LPNscottnj

LPNscottnj has 2 years experience and specializes in Sub Acute LTC Hospice.

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1. LTC: The good, bad and the ugly places!!!WOW!!

   LPNscottnj replied to kstec's topic in Geriatric

   Don't be fooled my friend by the looks and modern equipment. It all boils down to the staff. I work in the oldest facility in the state, or almost the oldest. To walk in you would think its a step back in time. *new one is currently under constructio...

2. How many times have you cried???

   LPNscottnj replied to CareBayer's topic in New Nurse

   i cried for the first time last weekend. i had a hospice patient in my sub acute unit. a young female cancer patient. her constant need for a nurse caused me to get to know her children well. her death was not pleasant. many siezures and alot of wick...

3. Insulin Nightmare Well Sort Of

   LPNscottnj posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   This is prob. nursing 101, but I had a close call today. There was a resident who had a stroke with left sided weakness. Needless to say she is unable to wash her hands like we do. I took her blood sugar at dinner it read 400 even. I of course used a...

4. If your afraid of killing someone, should you not pursue nursing?

   LPNscottnj replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

   TAKE YOUR TIME, often the same drugs come in different concentrations. NEVER

5. Sub Acute .... LTC

   LPNscottnj posted a topic in Geriatric

   I currently work at a small mostly private pay facility. We do take Med A pts. more and more actually. They have special rooms set up like a hospital, I start IVs, We have two hospice suits etc. My question is this. Last night I had 12 Sub Acutes and...

6. POLL: What states have LPN/LVN hospital JOBS?

   LPNscottnj replied to RbLegend's topic in LPN/LVN

   Hi i know you posted this awhile back. New Jersey does have LPN jobs at hospitals. They are far and few between. I was aksed to interview for an ER position at a hospital in Neark. Yes im an LPN with maily Sub Acute and hospice care experience. ...

7. New law regarding LPN's duties in nursing home settings

   LPNscottnj replied to catsnurse's topic in New Jersey

   To catsnurse in NJ. I work in a subacute unit in separate wing of a ltc facility. LPNs are able to start IVs and run IVPB, LPNs can hang TPN and Lipids as well. here is a quote from the Us Dept of Health and Human Services website on LPN duties i...

8. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

   LPNscottnj replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN/LVN

   the lpn rate at the sub acute unit i work in is 23.50 hr with full benefits and overtime if you want it. i also do agency work and the rate is 30. hr this is central new jersey. seems like the rates from other parts of the country are really low. ...

9. EC and LTC

   LPNscottnj replied to rh39's topic in Online Learning

   Hello I just enrolled to EC this week. i need to get all my college credits as well as the nursing ones. I did get a loan from wells fargo so that will help with the fees. i am an LPN who works in a sub acute unit at a LTC which is building a new...

10. Should I work for an agency??

    LPNscottnj replied to TopazLPN's topic in Agency

    Hi LPN here with 1 year exp. I left my 19.an hour job to work for an agency. they pay 29. an hour and i work 40 hours a week. could work more but just dont want to over stretch myself. plus they have health insurance and holiday pay. I had to sh...

11. ? about Excelsior and Ohio

    LPNscottnj replied to anba's topic in Online Learning

    call your board of nursing. I called , emailed and wrote a letter to the NEW JERSEY Board of Nursing and they sent me a letter asking me why I would even question it. Considering NY and NJ are almost the same. So they take Excelsior grads and the...