kkostelnikPN

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1. Newly licensed LPN

   kkostelnikPN replied to halleghir's topic in LPN/LVN

2. Witnessed unsterile procedure and feeling terrible about it

   kkostelnikPN replied to cblake4293's topic in General Nursing

   I work in LTC and sterile technique is still required at all times whether the person is being straight cathed or not This nurse is using poor practice and I think you need to speak up. Don't be a nurse who just doesn't care because its "minor" (wh...

3. Annoyed

   kkostelnikPN posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   So I'm a brand new nurse on my second week of orientation on a vent unit in LTC. The nurse who has been training me watched me give a subQ lovenox shot today and freaked out bc I went in at 90degrees saying that I was doing it like an IM shot and tha...

4. H E L P!!!.....

   kkostelnikPN replied to msmack's topic in NCLEX

5. New grad and first job as lvn but has no idea :( help!

   kkostelnikPN replied to meeelani3's topic in LPN/LVN

6. New Nurse and Nervous About Skills

   kkostelnikPN replied to JmeinRN's topic in LPN/LVN

7. Is it within the scope of the LPN license in the state of MA to start IVs?

   kkostelnikPN replied to BethanyMcCassie's topic in LPN/LVN

   I was told for my boards that I took 2 weeks ago LPNs are only aloud to monitor fluids already infusing and hang IVPB

8. Need Some Advice, Please.

   kkostelnikPN replied to Nursing20's topic in LPN/LVN

   I personally don't think getting your LPN first is a waste of time. I just graduated got my license and first job making 20$/hr which is only 3$ less than RNs in my area. The only problem is I know where I'm from (Indiana) they do not hire LPNs in ho...

9. Are the NCLEX PN SATA questions really specific?

   kkostelnikPN replied to lizzy07991's topic in NCLEX

   The sata questions are very straight forward and easy to decide what's right and wrong. I hardly had any lab values but if u do the value will be very abnormal don't stress it wasn't that bad!

10. Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    kkostelnikPN replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Humor

    I used to work on the Alzheimer's unit at a LTC facility and one lady everyday never wanted to be toileted she would always tell me she's not a baby and can do it herself ( which she was unable, she could walk and go to the bathroom but never changed...

11. how do you work with coworkers that doesn't like you

    kkostelnikPN replied to Creole_Nurse's topic in Relations

    Not*** true

12. how do you work with coworkers that doesn't like you

    kkostelnikPN replied to Creole_Nurse's topic in Relations

13. Seeing this quite a bit

    kkostelnikPN replied to KRSLPN's topic in LPN/LVN

    Amen sister!

14. Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    kkostelnikPN replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Humor

    I'm literally loling. This is too funny. Especially the last part.

15. Seeing this quite a bit

    kkostelnikPN replied to KRSLPN's topic in LPN/LVN

    I believe they are referring to all posters on all nurses not just the posters in the LPN forum