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  1. overwhelmed in first rn job

    lindseylpn replied to nursephillyphil's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It will get easier. In a while you'll be a pro ;-) Time management is key. It really helps to make yourself a schedule and try to follow it. I'd write one out every night and tape it to the desk and...

  2. 11-7 meds

    lindseylpn replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  3. LPN pay Assisted Living Facility in TN

    lindseylpn replied to LisaLPN7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'd say about $14 or $15 is about average starting pay although I've been at the same job for a long time so, I may be out of the loop on pay. I work at a group home (east tn area) and I'd say that...

  4. Is becoming a LPN worth it?

    lindseylpn replied to Jeisikah's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my area LPNs are hired in Ltc, assisted living, clinics, home health, private duty, group homes, corrections, occupational health, insurance companies, school nursing, even hospitals. Pretty much...

  5. How do you get a job like this where you have lots of free time?

    lindseylpn replied to hhealthai's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm a nurse at a group home and most of our staff is unlicensed, a few people have their cna license but, it's not needed to get the

  6. LPN Student in RN Clinical

    lindseylpn replied to RNgrrl09's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    When I was in LPN school we did all of our clinicals right alongside the RN students. We were even paired together sometimes and the clinical sites never treated us differently. The only difference...

  7. Wow!

    lindseylpn replied to Emily Cox's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My school was 81

  8. Checking G-tube placement

    lindseylpn replied to Compassion_x's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Me either. I was taught to check placement with air and check residual, that's been the policy everywhere I've ever worked

  9. Interviewer didn't like me from the start?

    lindseylpn replied to MikeDee1234's topic in Nursing Career

    Some people are just jerks. I once applied at a hospital a town over from where I live, the position I was applying for had already been filled but, the nurse recruiter begged me to come interview at...

  10. Nursing Nightmares

    lindseylpn replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    Today I had a dream that I pooped on myself at work and had to work the rest of my shift all poopy, Lol. I've had the "forgetting" dreams before and they are the worst although I've actually been in...

  11. Nursing Imposters

    lindseylpn replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've worked in physicians offices before and every MA, NA, secretary etc calls themselves a nurse, even the Drs refer to them as nurses. One girl I worked with failed out of nursing school twice but,...

  12. 2013 LPN PAY???

    lindseylpn replied to taylynnfree's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    10 yrs experience, Tennessee (low cost of living area), mr/dd group home, $16.75 + $1

  13. Least busy nursing job??

    lindseylpn replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Nursing Career

    I work nights in a group home. I have a lot of down

  14. Stupid, I know, but more bad representations of NURSES on tv!

    lindseylpn replied to uRNmyway's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Anyone ever seen the Mindy project? I think the show is funny but, it's portrayal of nurses is awful. The nurses are all very ditzy and dumb. They don't even have common sense. They work in an obgyn...

  15. Frustrating Workplace

    lindseylpn replied to smcklpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I understand that you'd like to help out the cnas but, a lot of the time it's just not practical. I've never known a nurse to do showers in ltc, I've helped undress a resident or pushed them into the...

  16. The sight of blood makes me pass out.

    lindseylpn replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I know this is not nursing related but, dog food! The ground kind, it makes me gag every time... Oh and the fishy smelling cat food with chunks... and, cans of salmon with with scales and vertebrae...

  17. Night Shift and Marriage

    lindseylpn replied to RestoringHope's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My dogs love this arrangement too :-) My husband and I both work nights but, on my days off I switch to a day shift schedule. It's not too bad when we get to spend evenings together. The thing I hate...

  18. How much was your lpn program?

    lindseylpn replied to joyfullpn's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    $3600 2004 we actually had 2 students move to my town from different states to attend the nursing program because it was a lot cheaper than where they lived. One moved away from her kids and husband...

  19. 5 Tips in How To Adapt to Night Shift

    lindseylpn replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Aluminum foil on the windows, at least my bedroom is at the back of the house so it doesn't look "too trashy". I have a small bit in the middle I can peel up to look out too, to see if someone's...

  20. Rn being trained by lpn?

    lindseylpn replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've trained many nurses both LPNs and RNs. I'm actually the trainer at my job, I train every nurse that gets hired. When I worked in ltc I was part of a "orientation team" and I was the designated...

  21. Nurses who don't treat CNAs fair :(

    lindseylpn replied to aka640's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've been a cna and a nurse. When I worked in ltc as a nurse I helped out the cnas when I could but, 90% of the time it just wasn't possible. I'd answer a call light if I knew the person probably...

  22. If you could have one nursing superpower, what would it be?

    lindseylpn replied to Blue Roses's topic in General Nursing

    Now that's a good

  23. If you could have one nursing superpower, what would it be?

    lindseylpn replied to Blue Roses's topic in General Nursing

    I work night shift. I'd like to be able to wiggle my nose and make everyone just fall asleep

  24. How much do you make? Feeling under paid :(

    lindseylpn replied to Disneygirl23's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    $17.75 after differential. East tn, low cost of living in my

  25. Couldn't believe he did this...

    lindseylpn replied to Elizabeth Renee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nurse in a residential group home and this is actually very common in community based homes. Pop over to the developmental disabilities thread and there are all kinds of threads about med...