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  1. Most interesting Micro-organism!!

    pepperann35 replied to kcstudentnurse06's topic in General Nursing

    VRE is also interesting or MRSA, as stated above. The CDC does have a wealth of information on MRSA, I just read it at

  2. Pay for LPN's in Home Health

    pepperann35 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Central Florida. I did home health care for 6 years. I worked 12-hour shifts, mostly medicaid pediatric cases. The pay is 16-18 per hour. They do not reimburse for gas, no shift or...

  3. Florida nursing salaries - seriously????

    pepperann35 replied to centralflorida's topic in Florida Nursing

    Lower cost of living? Not if you take into consideration the cost of housing, insurance and property

  4. What meds do you see the most often?

    pepperann35 replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have not seen that used in many

  5. Nurse distinction in nsg homes..rn and lpn

    pepperann35 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    It is very interesting to here what LPN's can and cannot do in different states and facilities. Thanks for the

  6. Nurse distinction in nsg homes..rn and lpn

    pepperann35 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    I am a supervisor (LPN) in Florida. We do assessments,in fact I do many of the admission assessments and check over all of the admissions when I am there. I have been an LPN for 18

  7. Nurse distinction in nsg homes..rn and lpn

    pepperann35 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the facility. I am an LPN and I work as night shift supervisor. I supervise RN's and LPN's. We have the same job description except my facility prefers RN's to do the blood draws, mix...

  8. woman dies in ER waiting room (article)

    pepperann35 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I certainly don't see how they could just let her lay there in front of all the other patients, rolling around on the floor....no, not right, whether they believed her or not, how could that...

  9. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    pepperann35 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! I posted a ghost story here last week that happened to me a few months back. It was about a lady that said a little girl was in her room and she had trouble getting her to sleep--patting her...

  10. LPN grads STARTING PAY $/HR

    pepperann35 replied to raine84's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    $19.50 is great! I live in a rural area so pay is not as good. St Pete would be a bit of a drive for me. And hospitals around here rarely hire LPN's and only pay about $12.00 hr.--a real

  11. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    pepperann35 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC also. I had heard many reports of the patients claiming to see children in there rooms, making noise, rocking in a rocking chair or running around getting into trouble. Usually when the...

  12. Worst Nursing Experience--What's Yours?

    pepperann35 replied to tonyluvnelly's topic in General Nursing

    Worst experience in nursing: When I was doing 12 hour in-home private duty pediatrics. The family of a wonderful 12 yr. old patient. They expected you to help them out financially (including booze,...

  13. LPN Corrections nursing??

    pepperann35 replied to Danish's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I live in the Tampa Bay area also. I am the night shift supervisor in a LTC/rehab facility. You can come and work with us if you want to. The pay is about $17.00 per hour plus night shift diff of...

  14. Better to just call-in?

    pepperann35 replied to appleheadRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a nursing supervisor, I also realize that when I try to help the nurse when things come up like this, you are more likely to retain the nurses longer and they are more likely to help me out in a...

  15. Contacted Oprah Show About Nursing Issues

    pepperann35 replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe we should all get busy and send her an email. What is her email

  16. What More Responsibilites Do RN's Have?

    pepperann35 replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, thanks for that info. I did not realize things were that different in other

  17. Too poor to become a nurse?

    pepperann35 replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Since we have such a shortage of nurse, I wish the government would help pay for tuition to get some of us, that cannot affort the tuition and don't qualify for financial aid or grants, pay for...

  18. What More Responsibilites Do RN's Have?

    pepperann35 replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    I am a LPN in LTC. I am the night shift supervisor. I can do all of the above mentioned

  19. LPN grads STARTING PAY $/HR

    pepperann35 replied to raine84's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    $16-$17.50 for LTC in central

  20. What is it with the nurses in LTC?

    pepperann35 replied to lilypad2424's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Me

  21. general question: WHAT IS A GOOD cna TO PT RATIO?

    pepperann35 replied to chadash's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Here in Florida, we have 1 CNA to 4-6 residents during the day and eve. and 1 CNA to 10-20 residents at night. Its a LTC facility, pretty well staffed, I

  22. Need Help FAST Please. RE: Inappropriate discharge

    pepperann35 replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    However, if the patient is sent out for non-legit complaints, then they will most likely not be admitted and therefore must return to the LTC facility they came from unless the patient themself does...

  23. Need Help FAST Please. RE: Inappropriate discharge

    pepperann35 replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient is sent to and admitted to the hospital for a real emergency and the family does not want to pay to have the bed held, the LTC facility does not have to accept patient back. I work in...

  24. Need Help FAST Please. RE: Inappropriate discharge

    pepperann35 replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    The patient can also be removed if the patient goes to the hosp. for a legitimate reason, is admitted and the family cannot afford a "bed hold" Then the facility has the choice to accept the patient...

  25. Need Help FAST Please. RE: Inappropriate discharge

    pepperann35 replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I think we should all take a deep breath here and see that this DON has been put into a bad situation, was pressured to do this but knows it was wrong and is now trying to do the right thing and has...