sarahlee23 LPN

sarahlee23 has 7 years experience as a LPN and specializes in LTC.

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   Med aid problems!

   sarahlee23 replied to Doobyk's topic in Geriatric

   At my facility, when a med aid is scheduled on one of our halls for day or PM shift (we never have med aids on at night), the nursing-specific tasks are assigned to the nurses on the other 3 halls. Each of our 4 halls is divided up into thirds, and ...
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   LTC nurses: Can I hear from you, please?

   sarahlee23 replied to 37changes's topic in Geriatric

   My classmates in nursing school thought I was nuts because I knew when I started that I wanted to work in LTC. At the time I had been working as a CNA in basic care, and I loved working with that age group. Even after all my clinicals in other area...
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   What's the nicest compliment you've gotten as a nurse?

   sarahlee23 replied to NurseNinja1990's topic in General Nursing

   I recently had one of the CNAs I work with on nights tell me that she likes working with me and that I'm easy to respect because I listen to the CNAs, I pitch in and help them when needed, and I have good ideas. That CNA is wonderful, and I really n...
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   Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

   sarahlee23 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

   I work nights in LTC, and one night I was giving one of the residents with dementia a wheelchair ride around the building since sometimes that helped settle him. At one point he turned to me in his wheelchair and said "Do I need to call your mother?...
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   Do you talk to yourself?

   sarahlee23 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I talk to myself quite a bit. The CNAs I work with regularly don't even bat an eye anymore when I do it. Anyone who picks up a night shift is usually caught off guard when I start in. Usually I'm talking about my own clumsiness, wondering why I ca...
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   Tips for a new lpn a a LTC Facility

   sarahlee23 replied to jenn_32's topic in Geriatric

   It does get better as the residents get to know you as well. I've had some residents get upset because I was late with meds or didn't bring them at the specific time they want them (one lady I care for wants her 12am meds at 12:30am) when I first st...
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   How Many Night Nurses Attend Meetings?

   sarahlee23 replied to NurseQT's topic in Geriatric

   I usually work the night before and the night after our nurses meetings. I only go to the ones that are scheduled so they fall when I have that night off (which happens once a year). I keep telling everyone at work that I will start waking up and g...
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   Any lpns with previous bachelor degrees on here?

   sarahlee23 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in LPN/LVN

   I have a BA in English. I realized as I was finishing the degree that while I love writing, I didn't want to make that my full time job. So went to nursing school because I loved my summer job as a CNA.
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   accessing a port for just one blood draw

   sarahlee23 replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

   To me accessing the port instead of just doing a peripheral draw is worth it if that's what the patient prefers. But then, I had a port put in for chemo last year. My veins were hard to find before chemo, and it's even worse now. And after chemo, ...
10. 

    Why Can't Spouses and Families Understand The NOC Schedule?

    sarahlee23 replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    My mom used to be horrible about calling when I'm sleeping for work. And she wouldn't call just once...she'd call up to six times in a row and leave at least 3 voicemails. So I started turning the volume on my phone low enough that it wouldn't wake...
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    Elopement (a personal story and a plea)

    sarahlee23 replied to Here.I.Stand's topic in Safety

    Sorry about your grandma. At my facility, we check the wanderguards every shift to make sure they're working, but we've still had a few issues. A couple weeks ago someone eloped and even though her wanderguard was working the alarm never went off wh...
12. 

    anyone who works with a foreigner registered nurse?

    sarahlee23 replied to eplus's topic in Relations

    I worked with a nurse who was from Korea for awhile. She spoke English well, but when she first started working she struggled with the charting. As she gained experience and got better with written English, her charting improved quite a bit. She w...
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    Want to schedule but NO AVAILABLE DATES?

    sarahlee23 replied to elievalkyrie's topic in NCLEX

    Can you just schedule it online? When I scheduled mine, I had to do it online because when I called they told me there were no available times the day I wanted to test, but I was able to schedule for the day and time I wanted online.
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    NCLEX Rules - Please Follow Them!

    sarahlee23 replied to BloomNurseRN's topic in NCLEX

    I had a knee brace on prior to surgery when I took my NCLEX a couple years ago. They asked if I really needed it, and once I told them I was supposed to wear it until surgery they let me leave it on. But they did check to make sure I hadn't stuffed...
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    Do you call the doctor at night for low B/P's on night shift?

    sarahlee23 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

    In addition to assessing the resident and checking whether the low blood pressure is normal or part of a trend, I also check with the CNA to see which arm was used for the blood pressure and have the blood pressure checked on the other arm. There ar...