Thanks for your input. I totally agree with you... "we cannot be run like a surgery unit". Trouble is we are an endo unit located in a hospital setting so they treat us as such. They have told us posting patients should be recovered and out the door ...
Our unit needs some help. We are a busy unit already with approx.18-25 proc. a day, depending. Usually one - three Doctors doing procedures. We recently added a new Doctor to the mix and we have only one pre and one post nurse and things now get very...
So they have pretty much left this up to individual facility interpretation.
well, I still would have an RN back me up on this cause it is in the central vein. To each his own I guess. Thanks for getting the info
Ok I dug out my LPN Ohio Board papers we got during our IV course last year.. or year before.. can't remember.. but it says" LPN may " initiate convert and flush peripheral intermittent infusion devices/heparin locks. and it goes on and on.. your rig...
You are correct. I work @ a hospital & per our policy & what I have from OBN it says that an LPN cannot flush something terminating in other than a peripheral vein. They may try and get you to do it but don't fall for it because ultimately ...
lpnQT25 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in Geriatric
Kudos to the nursing student who reminded everyone about her day! I too wanted that recognition as a student. & I had a great nursing instructor who saw to it that our entire class had a great day on that day, I believe she got us a cake and we ...
I don't know if this is the right place to bring this up, but when I saw your topic it got me stirring. This issue of proffessionalism @ my hospital I work at has gone to the dogs! I work a med-surg unit, and we have nurses adies on our floor. I see...
I need some help.. I work on a med/surg floor at a local hospital 34 beds on one end 28 on the other. Our nurse managers recently implemented a new " team Nursing" . It is the style of RN, LPN, and an aide if the "numbers" call for one. I know sever...
Wow! Sounds like a nice work day! I just wish our management would se the light... Before it's too late and they have the worst reputation ever! Thanks for the input.
lpnQT25 replied to nursiemellie's topic in LPN/LVN
Wow.. thanks for the helpful info.. I recently gave up a prn N.H. job because of this same grief! My situation never got better due to the prn status. I think I was so worried about pleasing & txing each patient .. instead of prioritizing the...
I myself got a pell grant and also got a small grant from a local womens group who support women returning to education. Find a local job source place or something along that line and they should be able to telll you of local chapeters or companys wh...
Myself, I am an LPN, I presently work @ a local hospital on the med/surg floor. Really like it. I also PRN @ a Nursing home. You could work in a Dr. office for specialty or family practice. You could work for an occupational office. Did that prior to...
Hi. I previously worked for a busy Derm office and the only things our Doc sold as far as cosmetic was skin rejuvenation things. Obagi was the major line of products and a little of another line I can't remember. He offered various peels too and micr...
I myself was in a similar situation 2 yrs. ago. I went the LPN route , now I am making a decent salary while working 3 days a week and now have time to go back for my RN, which I am thinking about starting soon. good is luck to you.
I am doing exactly that... I am a recent LPN grad and want to continue on for my RN... I feel that this experience I am gaining on MED/Surg unit will help me when I do start the RN program. It is tough and stressful and not for ebveryone, but I feel ...
Ok. this is scaring me! I graduated last summer. and work fulltime in a med/surg unit and recently picked up prn @ a LTC facility. This place is fairly new so the census is building... We have both skilled & unskilled patients, and I am "sinking"...
I recently redid my CPR and this very topic came up. It is my understanding that if you are cpr certified and saw an accident or such and kept going .. and someone found out then you could be held responsible for not giving aide .. but the Good Samar...
Work in a Med-surg floor for a local mid size town. Total 60 beds betwen two units. Average is 6-7 patients. With a unit clerk on days and seconds (sometimes) and a desk nurse only on days ( sometimes) . on days with 7 pt.'s it is great to have go...
I feel horrible. I had my first (& hopefully last) Med error last night. I am a recent grad... working a new PRN job at a ltc facility with only 4 days training... I was behind from the start of my shift... The bad thing of ltc is no one wears a...
lpnQT25 replied to yarncrogirl's topic in Geriatric
I too am A recent grad.. 6 months ago.. & I work in acute care (med-surg) and LTC.. I see the same problems at both.. Slackers.. robot nurses.. etc. When I graduated I was totally against ltc because all the local facilitys we trained at were a n...
lpnQT25 replied to RNforLongTime's topic in LPN/LVN
Fellow North Easterner... I am an LPN & live in far NE corner...I work at a county hospital and I believe they have staffed LPN's for the last 6-7 years. I do everything but hang blood and IV pushes... we team nurse , with an RN.. so I go to her...