MOLpN04

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1. Advice for charge nurse ...Help

   MOLpN04 replied to okikatt's topic in LPN/LVN

   Did the CNA forget the sheet?? OR purposely not bring it to the patient?? Regardless, the issue is she asked the patient which they wanted and then left to supposedly get the item, in the meantime, the patient is lying there uncovered because she di...

2. Are these true or false rumors about LPN

   MOLpN04 replied to mcclot1993's topic in LPN/LVN

   When I was in HS looking to do an LPN program, I was told by all the guidance counselors "bad choice, that program and LPN's are going to "obsolete" in the near future. That was back in 1987. Today I am an LPN, and have worked in the hospital on me...

3. Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurses (LPNs / LVNs)

   MOLpN04 replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN/LVN

   In Missouri, an LPN can be a Charge Nurse in LTC. At times, the LPN will be the only nurse in the building, though there is typically an RN on call (if she answers her phone or not is another story). We can hang some IV's, but don't do IV Push. We...

4. Do you think lpns will ever be back in the hospitals?

   MOLpN04 replied to Smk22's topic in LPN/LVN

   I think this is a real possibility in the near future, at least in the US. With Obamacare and all the extra patients they will have, I will say in the future, the hospitals are going to need to hire more nurses quickly.

5. Resigning

   MOLpN04 replied to Sinah's topic in Career Support

   If you have addressed those concerns with your supervisor and nothing was done about it, and You feel your license is in jeopardy...I say Quit, you can always get another job, your license is a bit harder to re-obtain if you lose it working for a cra...