LPNnowRN

LPNnowRN has 2 years experience and specializes in LTC.

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1. Coffee Is My Medicine

   LPNnowRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

   At least two pots per day. I justify it because I use half milk in every cup so it's healthy calcium intake. I can drink coffee and go straight to bed, no problem. Love the picture--I always joke...

2. Did you keep your nursing books?

   LPNnowRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

   I kept mine and have loaned them out to other people taking classes--there are just a few that I refer to all the time, and I constantly buy more references ( Introduction to Clinical Neurology by...

3. What is your take on morphine and pancreatitis?

   LPNnowRN replied to an2on's topic in General Nursing

   I know from exerience! Blocked off my common bile duct with a gallstone and had acute pancreatitis. Six day stay until discharged the day after my lap chole. Dilaudid works, but always made me throw...

4. I just need to vent to people who understand

   LPNnowRN replied to thisismyname's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Woot!! You ROCK! State is stressful and you did good, pat yourself on the

5. Epic (Nursing) FAILS!

   LPNnowRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Humor

   OMG--pop came out of my nose on some of these!! OK, in to give meds to patient, scan bracelet, try to open little pill blister pack and flip it under the roommates bed!! I'm on my stomach crawling...

6. for those in LTC..what songs do your residents like?

   LPNnowRN replied to AshleyinSTL's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Tony Bennett. Anything Frank Sinatra or Doris Day. Big band

7. for those in LTC..what songs do your residents like?

   LPNnowRN replied to AshleyinSTL's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I can only hope that when I'm in the home they let me play Metallica and watch Star Wars and The Matrix on TV!!! Rock

8. Becoming a Nurse After 40

   LPNnowRN replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

   I am 48, and I do regret that I don't have that 20 years that other nurses have. I feel like I have much less time to achieve my dream job by getting my BSN or MSN, getting my Med Surg experience. I...

9. Do you all think med aides are bad idea?

   LPNnowRN replied to blocp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Our med techs know more pharmacology than I do--can instanly tell you about whatever obscure med just got prescribed. They are amazing. That said, take each person and evaluate their skills--not all...

10. new grad & written up for the first time today at work :/

    LPNnowRN replied to cherielpn23's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What?!?!?! Only four

11. Assited Living: The new skilled care

    LPNnowRN replied to NJayne17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My nursing home was seeing low census over the summer and we figured out that the new ALF in town was starting to take residents that would normally come to a nursing home because their census was...

12. keys for narcotics

    LPNnowRN replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!!!

13. Rewarding tenured staff - what have you seen?

    LPNnowRN replied to enzati's topic in General Nursing

    In my last job at 15-20-ect... years of service we had a catalog that we could pick something out of....I still sleep on my two feather

14. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    LPNnowRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Way back when I was working as a CNA I took a resident to the toilet--obviously no one had toileted him in a while because he pooped out, with great difficulty I might add, a hard stool the exact...

15. Nurses eat their Young

    LPNnowRN replied to NYLiz's topic in General Nursing

    Not this topic