kstec

kstec LPN

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  1. Team Nursing

    We used to do it at my hospital prior to me becoming a LPN, but it has since been faded out along with LPN's. I personally wouldn't work in a hospital as a LPN if my life depended on it. Every RN...
  2. Dr. Denmark

    What does your son's pediatrician say? Does the doc agree with the
  3. I Will Be Starting LVN School NEED SOME ADVICE

    I just read your story and I'm sorry to hear about your mother and everything else that is going on. For starters, who in the heck does this counselor dude think he is? If you don't have to have...
  4. First and foremost, how is the patient? If he's fine, then you did your best. You are not supposed to know everything now or ever. Because of that night, you learned something new. Everytime...
  5. Remarks made to an LPN student

    Tell them to kiss your (you fill in the blanks). There is such a nasty hierarchy when it comes to nursing. Next time someone asks when you are going to get your RN, ask them when they are going to...
  6. Putting modern medicine aside, has anyone ever witnessed something that you or doctors cannot
  7. I made her cry?!?

    I want you to be on my side if I'm ever in trouble CRNI. I like your attitude. You've obviously been in nursing for a while and have the whole backstabbing, nitpicking stuff figured out and how to...
  8. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    I work float in a clinic between family practice and internal med. One day float pool sent me to a family practice office I had never worked before. Sometimes as a nurse I either do the job of a...
  9. I made her cry?!?

    Next time you work with "Cindy", just start crying uncontrollaby. Just kidding. Wouldn't it be nice if "Cindy" would've had the tact to come to you if she felt offended or hurt so you could defend...
  10. nclex pn ...Worst Test Ever

    Did you find out if you passed? Keep us
  11. nclex pn ...Worst Test Ever

    I'm sure you did fine. I took my nclex last august and I remember walking out wondering where in the hell they got the questions. The test is supposed to test your competency and I felt totally...
  12. nclex pn ...Worst Test Ever

    I'm sure you did fine. I took my nclex last august and I walked out wondering where in the hell they got those questions. I only had 75 questions, but each one seemed to get more confusing and...
  13. I have a thread in GI nursing and noone has responded. I had an interview at a GI facility today and one of my questions is in regards to scope of practice (Illinois, BON website is hard to...
  14. What is it exactly the Family Practice?

    They deal with newborns to geriatrics. In my office the doctor sees everything except pregnant women and postpartum women. He does alot of referrals to specialty areas, ENT, GI, Pain Center,...
  15. They told me that I would be starting INT's and pushing versed for conscious sedation. I guess I really need to look into this further to see what legalities I could run into. They know very much...
  16. Not to change the subject, but when you say nurses in each room, is it just RN's? The reason I'm asking is because I just had an interview today at a GI facility and they want to train me to start...
  17. POST OP NAUSEA -which drug do you like?

    From my own personal experience, I liked phenergan. When I had surgery, the nurse gave me phenergan IM and I never had any nausea whatsoever. My arm hurt for about 4 weeks, but I guess that's better...
  18. 2 Job Offers- Help Me Choose

    I would try and find out at the LTC that says 10 residents, are they vented or unstable? And for the LTC that says 21 residents, are they all stable for the most part? They both could end up being...
  19. How'd you learn bones & muscles?

    I used cheat words for memorizing the bones Example: TiBia and Fibula See the T and B? I related that to Big Toe side and obviously fibula is the other. Example: Radius and Ulna-The thumb side, the...
  20. Just how hard is the LPN program??

    It's difficult but by far not impossible. I had a husband, a 6 y/o and a 8 y/o and did it. I studied at night after dinner, baths and giving love to my boys. I stayed up late almost every night but...
  21. Sedation nurse acting as tech too...

    I was just reading this and wondering how do I find out if it is within a LPN's scope of practice to do conscious sedation? I wrote a post earlier and received no responses. I have interview on...
  22. Where I live after you finish Fundamentals you can test to be a CNA. You will need to get a hold of your Dept. of Professional Regulations and they can tell you if and how you can do it. Also, ask...
  23. LPN? How much lifting is required in LTC

    It really depends on how much you want to do or have time to do. I hurt my back years ago and am very, very careful when assisting residents to the restroom or to transfer from w/c to regular chairs....
  24. LPN license denial?

    TROYMEL123 Are you being serious or mocking the original person of this thread? If you are disrespecting his situation than I would hope you get dismissed from this web site. Something about your...
  25. I remember when I was in nursing school, I asked an ICU nurse what she liked about ICU? She proceeded to tell me that she liked her patients because they were unable to talk and demand of her and when...