PurpleHairUnicorn

PurpleHairUnicorn

designated med nurse,med surg,hh, peds

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  1. case study(med-surg nurse getting pulled to busy L&D unit)

    PurpleHairUnicorn replied to nursev2006's topic in General Nursing

    I can speak from personal experience on this one. When I worked at a hospital in the Atlanta Georgia area in 2001, on a med-surg floor, as the designated medication nurse, the house supervisor called...

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

    PurpleHairUnicorn replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This was sent to me by the Illinois Office of Health Regulation... excerpts from the Illinois Skilled and Intermediate Care Facilities Regulations to define the different classifications for...

  3. Looking for a LPN Program

    PurpleHairUnicorn replied to Aphrodydee's topic in Ohio Nursing

    There is also Akron School of Practical Nursing, and a LPN course at Portage Lakes Career Center. Both are 1 year programs. They were both operating when I was "back home" in Akron last

  4. Just how many nurses from IL do we have here at allnurses?

    PurpleHairUnicorn replied to jadednurse's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Central Illinois here, out in the

  5. What can an RN do than an LPN can't?

    PurpleHairUnicorn replied to pdpeanut's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

  6. What can an RN do than an LPN can't?

    PurpleHairUnicorn replied to pdpeanut's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Re: LPN01112005 's post..Just curious where in GA. you work. I worked in 2 hospitals just west of Atl. and 1 LTC facility. At the first hospital, I was the designated med nurse, I passed meds to the...

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

    PurpleHairUnicorn replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Re: nursekln's post.... The only problem with setting a lot of meds for 6 am is that the residents have to be woken up at 5 am to get the med pass done by 6 :30 am so the oncoming day shift can get...

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

    PurpleHairUnicorn replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work agency here in central illinois. I go to one home regularly on 10:30-7 shift, and am in charge of 60 residents. 20 get am meds. I have 4 foley flushes,a 2 straight caths and 2 g-tubes to flush...

  9. Why Does It Seem That RN's Hate Us and Hospitals Don't Believe In Us??

    PurpleHairUnicorn replied to brown eyed girl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sorry, this is gonna be a long one......I have been an LPN for 15 years and have worked in 3 different states. (Oh,Ga,Il). My personal experience has been that SOME of the newer grad RNs are a little...

  10. How many people do you have to wake up at night?

    PurpleHairUnicorn replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I recently started in a ltc facility here in Illinois on the night shift. I have 60 residents with 3 cna's. We have at least 45 residents with some form of confusion,with personal alarms and bed...