Also nursing homes are much different than hospitals.. I did my clinicals at nursing homes, and it is a chore just to find sterile gloves! They did not perform sterile technique to my knowlege.
Can you find out what the statistics are for your facility pertaining to HAI? Also how long has this LPN worked there - it would seem to me if she has worked there for years, and does a lot of caths... they would have been on to her by now.
cindjo717 replied to renegade.4's topic in LPN/LVN
I can only tell you what they had during my clinicals. There should be one book exclusively for wounds. All residents that have wounds are in there, and you document everything concerning the wound and care there. Just like they have one book for bow...
cindjo717 replied to RNJamie12's topic in Job Hunt
They must do this a lot. A fellow student in my LPN class knew someone in the facility who suggested that she work there as receptionist while in school, get license and transition to nurse. That's exactly how it worked out, in that order. She just g...
What about a refresher course? Try not to be so hard on yourself, your heart seems like its really in nursing. . You would be a great asset to the patients, just think how many people are missing out on you. Don't waste anymore time try and make a ...
I am a newly licensed LPN, didn't receive it in the mail yet, passed it on Jan. 9th. I have given out several of my resumes last week - 2 in person and several online. Haven't heard anything yet, just want to see what you all think of my resume, ...
cindjo717 replied to lpnstudentlaura's topic in LPN/LVN Students
My school was infamous for changing the rules mid stream, it was very frustrating. We had to pass a math test that was separate from our pharmacology, but taken during the same course. On the math you had to get 100%, but had many many times to keep ...
I totally get what you're saying. It seems like it is very competetive - that some of these "know it alls" is what I call them , are always trying to one up eachother, in this case even the professor! It's really difficult, but sorry to say that I de...