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  1. G/J tube

    gettingupthere posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    I need HELP!!!! Came to work this weekend on my rehab unit. Haven't been there in a week. New pt. with a G/J tube. The J part is attached to straight drainage. No one knew what to do with this thing!...

  2. can you be a DON/ADON without having your license?

    gettingupthere replied to fallinnstyle's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Aren't your CNAs and LPNs working under the license of the DON? Or am I

  3. What was your starting LPN pay?

    gettingupthere replied to kaitlynCA's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    OMG! That was a long time ago! $1.50 in

  4. $35.00/hr.!!

    gettingupthere replied to Steffers's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!

  5. What is WRONG with this??

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

    OMG! This is ME! I am ALWAYS ready to help my pts and coworkers, WHILE I'm at work! Once I get home, I don't want to talk on the phone evn. I check in with my kids, quickly find out if everyone's OK,...

  6. Steps of a wet to dry dressing

    gettingupthere replied to oxyjen's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Non of those were wet to dry! wet to dry is not done 3 times a day. The reason for wet to dry is to debride a wound. If it's done 3 times a day, there isn't enough time to allow the gauze to dry. That...

  7. What was your hourly wage at your first job as a new grad?

    gettingupthere replied to DelanaRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I graduated in 1968. I started working in a LTF for $3.50 hr. Whem I got married in 1969, I moved to New Mexico and started working in a small hospital making $1.50 hr! I make $34.00 hr now at a LTF,...

  8. balloon testing prior to insertion of foley

    gettingupthere replied to URO-RN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Ahhh, now THAT DID happen to me many years ago! The cath wouln't deflate, my supervisor said to "cut the cath and pull it out" Guess what? I wouldn't come out!!!! Had to send her to a urologist! Bad...

  9. balloon testing prior to insertion of foley

    gettingupthere replied to URO-RN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I have been inserting foleys for 40 yrs! I have never pre-tested a foley bulb! Never was taught this practice in school! BUT, yesterday I was placing a foley in a pt with a new graduate assisting me....

  10. Hit a road block with the wound vac?

    gettingupthere posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I have a client who arrived at my facilty with a stage 4 wound to his ishium. After a few weeks of the wet to dry dressings he arrived from the hospital with, we decided to try the wound vac. It has...

  11. Hit a road block with the wound vac?

    gettingupthere replied to gettingupthere's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Thanks CMARM! As a matter of fact, I did have a KCI rep come in, she really had no more suggestions than what we were already doing. BUT, I really never thought of the condom cath! DUH! As it turns...

  12. Wound tx's

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

    Only every three days????? I never heard of calcium alginate dressings being changed so infrequently! Ca alginate is for draining wounds, so why would this be ordered q3days? That's neglectful! If...

  13. What do you think of agency LPNs?

    gettingupthere replied to TopazLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

  14. What do you think of agency LPNs?

    gettingupthere replied to TopazLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in Long Term, I understand the need for Agency Nurses and the need for nurses to work for agencies. I don't feel positive about them at all! I find MANY medication errors, I see how some do...

  15. Staple Removal

    gettingupthere replied to chellelynn25's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In our facility nurses are not allowed to remove

  16. Documentation

    gettingupthere replied to bdbrdb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If you have patients on Med A, you need to be very specific in your documentation. For instance, should this resident have a hip fx, then you need to document on pain level, meds given and...

  17. MOLST anybody familiar with this?

    gettingupthere posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    We have had residents come into our facility with a pink MOLST form from the hospital for awhile now. Does anyone know how they work? We haven't been given guidelines and I don't think anyone at my...

  18. hawthorne--opinion?

    gettingupthere replied to 1lollipop's topic in New York Nursing

    I personally don't like " NURSE JACKIE" ! It has this nurse Jackie as the charge I believe of an ER, she has a back injury and pops pills that she gets from the pharmacist, his pay is that she screws...

  19. Anyone ever felt like this?

    gettingupthere replied to chellelynn25's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You are just the type of nurse I want to take care of me. You can't " turn off " your brain because you are consciencous! You CARE! That's why you can't sleep at nite. I have been working long term...

  20. Med error!!!!

    gettingupthere posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have a story, there is a lesson to be learned, it was a hard one for an LPN I worked with. A few weeks back, this LPN was giving meds on my rehab unit, we had 2 pts with the same last name. They are...

  21. Med error!!!!

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

    Actually, the residents in our facility DO wear name bands AND we have pictures on the MAR! Our arm bands have Name, Rm # and if they are a DNR there is a yellow dot on the band. There are things we...

  22. Is this an acceptable practice???

    gettingupthere replied to yoshana_x's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have a 20 pt med run on the 7-3 shift on a rehab floor. It takes me from 7 am til about 11 am most days. I find that this is a good time to get to know the residents. I take their B/P, Ap, sometime...

  23. personality clash? Bad Aide? HELP

    gettingupthere replied to alabastershadow's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi Alabaster! I have been an LPN in the same facility for over 35 years. I have found that the best way to work with CNAs is to have mutual respect for one another. I work hard and expect that they...

  24. if i get my lpn license in new york can i work in ct?

    gettingupthere replied to jessicastarr1234's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Actually, I believe you can get your CT license if you have a NY one, BUT it requires more hours. So, if you get your NY license and work a few months in NY you can then get a CT one. I

  25. We are trying a new wound vac company

    gettingupthere posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    We have been using KCI wound vacs for the past several years. Last week we got a new resident on our rehab unit directly from the wound clinic. We knew he was coming with a would vac from a different...