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    New Grad Nurse - NIGHT SHIFT ONLY

    LPN Retired replied to mjm0427's topic in General Nursing

    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...
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    Patient Threatens to go to Manager...

    LPN Retired replied to nursechilespice's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    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...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    LPN Retired replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    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...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    LPN Retired replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    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...
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    Nurses calling POA to notify

    LPN Retired replied to NurseB96's topic in General Nursing

    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...
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    The Stigma of Men in Nursing

    LPN Retired replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, good grief, I was just trying to be funny. Do you,not have a sense of humor?? Lighten
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    tick tock....1 more sleep

    LPN Retired replied to Bulldogs's topic in School

    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...
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    The Stigma of Men in Nursing

    LPN Retired replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    IDK, but that guy in the pic could be my nurse any
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    Dweller on a med error

    LPN Retired replied to Guest1135302's topic in General Nursing

    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...
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    New Grad: How do I handle harsh criticism from other nurses?

    LPN Retired replied to Sunny-RN's topic in General Nursing

    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
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    Any good "nurse" shows on tv? Netflix?

    LPN Retired replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I used to love watching Saint Elsewhere. But that been gone long
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    Rejected by Patient

    LPN Retired replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Nursing

    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...
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    renewal of lpn license in pa age 66

    LPN Retired replied to laminurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    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...
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    AMA Looks to Retrain Doctors on Taking Blood Pressures

    LPN Retired replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    He also looks like hes ready to pump it up, but has no stethoscope in his ears. There is one hanging on the
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    Is it outside the scope of practice for an RN to tell another RN to call 911?

    LPN Retired replied to Guest688994's topic in General Nursing

    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....
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    Need Advice on Accused Medication Error

    LPN Retired replied to Shannon Dull Dunlevy's topic in General Students

    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...
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    Board of Nursing Complaint

    LPN Retired replied to Power2020's topic in Advanced Practice

    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
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    New LTC/Overnight Nurse

    LPN Retired replied to Lynker's topic in General Nursing

    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...
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    Why do RNs choose to work in nursing homes?

    LPN Retired replied to usethehaldol's topic in General Nursing

    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...