johnp127

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1. Calling all LPNs?? What is and is not in your Scope of Practice compared to an RN?

   johnp127 replied to Nrs_angie's topic in LPN/LVN

   From what I gather.... Texas is the only place where you would really be able to totally care for your pt... everywhere else LVN/LPN hands are tied. RN complain about the work load but the Nursing board with what LVN/LPN scope of pratice for us keeps...

2. To set something straight

   johnp127 replied to newtress's topic in Home Health

   my ex did the same!!!

3. What do RNs do that LPNs can't?

   johnp127 replied to TiggerBelly's topic in LPN-RN

   In Texas as a LVN the only things I could NOT do is push cardiac medications, spike blood, access or deaccess a port. I could do an intial assessment but a RN had to do the 'Admit Assessment' within 24 hours (so if you got a new pt in the night .. th...