Twix

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1. LVN Hospital Jobs

   Twix replied to jimbalaya's topic in Texas

   not sure, but i know a few LVNs that worked in hospitals and said they sure treated nothing more than glorified CNAs..

2. LVN Hospital Jobs

   Twix replied to jimbalaya's topic in Texas

   are you looking for a nursing home job or hospital job? i live in allen.

3. Slack, Sloppy Nurses for coworkers! VENT101!

   Twix replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN/LVN

   update..nurse sleepy just call the administrator just after 0630 to report me that i took a picture of him while he is sleeping and asked if that was legal, administrator's responce, you just admitted to me that you are, that even better than the pic...

4. Slack, Sloppy Nurses for coworkers! VENT101!

   Twix replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN/LVN

   here's one, i work the nite shift, and a co-worker sleeps at the nurse's station, doesn't help out, does not answer call lights or bed alarms, had the nerve to tell me he's going for a break, disappears for an hour, can't find him nowhere's ,then ret...

5. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

   Twix replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric

   Everytime someone dies at my facility, I call my friend the RN to come pronounce the patient. I usually ay to her, " Hey can you come and say "Yup they're dead."

6. LPN graduate from philippines

   Twix replied to louiseRN's topic in Philippines

   I feel sorry for those of you that have been fooled by these LPN nursing schools.

7. Does anyone else ever get tired of "stupid" nurses?

   Twix replied to twinmom2k's topic in LPN/LVN

   here's one, i worked with an lvn who gives report to 6a - 2 p nurse, everybody is ok when they are not, when asked for u/a results, why pt. is on ABT, she says "I don't know."one time she called the MD for a critical lab. result @ 0300 ,and pt. was ...

8. new ADON help

   Twix replied to Zar's topic in Management

   i feel sorry for the ADONs in Texas, when I use to in New Hampshire, we have a scheduler on staff, one less thing for ADON to worry about. Now my ADON is stressed out ,because our DON does not like to be on call, I have seen our ADON do a double 3 to...

9. night nurse who leaves everything undone..

   Twix replied to linzz's topic in Geriatric

   I work the nigth shift, I now have 36 patients, pass meds, do skilled notes, blood sugars, and drgs changes, calibrate the cbg machines, check the temp. on the refrig, do vital signs, collect urine samples, get the lab.paper work ready,do my document...

10. Hard Time Finding Brachial Artery

    Twix replied to zooz's topic in CNA/MA

    ooops sorry, lack of sleep...hehe...i read radial...

11. Hard Time Finding Brachial Artery

    Twix replied to zooz's topic in CNA/MA

    put your fingers (index and middle ) on the tip of you thumb and trace down until you reach the base of your thumb to your wrist .

12. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

    Twix replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric

    Men, I should show this site to one of our nurse that always complain about her work load on 2p -10p shift, she has 20 patients, 2 CNAs and a CMA, 5 patients are independent on ADLs and every now and then ,gets a new admit, and still complains to me,...

13. Wanting to Move to Dallas

    Twix replied to fssmith's topic in Texas

    Just moved to Allen,TX...Love it...housing cost is great,we're closing on a house soon..

14. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

    Twix replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric

    OOPs, I meant to say 24.. hehehe:chuckle

15. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

    Twix replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric

    I would like to know what state is this in. I live in N.H. and I have 4 patients, and 3 aides. Make me worried about moving now.God knows what's out there.