CaPsychLVN LPN, LVN

CaPsychLVN is a LPN, LVN and specializes in Hospice, Psych, LTC, WCC.

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1. Psych nurse moving to LA area

   CaPsychLVN replied to cache77's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks for the info.

2. Psych nurse moving to LA area

   CaPsychLVN replied to cache77's topic in Psychiatric

   How is it for Psych LVN's in Phoenix?

3. Psych nurse moving to LA area

   CaPsychLVN replied to cache77's topic in Psychiatric

   Check out College Hospital, Cerritos Ca. We hire new grads.

4. So. Californians please help: Having a meltdown trying find a school!

   CaPsychLVN replied to joliemolie's topic in California

   Do not always believe what you are told by other would be students. I start my LVN-to-RN bridge in three weeks at Cerritos College in So Calif. If I had listened to the want-to-be students I wouldn't have even tried to get in the program I'm about to...

5. Hospice LPN?

   CaPsychLVN replied to bluesky74's topic in LPN/LVN

   As you can tell by my moniker I am a LVN in Hospice. It depends on where you live, here in Calif. there are quite a few of us. The job I do is directly under an RN. That does not mean that she is with me all the time but rather I submit my actions t...

6. Mileage reimburssment

   CaPsychLVN replied to curiousauntie's topic in Hospice

   Up until this month I got .20 a mile, and we are in LA!!!! Now it is .35 a mile. Is it any wonder that our RN who drives a Suburban wants me to use my Honda Accord when we go places.

7. Hospitals That Phase Out LPNs

   CaPsychLVN replied to psalm's topic in General Nursing

   It's easy to say LVN's shouldn't even be taught, but I like many other LVNs I know, could not (for various reasons) complete an RN program. Yet, I, like most LVNs I know, do a valuable medical service. I find it interesting that as hospitals decrease...

8. Use of gloves

   CaPsychLVN replied to CaPsychLVN's topic in Hospice

   Yes, she has been a hospice nurse for eight years! And I agree with you completely.

9. Use of gloves

   CaPsychLVN posted a topic in Hospice

   I am a hospice LVN. Yesterday my supervising RN made a declaration that does not fit with my previous hospice experience and I was wondering how other hospices deal with this. She stated that ANYTIME I touch a patient I MUST wear gloves!! This is to ...

10. Help! is this Normal/legal?

    CaPsychLVN replied to LegginMF's topic in LPN/LVN

    I, too, have 50 patients in a SNF. I give out 262 meds in "2 hours" (really 3.5 if I don't have interruptions). Some of the meds are in cards and others (vitamins & aspirin/tylenol) are in bulk. I take B/P with a manual cuff on about 20 patients....