lvntrail LPN

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1. Need Your Opinion About Medical Emergency

   lvntrail replied to intellica's topic in General Nursing

   I'm confused as to why it became your role to 'run the code'. If the LPN ( sounds like there was more than one present?) the OT or even the teacher were already managing their student/ patient did they need you to step in? Does the student's care pl...

2. School Nurse or Health Aide

   lvntrail replied to Keeperofbandages's topic in School

   I am a LVN, sometimes refered to as the 'site nurse' to differentiate from the RCSN in correspondence. An unlicensed employee has worked with the 'health assistant' title. :) I'm sure people called her nurse, but no one calls me health assistance.

3. When School Nurses Are Required

   lvntrail replied to bay area FNP-to-be's topic in School

   You can Google CA ed code, but the short version is a nurse ( or parent) must be available for insulin administration/supervision and other injections. Epi pen and oral medication may be given by trained staff with appropriate order...if you do not ...

4. Organizing clinic

   lvntrail replied to davije01's topic in School

   I think you'll find you need to keep your meds in the original containers - whether bottle or card- and probably in a lockable cupboard (except insulin or other refrigerator items). You can keep them by grade, time, alphabetical..whatever make the m...

5. Any LVNs working for schools in CA?

   lvntrail replied to msalana's topic in School

   Hi, I am a LVN working for a school district in CA. My salary is a bit less than my cohorts who are working LTC- $2-3 an hour. There are are other district s in our area that are on par with LTC, here the highest wages seem to be in corrections . Thi...

6. School Year 2015/2016: Who's in?

   lvntrail replied to Farawyn's topic in School

   I'm pretty new here :) I started at our high school after Christmas and will happily return in the Fall, I also do a little camp work over the summer.

7. CNA'S, do you use algebra?

   lvntrail replied to gochicagobears's topic in CNA/MA

   I just wanted to encourage you- incase you are thinking of going beyond the CNA- I sucked at math in high school..it was so hard I barely got through geometry and algebra but later at the communtiy college I could do it! Sometimes all the stuff thats...

8. What do you think is better?

   lvntrail replied to CinDRnyc's topic in CNA/MA

   In addition to your schedule and what you can afford -as Fuzzywuzzy said- consider your long term goal. Do you want to be a CNA and be working asap? The school may be best. Do you plan to continue at the same college for a nursing program? Do they gi...

9. CNA Training at a Long-Term Care Facility?

   lvntrail replied to aaron_j_sutter's topic in CNA/MA

   I think the one year commitment is very long for a relatively breif training- especially if its not what you really want to do..is there another practical way for you to get to your goal? And as the other poster said it will depend alot on your train...