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1. LPN job despriptions

   bornfree replied to bornfree's topic in Hospice

   Yea! I just passed my test. I am a CHPLPN. I got a 75cent raise as well.:balloons: I love my job because Im able to spends lots of time with the pt and family and leave the paperwork and details to to the RN and still use my nursing skills. ...

2. LPN job despriptions

   bornfree replied to bornfree's topic in Hospice

   Yes I can say we do pronounce in a way we just call the RN with report of absence of vital signs and she pronounces and calls MD,funeral exc. LPNs are not being IV certified. We do not have a lot of pts on IVs at home. But I'm sure that's coming. ...

3. LPN job despriptions

   bornfree replied to bornfree's topic in Hospice

   Dear weetzie, We are considered LPNs. I just took the certification test as a matter of fact and we do all the skills as LPNs. We just have to call the RN with new symptoms or need prn meds that are not preapproved or pain med adjustments. We...

4. LPN job despriptions

   bornfree posted a topic in Hospice

   I work for a hospice that uses LPNs in a different way. We hire LPNS to work in the capacity of a hha with using our nursing skills. It was just degrading at first. Because I felt like I had to rely on the RN to make decisions I was expected to in pa...

5. Hospice certification exam

   bornfree replied to hcan's topic in Hospice

   Hi every one .I'm new to this group and am a hospice home care LPN. I found the test to go out of my area of knowledge. The study book didn't prepare me as well as I thought. Our job description at this particular hospice says that we do the same as...