SharkLPN

We have the same issue in NE Ohio - there were only a handful of LPN programs in the area a dozen years ago; now private CC LPN courses are being offered all over the place. Two within 7 miles from my home, and I'm not in a highly populated area. We ...

I worked in Peds LTC where most residents had mickeys. Frequently, you'd withdraw the water and it would be cloudy, but that was typically on mickeys that had been in place for the maximum 6 months. 4 days seems a bit too soon for cloudiness, though ...

I'm also in NE Ohio - I've been an LPN for 10 years, and job opportunities here have really declined for us in the past 5 years. When I heard the hospital I used to work at tossed 70 LPNs out the door one morning in September without giving them t...

Same problem at my facility. It annoys me when one of the RNs on my shift shows up late for every shift, as it delays my report. I never ask the dayshifters to give me report ahead of the late RN, as it's not fair to them to make them go over the inf...

Hmm... It's rather difficult to give SQ insulin or heparin/lovenox without a needle. Same goes for IM injections. Personally, I think vented Crocs ARE an infection control issue for that reason.

LOL! The same happened to my BF and I! Had us doubled over with laughter for a good 5 minutes. I used NuvaRing for about a year, and the only problem I had was ~ TMI alert! ~ a little more discharge than I was used to during non-menstrual times. M...

Nothing to add to the spot-on advice already given. My thoughts are with you. It's never easy to lose a friend so young, especially in such a sudden and tragic way. One way to work through it is to find a positive in this, and continue their memory....

Bandage scissors. I've got a pair, and attatched a mini MagLite to one of the finger holes with the lanyard supplied with the flashlight. A nice duo that really doesn't seem to walk away from me, probably because they're together. Watch, now they'll ...

I always get one, without fail, but think without a doubt it should be the indivdual choice of the HCW. Reminds me of the whole "lets vaccinate all medical workers against smallpox" hooey the CDC tried a few years back. Would have made more sense IMH...

Oh thank goodness someone posted this to YouTube already! I was doubled over watching it on TV earlier! :roll

LPN in NE Ohio here. I'd go for an LPN, if nothing else, it will give you an edge to get into a bridge program to obtain your RN moreso than a high school grad hoping to meet and marry Dr McDreamy on Greys Anatomy. A few of my colleages have done th...

HIPAA. If I answer the phone, and am told that you are so-and-so from X LTC, I cannot verify that you are who you state you are. Once my patient transfers back to you, chart copies will be sent back with your resident (and care management will have...

Yeah, I'd instantly be calling off rich too. Probably keep the license current, just in case (it's only what? 24 hours of CEUs, and $70 every other year?) Beleive me, I wouldn't get bored without a job. And I doubt I'd miss it. Oh, Triage? Your cam...

Count me among those who would prefer to be alive without my last name on my badge, than professional with it and risk being stalked/raped/etc. My professionalism shows not on a square of plastic on my scrubs, but in my actions and skill. There are o...

I'll only agree with your 'friend' in that my particular LPN program was 11 months, 8am-3:30pm, M-F (40 hours a week), with a week and a half off for the holidays; another week for spring break. You miss a day, you miss a lot. IIRC, we could only mis...

We started using statlock for UTI prevention not too long ago and things seem to be going well with them staying on. Now, our confused LOLs still manage to get a hold of them and yank them out, balloon inflated, but ya can't blame the statlock for th...

I've been on a M/S floor for over 5 years, and while there are days that I wonder why I didn't take all the offers given to me for other specialties, nothing beats the pace and learning experiences on M/S. Just last night, my seasoned co-workers and ...

I'll third the Neutrogena recommendation. Don't be turned off by the price and smallness of the tube, as you only need a dab. Otherwise, it gets too greasy feeling. My facility changed over to moisturized sanitizer gel, and moisturized foam soap, and...

Shouldn't be a problem, as most facilities are converting to being totally latex-free. Mine already is, but I have to confess that I miss the latex gloves - the small vinyl ones are still a bit too large on my hands. Still, I'd rather lose some dexte...

It can be rough to sit at night though. I did occasionally while working as an aide in nursing school (we use our own CNAs for sitters if one is needed). Some of our patients requiring a sitter will calm down and fall asleep for awhile, sometimes the...

My facility has a No Tolerance policy for sleeping on the job, but our supervisors have a heart about it. You have to be caught sleeping during their rounds repeatedly before they tell you to pack your bags and don't return. I work 7p-7a, and yes, I...

Agree with the support hose - I use them; it also helps my calves from cramping mid-shift. I've got Danskos now, and while I love them, they still can't beat my old Birkenstocks. I have a lot of heel pain with any shoe I wear, but the heel cup in the...

I definitely let my machine pick up (I don't have caller ID),and the rare times I've answered and it was work, I fibbed and told them I'd had a few beers already; are you sure you want me to come in now? A few years ago when my grandpa died, I had ...

Do we work at the same place? :roll That sounds realllllly familiar!

OK, I'll admit to looking funny at a co-worker who tells me that the patients chest tube is at 20 'sont-tre-meters' suction... but I blow it off as tomayto/tomahto. But once they tell me a patient is in with COPD exasperation??????? I lose it. Are yo...