Hello, if this question has been asked, feel free to point me to the thread. I was wondering if anyone knows anymore about a nurse license plate in Ohio? Last I saw from ONA was from May and talked about the "possibility" of one. I wasn't sure if th...
nursesaurus replied to runnerdoug87's topic in Ohio
Hello, I live in Dayton (a suburb called huber heights to be exact) and I have had a steady job in home care for five years. Before that I worked with hospice and in an assisted living. The major hospitals do not hire Lpns though.
nursesaurus replied to vbarger28's topic in LPN/LVN
I encountered this once as an LPN doing home care visits. A patient told me she had "too many" issues and an LPN just wasn't "qualified" enough to take care of her. I did notify the RN case manager who defended me and Lpns to this patient and many ot...
Somewhere along my nursing career I heard a sign of dehydration can be an elevated temperature. I can not find any literature to support this. Has anyone else heard this? Any input? Is it a symptom or could dehydration cause an elevated temp? Th...
nursesaurus replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in Career Support
I do know that "HawthoRNe" had a "nurse consultant" that gave advice on medical procedures, language, etc. Scrubs magazine had an article about it about a year ago. You may be able to find it on their website. www.scrubsmag.com
nursesaurus replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing
I worked on a psych unit while I was in nursing school and did 1:1's all the time, I worked night shift and we stayed with the patient in most cases even while they were sleeping. It gave me a perfect opportunity to study materials. Most of the tim...
i apologize if this is repeated information but here is a link to 'The Nursing Show" which is a podcast for nurses which is a very good podcast btw to listen to but he did an episode where he interviewed a rep for j&j here is link to the search ...
Hi! Please only nice responses, I have done research and haven't actually found an answer to my question(s). Why would someone get persistant hiccups with a pacemaker, and what problems does this cause. Thanks for your answers!
nursesaurus replied to Girlygirl69's topic in General Nursing
IMO you were following doctors orders. end of story. im not experienced in this field but if the dr was second guessed by other RNs and he stood by his order then you had no choice but to hang it. just because they dont "like" to use it is no reas...
I work at an assissted living where there are no RN's, none, our DON is an LPN as well. What then? We have the keys to the med cart, including narcs because thats our job. In most LTC that is who passes pills, LPN's. I'm assuming thats what "juni...
nursesaurus replied to scott.andrew's topic in CNA/MA
i was in school to be a medical assistant...one year to make 10-12 dollars an hour which is what i was making as an aid. lpn school one year 16-20 dollars an hour. but thats in ohio where i live. im sure its different everywhere im not sure.
Ok, I know what granulation tissue and eschar is and what it looks like. I'm new to wound nursing in a home health care setting and there are some words when it comes to wounds that I don't know what they are. I didn't deal with wounds in such an i...
OK first let me start of by saying, I don't want anyone to have to look information up if you don't want to. I just need a general answer because the answers online have not sufficed. With that said please don't be rude or snarky on my post I'm onl...
nursesaurus replied to nursesaurus's topic in General Nursing
Yes i am an lpn. Idk why i post on here because most of the time people are just plain rude. I try and look answers up myself and yes i look for more logical explanations. Ive been a nurse for over a year but when you work certain areas such as ho...
nursesaurus replied to rita.kumar83's topic in General Nursing
A few residents where I work who have constant constipation issues take miralaax every other day in the morning. A few also take stool softners like Colace and others take fiber supplements like Benefiber or Metamucil. All depends on the independen...
Next month I will have been an LPN for one year. I am tired of still being called a "new nurse" and am wondering when this ends? I know I won't be a "seasoned nurse" but when am I no longer a "new nurse"?