ArkansasLPN

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1. Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

   ArkansasLPN replied to ixchel's topic in Relations

   I've had radiology call to see if a MRI can be postponed until morning. Usually radiology will call within a few minutes of the order being enter and the doctor is in house so I can check with him/her. We don't need an order to draw from a invasive l...

2. Alternative Therapies - Experiences

   ArkansasLPN replied to ArkansasLPN's topic in General Nursing

   I also wanted to add, before someone says it's not in my scope to use a Violet Ray on a pancreatic cancer patient, I myself will not be doing the treatment. This lady's brother is a retired physician. She has discussed it with him and he sees no poss...

3. Alternative Therapies - Experiences

   ArkansasLPN replied to ArkansasLPN's topic in General Nursing

   If the FDA could sweep something as large as medical marijuana under the rug for nearly a century, imagine what the could do to much smaller, less publicized alternative therapy. There are youtube videos of cannabis oil curing melanoma and other canc...

4. Alternative Therapies - Experiences

   ArkansasLPN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've been in the nursing field for several years mainly working in PCU and Med-Surg setting. I often encounter patients taking handfuls of medications. Many times they have medications to treat the side affects caused by their other medications. Some...

5. Love night shift....not confused pt's!

   ArkansasLPN replied to stephalina6's topic in General Nursing

   Be sure to have your fall precautions in place especially the bed alarm. Depending on the patient's behavior while they are confused, they may need some restraits or even a posey bed. There are also a several medications that may be benefical (ambien...

6. Second guessing myself....

   ArkansasLPN replied to RED1984's topic in Relations

   Use this as an opportunity to learn and don't report it. I would have told her to buy it OTC if it is cheaper money and maybe give her a few dollars. Some doctors will order a few extra doses for the patient take home with them.

7. Nursing Rant: Am I wrong?

   ArkansasLPN replied to Gurlonthesun's topic in Rehabilitation

   You expected the nurse manager to take the hard group, lol. Remember, you answer to her, and she doesn't owe you any excuses. The nurse manager on our Rehab unit was forced to step down and take a floor position. She needed a week of orientation bef...

8. LPNs? What do they do? Where can they work? Difference between LPN vs RN?

   ArkansasLPN replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN/LVN

   Arkansas has a broad scope. I work float pool in a fairly large hospital. We take the same patient ratio as RNs. Med-Surg and ortho can get up to 7:1 ratio on night shift, but there is a PCT with a 15:1 ratio and a charge nurse out of staffing usuall...

9. New grad nurse in Alzheimer's facility - Scared to lose my license!

   ArkansasLPN replied to ILNurse728's topic in Geriatric

   4 days of orientation for 50 geropsych patients? That doesn't sound safe to me either. If your worried about a bad reference, don't list them on your next job application. I personally wouldn't even accept this type of nursing assignment. When a majo...

10. New grad offered a job, but help pls!

    ArkansasLPN replied to RNshine2015's topic in New Jersey

    If you have already committed to the first employer, that bridge might be burnt if you back out now. Could you work PRN at both and then pick the one you like best after working there for a couple of months?

11. Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

    ArkansasLPN replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    I went in to pass PM meds around 8pm. Shortly after I came in the room the patient had a 20-30 second Grand Mal seizure. The spouse was at bedside and I briefly explained what I believed was happening. The initial set of vitals about 2 minutes follow...

12. New Nurse ... not distinguishing myself as brilliant

    ArkansasLPN replied to SilverSister's topic in General Nursing

    1. It sounds like your charge nurse is riding you. They followed behind you to make sure the entire bag of vanc infused? Them bags of vanc are 250ml minimum, so the patient got the vast majority of the dose. I can't even count the amount of times I'v...

13. Are you Facebook friends with your coworkers?

    ArkansasLPN replied to BlueDawnRN's topic in Relations

    I will friend a coworker unless I don't like them, lol. You do have to be careful about what you post though. I've seen a couple of nurses fired for their facebook comments.

14. Lost and in need of advice

    ArkansasLPN replied to MNbyte's topic in General Nursing

    If you have any friends working at a hospital, you could have them put in a good word for you to a nurse manager. The hospital where I work has a consistent turnover and is always hiring for nurses. I've managed to get a few of my friends a job like ...