Lorrie34

Lorrie34

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  1. Question about drug administration

    Completely unsafe! Not just for you and your license but for the resident as well! I administer my own meds and when I'm doing my pass, if I'm dispensing a med I don't know or can't recall, my med book is in my cart and I look it up before I pop th...
  2. med error?

    It's a med error. If you didn't give what was scheduled and double-dosed on another med, that is a med error. If this was your own mistake, I think the moral action to take is to report it to the DON and let him/her make the call if an incident rep...
  3. Any LPN/LVN's that was MA's First.

    I was an MA for 14 years before getting my LPN. In my opinion, having that experience absolutely helped me get through the LPN program. I had very strong skills in injections, vital signs, venipuncture, medical terminology, charting, and most impo...
  4. Having second thoughts..

    Nursing is all about tending to every patient's needs at all times. Unfortunately, there are many times when more than one resident has multiple needs at the same time. It DOES get hectic. You have to be able to prioritize and assess. You also n...
  5. Inept New Grads?

    I'm wondering what school you went to, imanedrn, that you came out into your first job so fast and efficient, full of confidence too... I'm looking into schools and want to go to a top-notch school so that I don't read a post like that on here about ...
  6. stupid documentation!

    OMG, I don't know what to say about those nurse's notes! At the LTF where I work, we have regular inservices on documentation. Our nurse educator even gave us a written test on it for our employment records. She audits our charting regularly. "Nu...
  7. How to handle the disruptive resident

    I wish I only had one resident on my assignment--I actually have a handful like that. I spent half of my shift literally running after the one lastnight, pulling him out of everybody else's rooms and restarting the IV that he keeps pulling out of hi...
  8. 1st patient death on my watch

    Wow, I really feel you there. I just had my first resident die on my shift, my assignment too. She just took a sudden turn on the daylight shift, and was put to bed and started on IV antibiotics on the evening shift. I came in for night shift and g...
  9. New Nurse Rant

    I'd like to apologize. I did go on the defense when it was posted that I jeopordized my license. Not every fact was posted in the original thread. Nothing scares a new nurse worse than thinking they could be in trouble. The fact is that I did ac...
  10. New Nurse Rant

    Furthermore, the RN did have me call the next of kin to inform them of the rash etc. I was upset that she didn't have the same findings on her "official omnipotent RN ASSESSMENT". That was my only gripe when I posted this thread. Sorry I ever did ...
  11. New Nurse Rant

    Thanks to everyone that replies with SUPPORT. Zak, to you, where do you get that I went "over the RN's head" and reported it? If the LPN finds an abnormality on their assessment, we are required, by my facility to fill out an investigative report f...
  12. New Nurse Rant

    Umm, I'm not sure how you say that I'm out of my scope of practice to chart on abnormal findings. Maybe you are in a different state? But I am obligated to document if there is a change of condition in a patient on my assignment AND report it to th...
  13. Overstaffing question

    It's common and legal. Most facilities (the ones I work at) do it for census reasons. Every LTC facility I have interviewed with admits without hesitation that they over-hire on purpose. They have to make sure if a nurse calls off, takes leave, et...
  14. Q about med pass...

    Can you imagine what those poor souls in pharmacology school have to go through? The pharmacist on duty is my BFF for 8 hours every shift LOL. I have a friend that is a pharmacist and any time I call him with a random drug question, he has the ans...
  15. Is it true LPN's are being phased out?

    I wish I knew where this rumor started. I've been hearing it for about 10 years now--I just got my LPN last month. I don't know why people say LPNs are being phased out, but it isn't true. It can be difficult for an LPN to secure a position in a h...