L.O.E.N.

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1. med error already-just a mess

   L.O.E.N. replied to mel1977's topic in LPN/LVN

   Yup... i learned the hard way that you never accept a cup full of meds on someone elses word and then give them to an unlabled nursing home patient. I gave a whole cup of blood pressure meds, ativan, and MS Contin to a little old lady who looked jus...

2. Where was your first LPN job?

   L.O.E.N. replied to shanLPN's topic in LPN/LVN

   If you're fairly confident in your fundamentals, you could look into home care. Home care agencies generally work 8-5 with the option to work nights if you want, or you can just be paid per visit and take as many patients as you feel comfortable with...

3. Sleep & CRNA school

   L.O.E.N. replied to crazylilkelly's topic in SRNA

   Bah! That's what they said about ephedra.....

4. Sleep & CRNA school

   L.O.E.N. replied to crazylilkelly's topic in SRNA

   :yeahthat: Haha, I did that several times in bootcamp! The DI's generally liked to wake me back up with painful amounts of pushups and 8 count bodybuilders. I was ripped by the end of camp...:lol_hitti As for the sleep issue. Someone earlier said s...

5. Poll: As a male in Nursing school, my goal/desire is to work in this area....

   L.O.E.N. replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Male Students

   Gotta get my CRNA. I will not be satisfied until I do... I like the ER/ICU stuff alot too, but I have 2 anesthesiologists helping me through the in and outs of the medical profession so I kinda take after them. Never know, I might wind up in med-scho...

6. Threat of needle sticks!!

   L.O.E.N. replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

   I just treat needles like a loaded gun. Don't point it unless you intend to use it... and then safety it when you're done. I've never had a dirty needle stick, but I have stabbed myself accidently with insulin syringes when mixing a couple times. You...

7. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

   L.O.E.N. replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

   :lol_hitti

8. Please just stop...VENT

   L.O.E.N. replied to irwin's topic in Male Students

   I'm 28 now and am still one of the youngest people in my class.... I can definently relate to the difference in "culture", if you will, between us younger guys and the majority of older female nurses. There even seems to be more 40+ male nurses prese...

9. Highest paying LVN job??

   L.O.E.N. replied to nursecrickett's topic in LPN/LVN

   yea, but 28.51 isn't going very far in SanFran.... considering that a 3 bedroom 1.5 or 2 bath house in a semi-decent neighborhood can easily run $300,000+. I'd venture a guess that corrections nurses and contract nurses willing to work strikes are p...

10. Elective in the US

    L.O.E.N. replied to Gooserick's topic in Men

    Since I have no frame of reference other than nursing in the US, I couldn't really say if it's better or worse than anywhere else. Although, I do have a friend who decided to move to Vancouver after getting his nursing degree and he says he likes the...

11. Elective in the US

    L.O.E.N. replied to Gooserick's topic in Men

    There's some tasks that are routine that you don't need approval for, but due to liability issues most things must have a doctors order. They usually will give standing orders for things that are expected to come up in a patients care. Emergency stuf...

12. LPN Male???

    L.O.E.N. replied to Taxminia0311's topic in Male Students

    I worked as an LPN last year. i enjoyed it. The only thing I heard about it was the "glass ceiling" effect LPN's get. I didn't see many working the higher intensity/technical jobs, if any... if that's your deal, work PRN and get your RN the next year...

13. Guys what made you chooose nursing

    L.O.E.N. replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men

    ....and then they find out you're making twice as much as they are. I'm so glad I'm not in construction anymore.

14. Tired question but I gotta ask about OB clinicals

    L.O.E.N. replied to ChadleyNC's topic in Male Students

    I like NICU....that's it. 80% of my OB clinicals I was housekeeping basically. I just figured that I know I'm not working OB/GYN stuff after school, so I just did it, kicked butt on the tests, and got it over with. ....but NICU was fun... had an S...

15. The Guys Club: Guy Students Come on In!

    L.O.E.N. replied to agent's topic in Male Students

    You got that right... Hi all. I'm a 27 yo married RN student... one of 2 in a class of 40 womenz. My wife hasn't ever really given me any problems about being in with a bunch of other women. I do think that professionalism pays off in that respect.....