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Bone up on your lab values, what the ranges are, and panic values.
Get a book on current diagnostic procedures.
Review your IV and lab draw skills.
Get you a "cheat sheet" for report & give report to others in an orderly fashion: Dx, Tests pending, Accuchecks, Neuro, heart, vascular, pulmonary, IV, GI, B&B, I&0, etc.
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TheCommuter, BSN, RN
102 Articles; 27,612 Posts
Perhaps a refresher course will help you polish up some of those lost skills.
Are hospitals in your area still hiring LPNs? I've observed that many of the people who post here complain of LPNs being phased out of their local hospitals in favor of an all-RN staff.