tonka3

tonka3 has 9 years experience and specializes in geriatrics, hemodialysis, gastro.

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1. questions about colonoscopy procedure

   tonka3 posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   I am new to this area of practice and have had a lot of confusion from who does what and now I have more questions. How long does a colonoscopy generally take? I know with my doctor he usually takes at least 20 minutes but today he was doing them in ...

2. fired for not practicing out of scope!!

   tonka3 posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   Hey everyone, I posted this in th LPN corner and got responses but was wondering if some gastro nurses could help me out some more. I was hired to work in a gastro clinic as an LPN, i spent the first month or so doing preop but when it came time to ...

3. fired for refusing to practice out of my scope

   tonka3 replied to tonka3's topic in LPN/LVN

   I plan on talking to a very good family friend who is also the attorney for the city his practice is in and see what he thinks about the whole deal, I know attorneys are much better at researching laws governing medical boards and any similar cases a...

4. fired for refusing to practice out of my scope

   tonka3 replied to tonka3's topic in LPN/LVN

   thanks for the responses, i did actually call the state bon and told them what happened and unfortunately, even though the nurse manager and the doctor should have known that cutting polyps was out of an lpn scope before hiring one to do it, they d...

5. fired for refusing to practice out of my scope

   tonka3 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   i was working in a gatro clinic where the Doctor wanted LPNs to assist in the procedure room and cut the polyps found while he only pressed the pedal for the electric current, I learned that this was out of my scope of practice in North Carolina and ...

6. gastro duties

   tonka3 replied to tonka3's topic in LPN/LVN

   oh, reminded me of a part in the movie 'tommy boy' when others kept saying oh it's okay anyone can do it...... remember when toomy boy said "hey I can get a stick my head up a bulls a** and look around but that don't make me a butcher":chuckle

7. gastro duties

   tonka3 replied to tonka3's topic in LPN/LVN

   Thanks for the reply, I have since found out that it is NOT within the scope of lpn or rn in NC and you can imagine the chaos taking place in our GI clinic now!!! it is going to be interesting to see what happens since now they realize they have too ...

8. job description

   tonka3 replied to rconstudent's topic in Gastroenterology

   do the GI LPNs you know close the snare over the polyps and remove them by closing the snare per the speed of the dr.'s instructions to "cut-cut"? just curious if that is within scope of practice cause that's what the doc i work for does

9. Help, MD not removing polyps

   tonka3 replied to shishirenee's topic in Gastroenterology

   i understand what you are going thru, I am having issues with my Dr. as well, but different, he gets the nurse to close the snare over the polyps and "cut" them per ther speed of his instruction to "cut-cut-cut" if i go too slow will i burn a hole or...

10. LTC Newbie...scared!

    tonka3 replied to *Scrubs*'s topic in LPN/LVN

    23 is a light load, it is possible, depending on th indiviual nurse, i've done 35 in 2 .5 hrs. you don't have time to chit chat then, if something is not an emergency, don't stop, politely explain to the resident who wants to hold you up that you wil...

11. gastro duties

    tonka3 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

    Is it within the scope of practice for an lpn in NC to actually snare a polyp, close the snare, and cut-cut the polyp while the doctor presses the pedal for the current to "cut" the polyp?