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  1. pin ?

    LPN_mn replied to ken-pin's topic in Men in Nursing

    I graduated several years ago and I wear my pin on my name badge. It fits nicely and I get several compliments and questions about

  2. Dilemma with Narcotic Med Count

    LPN_mn replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    In the long LTC facilities where I have worked if you are passing meds and see that a med on the previous shift was given but not signed off we have in the past written the nurses name on the sheet...

  3. Dilemma with Narcotic Med Count

    LPN_mn replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same thing happen to me about 1 week before quitting my job the nurse manager came to me about a narc sheet that had been changed. One of the nurses was suppose to have sent a med with one...

  4. INSPIRATIONAL-Why are YOU a Nurse?

    LPN_mn replied to NoDayButToday's topic in General Nursing

    My mother was a nurse and I remember seeing her come home from work in her white uniform and remembering how beautiful she looked in her cap. I decided when I was 6 years old that I would become a...

  5. How to give bad news

    LPN_mn replied to FutureNrse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am sorry I did not read into the post as you did. I don't think that she meant to tell the person that miracles happen. I think she meant that some people do believe in miracles and no matter what...

  6. Does your employer recognize "Nurse's Day"?

    LPN_mn replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility not only celebrated nurses day but they had something all week long. Every nurse recieved a nurse pin with a plant, and we had fun things to eat all week. I feel fortunate that I work...

  7. Nursing and body piercings

    LPN_mn replied to Pronurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say that I really don't understand what the big deal is. I have a tattoo of a butterfly on my shoulder, 2 piercings in my ears, a belly button piercing and nipple rings. No one sees my...

  8. Pain Medicine for a dying patient ...

    LPN_mn replied to Tweety's topic in Pain Management

    I had been a nurse for a couple of years and was doing temp work at a LTC facility. There was an elderly man dying and every night when I would come on at 11pm she would ask me to please give him...

  9. Dealing with doctors.....

    LPN_mn replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a nurse just like you when I had my 4th and final baby 14 years ago. The doctor induced my labor, came in and checked I was at 7cm and he decided to go to his office across the parking lot to...

  10. LPN with Battery Charge on Criminal Record-Help

    LPN_mn replied to 14yearLPN's topic in General Nursing

    By the way we have 3 other children. I have to say that the house has been very quiet for the past 4 months. He is getting the help he needs and the other children who are home are getting the...

  11. LPN with Battery Charge on Criminal Record-Help

    LPN_mn replied to 14yearLPN's topic in General Nursing

    14yearLPN, I have to say that I know exactly what you are going through with your daughter. My son who is 18 years old has been out of control for a year or so. He was a time bomb waiting to...

  12. Welcome to the new Learning Disability Nursing forum

    LPN_mn replied to Brian's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    Thanks for this forum. I am a learning disability nurse working with 30 clients. I am so happy to find this forum to get advice from other nurses in my field. I am an LPN and have only been doing...

  13. Funny things patients say !

    LPN_mn replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    Maryb I was born and bred in Arkansas and loved your story. As I was LMAO all I could think was "only in Arkansas". Thanks for the great

  14. Help I am a new grad and I made a medication error!

    LPN_mn replied to Rosey's topic in General Nursing

    Rosey, I have to agree with the other posts here today. I have been a nurse for 3 years and just last week I made a med error. I was working in a new Nursing Home and did not yet know all the...

  15. Shortcuts

    LPN_mn replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    I am also an agency nurse and see lots of negligent things that LTC nurses do. I was working at a nursing home in MN. I went into work the evening shift and was told at report that Mr. John Doe had...