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OMG, the one that drives me up the wall is when someone pages the Dr. then will not answer the phone. So, the phone is ringing off the hook, I answer it and have to go up and down the hall searching for the person who paged them. Meanwhile they are doing a dressing change or starting IV:angryfire

I think about this all the time. In five years, I will be finishing CRNA school. Awwww what a relief....I could almost get lost in this thought. Hehe

The protocol at our hospital is to let the house supervisor know as well when the MD doesn't call back. If it is a resident, I definitely page the senior resident. I have had this situation happen several times. It is very frustrating.:angryfire Especially when the patient needs something to make them more comfortable or you are concerned with their status.

Ditto, I'm with you nurse ratched.

Oh my goodness. I had no idea of these chances. I'm glad you are O.K.

I think knowing makes a person more nervous. One of our PCP's recieved a stick after drawing blood from an AIDS patient. Nothing like this had ever happened to her. I think she was nervous. I agree with the others. Treat everyone as though they have it. Even the little ole ladies. Incidences of HIV are becoming prevalent in the nursing homes. Can you believe it?

Congratulations to you! I have 4 more semesters before I graduate. My school has boards of their own, and one can't take the state board before they pass the school's boards. Alot of people complain but most say it is so like the real test. My school has a 0 failure rate for the boards, so it must help. Again, congratulations!

I live in JohnsonCity as well. I graduated LPN school in 1997 at the TN Technology Center at Elizabethton. It is an awesome program. You can find their number in the phone book. Good luck.

Hey there. I attend Milligan College and also in the BSN program. I am a little older and most of the students are young, but it is an awesome school. I live off campus of course. I wish I had went there when I was younger because they are always doing something fun. I can't say enough. The classroom size is small and all the instructors know you by name. Feel free to email me if I can help you anyway.

Oh my goodness, that was too funny!:chuckle

I bought a cardiology puretone a couple of months ago. It is the BEST one I have ever had. I have a hard time hearing heart sounds good. The first time I used mine, the patient had a murmer that I didn't even know was in her history and I heard it. (I had never been able to hear murmers). I just can't say enough about it. The breath sounds are amazing as well. The ear tips are wonderful, and the tubing blocks out external sounds. A classmate of mine has the regular and she is happy but I wanted to pay a little more and get the best. Amazing.

Oh you poor dear. At my hospital, it is protocol that we have to have 2 nurses check and sign each others insulin. No matter what kind, what dose. I guess I shouldn't complain.

I am an LPN and I work my tail off. I could never survive without my aides and PCP's. The PCP's are CNA's with phlebotomy and EKG skills. They are my right hands. I tell them everyday how much I appreciate them. I definitely think that CNA's are underpaid. Just as I think LPN stands for "low paid nurse". Hehe. 4 more semesters till my BSN, but just more headaches as someone said.

I'm sorry that is this time in school--- the prerequisites stuff. 14 years ago (before I got my LPN I started for my RN) and took almost 2 years of classes. Alot of those have been eliminated from the program now, so I have alot of useless classes. Anyway, I have four semesters in the BSN program. Good luck in all you do.

Go straight for your RN. My personal opinion is that the bridge program isn't all it's cracked up to be. All I have got to skip with the other students in the program is Fundamentals 1 and 2. I had to have all the same prerequisites and that took about a year and a half. My advice would be to get a tutor for anatomy. As an LPN for 8 years, my career choices is so limited. I would love to work in the ER or ICU but my hospital only has RN's in that area. There is just so many more opportunities.

Well I like what I'm doing because ultimately I'm going to go to CRNA school and with the school I'm going to I will have my choice of schools. But thanks for the advice.

I do know that in my school they did not teach us to do IV medications. Since graduating in 97 I have taken the IV start class, IV piggyback class and now getting ready to take the IVP class to do narcotics etc. Good luck.

I live in Johnson City Tn. Trust me, you will have no problem whatsoever getting a job. The hospital in Johnson City would hire you in a min.

I'm in TN and work with med/surg with specialty in GI. I'm working on my RN and I can't wait till I'm finished so I will have more opportunities. Right now, I'm a senior primary LPN and I can start IV's give IV meds and such, and also have the same amt. pt. as the RN. But, I so want to work in the ER or unit but here it is kind of limited to the RN. I think there is like one LPN in our ER and none in the ICU.

My hat's off to you guys. I was just not motivated enough to do it on my own. I am now 4 semesters away from my BSN. Good job.

hmmmm, don't know where you are, but this came from couple of different docs and it works. Have heard of others on the same.

For acute migraines, Zomig is my miracle. For prophylaxis, my neurologist has tried me on several anti-seizure medications. The one that has helped the most is Topamax. Though in high dosages can cause some memory problems. But 25-50mg daily is ok. Good luck. These things are terrible. I suffered from headaches daily before the Topamax.

You hit the nail on the head z's playa, that is my exact favorite patient too. I just want to know how they LIVE at home? Who wipes their butt at home?

O.K. I can think of lots of gross me out things. C-Diff is a biggie, but, I had a pt. that had a GI obstruction and had NG tube down but she started vomitting feces, right around her NG tube into the floor. She was sitting on the side of the bed and told me she was just "so" nauseous". I was standing in front of her, just finishing giving her some phenergan. I was patting her back and gagging at the same time. I apologized to her. She was soooo nice, and I felt so bad and I eventually after a few min. ran to her bathroom and lost it. I just felt bad for her. I just couldn't imagine throwing "that" up.ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

This is definitely a believe it or not........ this happened in a hospital I used to work in. The patient was NPO and a new grad was taking care of him. He also had some PRN meds. Patient had order for milk of mag and requested it.... where do you think the nurse put it????????????????????????? This was very tragic, but one of those "you've got to be kidding?"