is always a place on the form to respond.

8. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

   lpnandloveit1 replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

   Oh wow I am old. re: three H enema gave a lot of them (for impactions) coffee emema yep given them too. 1--2-3 (glycerine,epsom salt water) and my all time favorite-----Milk and molasass.(yummy)

9. for whos benefit?

   lpnandloveit1 replied to frustratedRN's topic in General Nursing

   I must be old or something. To me an incident report is an inhouse form used to document an inury either to person or prop. A med error report is, of course an in house form to report a med error. Both of these forms are filled out by the staff invol...

10. cleaning straight caths between use.

    lpnandloveit1 posted a topic in Home Health

    cleaning straight caths between use can be a real pain. I recently worked a case that use denture cleaning tabs to soak the caths prior to sanitizing with vinegar. It worked well!!!!!

11. enteral feeds & Supplies question

    lpnandloveit1 replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    we change gravity feed bags every 24 hrs. The problem is those darn corners. and that itty bitty tubing. the feeding can get in them and the drip chambers. Also cleaning with soap and water can leave soap residual. We wash between feedings by the way...

12. Do you feel the LVN/Lpn Is being left out in the nursing profession?

    lpnandloveit1 replied to kjmta57's topic in LPN/LVN

    regarding the post that sugested that lpns have a parallel to the ana that does not admit RNs the NFLPN does indeed admit RN's although not as active members. But put this into perspective there are a great number of organizations that admit only RN...

13. red convertables make everyone look good

    lpnandloveit1 posted a topic in Humor

    after years of driving ugly beater cars my husband and I splurged and got a nice little red convertable. I have noticed that this car makes me look a lot thinner prettier, younger and dumber. men will pull up beside me at a red light say "nice car" a...

14. Foul language at work...what do you do?

    lpnandloveit1 replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

    my own personel opinion..........for what its worth. I see a lot of talk about professionalism and work ethic, It is much easier to get along professionally with all of the staff when we call each other miss, mr. mrs. ms. etc. and keep our language c...

15. Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

    lpnandloveit1 replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    hi I am an LPN who has done home health for the last 10 years in one form or another. I currently do High tech pediatric home care and work mainly with vent or trached kids. I do shifts (8-10 hr.) and not visits. I work for a Hospital run home care a...