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NotFlo

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  1. License school closed

    Yes, unfortunately. I reached out to someone I went to school with I still am in touch with who does travel nursing and she said she also has never had to provide those but jas never gotten a MA license. I filled out the app and paid the 275 fee and ...
  2. License school closed

    I graduated from a state of CT run LPN program in 2007. It was an adult education program offered through Norwich Tech (and other tech schools around the state). Need to get a Mass license but these LPN programs were closed down years ago. I ne...
  3. Falsely Accused Of Patient Neglect

    I'm wondering why the son even stayed in the room while his mother was put on a bedpan.
  4. Refusing to Cover for a Colleague

    Yeah they were ridiculous. And after that when they came to get one of us for a family meeting/care conference, they would have this look in their eye (I admit I usually complained about it a lot as I was preparing to leave the unit prior to the othe...
  5. Question About Vaccines

    I work in an outpatient clinic. It's in our policy that a clinician is supposed to be onsite when vaccines are being given. It's pretty silly but if we have, for instance, a flu shot fair they come and sit in the back somewhere and do their inbox or ...
  6. Refusing to Cover for a Colleague

    Interesting story about care conferences. Years ago I was working SNF. Each skilled unit had a unit manager (like you!) who attended care conferences. However, when the unit manager was out (frequent occurrence on one unit) the floor nurses (yours tr...
  7. Pros and cons of RN clinic nursing?

    It's pretty funny when I do have to room. I technically "know" all of that, I just do it so rarely I'm super slow and rusty. Figuring out which note the doctor wants (they are all different), then the wellness visits and all those questions and heari...
  8. Pros and cons of RN clinic nursing?

    Yeah, on top of everything else you will also find me ordering and stocking everything from toilet paper to vaccines and everything in between.
  9. Pros and cons of RN clinic nursing?

    I'm sorry this has been your experience. By and large, the MAs at my primary care practice are great. I am the only nurse in the clinic. I can't remember the last time I had to room. I do make lots of appointments because I am doing telephone triage,...
  10. What's your most ridiculous supply shortage?

    I'm in primary care and do all the ordering for the office. Right now, the plastic forks are on backorder; the large garbage bags for our big garbage in the break room - can't get any of those. 18 gauge 1.5 inch needles are a no go. Lab can't send va...
  11. LVN vs. ADN

    I am sure the ADN program is more comprehensive but my LPN program was a two-year program and very thorough. If you want to be an RN please do the ADN program. If you want to be a nurse, period, I would recommend the ADN program. I'm an LPN and ...
  12. Anyone get their Booster yet?

    Nope. Medicare does not cover Shingrix given in a doctor's office. Private insurance and Medicaid due as long as person is over 50 and over. Part D Medicare plans will cover in a pharmacy with a co-pay that varies based on part D plans. It's somethin...
  13. RN's and LVN's-same job/same pay?

    I am in a role that either an RN or LPN can do. Primary care clinic. I am the only nurse in the clinic. My company has over a dozen primary care clinics in my state and some have one LPN and some have an RN. We do the same exact job. I cover for some...
  14. Three Tips for a Living a Healthier Lifestyle as a Nurse

    Agreed. I also was at one job for about eight or nine years and have been at my current one for over five so...yeah I have become "work friends" with many of my co-workers over that amount of time.
  15. Three Tips for a Living a Healthier Lifestyle as a Nurse

    I spend more waking hours at work than home. I am certainly going to try to make it enjoyable and socialize and make friends while I'm there.