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  1. Vent! PEG tube replacement

    lindseylpn replied to LongislandRN23's topic in General Nursing

    *there

  2. Vent! PEG tube replacement

    lindseylpn replied to LongislandRN23's topic in General Nursing

    Using a Foley was weird at first but, one I got used to it I think I might actually like it better. We've been using then for years so, when someone actually has a real peg tube in it seems awkward to...

  3. What do you do when Work calls on your day off?

    lindseylpn replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Love

  4. What do you do when Work calls on your day off?

    lindseylpn replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    When we don't answer they'll leave a voice mail, call right back, send a text, call restricted, call from a personal cell phone, send a Facebook message, yes Facebook and as a last resort they have...

  5. descent weekend jobs for PN students

    lindseylpn replied to bubbly79's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I worked at Walmart, they worked around my schedule

  6. How many patients do you get on night duty?

    lindseylpn replied to uniquegifts1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work at a group home and I have 3 :-) We partner with a Dsp (direct support professional, like a cna but unlicensed) and do all patient care

  7. Vent! PEG tube replacement

    lindseylpn replied to LongislandRN23's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility we have went to using foleys as g-tubes because they are cheaper. We do all our own peg changes too, we can either replace it with a 18f Foley with a 10cc balloon or a peg tube,...

  8. Breast biopsies- steri-strips and blisters

    lindseylpn replied to UTVOL3's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Love your screen name btw

  9. Breast biopsies- steri-strips and blisters

    lindseylpn replied to UTVOL3's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I recently had a patient that had the same thing. The blisters were small and she said they didn't bother her and went away when the steri strips were

  10. registering for LVN program

    lindseylpn replied to Channell139's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Good luck! Just give it your all and don't get discouraged

  11. RN to LPN?

    lindseylpn replied to ht54321's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Idk if it's the same for every state but, when I was in school we were told that you can't technically have both an LPN and an RN license, that when you get your RN your LPN license basically becomes...

  12. Sick employees in the workplace

    lindseylpn replied to KDSkyy44's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked places that have downright begged or threatened you when you try to call in sick, they don't care if you're on your deathbed. One place even called in a Coworker when she was on her...

  13. Thinking of LVN...don't do it.

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

    It depends on where you live. Maybe think about moving?? I've been an LPN 10 years now and had a job 2 weeks out of school. About half of my classmates had jobs lined up before we even graduated. I...

  14. LPN jobs...

    lindseylpn replied to Toyota LPN's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm an LPN in east Tennessee, I've been a nurse for 10 years now. I guess it's all on where you live because here lpns work in ltc, clinics, private duty/home health, schools, mr/dd/id group homes,...

  15. Does anyone hate working as an office nurse for PCPs?

    lindseylpn replied to sistasoul's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I had a bad experience myself but, I think if the circumstances were different I might have liked it. I was hired for a brand new Dr straight out of school, it was a very large physician practice with...

  16. Where are all the LPN jobs?

    lindseylpn replied to lpnpgh123's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I live in east TN too! I work in a mr/dd group home. Lpns here do have a variety of job opportunities, ltc, assisted living, corrections, clinics, group homes, home health, flu clinics, school...

  17. Bombed my second shift on my own

    lindseylpn replied to venousr3tuRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hang in there it'll get easier. I started out in ltc and I did all my charting at the end of my Shift when I first started too. Soon you'll have everything memorized and be able to do a med pass in...

  18. Starting pay question?

    lindseylpn replied to Wrangler156's topic in General Students

    I am also in east Tennessee and I'm an lpn and make $17 an hour. I have 2 friends that are recent bsn grads and told me they make $18-$19 base pay and $22-$23ish after differentials. Yes, cost of...

  19. RN in a Vet's office

    lindseylpn replied to alrighThen's topic in Nursing Career

  20. Tennessee technology center- elizabethton

    lindseylpn replied to rstates84's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I graduated from Morristown in 2004, it's a very good program. I think all the ttcs basically follow the same

  21. Am I Only one who is irritated by doctors and medical shows?

    lindseylpn replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I remember seeing on an episode of House one of the drs said that the reason his team of drs do all the "nurses" work is because House doesn't trust

  22. East Coast RN's-did you stay or go?

    lindseylpn replied to happyinillinois's topic in General Nursing

    Praying for you guys and your

  23. Different Types Of Coworkers

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

    The "my life could be made into a lifetime movie nurse" They miss a ton of work and are always late and always have some elaborate excuse but, never gets in trouble. Management seems to pity them....

  24. Different Types Of Coworkers

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

    The "unsure" nurse. Usually a new grad or someone who hasn't been a bedside nurse in a while, always asks if they are doing things right and they usually are. Asks a million questions that they...

  25. Different Types Of Coworkers

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

    The "tries to do as little work as possible" nurse.- won't give prn meds because they are too lazy to mix them up and walk them back to a patient's room, tries to tape up a leaking colostomy bag...