fournee

fournee LPN

HIV,Infectious Disease, LTC

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About fournee

fournee has 17 years experience as a LPN and specializes in HIV,Infectious Disease, LTC.


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  1. CNA left job without notice.

    I am new to LTC, 2 months to be exact. I love the job even though others told me not go into LTC. The issue is the CNAs who are extremely rude and not doing their job properly. I am not used to being a manager so I am a bit apprehensive about some th...
  2. 1st Hospice overnighter

    Hello Nurses i have a 7pm-8am shift. I have never did an over night or hospice assignment. I just signed on with an agency. I was told to chart hourly. What do I chart? Client resting well? Movement? What should I Do in someone's home? Can I snack? C...
  3. Who's responsibility is it.........

    That's what I'm afraid of. Thank you. I will dot and cross everything.
  4. Who's responsibility is it.........

    Thank you so much. I will definitely chart everything from here on out.
  5. Hello Nightengales... I currently work parttime at an Assistant Living Facility. Been here 2 years and i do love what I am doing. My issue is always with management in regards to policies/rules. Residents are admitted who should not be here. We are n...
  6. LPN 1st assignment today

    I thank you for your response. I would like to learn more about hospice, but I realize, this wasn't the way to go. Agency knew I had no experience, but sent me anyway and told me not to tell them. I will talk to them about other assignments. I apprec...
  7. LPN 1st assignment today

    It was not a good experience for me. I should have known something when the agency told me not to tell them I didn't have hospice experience. First it took 2.5 hours to get to a location that should have taken 45 minutes. 2 accidents in rush hour tr...
  8. LPN 1st assignment today

    Hello Nurses . I have been a LPN for 10 years and have been full time in a HIV outpt clinic. I also have a part time job for 2 years at an Assisted Living facility. I decided to sign on with an agency because I what to be able to work in hospice(hos...
  9. Giving alcohol to a resident

    We have 95 residents, only 32 of them are on nursing services, meaning they come see us for meds/accuchecks/ bp checks. This resident is not one of them, the CNA's remind her to take her meds which are for HTN and Dementia. We can give PRN meds to al...
  10. Giving alcohol to a resident

    I have been working at an Asst Living Facility for 1 month part time and really love it. A resident's son gave the wellness office a bottle of Brandy to give to her at night. The instructions are to give her a 'shot' of brandy with 7up or another cle...
  11. I need to quit but feel like a heel.............

    I love you! Today I had 52 residents. Only Me. 5 days of training. 2 admissions and 2 readmissions. I have never did an admission at all. I told the nursing supervisor that I have never did one before and she said "Just fill out what you can" What...
  12. I am currently working full time in a HIV clinic and have been for 6 years. It's basically all the nursing I know/or used to since graduating. I wanted to make some extra money and get some experience in another field of nursing. So I figured I would...
  13. Just last night a nurse who was fed up with a resident and her family, made the statement "I wish she would just die, STAT." I was shocked. I have only been working there 1 week and a lot of the nurses make comments that I feel are awful.
  14. IV certification

    Hello I will be registering for this program. http://www.infusioninstitute.com/
  15. Can't get a job in chicago

    Hello, I became a LPN Dec 2008, and I am still working where I was while a CMA for the past 4 years. When I do look in newspapers or on the internet for job postings I see so many for RN's. I am so confused as to why it would be hard to get a nursing...