LOPAIDNURSE

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1. Where is JCAHO in all of this mess??

   LOPAIDNURSE replied to RNSue's topic in General Nursing

   THANK YOU, TIARA I GREW UP IN KENTUCKY AND HEARD THAT SAYING FREQUENTLY. JCAHO IS NOW ON THE PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY BANDWAGON. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT BECAUSE I WANT MY INFORMATION KEPT PRIVATE. THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS STAFFING AND YOU ARE RIGHT. ...

2. What do you do for yourself?

   LOPAIDNURSE replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

   STRESS CAN KILL SO YOU NEED TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. I DO A FEW THINGS TO HELP COPE. 1. I KEEP MY LIFE PRIORITIES STRAIGHT. 2.I KEEP A SENSE OF HUMOR, SOME DAYS IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT PREVENTS ME FROM COMMITING A FELONY.3. I SOAK IN THE HOT TUB WITH ...

3. What shift do you work? Why?

   LOPAIDNURSE replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

   I WAS A SINGLE MOM DURING MOST OF MY 18 YEARS ON NOCS. I NEEDED THE SHIFT DIFF. MONEY AND IT HELPED WITH CHILDCARE. FINALLY IT AFFECTED MY HEALTH AND I GLADLY STOPPED. I HAVE MORE OPTIONS NOW AND WORK AGENCY WHENEVER TO KEEP UP MY SKILLS UP. I STILL ...

4. Patient Confidentiality

   LOPAIDNURSE replied to Nottanurse1's topic in General Nursing

   PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY IS BIG! THER IS A NEW FEDERAL LAW CONCERNING THIS AND I KNOW HOSPITALS ARE GOING BONKERS TO COMPLY. WE OWN OUR OWN AMBULANCE SERVICE AND TRANSPORTED A PATIENT FROM ONE HOSPITAL TO ANOTHER. THE DISCHARGE HOSPITAL WOULD NOT GIVE...

5. RN"s and LPN's mandated to work as CNA's

   LOPAIDNURSE replied to chili2641's topic in General Nursing

   I HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE COMMENT ABOUT LTC RECIEVING MORE FUNDS. IN MY POSITION I SPEAK WITH ADM. AND DON'S FREQUENTLY. ECF'S FOR THE MOST PART STAFF WITH THE REQUIRED MINIMUM AMOUNT OF CARE HOURS AND WILL NOT GO ABOVE THAT. IT TAKES AWAY THEIR CORPO...

6. verbal 'scripts'

   LOPAIDNURSE replied to NCRN's topic in Relations

   I'M SORRY. I HAD TO WAIT TILL I COULD STOP LAUGHING BEFORE I COULD REPLY. NOW I AM SOBER BECAUSE I CAN REMEMBER WHEN THE LARGEST HOSP IN OUR AREA HAD NURSES WEAR PAGERS THAT MEASURED THE TIME NURSES DID THEIR TASKS EVEN TIME SPENT IN THE BATHROOM! WH...

7. narcotic control in nursing home

   LOPAIDNURSE replied to devilsnymph's topic in General Nursing

   YOU HAD BETTER START COUNTING AND QUICK. I HAVE BEEN IN FACILITIES THAT THERE HAD NOT BEEN A NARCOTIC COUNT DONE IN WEEKS! THEY WERE NOT PLEASED BUT I WAS ADAMANT AND THE COUNT WAS WAY OFF. I HAD THE DON COME TAKE CARE OF IT. I WAS NOT UNDER THE INVE...

8. How your staff knows you care?

   LOPAIDNURSE replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

   AT A FACILITY I WAS IN THEY HAD A BULLETIN BOARD THAT WAS THE "THANK YOU AND ACTS OF KINDNESS" SOUND OFF. IT WAS DISPLAYED PROMINENTLY AND WHERE IT COULD BE READ BY EVERYONE. THE STAFF SHOWED THE CARING THEY HAD FOR THEIR PATIENTS AND ESPECIALLY FOR ...

9. LPN VS BSN VS ADN?

   LOPAIDNURSE replied to SUBQ's topic in General Nursing

   HI CHILI, I AM WORKING ON MY EMT FOR OUR AMBULANCE SERVICE WE OWN THEN I WANT TO DO SOME BUSINESS COURSES. BEST TO YOU IN YOUR EDUCATION ADVENTURE.

10. please respond.

    LOPAIDNURSE replied to dixiechic's topic in General Nursing

    A CORRECTION IS NEEDED FOR THE LPN SCOPE OF PRACTICE IN INDIANA. WE CAN START IV THERAPY, PUSH SOME IV MEDS, HANG BLOOD AFTER IT HAS BEEN CHECKED BY 2 NURSES, ONE AN RN, AND DRAW BLOOD FROM ART LINES. THERE REALLY IS NOT MUCH EXCEPY PAY THAT MARKS TH...

11. Any other Nurse Entrepreneurs?

    LOPAIDNURSE replied to AJB's topic in General Nursing

    AMY, MY HUSBAND AND I STARTED OUR OWN AMBULANCE SERVICE. WE ARE BOTH NURSES AND HE IS A PARAMEDIC. IT IS VERY CHALLENGING BUT I LOVE IT. I STILL WORK AGENCY A FEW TIMES A MONTH TO KEEP UP MY SKILLS. I LOVE...

12. lpn grad pay scale in Florida

    LOPAIDNURSE replied to boomboom's topic in General Nursing

    WELCOME TO NURSING! I CAN TELL YOU THAT IN INDIANA THE BASE IN LTC IS 13-15/HR AND THEY GIVE A GENEROUS .10 CENTS AN HR. FOR EACH YR. OF EXPERIENCE UP TO 10 YRS. MAYBE YOU RECIEVE A SHIFT DIFF. IN HOSP IT IS LESS PER HR. BUT THEY WILL PAY MORE FOR EX...

13. Let's play I Remember When.....

    LOPAIDNURSE replied to RNSue's topic in General Nursing

    THIS TOPIC MADE ME SMILE! I REMEMBER BEING PAID 5.27/HR IN 1978. I FLOATED OUT OF THE NURSING OFFICE ON NOCS TO ALL AREAS OF THE HOSP EVEN ICU AND I HADN'T TAKEN MY BOARDS YET. I REMEMBER GETTING YOUR ACTUAL SCORE ON YOUR NURSING BOARDS NOT JUST A PA...

14. LPN VS BSN VS ADN?

    LOPAIDNURSE replied to SUBQ's topic in General Nursing

    I HAVE BEEN AN LPN FOR 23 YEARS.I HAVE LOVED NURSING TILL THE PAST 5 YRS. I HAVE DONE ICU, SP CARE AND YRS OF HOSP NURSING. I AM NOW CONTINUING MY EDUCATION SINCE MY CHILDREN ARE GROWN BUT NOT IN THE NURSING FIELD. I WOULD PUT MY EXPERIENCE AGAINST M...

15. Is there such a thing as teamwork in nursing?

    LOPAIDNURSE replied to Iwant2banurse's topic in General Nursing

    I CAN'T HELP BUT COMMENT ON TEAMWORK IN NURSING. AFTER 23 YRS. IF YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE THEN HOW HAVE YOU MANAGED SO FAR? AS FOR THE RN LPN THING I HAVE WORKED WITH THE BEST AND WORST OF BOTH AND YOU QUICKLY LEARN WH...