LeChien BSN, RN

LeChien has 13 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Emergency Nursing, Pediatrics.

Latest Activity

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   UTA MSN Nurse Educator Preceptor

   LeChien posted a topic in University of Texas Arlington

   This is a shot in the dark, but I am looking for a preceptor for May/June 2023. I'm in need of an MSN-ED-prepared preceptor with at least one year experience in their role. Willing to travel the...
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   Regretting my decision to become a nurse

   LeChien replied to FNPtoB's topic in General Specialties

   What about nursing education?! I've felt the way you are describing before. But those student loans aren't going to pay themselves and I found it quite dumb (in my case, not yours!) to take out...
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   Shift Work

   LeChien replied to Mary3010's topic in General Specialties

   Hi Mary, did you mean to ask do I like working with these patients in their homes? Or were you asking if that's what I do? Either way, I work with pediatric patients in their homes, yes! I like it for...
4. 

   Shift Work

   LeChien replied to Mary3010's topic in General Specialties

   I work pediatric private duty. Right now I work M-T-Th 7a-7p, but next week will move to S-M-T 7p-7a. Hours are upon needs of the family, which in this case is 24/7 care so they have it split...
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   Aspiring Educator

   LeChien replied to LeChien's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Thank you everyone for your comments. I made the original post before I knew I was accepted into the MSN program, so I'm happy to say I'm 4 months into it! I'll be graduating May of 2023. I appreciate...
6. 

   The quietest workplace

   LeChien replied to scrabblern's topic in General Specialties

   Private duty with a nonverbal patient as others have said. I love
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   Family refuses to meet in person

   LeChien replied to NurseKel's topic in Private Duty

   If they can't give you an inch, why should you give them a
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   Strange symptoms after flushing PICC....suspect arterial placement?

   LeChien replied to UnbrokenRN09's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   What are they actually receiving through the PICC (I.e. antibiotics)? Or are you only flushing it for
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   Artificial Disc Replacement

   LeChien posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Hello fellow nurses, I'm having C6-7 replaced at the end of this month. I'm not worried about the surgery at all. I'm in good hands with the surgeon. Just wanted to see if anyone else has had...
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    I had a lot of difficulty with home health the past year. Is it this area or something else?

    LeChien replied to Mintezia's topic in Home Health

    I don't know what company you are with, but I've had prior connections with "Continuum Pediatrics" when I lived in VA. Maybe give them a try. I checked and they have offices in NC and SC
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    Unresponsive patients--avoiding working with them

    LeChien replied to DarcyInSATX's topic in Home Health

    I work in private duty pediatric home care and it's mostly the opposite. Many of the patients I work with are responsive, if not verbally then in other ways. While the agency needs nurses to fill...
12. 

    How to organize medications

    LeChien replied to Kelsie Gerth's topic in Patient Medications

    It might put you behind for right now because you're a new nurse and haven't gotten your flow down yet, but I would only pull one patient at a time. A mistake I made as a new nurse working in an...
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    I Am Absolutely Miserable Because I Hate Being A Nurse

    LeChien replied to PerkyWallflower10's topic in General Nursing

    I've always bounced from private duty nursing back to the hospital. When the hospital gets too stressful, such as with covid, back to private duty I go. It's the exact opposite - most days it's...
14. 

    Texas Abortion Law

    LeChien replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This whole abortion law really p**ses me off! I'm a childfree woman. I am SO grateful and blessed to have obtained a tubal in 2017 while I still had the chance. BUT, as we all know, tubals have a...
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    Need advice. Choosing between New Grad Program vs infusion Center

    LeChien replied to Jad78's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Congrats! Those sound very exciting. Are you asking which you should choose? If so, do you have any other experience besides nursing school? Personally if it were me, regardless of pay, I would...