MNlpn

MNlpn

Geriatrics, acute hospital care, rehab

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  1. Mandating CRRN Certification

    MNlpn posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    Our ARU has been open now for 18 months. The director is making it mandatory for the RNs to become rehab certified. This has caused a big upset with some of the RNs, especially the older ones who...

  2. end of shift report

    MNlpn replied to Rebecca1966's topic in Rehabilitation

    We keep our report as brief as possible. We include the following in our shift report. 1. Pain, 2. Transfers (how much assist pt needs) 3. ADL's, 4. Abnormal labs and VS, 5. Pt. teaching needs, 6....

  3. Who signs of on orders?

    MNlpn replied to henayneiCLNC's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital I work at here in Minneapolis, The orders have to be cosigned by either HUC + RN, or RN + RN or RN + LPN. LOL.......even then stuff still gets missed! Thats why on the night shift we...

  4. New grad-start job next week

    MNlpn replied to sleepyjane's topic in Rehabilitation

    If its anything like my acute rehab.....buy yourself a good pair of RUNNING

  5. a family member gave me five dollars

    MNlpn replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago when I use to work LTC, there was an elderly woman there who I had known since I was a child. I would always fill her bird feeder that was outside of her window. She had insisted on giving...

  6. Are you paid for orienting someone?

    MNlpn replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    I also work in a hospital setting. We get nominal extra pay ($1/hr I think) for precepting a new hire. Also, on our unit they will often try to staff up an extra nurse so that the preceptor can take...

  7. Fairview Southdale

    MNlpn replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I work at UMMC-Fairview (Riverside Campus). It's been my experience that all the nurses get great orientations at Fairview. It's been awhile since I was in orientation but 6 weeks sounds about...

  8. would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    MNlpn replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    $23/hr here!!! Not bad for a

  9. The Circumcision Discussion

    MNlpn replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If it ain't broke DON'T fix

  10. No Holiday Pay?

    MNlpn replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I get holiday pay. Time and a half. And yes, I'm

  11. RN's who cover an LPN

    MNlpn replied to yumaRN1990's topic in General Nursing

    When I come on shift, I get my report, check my e-mar for meds and proceed to care for the 6 - 8 patients that I'm assigned. There are either one or two RNs on shift with me. One of them is my...

  12. LPNs and IVs in Acute Rehab

    MNlpn posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    I'd like to know if any Acute Rehab Units out there allow LPNs to do anything with IVs/PICC lines. At my facility, the LPNs are only allowed to access PIVs. We can hang abx, fluids, mg, K+, not...

  13. LPN'S Supervising RNs'? How would you feel?

    MNlpn replied to cowgirl4u's topic in General Nursing

    I work on an Acute Rehab Unit. We have a nurse manager. She is an RN, BSN, CCRN, CPAN blah blah blah. Her boss, who is the director of the unit, has no nursing background what so ever....her...

  14. LPN'S Supervising RNs'? How would you feel?

    MNlpn replied to cowgirl4u's topic in General Nursing

    Who says she, is

  15. Shortage of RNs not LPNS!...

    MNlpn replied to NYSNOWBUNNY007's topic in General Nursing

    There are only about 50 of us LPNs here at the hospital I work at in Minnesota. I did several years of LTC before hospital nursing. The pay rate at the LTC places stunk. I've been at the hospital 9...

  16. Magnet status?

    MNlpn replied to colleennurse's topic in General Nursing

    The U of M Medical Center-Fairview is seeking Magnet Status. They should find out by the end of the year I believe. Guess I'll find out if I still have a job or not then

  17. starting wage for lpn

    MNlpn replied to nursespurses's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ive been an LPN for 14 yrs now. Started out in LTC at $9.00/hr. I moved to Minneapolis in '94 and my wage in LTC went to $11.00. I thought that was big bucks after coming from the sticks. Well,...

  18. Computer Charting

    MNlpn replied to sstromberg's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya!!! We are starting the switchover now too on our ARU. We have to chart all the patient assessment stuff in the computer. But, we still have to go to the chart to do our FIM scores on...

  19. As a patient, do you disclose your qualifications?

    MNlpn replied to lisalau's topic in General Nursing

    It seems that when our patients are admitted their profession always seems to pop up in their social history, but again I suppose they offered that info somewhere along the way. One nurse on the...

  20. Raises-how often do you get them?

    MNlpn replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital is union. So we get a pay raise every year. Our contract runs for 3 years. So when the contract expires, we negotiate for pay raises etc. IE: if they agree to a 12% raise, they divide it...

  21. Let's call Oprah

    MNlpn replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't John Stassel (sp) work with 20/20? OMG, he could interview ME

  22. Biggest Payday

    MNlpn replied to realnurse06's topic in General Nursing

    I've always been leary of sign on bonuses. They tend to make me wonder what is wrong with the place if they gotta bribe ya with thousands of dollars to go to work for them! Always short staffed...

  23. Do you like Minnesota?

    MNlpn replied to sympathoadrenal's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I don't think they refer to it as Murderapolis so much anymore! That nickname came about several years ago when it hit an altime high of like 93 murders in one year. Minneapolis is still a...

  24. What are some of the nicer hospitals in twin cities?

    MNlpn replied to ivn75's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, now that you mention it, I believe it was the N.H.! My

  25. Do you like Minnesota?

    MNlpn replied to sympathoadrenal's topic in General Nursing

    Actually the bars in Mpls and St. Paul close at 2:00 a.m. now. Least the ones I go