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Let me add..I am not saying ALL LPN's are like this one,but it does give a bad rep.

In regards to the replies here (and thank you all for expressing your opinions), I want to clarify that my post is not egotistical. "Do you feel that patient safety is being threatened by having...

That's different than questioning your nursing judgement and interventions. This nurse tries to "lead" the floor in a clinical sense and most of the time doesn't even understand what's going on. A...

That's crazy...is Hitler still alive?

lol that explains why I accuse my poor patients of having bad veins when I have no choice but to draw from their hand lol. Thanks for that advice!

I wouldn't be mad. I mean, a phlebotomist specializes in drawing blood, I don't, I just have to because I get an order for a stat lab. That's not something they teach in nursing school, it's another...

That really sucks! I can only imagine how you feel as often times in the heat of mental burnout I reflect on how truly grateful I am to be in a position to get mentally burntout! Have you ever...

The patient to CNA ratio in the hospital can be more than slightly unfair. I worked on a cardiac step-down unit and our rooms were constantly full. We would have 2 CNA's for 40 patients. Needless to...

According to Michigan, the LPN is required to practice under an RN, Physician or Dentist, and cannot clinically supervise an RN or ancillary personnel for that matter. They are allowed to...

I don't deny that there are some very good LPN's. My best friend happens to be an LPN and if she were unit manager I wouldn't complain because she knows a lot and she has people and communication...

What I don't understand is why are LPN's allowed to supervise RN's in Long-term care? Due to the education of an RN vs an LPN, this has caused problems! I'm an RN and have been working in Long-term...

I'm a RN and I work in Long term care at the moment. I'm a humble nurse, but I also am a confident nurse. I handle problems when they arise, regardless of the age of my patients; patients have the...