Lexxie

Lexxie LPN

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  1. Fight of my life in Racine

    Lexxie replied to Firemedic7's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congratulations Firemedic &

  2. How can 1 LPN take on 60 patients in one shift?

    Lexxie replied to Bala Shark's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    At my facility, to have an LPN on nightshift, there has to be 59 or less residents. I'm not positive if that's just facility policy or from the

  3. How do you waste medications?

    Lexxie replied to WondeRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    My LTCF also sends any meds back to the pharmacy that we're able to. Anything that cannot be sent back is crushed and put into the sharps container. Duragesic patches are supposed to be cut up and...

  4. Good Luck Firemedic7 on the CPNE!

    Lexxie replied to NC Girl BSN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Good

  5. Need some advice..

    Lexxie replied to AB092504's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing to think about, you have to have one year experience as an LPN before you can apply for the bridge program via the hospital (don't know about the CC here). Also in my part of PA...

  6. What was your first impression of being an lvn?

    Lexxie replied to pumpkin1984's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    On one hand, I was glad to be done with school, to get back to seeing my kids (whom I only saw every Friday & every other w/e for 18 months), to some resemblence of a normal life - well, sorta, as...

  7. Well, It's Med-Surg Per Diem

    Lexxie replied to pagandeva2000's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Good luck Pagandeva!! Hopefully the different atmosphere will be a nice change of pace for you. My full time job is in LTC and my part time job is w/e's in an Urgent Care Center. The urgent care...

  8. Wound Care

    Lexxie replied to Lexxie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thanks Jansailsea. Awesome sites

  9. Wound Care

    Lexxie posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    We've just gotten a bunch of admissions with some serious wounds. I'm fairly new to doing wound care and wondered if there were any websites that you reference or would be helpful for me to learn...

  10. Wound Care

    Lexxie replied to Lexxie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thank you! Just recently accepted a charge nurse position where I have to do the treatments (at my facility, that is the charge nurse duty - rare in my area, for the med nurse not to do them!). Some...

  11. Good Luck Lunah!!

    Lexxie replied to Lorie P.'s topic in Online Distance Learning

    Good luck Lunah! You can do it!

  12. Giving meds without an order

    Lexxie replied to momnursewriter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    On 3-4 occasions, while waiting for new Coumadin orders, the RN has told me to go ahead and administer the current dose, since the PT/INR was virtually the same. I refused each time and luckily so as...

  13. New agency nurse, please help!!

    Lexxie replied to megan0321's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :yeahthat: The 4 LTCF that I went to when working agency required agency staff that hadn't been there before to orientate for a minimum of 2 hours - unless of course there was a dire need, then you...

  14. Reregistered for the CPNE

    Lexxie replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Good luck Sue! You can do it this

  15. Passed CPNE at Grady

    Lexxie replied to gradyrn2b08's topic in Online Distance Learning

    :ancong!:

  16. A big, fat CPNE failure here

    Lexxie replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    (((((SUE))))) It is nerve-wracking walking into that kind of situation, knowing that the tiniest of things can make or break you. Now ya know what to expect and can kick butt next

  17. I Need As Much Prayers As I Can Get.. Pleaseeee!!!

    Lexxie replied to iheartnursing_cali's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was a single mom with a new baby. Was 5 months pregnant at graduation. I never seemed to have the extra cash to pay for NCLEX. So it was a year (actually missed a w/e of work do to temporary...

  18. Atropine 1% Eye Drops SL

    Lexxie replied to Lexxie's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for the info. I never did see that nurse again to ask her what her misgivings were, so it shall remain a

  19. Relationships vs Gastic Bypass Surgery

    Lexxie replied to diva_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the supporting spouse is insecure about their partner losing weight (not saying that the OP is/was). I've seen people harrass their "newly svelte" spouse to the point of driving them away. If...

  20. Career Learning Center & Excelsior College

    Lexxie replied to autumnbreezz's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Good luck

  21. Pinning Song

    Lexxie replied to wbowker's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Each of my classmates picked a song that they liked and every one of them was played during our power point presentation - which was just slides of all of us throughout the course of

  22. Archetypes in Nursing

    Lexxie replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm "The Moving Target".. for a couple of weeks yet. Then I'll be in a FT position... yikes, then I'll have to deal with the politics.. sigh!

  23. LTC / SNF /Nursing Home Nightmares: Pls Help!

    Lexxie replied to nursemanon's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Do you know who is making the transcription errors? We have a nurse who often makes transcription errors and are aware to double check what she writes on the MAR. Our nightshift nurse is supposed to...

  24. Why did you choose Nursing?

    Lexxie replied to RNstudentwithQ's's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to help people. I went to travel school shortly after graduating from high school. While helping people with their travel plans was kinda fun (I didn't stay in it long enough to reap the...

  25. Whats your online go-to site, w/ nursing-medical questions

    Lexxie replied to Poochee's topic in General Nursing

    I always start here.. then