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1. Maryland Board of Nursing Horrors

   pageturnstyle replied to BaltimoreHon's topic in Maryland

   Oh yeah, I've made sure all of my contact with them has been either in person or on the phone. I called them Monday and was told everything would be taken care of that day (license number posted). The woman apologized, said she had no idea why it is ...

2. Maryland Board of Nursing Horrors

   pageturnstyle replied to BaltimoreHon's topic in Maryland

   The way employers and the BON in Maryland explained compact status to me, you can work for up to 30 days on a compact license, but the state expects you operate on either a temporary or full license issued by Maryland beyond that. 3 long term facilit...

3. Maryland Board of Nursing Horrors

   pageturnstyle replied to BaltimoreHon's topic in Maryland

   I was planning to move to Maryland in July but became a little worried about having a nightmare experience after reading posts on this board. Sure enough, I applied for a license on July 1st and paid for a temporary permit as well. I expressed my con...

4. Written up and confused.

   pageturnstyle replied to pageturnstyle's topic in LPN/LVN

   I spoke to my DON and she advised me to attach my own written statement to the write up. She said signing the write up only indicates that it was read to me, not that it was an admission of guilt. She agreed that I was providing comfort care and said...

5. Written up and confused.

   pageturnstyle replied to pageturnstyle's topic in LPN/LVN

   Unfortunately I did. Doesn't my signature just indicate that the write up was explained to me? Is it an admission of guilt?

6. Written up and confused.

   pageturnstyle replied to pageturnstyle's topic in LPN/LVN

   My action was called a "heroic measure" but I don't understand how it could be. This new unit manager even made a point to tell me that she had called HR to look at my file. I was appalled that she was trying to use my file as leverage against me and...

7. Written up and confused.

   pageturnstyle posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   I have been a nurse for 2 years now and have been fortunate enough to avoid any deaths on my shift until recently. Last week I had a hospice patient with a DNR who was exhibiting Cheyne-Stokes breathing, fixed pupils, and a thick green secretion in h...

8. Dealing with VIP patients

   pageturnstyle replied to pageturnstyle's topic in New Nurse

   I'm unable to request a different patient unfortunately. On the bright side, because my unit is strictly MCR with aggressive rehab, he has a maximum of 60 days worth of services. He can't stay forever. I will let my supervisor know what he's been doi...

9. Dealing with VIP patients

   pageturnstyle posted a topic in New Nurse

   I'm hoping to get some advice from other nurses who have dealt with overly demanding patients. I've been a nurse for almost a year and was recently given the opportunity to be the evening nurse in a brand new, state of the art rehabilitation unit bui...

10. New LVN concerned about Code and STAT response.

    pageturnstyle posted a topic in LPN/LVN

    I've been an LVN for about 2 months now in LTC, and for the most part I'm getting the hang of my job. Today, however, I experienced my first emergency. One of my residents collapsed in physical therapy, her B/P and O2 plummeted, and she was briefly u...

11. Nobody wants a GVN?!

    pageturnstyle replied to pageturnstyle's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Thank you all for your advice. Obtaining the license first sounds like a good idea.

12. Need advice desperately

    pageturnstyle replied to pageturnstyle's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Thank you both for great advice. I guess I should just keep my nose clean and focus on my own final exams and eventual graduation. After all, I can't change the past.

13. Need advice desperately

    pageturnstyle posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

    I'm in desperate need of advice. I am in the last few months of my nursing program and, though my classmates and I were told from the start that we would hate each other by the end, I find myself recently overwhelmed with guilt by my own awful behavi...

14. Confused Student!!

    pageturnstyle replied to Sugar637's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    I've been reading my thick, green NCLEX-PN book and doing NCLEX questions on its accompanying disk. We were told we will be given a review also but our instructors have told us from day one that that book and its disk are their #1 recommended study t...

15. Nobody wants a GVN?!

    pageturnstyle posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Hi all. I hope someone who has experienced my problem can help me. I will be graduating from an LVN program in Texas in May. I have called virtually every hospital, home health, hospice, skilled nursing, and long term care/rehabilitation facility in ...