bugvw70

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1. Lets get a current salary thread going for 09/10

   bugvw70 replied to Finallydidit's topic in LPN/LVN

   Minneapolis, LTC LPN 1 1/2 yrs experience 17.03/hr plus $1/hr evening or $2/hr overnite, extra .40 for weekend shifts

2. Starting Wages for LPN's and RN's

   bugvw70 replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Minnesota

   As a new grad LPN in LTC in the south end of the metro Twin Cities area I started at 16.50 or so last year. Just over 17/hr right now plus shift differentials. The hospital that my LTC facility is affiliated with (across the street) also hires LPNs...

3. Stay in LTC or accept new position?

   bugvw70 replied to dekagirlsRN's topic in Geriatric

   I know I'm a little late on this one, but you implied that the clinic is owned by a hospital, right? If so, then it might actually aid you in getting to that hospital job. You may be able to get preference in future hospital openings as a current e...

4. If you've ever cried at work...

   bugvw70 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

   Absolutelty. I have cried with the family at the bedside after their loved one has died. I have cried when just walking past the ER room of a young mother who had just lost her 10 month old son d/t accidental suffocation while he had been at daycar...

5. Things you don't want to hear your Aide say

   bugvw70 replied to readytoroll's topic in Geriatric

   This was actually a new grad nurse in training at my facility... I'm in a hospice resident's room giving meds and trying to get her comfortable. The trainee comes into the room and asks me "Can you come look at so-and-so." Very collected, no urgenc...

6. Elders Say the Darnedest Things!

   bugvw70 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric

   Monitoring the dining room, I approach one of the tables and ask if the gentlemen there would like some coffee. I get three "yes" answers and the fourth gentleman just sits there for a second. When I ask again, "Bob, would you like some coffee?" he...

7. Are "Baby Friendly" hospitals dishonoring cultural diversity

   bugvw70 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am very pro- BF and educated myself very thoroughly during my pregnancy. After an incredibly scary labor where my son went into distress twice and had a code called on him before having an emergency C section, I delivered a 9 lb 14 oz baby boy wit...

8. Hospice question from a new-ish LTC nurse

   bugvw70 replied to bugvw70's topic in Hospice

   I appreciate everyones input. Unfortunately, this particular lady has since passed but I am wondering how to handle this more effectively in the future. I have even considered contacting our ombudsman for the region. I feel very strongly that what ...

9. Elders Say the Darnedest Things!

   bugvw70 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric

   One of my first shifts ever as a nurse was in my LTC facility where I went to administer insulin to a what I had been told was a non-verbal lady who was s/p CVA with late stage Alzheimers. This rsident was sitting in her wc and as I leaned over to g...

10. Hospice question from a new-ish LTC nurse

    bugvw70 posted a topic in Hospice

    Hi. I am LPN who graduated last June and have been iin my LTC facility for exactly one year now. I have a 20 bed wing and have had about 12 residents paa away on my wing since starting. We don't have a designated hospice wing but I have had up to...