kstec LPN

I'm quilty of spending way to much time with my patients. Why, because I went into nursing to take care of people and I feel paperwork is something that can be done in my little bit of spare time or at the end of my shift. My paperwork is always do...

Okay, this may sound like a stupid question, but why is an adult more likely to have a reaction from Vit. K than a newborn. All newborns are given it IM injection at birth, and I don't recall hearing anything negative about that. Or is it just Vit...

There is absolutely nothing wrong with being a career LPN. Some people think of it as a stepping stone and some as a career. If the hospital is not where you want to work than don't worry about it. I work in a LTC facility where it is 1/2 LPN, 1/2...

I personally wouldn't buy it until you've been introduced to the whole critical thinking otherwise the questions may not make alot of sense. I know that was the hardest for me to get a grip of. You can buy them now and look at them but the rational...

First of all never talk about your hourly wage. At most facilities, it could be grounds for dismissal. Also, like someone else said she could be blowing smoke. And by the way you describe her, she probably won't be there long considering her attit...

I think that 21 months is a long time even if on weekends, mostly because continuity is a biggie when trying to retain information. If you have a week break in between classes you may forget something, have questions, etc. As far as the cost, 22,00...

I wouldn't say neglect to the powers that be, but in my heart that's what I feel I'm doing by spending half my shift doing paperwork. I'd much rather be doing a more in depth assessment with my residents and doing more hands on than hands on a pen o...

Because most LTC facility will ask you to do way to many things, with to many residents and not enough time, you learn to make due. Yes, I'm guilting of picking and choosing the appropriate meds that can be given earlier or later. One time a day me...

My only question is if everything was done appropriately how could the facility not get some type of tag? Common sense tells anyone that if she ended up on her head, that happened by someone not doing their job right. I would definitely seek an att...

I do remember years ago when I worked as a CNA the hospital used RN's, LPN's and CNA's in triads. It worked wonderful then, but now that the scopes of practice have changed so much for LPN's, it does seem that having them is almost a burden to the R...

Good Luck!!! If your state allows LPN's in the hospitals, than that is a great start. Check with the hospitals to see if they utilize LPN's. I live in Illinois and LPN's are not qualified to work at the hospitals, in any department. If your hospit...

Well first of all be fortunate you're even allowed to work in a hospital, much less an ER. Here in Illinois, LPN's aren't qualified to work in hospitals due to the nurse practice act, which keeps limiting and limiting us more and more. They just ch...

I remember taking a PRE-REQ for nursing school, while I had a gentlemen in my class taking it as a CO-REQ. You can figure that one out. I asked him how he got into the nursing program without having this pre-req done and he said that it was because...

I took care of a resident who had MRSA of the lungs. Obviously we wore masks, gown and gloves when doing care while he was alive. His wife also wore the above. When he passed, she kept her gloves and mask on. She kept kissing him with the mask on...

Make sure you get a full list of job responsibilities. I've known DON's who do alot of administrative work and I've known ones who do adminstrative work, wound care, work the floor, on call all the time and so on. Make sure the facility is not goin...

Now that you have your RN, assuming ADN, there will people who will wonder when you going to get your BSN, CNP, PA, or MD. I'm a LPN and darn proud of it. If we all were at the very top (md) then who the heck would take care of the patients? Peopl...

I live far away from you, but Illinois is short nurses. RN's especially. LPN's are of course in high demand in hospitals, and RN's in the 3 hospitals we have. Pay is pretty good, and with the shortage in the hospitals, the bonuses are also good. ...

Actually I took my test at 9am in the morning, so the day before I gardened. I didn't pick up a book. I had appx. two months after graduation to study. I studied my weak areas and did random questions in books, but that was about it. The reasonin...

I know how you feel. I started a threa re: the good, bad and the ugly and my last comments were how I just quit one day. I too couldn't do it all and of course they (mgmt) expect you to and complain when you don't. I won't ramble on since I have in...

Whether you're an LPN or RN, they both involve a lot of responsibility. I'm a LPN and have worked LTC and at a clinic. The policies and demands put on you are all the same. I'm thinking of going back and getting my RN, but I wonder will it be the ...

Well I just quit the bad and ugly place last night. I called the administrator to report that a resident was being sent out and she asked did you contact the family? I said, yes, by leaving a message on their cellphone and home phone. I gave the P...

I've been working at this one LTC facility. It's not the worst around, but as I found out a recent interview at a different facility there are some beautiful, well staffed facilities. As soon as you walk in it has marble walls and floors. They hav...

I understand that each state has different scopes of practice for LPN, but under the direct supervision on an MD, how does that work? I know that in a nursing home LPN's can take phone orders, but cannot in a hospital. The whole scope of practice t...

When I worked in pharmacy we drew up 5cc syringes of 1/2 and 1/4 strength NS for NICU. The syringes were good for one month in the refrigerator. This is still a common practice for NICU. As for NS on regular floors we started years ago sending up i...

My present facility is Medicare/Medicaid and the well staffed one is Medicare/Self pay. There is definitely a difference in environment, staffing and quality of care. It just goes to show you that money talks and of course gets you the best of ever...