Tentorio2002

Tentorio2002

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  1. Does it get better?

    LPN stands for Licensed Practical Nurse. We are licensed nurses who provide bedside care to the pt much in the same way as a Registered Nurse, but we have a smaller scope of practice and are not allowed to perform some tasks (transfuse blood, perfor...
  2. Does it get better?

    I live in Tennessee, and work at a large teaching hospital in Nashville. I have asked how it is that LPN's can circulate there, and the answers I got varied from "that's the way its always been" to "anesthesia does the meds and assessments for the m...
  3. Does it get better?

    I'm a new grad LPN working as a circulator/scrub in a large teaching hospital. Most days I feel like I've bitten off more than I can chew for my first job as a nurse, and I constantly feel inadequate. I'm in month 3 of a 6 month orientation period,...
  4. "Just an LPN"....does anyone else get discouraged?

    For people who have dedicated their professional lives to performing a role of compassion there seems to be an awful lot of petty snipping in this thread. Instead of bragging about how much money has been made, how about bragging about how many live...
  5. Skyline Medical Center in Nashville?

    Hey all, I'm currently an LPN student working as a tech (they call us Care Partners) at Vandy, and there are opportunities for LPN's in places other than the TVC (clinic). Vandy uses LPNs in subacute, neurocare, utilization review as well as in the ...
  6. Phasing out LPN's?????

    I'm currently a fist quarter LPN student and this very topic was addressed the other day in class. Our instructor informed us with the nursing shortage being what it is, and with it only getting worse, LPNs will be utilized more than before. The TN...
  7. Any Lpn's Working In Er??

    During my time in the ER, I worked with LPN's and RN's both......I always thought it was kind of interesting that the majority of the LPNs could run circles around the other nurses.
  8. Anyone a CNA/nursing assistant b4 an LPN?

    Sounds like my job as a tech in the SICU, with the exception of the impaction removal. I was always taught that digitally removing an impaction can potentially cause a vagal nerve reaction, not something you want with a pt who has cardiac issues. B...
  9. my D.O.N. frightens me

    sounds like a bad place to be i think sometimes nurses forget why they got into it in the first place glad you didn't best of luck
  10. LPN-RN partnership in nursing-a gentle reminder

    Mito, Come work with us when (or if) you graduate. We'll set you straight. That is, if the SICU at Vanderbilt isn't too below you. Who knows? We might have a thing or two to teach you. The most effective way to prevent VAP (that's vent associa...
  11. How do I go about...

    If you're currently in school you might want to try to get a job on that floor now as a PCT/CNT/CNA or whatever they're called where you're from. Oftentimes Nurse Managers will hire from within, even a new grad. That's the route I'm taking anyway. ...