gt4everpn

gt4everpn BSN, RN

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  1. malpractiic insurance for lpns

    gt4everpn replied to giantsfan13's topic in New York Nursing

    Yep NSO is the insurance I have, you should get

  2. A Question about Working While in RN school

    gt4everpn replied to roro13us's topic in LPN to RN

    i work atleast 20 hours a week minimum! whew! i would work at night and go to school the very same morning when my shift ended at 7a! its

  3. Young student

    gt4everpn replied to megaman10's topic in Male Nursing Students

    yeah to all us 19 year olds!!! no just joking, ahh dont worry bout it, i'll be 20 when i start my bs program your definitely not

  4. Nurses GET OUT AND VOTE

    gt4everpn replied to vivicaq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Avid Hillary Supporter here!! In times like these we need a stong leader that can take care of business, important issues need to be resolved, enough is enough!! -America has to open her

  5. Are You Satisfied Being An LPN?

    gt4everpn replied to mammaoftwo's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i'm being honest- no, i want to work in the icu and become a cns in the future, lpns cannot work in icu atleast in my state and hospitals are shutting us out in record numbers! i want to work in the...

  6. Permanent Charge Nurses

    gt4everpn replied to ReadyforChange's topic in General Nursing

    i work in ltc and each floor has a regular charge nurse who are all lpns some rns, i can only be charge when they are off for the day or when i become the rn! i remember one charge nurse tell me that...

  7. Safe nurse to resident ratios in LTC?

    gt4everpn replied to erinp88's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    you've taken the words right out of my mouth, i couldnt have said it

  8. Safe nurse to resident ratios in LTC?

    gt4everpn replied to erinp88's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I love being an LPN and no offense to my fellow LPN/LVNs but we are employed mostly in LTC where nurse to patient ratios are very high! this is why I'm going for my RN so I can work in a hospital in...

  9. Disrespectful Employees

    gt4everpn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I am a new nurse and I understand how it feels to be under pressure but one must still act professionaly, anyone nurse or not knows not to speak to their boss like that! she could have addressed her...

  10. When a patient dies....

    gt4everpn replied to xxgreenfirexx's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My facility has had unexpected deaths as well, usually the only documentation done is on patients on 24 hour report etc.. do you document on 40+ patients every day at your

  11. What are the difficult qs on NCLEX

    gt4everpn replied to staffnursepenny's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    All of them.... just joking, priority questions can be tricky, patient A is so and so and patient B has this, who needs attention first! remember ABC and

  12. How do you deal with working weekends?

    gt4everpn replied to jensfbay's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know the feeling, people call in in droves on weekends at my facility! I guess I'm used to it because my entire family is in healthcare I hardly know anyone with a 9-5 schedule, If your working...

  13. Bowel Routine/Protocol

    gt4everpn replied to Scrabbler's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Lactulose, Miralax, Senna, Colace, Sorbitol, biscadol, dulcolax are used at my

  14. Why is it so bad to be an LPN ????

    gt4everpn replied to hair_tie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    actually the roles of lpns vary from state to state, facility to facility, especially in ltc!! i work in ltc and i do all of the above, transfers, discharges, name it hun, i do it! it really varies...

  15. Why is it so bad to be an LPN ????

    gt4everpn replied to hair_tie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    dont you worry about those :angryfirelosers who questions the decision to become an lpn, you do whats best for you!! , lpns work just as hard as rns and get way less respect than them, proud to be an...

  16. Is overtime safe for your patients?

    gt4everpn replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    txrn i know how you feel, i had this problem last night with the supervisor, i worked a double 7a-11p (16 hours) so i told her i would not be able to come in 7a this morning! she starts telling me how...

  17. Medical shows vs the real thing?

    gt4everpn replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    Well organized chaos is a reality say in the ER or ICU, as far a there being a million people in a room doing a hundred different things but all the drama is fake, (well not always, at least in some...

  18. LPNs and Central Venous Lines?

    gt4everpn replied to Nurse4Life1213's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    thankyou all for the responses,i actually have that form that speaks about lpns and picc lines and i have looked it up on the nybon website,i even looked it up in my facilities p&p and it says...

  19. I knew it wasn't right while I was doing it...

    gt4everpn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an LTC and LPNs are basically in charge of everything, telephone orders are allowed and we are the one's that take

  20. LPNs and Central Venous Lines?

    gt4everpn replied to Nurse4Life1213's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my state, Ny, does not allow for LPNs to do anything through a PICC line! but at my facility the DON has allowed us to utilize the PICC lines, I guees the DON can override the state's

  21. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    gt4everpn replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    a friend of mine actually told me she was (i quote) just like an lpn because she works at a group home and was trained to give out medications, another person i know who works as a tech in a clinic...

  22. I Passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    gt4everpn replied to lfh09's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congrats!! yyyyyeeeeaaaahhhhh!! welcome to the

  23. Why do you think so many healthcare workers are mean and arrogant?

    gt4everpn replied to mikethern's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Arrogance is widespread as many posts above have said, but remember nursing and medicine are very prestigious fields that many people respect, some professionals take that to the head! Also working in...

  24. Need info...are you wearing scrubs, other uniform or street clothes on your psy unit?

    gt4everpn replied to lkinsworthy's topic in Psychiatric

    when I was in nrsg school we were told to wear regular clothing for our clinicals and the nurses on the psych unit did as well, when we asked why our instructors told us that it was because many of...

  25. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    gt4everpn replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    #1 is very important i dont feel i got an adequate orientation at my ltc facility, i did ask for more days but ended up having to work because of low staffing! huh, when will i learn the things i need...