iwannabeanursee

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1. Any LPNs here that make under $600 a week

   iwannabeanursee posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   Hello all! You see I’ve been an lpn at a skilled ltc facilty for almost 2 years. I love my job but I see that I’m underpaid. When I first started I was at 18.15 an hr taking home $650 a week. Now I make 19.13 an hour. My take home pay is about $580...

2. calling the doctor

   iwannabeanursee posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello all new nurse here. I work in a ltc and so far everything is good except paperwork and when calling the doctor. I get nervous on what I should say especially when leaving a voicemail. At our facility we have to call the doc when we get labs in ...

3. What to say?

   iwannabeanursee replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all!! But even for normals we still have to call them and type a DAR note if the labs. Yeateeday I had a PT/INR come in it was lower than her normal. Luckily the doctor was in the building I was able to show him and ask if I should continue...

4. What to say?

   iwannabeanursee posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a new lpn I work in a ltc. I have really bad phone anxiety when it comes to calling the doctor I just don't know what to say without messing up. For example when labs come in I'm suppose to call whether it's normal or abnormal. Like how should I ...

5. Calling the doctor

   iwannabeanursee posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone I know this sounds stupid and I'm embarrassed for even asking but I'm a new lpn nurse I work in a ltc facility and when it comes to calling the doctor I get really nervous. Esp when it goes to voicemail I don't want to pause or messing up...

6. I hate this

   iwannabeanursee replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Nursing

   I see what you're saying. I would stay full time but were short staffed with aides is exhausting. We only have 2 aides on all units they keep firing aides. This leaves the nurses to do aide work also and I'm tired of it. I don't like being there ever...

7. I hate this

   iwannabeanursee replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Nursing

   I originally signed up for full time. I know I should've done part time in the beginning but I didn't know how tiring it is. I asked them if I could drop to part time bc the workload was more than I expected. They didn't mind but she said you'll hav...

8. I hate this

   iwannabeanursee posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello! I'm new to nursing. I've been an lpn at a nursing home almost 2 months now. It took me about a month to finally get comfortable on my unit. Im currently full time but I'm going part time beginning February. It's exhausting being a new nurse wo...

9. What would you do

   iwannabeanursee replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Students

   Well she died over the weekend. I wasn't working that weekend. I was told yesterday when I punched in. They basically killed her.

10. Help when calling the md

    iwannabeanursee replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Nursing

11. Help when calling the md

    iwannabeanursee replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Nursing

    I know if it's below 70 to hold. I'm just really nervous so I would give it.

12. Help when calling the md

    iwannabeanursee replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Nursing

    I was told by the nurse from day shift her BS always runs high they said one time the glucometer bc it was so high read HI instead of a number. Since I started on the unit her sugars have been normal. They probably always adjusted the order. What am ...

13. Help when calling the md

    iwannabeanursee replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I work in a ltc facility. So if the BS is really high would I still give the novolog and lantus or just give the novolog first retest in 15 min then give lantus? Just give her water. That's what I'm worried I don't want to do something Call the d...

14. Help when calling the md

    iwannabeanursee posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new lpn. I just have a question. This hasn't happened to me yet but when it does I want to be prepared. At our facility it says if a pt BS is over 350 call MD. If their BS is below 70 hold novolog and lantus. Let's say their BS is 500 and they'...

15. What would you do

    iwannabeanursee replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Students

    She doesn't have any breathing probs. Her pulse ox is 99-100%. No she's never had any pain all I know when I started here was she is in for dementia. The only meds they'd have me give her was her was a supplement and melatonin. The reason I ask this ...