lpn-ny

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1. LOL moments at work

   lpn-ny replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Humor

   I work in a SNF, so i get alot of LOL comments from patients. Heres a couple off the top of my head. While taking a BS on a 85yo male..."you'll squeeze my finger, but not my penis, tease" From a 102yo female (sharp as a tack still)...while removing ...

2. What grosses YOU out?

   lpn-ny replied to JenTheRN's topic in Humor

   When I have to change patients clothes and all their dead skin flakes go floating around me. I usually hold my breath. All ostomy's. Bad breath, B.O., and the smell that hair gets when they don't shower.

3. Is it frowned upon???

   lpn-ny posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work at a SNF but only part time because thats all they have available. I really like there. It's clean and it goes by the book....patients recieve excellent care by all. It's a facility through a hospital so I get all the hospital benefits and the...

4. What is the longest long day anyone works???

   lpn-ny replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   Been working alot of 17 hr shifts lately due to call offs and short staff. Todays my first day off in a 3 day stretch of 2 17hr days and a 9hr day and told my boyfriend I'm exhusted and I ache all over. He had the balls to say "get over it, your job ...

5. wrong job or wrong career???

   lpn-ny posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new LPN. I work at a SNF as a charge LPN and I have 21 patient load. When I first started I loved it.I was oriented to my floor for 3 weeks so I became very familiar with the patients on my floor. As time went on I began to float to other floo...

6. dealing with confused patients

   lpn-ny replied to sprintin08's topic in Geriatric

   I work in a SNF where most of them are confused due to dementia or alzheimers. I practice creative fibbing. I recently had a patient where he was convinced that another resident had a gun and he needed to call the police. I played along and made a pr...

7. Annoyed....Just needing to vent...

   lpn-ny posted a topic in General Nursing

   I like being a nurse, I really do. What I can't stand is the mindless mountains of paperwork. It's never-ending!!! It's repetative and annoying. I understand the importance of doing paperwork....for example, covering your a**, but can't someone come ...

8. Any overnight nurses?

   lpn-ny posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've never worked any over night shifts. I will be picking some up to make some extra cash. I was wondering what time do you go to sleep at when you start work at 11pm. Thanks.

9. Any nurses work ER and LTC in the past?

   lpn-ny replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

   I am a charge LPN in a SNF. Each floor has 21 patients, 2 CNA's. I am in charge of 21 patients meds and treatments and everything in between. I am also in charge of the 2 CNA's on my floor. For each shift there is one RN that is the supervisor for al...

10. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    lpn-ny replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    How about the patient has ammonia? What they are really trying to say is pneumonia.......

11. Just Had To Share :)

    lpn-ny posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm nurse at a SNF. The other day I received a call from the Dr because he wanted an update on a patient. So I answered the phone, I said my name and floor...the Dr asked if he was speaking to a nurse, I replied yes...and the I got "Oh Great" in a sa...

12. Any Advice?

    lpn-ny replied to lpn-ny's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for the advice!!!! It was reallly helpful. I survived and even found something during an assesment that no one else found .

13. Any Advice?

    lpn-ny posted a topic in General Nursing

    So here it goes....I start my first nursing job tomorrow and I am experiencing a cluster of mixed emotions. I am as equally terrified as I am excited. I'm excited to start my new career and experience a whole new world but at the same time I am terri...

14. inserting foley, some tips please

    lpn-ny replied to PRETTYODD's topic in General Nursing

    All great tips. One thing I could add is something one of my nursing instructors told me while in nursing school. Her tip was go home and grab a mirror ladies and look at yourself and know where it is on you because how can you find it on someone els...