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  1. Sickest you have ever been, and still expected to work.

    softstorms replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    You need to be at work is directly related to how many staff is avaliabe to work that day LOL. No matter where you work, you are only as important as the need is.

  2. Medical assistants and LPNs

    softstorms replied to Angela Ma's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    agreed Kat, let's move on to something else. New thoughts

  3. Medical assistants and LPNs

    softstorms replied to Angela Ma's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    After reading all the posts here....I am not only confused but concerned. I am confused about the state to state laws that govern each group of us. I am not confused about "US". It seems we all have...

  4. not sure I believe the nursing shortage...

    softstorms replied to Roozeyk's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Nursing, we are short of nurses....define nurses? The hype will tell you it is R.N.'s and teachers of nursing. The news will tell you that it is a loss of people who care. Most of us still in the...

  5. Question About Positioning (probably a dumb question)

    softstorms replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    if a pt. will not raise his legs up in his w/c or in his bed, he has dependent edema (legs hanging down) if his legs swell up, even after they are elevated, it is non-dependent edema. (not related to...

  6. Question About Positioning (probably a dumb question)

    softstorms replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    One Rule is never read more into the question than it ask..... dependent........to have someone or something do it for you. non-dependent......the ability to do it

  7. Medical assistants and LPNs

    softstorms replied to Angela Ma's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    After talking with a few co-workers.......we all agree. Each phase has a purpose,but what we found out was this......With each stage you learn more skills..and! with each stage you learn more about...

  8. Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

    softstorms replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Life-skill trainers? That is a new one to me. What type of facility do you work in? I would love to give my CNA'S that name. Please don't take this as a joke, I have never heard of that title. I...

  9. Infor On Older Students

    softstorms replied to asoonernurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am 55 years old, been a nurse for 19 years. Went back to school in my mid 30's. mainly to try to support myself and my kids. My worst day was my first class. My teacher was younger than me LOL. Why...

  10. Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

    softstorms replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    LOL....MMMMMM.....nope, I can't think of any. Maybe a Dotors office? But in reality, any nursing job may include some disgusting things you have to do. But, the great thing is.....you do get over...

  11. What do you do to take care of yourself???

    softstorms replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I agree with RN about the water, more so when working 3rd shift. I find I feel more dehydrated after working 11-7am than other shifts. I do take herb suppliments and would be interested in the ones...

  12. Do you say you're a nurse...

    softstorms replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have read every page of this, and now I think we have all agreed that we want the same thing. So we can sit around this camp fire and let go of all the titles and give ourselves credit for what...

  13. Mature LPN's Treated Unfairly

    softstorms replied to FrustratedLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LOL. I have to laugh about older nurses int LTC. I have worked in several areas here and find that your strongest nurses in the "off shifts" are older nurses. We have no younger children at home and...

  14. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    softstorms replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Most of what we miss and want is Respect. I am so sad to say that most of what we have is a " MAID" persona. Our "pts" are "clients" and PR is more important than pt care. We have become a...

  15. A Question For All Lvns...

    softstorms replied to lookingforward's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    WOW..... that was a short course on government work LOL. Not an enviroment for new nurses or those faint of heart. But the benifets are good and the pay great. Good

  16. Trite Management Platitudes

    softstorms replied to IndySkies's topic in General Nursing

    I want to respond......but can't figure out where to

  17. Do you say you're a nurse...

    softstorms replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    One of the very first classes I took in Nursing school taught me that the first nurses where not trained, they had no skills and just worked under the Dr's orders. The Doctors needed someone to help...

  18. Is it me or has the world gone mad?

    softstorms replied to songfourone's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    welcome to LTC. But nowdays it is not long-term care. It is short term re-hab and Medicare. The LTC facilities still have all the guidelines of the past, but the pts. have changed. Staffing is still...

  19. What's an LVN ll or lll

    softstorms replied to Ks mommy nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have did a little looking around and can not find any State guide lines for LPN/LVN I, II, or III. I also have seen NO guide lines for Lpn's to give any "push" IV meds. I think this may be...

  20. Off the wagon

    softstorms replied to Elvish's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Food addict here, not sugar, I hate chocolate. Give me butter and cream gravy LOL. Most of the time I do it just because I can! The rest of the time I do it just because I want to. Then I had to...

  21. What's an LVN ll or lll

    softstorms replied to Ks mommy nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Some states give LPN1 to nurses who have had 10 years experience, some states give LPN2 to nurses who have IV training. Most of this has been done away with because state mandates have made it...

  22. Do you say you're a nurse...

    softstorms replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    WOW, I have read most of this thread...and I am amazed!!!! DGOOD is just starting out, and if memory serves me right, I may have been a bit full of myself when I was in school. I still see it in new...

  23. SEIU Threatening Nurses at Home --What you should do if they com,e to your door

    softstorms replied to lizzyj's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Everyday in Everyway, I choose what I do and in what way I do it. But I choose to go home at night and know I have done right for my pt and myself. That is what

  24. My thread

    softstorms replied to RedZeppelinRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    He has a limited number of choices to make right now, with many options. You have a limited number of options, with a few choices. You have already did what you needed to do. Leave the rest up to...

  25. desperate for some input!

    softstorms replied to keeptryin's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Trust yourself, and know that you can not change anyone to fit where they need to be. Believe in yourself.....this is not yours to change, it is his. Let the responsibility go.... let guilt...