Lexxie

Lexxie LPN

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  1. Atropine 1% Eye Drops SL

    Lexxie posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    There is a resident who is on Hospice and actively dying. Towards the end of my shift today, he had an extreme amount of secretions that he was unable to clear by coughing. We have an order for...

  2. 2010 LPN/LVN hourly wage

    Lexxie replied to anonymous1919's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Southcentral PA $15.50 in Urgent Care

  3. New LVN concerned about Code and STAT response.

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

    I would also check to see which residents are full codes vs. DNR or have living wills. In the LTC facility that I worked at, those things ultimately determined what was done in a emergency situation,...

  4. Starting LPN program Fall 2011, need help

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

    If you take A&P now, you may be able to skip that in the LPN program. Two girls in my class were able to do this because they'd had A&P courses within 5 years of starting the program. I'd...

  5. Re: Does anyone regret becoming an LPN?

    Lexxie replied to lacy99's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The only thing I regret about being an LPN is that there are limited positions here in my area. Hospitals stopped hiring us about the time I graduated, which is where I really wanted to work....

  6. No raise this year.!!!!!

    Lexxie replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    None of the employees at my job have received raises - as far as I know. Being an almost 2-year old practice though, it's still getting off the ground, so I haven't really complained. However, my 2...

  7. What is your employers attendance policy?

    Lexxie replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My current employer has NO attendance policy, nor policies for anything else for that matter, but that's another thread. One of my fellow co-workers was a no call/no show about 3 weeks ago. This is...

  8. Any Ideas???

    Lexxie replied to VM85's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The Blind Association in my area provides free books on tape to those who cannot

  9. How long did you work for while your were pregnant?

    Lexxie replied to MaraG.'s topic in General Nursing

    Nope I guess not. We had a good laugh about if for the first month or so after I went back to work

  10. who is??

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

    I've just completed my first year of pre-reqs. One more year of pre-reqs. I can apply next summer for the nursing program that will start January '11. I will then graduate May

  11. How long did you work for while your were pregnant?

    Lexxie replied to MaraG.'s topic in General Nursing

    With my third child, I worked until the day before my planned c-section. I was working FT in LTC and also PT doing wheelchair transports. I performed all of my duties with the exception of any heavy...

  12. Lets get a current salary thread going for 09/10

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

    South central PA Nearly 5 years experience as an LPN $15/hr in an Urgent Care

  13. Scared about boards

    Lexxie replied to LPN_thts_M3's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was in the same situation. I was single and pregnant when I graduated from nursing school. There were many factors involved other than that, but bottom line is that it was a full year before I...

  14. College help

    Lexxie replied to TeeGuneys23's topic in General Nursing

    CC stands for community

  15. adding to the paperwork

    Lexxie replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You mean the quarterly pain, fall risk, elopement, etc. assessments? At my old facility, floor nurses had to do them as well. They were divied up between the shifts - days did pain, evenings - fall...

  16. New nurse orientation Tuesday need Advice

    Lexxie replied to 89**11's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The Hospice inpatient units in my area require the LPN to have med/surg experience. Kinda stinks as the hospitals around here have not been hiring LPNs for several

  17. LPN's & urgent care......

    Lexxie replied to andreasmom02's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in Urgent Care and love the fact that you never know what's going to walk through the door next. Sasha is right, it's not really a mini er, but more of a doctors office. As long as the...

  18. Would you take the flu shot?

    Lexxie replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Here in PA they're sending the H1N1 vaccine to those areas that have been hit the hardest with swine flu first. So it's my understanding that it won't be widely available to start with, but eventally...

  19. Questions for PA Paramedics

    Lexxie posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    1). A medic that I know made a bad choice in transferring a patient and in doing so, caused serious harm to the patient (with the patient ultimately dying). It's been rumored that the family may...

  20. recaps

    Lexxie replied to mume2mykidz's topic in General Nursing

    They are the monthly doctor's orders in a LTCF which generate the MARs. Each month they need to be checked for accuracy, ie: any new orders, d/c'd orders, new dx, diet or allergies, etc.. The PCP...

  21. In need of some advice/guidance!

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

    At the vo-tech shool I went to, we were able to take the Nurse Aide certification test after we completed all of the basic care modules. If you want to work as a CNA while in school, I'd check to see...

  22. Can a LPN be a school Nurse

    Lexxie replied to KIMYNURSE2B's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    One of the school districts in my area was only paying $8/hr for school nurses! Sad isn't

  23. LPN school: wasted a year of my life

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

    If paying the loans at this time will create a hardship for you, you can try to get a Forbearance, which is for people with financial hardships or a deferment which would allow you to pay the interest...

  24. Hate/Love Relationship with Nursing

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

    Ain't that the truth! I worked as a receptionist in the LTCF I became a nurse at. So I knew in the back of my mind that I'd be mostly pushing pills, but had managed to kid myself into thinking it...

  25. Can a LPN be a school Nurse

    Lexxie replied to KIMYNURSE2B's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    School districts in my area of PA hire LPN's. As others have said, there's an RN for the whole district and she/he won't necessarily be in the same