LovebugLPN

LovebugLPN

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  1. What kind of car should I get?

    I love my Subaru Impreza. I have always bought foreign cars due to the fact that I have more luck with
  2. HIPAA violation by another student

    You are teaching her a kind lesson. Right now she may only lose her job but hopefully she will remember. Making that mistake in the nursing world will cost her a
  3. Very concerned about child

    I posted about a child that I work with in school and received good replies. I went to my employment company and told them my concerns about this issue of leaving supplies behind that child needs....
  4. Peds - Teaching Project

    Singing "ABCs" or "twinkle twinkle" works with the kids I work with. I also show them how much fun it is to blow bubbles with the soap on their
  5. The Circumcision Discussion

    Okay I just couldn't bear to read through all of the pages of a discussion on circumcision but I do have a question. What is all of this about pricking a girl? What is the purpose? Thank you! By...
  6. Someone told me something that upset me today.

    My company did away with this problem by installing a fingerprint thing (sorry, don't know what it is called). In order to clock in or out you have to swipe your badge while holding your finger over...
  7. Epilepsy and night shift

    Unfortunately I have no choice but to work nights full time. I need health insurance and can't get it any other way. It will be Monday through Friday. It seems that as long as I keep moving I can...
  8. What color should a nurse wear?

    I would not work, at this point, anywhere that would require me to wear white pants. Jobs in this area are easy to find and I can be picky. I hate white especially during my "monthly". It makes me...
  9. medically fragile children in cold weather

    I go to school with a child who has some of the same concerns. Parents will send child because as was stated before "free babysitting". I don't agree because of the weather but who am I to
  10. Okay I give up. I have been trying to figure out what the CPNE is and still don't know. Can someone help the clueless
  11. Help me understand Med Aides

    I am applying to a personal care home where they used medication aides to pass the meds. I actually worked there about 2 years ago but left after 3 days. I was so nervous watching these girls all pass...
  12. Do you need to make a wheal?

    I have given many TB tests and was always told it had to make a wheal to be an effective test. At my new place of employment the RN has given it to me and it seemed to be kinda deep (not at skin...
  13. You cant be fashionable for nursing.

    OP I originally thought you were a pain and did not like you from all that you wrote. Now I feel sorry for you. These kind nurses are giving you a small taste of how, if you don't quickly change,...
  14. Tattoos and piercings

    When I went to school we had a young man who had his ear lobe streched (I can't remember what that is called). Anyway, the instructor told him it must come out. When he took it out it was the...
  15. Bad weather and getting to the hospital

    I have only called off 1 time in the last 2 years and it was due to weather. I gave my employer notice and when I came into work the next night I thanked the nurse who stayed for me. She told me that...
  16. Bad weather and getting to the hospital

    I am going to be the "unpopular" person here and say that when I say the roads are bad and they offer to send out a 4x4 I tell them to not waste the time. If I don't feel safe enough to drive myself,...
  17. Casual Workers

    I work casual and love it. Although I do not get health benefits or vacation days I do make more money then the other charge nurses and I can work the shifts I want. I can also work as a CNA and...
  18. tHE PAWN

    Since the previous post offers no support I will say "that stinks". I do not have anything to offer except that you should take it as a complement. You are being offered a floor and getting a more...
  19. Things people say coming out of anaesthetic

    I was told by my doctor that as I was losing conciousness and they strapped my arms down I said "so, this is what Jesus felt like". He laughed and said that was the first he had heard
  20. This woman is a pain

    I work with a boy in a school. The teacher has a lot of complaints about the fact that this child requires a lot of care that she does not understand and I do not explain. I am there to keep this...
  21. This woman is a pain

    I have already said I DO explain why equipment is necessary and teacher still thinks it is ridiculous. What I do not explain to her is why child is going home. First, if parent is coming it does not...
  22. Can I not perform CPR?

    I was at a CPR class and the instructor said that if we walked into a clients home and found them dead we do not have to perform CPR. I spoke up and said that I had an understanding that as an LPN...
  23. This woman is a pain

    I have explained why this child needs these supplies but I can not explain why the child went home (or has gone home in the past) because I thought it to be a HIPPA
  24. This woman is a pain

    I don't think she is intentionally endangering this kid. She views the supplies as the parents overindulgence. I always remind her the child needs it but it seems to bother her. I realize (for a...
  25. This woman is a pain

    I don't think it is a "power struggle" but more that I find it hard to explain things to her in a way that she will understand. I also hate when I explain that certain supplies must be within reach...