LPN Retired LPN

I worked evenings and nights for 30+ years, mostly because there was never a day shift to ever come open. This was a state job, only state employer in my,area, so I,had,to,stick it out to get that state retirement. I have been retired,now since 11/2...

Yes, if I were in your shoes, I would be keeping some kind of record of convos with this man . he is a manipulative bully, and if he were to get to your manager first, you're screwed. Go to your manager now, and tell him/her what has been said. You m...

My initiation into the nursing field came as I first started as a nurse's aide. They had me accompanying other aides for my training to learn what I had to do. One little lady who was admitted from home, came in with huge decubitus all over her butto...

My initiation into the nursing field came as I first started as a nurse's aide. They had me accompanying other aides for my training to learn what I had to do. One little lady who was admitted from home, came in with huge decubitus all over her butto...

Oh gosh, where I used to work we had to call the family about every little thing. (I worked with mentally and physically disabled people over 30 years.) We had to call about everything. Most of our notifications were about injuries or illnesses. Call...

Oh, good grief, I was just trying to be funny. Do you,not have a sense of humor?? Lighten up.

We never had a school,nurse when I was in school. Wouldn't have made any difference for me anyway. My mother made me go to school even if I was sick. i used to have alot of colds as a kid, always runny nose, and sneezing. Never had any comfort meds t...

IDK, but that guy in the pic could be my nurse any time.

Everybody makes mistakes now and then . you did everything you could to rectify it. Called the doctor. Just learn from it. And move on . you're still a going to be a great nurse. Try not to dwell on it too much.

Why do you hang around this person? Get away from her, as far as you can go. If it were me, I,would change jobs if I had to, to get away from her. Leave her in the dust.

I used to love watching Saint Elsewhere. But that been gone long time.

There's always 2 sides to every story. I will probably be in the hospital eventually for heart surgery to repair an aneurysm. My sleeping habits are horrible. I have to take a lunesta but my dog wakes me up usually around midnight, give an hour or tw...

I am an LPN, I worked over 40 years, but 7 years ago I was diagnosed with aortic stenosis and had aorta valve replacement. Now I have an aneurysm, which,is being closely, monitored. I qualified for social security disability, so I,took that along wit...

He also looks like hes ready to pump it up, but has no stethoscope in his ears. There is one hanging on the wall.

As an LPN, I know I work under the guidance and supervision of a doctor or an RN. If an RN TELLS me to call 911, I'm calling. She or he can hash it out with their supervisor later if it was a mistake. In an emergency you do what needs doing. Gosh, if...

At the LTC I worked in, they required you to stay with the patient until the treatment was finished. That was one reason among many that I wouldn't go back to work there. The med round and scheduled treatments like this were overloaded and it was imp...

I'm sorry, I know I've been out of the loop for long time, but how is it that nurses are making Diagnoses and ordering,tests, etc? Is that not against the law anymore?

Ditto on what amolucia said, never take shortcut on your narcotic count. Never. Don't trust anybody, even your moma where those narcs are concerned. I came in one night, counted with off going nurse and short on some narcotic. (Dont Dont rememberr ...

I'm a retired LPN, and I've worked alot of LTC. I have no,idea where all you guys are located, but where I've worked in LTC, staffing was always short. The CNAs frequently had to,divide up another assignment due to call ins. Then as the nurse on the ...