GraceLPN

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1. NG Tube Placement

   GraceLPN replied to aerialflyer's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I work in the NICU and we check placement by auscultation. Have never seen it done by pH, although it is supposed to be more reliable.

2. To agency nurses

   GraceLPN replied to Palpitations's topic in General Nursing

   Congratulations Roach, There is no sense in working somewhere that makes you unhappy. Life is too short to spend it like that. There is such a nursing shortage right now, that it easy to find shifts anywhere, anytime. The agency is making too much...

3. To agency nurses

   GraceLPN replied to Palpitations's topic in General Nursing

   I work agency in Louisville, KY and I love it. I do self-scheduling, even to the point of contacting the facility and scheduling myself with their staffing coordinator. I love the flexibility of being able to do this. Characteristically, I will wo...

4. Do you feel you have enough time to safely care for your patients?

   GraceLPN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I work for an agency primarily in long term care. I could tell you stories that you would not believe. Last night, I worked the night shift in a 100 bed facility with only one other nurse. As an agency nurse, of course I had the skilled side. I w...

5. lpn in nursing home

   GraceLPN replied to danam7's topic in LPN/LVN

   That is the wildest thing I have ever heard of. I work for an agency, primarily in long term care. At the facilities I go to, most of the time there is not even an RN present in the building. What am I supposed to do, call in an RN from home to de...