chelojelo

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1. Help!! Maternity scrubs?? Are they necessary?

   chelojelo replied to RNin2007's topic in General Nursing

   I agree, i just went one size up. The pants that tie around the waist are a lot better than the elastic band, for the obvious reason of being able to adjust them. As far as tops, i bought one bigger one and wore white tshirts other times because they...

2. Deathbed visions

   chelojelo replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

   I've worked in nursing homes for the past 14 years and have never seen anyone experience what i would call a true deathbed vision, as the few that did talk to dead relatives did so before they were even sick, due to Alzheimer's, etc. But i have seen ...

3. Methods of instruction for LPN's to become cna instructors

   chelojelo replied to kentuckygal39's topic in Kentucky

   i had been working there for a few yrs. i didn't do it all the time. there was another lpn who did it full time. she was going thru some long term health problems and i was sort of a stand in at that time, then after she came back i continued to help...

4. End of Shift Report

   chelojelo replied to fireflyLPN's topic in General Nursing

   where i work we tape report. I like the report to be a little more detailed, as a lot of times i'm off work for 4 days at a time, and with 50+ pts, i don't have time to dig thru charts. Recording report has it's pros and cons. On the upside, if you'r...

5. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

   chelojelo replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric

   I'm an LPN in a LTC facility (Ive worked in LTC for about 9yrs, and the facility i work at has a floor that is pretty much the equivalent to med/surg) and i've never been asked, or even "allowed" to work as an Aide, though i have offered to at times ...

6. Methods of instruction for LPN's to become cna instructors

   chelojelo replied to kentuckygal39's topic in Kentucky

   Are you talking about at a vocational school or in a facility? I actually did this part time at the last LTC facility i worked at. I didn't have to have any special certification. It was one of those deals where, as most LTC facilities do now, anyone...

7. Nursing Agencies--are they worth it???

   chelojelo replied to chelojelo's topic in Kentucky

   Thanks for your advice! I actually went today and signed on with an agency. Not one in Lexington, but one in Somerset, which services facilities closer to me. It took 6 HOURS to apply and get all the paperwork, do the tests, etc. I couldn't BELIEVE i...

8. Baylor Benefits?

   chelojelo replied to KimmieNEAL's topic in Alabama

   I work the Baylor plan at a LTC facility. Work Sat/Sun night and one night during the week, equaling 36hrs total but i get paid for 44hrs. I have full benefits, insurance, holidays, vacation. I have been told that if i ever took a weekend day off tha...

9. I need a good excuse to quit LTC job

   chelojelo replied to noclpn's topic in Geriatric

   I would definately give at least a 2wk notice. Many LTC facilities are corporate owned, and they would know about you quitting with no notice if you tried to work at one of their other facilities, be it a LTC facility, a hospital, etc. Also, people y...

10. How do they post DNR in the patients rooms at your LTC

    chelojelo replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric

    We don't post anything in the patients' rooms, either. And they don't wear name bands. We just have to look at their charts. Aside from the paperwork on the inside of the chart, we use a large green sticker dot, about the size of a nickle, on the out...

11. 1)Feeling picked on, 2) How much is too much? A vent of a nurse/mom loosing her mind.

    chelojelo replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree that night nurses get the least respect. I worked as a day shift nurse for years, then a year and a half ago switched to night shift at a different facility to be closer to home, to get 12 hr shifts, more $$, etc. I have learned to ne...

12. Driving out the older nurse

    chelojelo replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen this happen to several older nurses at my last job over the course of the 7yrs I worked there. It was also a LTC facility. One particular nurse had been there for 20+ yrs. I was sitting outside on break with a younger nurse one day and she ...

13. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    chelojelo replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    how'd u get that little dancing person on there?

14. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    chelojelo replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Definately agree with you on that one. When i was in clinicals and had to watch procedures in the OR i almost passed out more than once. I had to leave the room and watch from behind the glass. And the masks...can't stand wearing one for longer than ...

15. Wound classification

    chelojelo replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    The manner in which we stage wounds would depend on their severity. For example, a stage I would be where the skin is not broken, but is reddened and the red area does not go away after turning the pt off of that area. A stage II is where the skin is...