lindseylpn

lindseylpn has 21 years experience.

Latest Activity

1. Blood Pressure Meds

   lindseylpn replied to Sickandtiredcna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   The only place I've ever worked where the nurses exclusively took the vitals is a group home and that's because, the support staff aren't CNAs. That's not the norm in most places though. CNAs almost...

2. LPN or MA...

   lindseylpn replied to WCSU1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I guess it depends on your end goal, cost, pay and what kind of facility you want to work at. Usually when someone becomes an MA that it's their end goal as there really isn't any upward mobility and...

3. Toenail surgery

   lindseylpn replied to Canadiangirl94's topic in General Nursing

   I had the same surgery several years ago, I had it done on Tuesday and returned to work Saturday. I wore Crocs and would switch to a loose open toed house shoe when I could, those were the only shoes...

4. Fired Due to Not Being Able to Get to Work

   lindseylpn replied to Studentworker's topic in General Nursing

   I "think" I might be able to explain the whole $20 per shift thing. I'm in an area that has a lot of residential group homes and I work at a group home myself. In my area at some agencies they have...

5. Can't find a job! No job opportunities!

   lindseylpn replied to PrettyNerd's topic in General Nursing

   These are plenty of options other than a nursing home- assisted living, private duty, home health, hospice, corrections, psych, group homes, treatment facilities, insurance assessments, occupational...

6. Breaks

   lindseylpn replied to NurseKC87's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   1. Yep, in my experience most nursing jobs don't let the nurses leave the premises for lunch. The only place I've worked where you could leave at lunch was at a Drs office and that's because, the...

7. Prns

   lindseylpn replied to Pamcorey's topic in Patient Medications

   The question was simple yes but, the answer really isn't simple as different facilities will have different policies. You need to ask what the policy is at your facility but, they may not even have...

8. Glasses for working

   lindseylpn replied to opalbee's topic in General Nursing

   I just bought 2 pairs from zenni optical, $17.50 a piece. That's frames and lenses with anti glare coating. Shipping and all I paid $54. I bought a smaller pair and a slightly larger pair. The smaller...

9. Bizarre Co-Worker Rant!

   lindseylpn replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

   I once had a co-worker that would become irate when someone else would wear something close to the same outfit as her. "Oh, nurse so and so you just had to wear blue scrubs today didn't you?! You just...

10. If I want to teach CNA classes...?

    lindseylpn replied to EGspirit's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The Goodwill in my area hires LPNs to teach CNA classes, I see the job ads every so often. So maybe check with Goodwill or an equivalent that does job training? The community college, tech college and...

11. New grad, MRDD position...

    lindseylpn replied to Fuzzylove81's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The direct care staff can do PO meds if they've been thru their med tech training but, we still do the things like meds/feedings thru a g-tube, trach care and injections. I'm not sure how things are...

12. Nurses with children always go home early?

    lindseylpn replied to Agatha12's topic in General Nursing

    I once had a co-worker who told everyone that would listen that I should have to work every weekend and holiday because, I don't have children. I already worked every Saturday and Sunday but, every...

13. How did/do you pay for nursing school and expenses? I need some advice.

    lindseylpn replied to justSara's topic in General Students

    If I were you, I think first I'd try to refinance the car. 18% seems like an insane interest rate. I just looked up some going interest rates and the quote for Fair credit was around 7.5% to below 3%...

14. OccuVAX...? Or other flu/vaccine clinics...

    lindseylpn replied to Peppermint_RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I know this is an "old" thread but, it pops back up every year so I thought I'd include my experience as I just recently did a flu clinic. I think it's an odd process, there's very little...

15. Is this a normal patient load for LTC?

    lindseylpn replied to guest17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yep, that unfortunately is the normalish patient load in LTC. I'd say 20-40 patients is probably average. When I worked LTC we had 25 in the skilled wing (Hospital step down, trachs, tube feedings, iv...