LovebugLPN

LovebugLPN

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  1. Fyi

    No, but I would appreciate if they would. It is just like I appreciate that I can send my son to a school that does have First Aid/CPR certification for every
  2. Fyi

    As a parent I would want my son's teachers to be CPR/First Aid certified (they are). I don't care that they may never use it or that the worst injury they have ever seen is a broken arm. As a parent...
  3. dry cracked heels

    The trick I used was to lather LOTS of lotion on your feet and put plastic grocery bags on your feet. Over that put socks. Then go to bed. I know it sounds crazy but the heat from all the layers...
  4. Ok seasoned nurses, I have a question!

    I love Corn Huskers Lotion. It is not thick and greasy at all but works
  5. How a nurse feels about reporting child abuse

    I can tell you what mine is. I worked with a child who was in school. He told some wild stories that are quite horrific and disturbing about things that were going on at home. He came to me and...
  6. Am I cut out to be a nurse?

    Do you always put his much pressure on yourself? All of the feelings you are having are completely normal. Keep studying and have faith in yourself. You are going to be
  7. Still a new nurse?

    I grab a room sheet when I come in every night and write what each patient needs for that shift. It includes that they need meds (and what time), vitals, peg feedings, etc. It keeps me more...
  8. Starting LPN school in July... need help!

    I stayed with my idiot ex-husband until I got through LPN school. He was as difficult and unsupportive the whole way through as he could be but in the end I got through it, divorced him, and was able...
  9. drug testing

    My work would require a drug test in order to get workers comp and same with my MILs hospital. I hate these questions because peoples uses of marijuana seem to get in the way alot. Why not stop...
  10. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    My sister and I are allergic to Gypsy Moth caterpillars. When we were young we would let them crawl all over us even though we knew we would break out in hives and be miserable. I had never heard of...
  11. Can I not perform CPR?

    I already posted this in Agency Nursing but thought I may get more replies here. I recently took a CPR class that included me (LPN) and 8 PCAs. The instructor told us we were to no longer check...
  12. Can I not perform CPR?

    We also had a new LPN there. I hope he doesn't follow these instructions. This class was required by our company. If these people are going into peoples homes I would hope they are bright enough to...
  13. Can I not perform CPR?

    I actually looked in the handbook to and the steps are: Airway, breathing, compression, defibrillation. NO CIRCULATION??? He taught it the way stated but as a nurse I can not do this and I can't...
  14. Can I not perform CPR?

    I am actually talking about home care. The instructor said that the new protocol says that checking for a pulse is no longer instructed to do because people were trying to check a pulse and finding...
  15. Call center nursing dress codes

    When I worked in a call center we had to wear scrubs in case we were needed to work in the office or flu
  16. Fillipino nurses, their way of doing things abroad

    I have worked with nurses and CNAs from many countries and I must say I prefer working with them. I get tired of the sense of entitlement and superiority that a lot of Americans have. We take for...
  17. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    If you aren't calling yourself a nurse and understanding you are not a nurse I don't think anyone hates you or has a
  18. called in sick for a night...feel so guilty/bad

    I used to work nights and done the same thing. I did not give anymore info then that I was sick. You did the ight thing calling off. If you don't feel you would be safe go with your
  19. Clinical Advice!

    Every facility you go to will have at least a few people telling you stories about how a family member/friend did not receive good care. If you avoid every facility that has these stories you will...
  20. Diagnosed with seizures-Negative EEG

    Doctors are required by law to report
  21. I saw a patient in her early 30s who was under observation for frequent falls and periods of "blacking out". She had many tests including an EEG, MRI with dye, CT Scan with dye, and labs. All came...
  22. Nose Piercing

    The only reason I despise tongue piercing is because it seems like everywhere I go I run into some young girl who thinks it is cute to roll it around between her teeth while taking my order (fast...
  23. Is this possible?

    We had a "sweet" girl fired today for a positive drug test. She insists she was not smoking it and her friends smoke it around her but she never smokes it. Is that possible? Can you really come...
  24. OMG! Unreported Patient Fall

    I would just sit back and let them do their investigation. I hate to say it but with as nervous as you are you can seem very suspicious to people. Relax. At one time or another a lot of nurses have...
  25. I do not feel like a nurse

    I am an agency nurse who has been working with a boy at a public school. My company says my only job is to stay with this child only and keep him alive. I have had many problems with the teachers...