lady_jh_98

lady_jh_98 has 9 years experience and specializes in telemetry, cath lab recovery.

Latest Activity

1. LPN relocation

   lady_jh_98 replied to Donna Irby's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I think it's sad that there are some unsensitive nurses out there. I actually take that comment very personal. I was personally affected by Hurricane Katrina. My house is still standing but got...

2. Do LPN's get the pay they deserve?

   lady_jh_98 replied to Pedsnrs2003's topic in General Nursing

   I've been a nurse for a 1 1/2 yrs; employed at a hospital in Louisiana. My base pay is $13.18/hr. The night differential is $3.00/hr and the weekend differential is $2.00/hr. So I make anywhere...

3. Survey: Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?

   lady_jh_98 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I work the 6P-6A shift at a hospital. I usually get off at 7:15 am. The earliest I've ever gotten off is at 6:45

4. Night shift nurses...How many hours of sleep do you get?

   lady_jh_98 replied to lpnin03's topic in General Nursing

   I've been working the night shift for 1 1/2 yrs. I get an average of 5 hrs of sleep but as everyone know if you sleep during the day you're bound to wake up a couple of times during the day. As long...

5. How many male nurses work on your floor/unit?

   lady_jh_98 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

   2 male RN on the night shift 1 male LPN on the day shift use agency nurses sometimes

6. Where's My Nurse?

   lady_jh_98 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   I carry a cell phone. If I'm in the middle of something I don't bother answering it because it transfers the call to the nurse's station after a couple of rings. It gets annoying when the unit...

7. How do you give next shift report?

   lady_jh_98 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

   I work on a 36 bed telemetry unit and we tape record our reports. I think this method is very inadequate. One tape is played at a time instead of everyone listen to their own on headphones. Purpose...

8. Differences Between LPNs/LVNs and RNs

   lady_jh_98 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   Is there a difference between an LPN and a

9. No She/he Did Not!!!

   lady_jh_98 replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

   No she did not: leave her watch on when inserting a foley on an obese geriatic female. Needless to say had to soak watch in alcohol for a couple of hours. that happened to me a couple of months...

10. Open or restricted visitation in ICU/CCU

    lady_jh_98 replied to RNmac97's topic in General Nursing

    Most hospitals have restricted visitation hours in ICU. I work at 2 facilities; they both have 30 mins visitation hours 4 times a day. Hope this helps a

11. Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    lady_jh_98 replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    "If I were very ill, I would want a RN" that's an interesting statement. Veteran LPN vs. new grad RN. In my opinion, the LPN would probably make better choices or be able to see potential problems...

12. Nurse Emptied Sharps Container!!!!

    lady_jh_98 replied to proudmommielpn's topic in General Nursing

    what was she thinking? Well it's obvious that she wasn't. If I was in her situation I would rather get written up and just deal with that than even thinking about rummaging through the sharps...

13. central line flushing do you aspirate?

    lady_jh_98 replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in General Nursing

    Aspirating central lines is used to check patency of the line. As far as dressing change each facility has it's own policy. The facility I work at just changed their's. Now we do central line...