CaperLPN

CaperLPN has 21 years experience and specializes in Geriatrics.

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1. Pay Rates 2010

   CaperLPN replied to Fahrenheight's topic in CNA/MA

   1 Nova Scotia,Canada 2 LPN Charge Nurse 3 20.00 per hour 4 Long term care 5 Pension/medical split with employer :)

2. Nurses sound off! Steth belt clip or around the neck?

   CaperLPN replied to vhern246's topic in General Nursing

   I had a doc doing rounds last week with a Hunter orange steth, guess he had lost a few,lol.

3. Where are you from?

   CaperLPN replied to noworries's topic in Canada

   I wonder...Are there any Nova Scotians out there,especially fellow Capers?

4. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

   CaperLPN replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

   A second-hand story. When I was in training,(many moons ago) our Peds instructors gave us many warnings before we went out on the floor.One of the examples she gave to go along with her dire warnings was this: Seems one of her students in the previou...

5. New LPN grad in LTC

   CaperLPN replied to ejsmom's topic in Geriatric

   You're soooo lucky. I also work in LTC,but we only get 2 orientation shifts foer days and one for nights.Three weeks would be wonderful.I envy you!!!

6. bridging from c.n.a to lpn

   CaperLPN replied to followyourbliss's topic in CNA/MA

   I don't understand,I live in Nova Scotia and a few years ago the CNA title was replaced with LPN.When I first took the course (20 years ago and the course was 12 months),I was a CNA, when the title changed I became an LPN,didn't have to rewrite the p...

7. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

   CaperLPN replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric

   Hi Everyone, I've been a member here for over a year and this is the first time I've felt compelled to post a reply to any thread.I've recently completed a re-entry to practice course and I've been offered a position at my workplace a...