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  1. tips for a new lpn

    bluegeegoo2 replied to pachyta's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    1) As far as I know. 2) I bend the tube to occlude it instead of recapping every time. 3) Warm water and patience. I "milk" the tube toward the stomach and push warm water and work it back and...

  2. CNA cert. for a LPN?

    bluegeegoo2 replied to JourneyRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :clpty::ancong!: And don't worry about doing something stupid. How else will you learn? Just yesterday, I tried to flush a PICC line and couldn't get it to budge. After conversing with other...

  3. CNA cert. for a LPN?

    bluegeegoo2 replied to JourneyRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I worked as a CNA when I graduated from PN school, but before I got my license. I didn't have an actual CNA certification, but could still work in that capacity because I had graduated. Some...

  4. do you like nurse managers you work with?

    bluegeegoo2 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My unit manager is a "new" manager, as this is her first supervisory role. She is sweet and means well, but she will follow us around making sure we did this or that, and did we follow up on this?...

  5. CNA as a NURSING SUPERVISOR?

    bluegeegoo2 replied to militarymom06's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    So did

  6. Facility moving units to 60 bed "mixed" skilled unit

    bluegeegoo2 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have you ever had that "bad feeling" in your gut about an upcoming event? Well, my facility has decided to "switch" 2 units. Alzheimer's to the 30 bed, formerly skilled unit, and the skilled unit to...

  7. Manager charting and my documentation missing!?

    bluegeegoo2 replied to ladylikeRN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    For the record for anyone reading these posts, capecodmermaid and I have come to understand each other through a PM. I took her posts wrong and jumped to conclusions. I apologize to everyone for...

  8. Manager charting and my documentation missing!?

    bluegeegoo2 replied to ladylikeRN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    You openly question my integrity then claim you "didn't mean to offend" me? Seriously? That's fine. We'll just disagree here, and leave it at that, shall we? Moving forward, since that particular...

  9. Manager charting and my documentation missing!?

    bluegeegoo2 replied to ladylikeRN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Yes, you're right ccm, I made it all up. (Sarcasm intended). Just because you haven't experienced a situation doesn't mean that they don't happen. I happened to have seen the documents first hand...

  10. Facility moving units to 60 bed "mixed" skilled unit

    bluegeegoo2 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Now that I have put some time into this "new" unit, you're absolutely right. It IS hell. All day, every day. I worked a "double" today, (it seems I have "dumbass" taped to me somewhere...) and it...

  11. need help lpn program in Indiana

    bluegeegoo2 replied to tanbobot's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Ivy Tech Community College. They are everywhere in IN. Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, (where I went!), Anderson, etc. Their website is: www.ivytech.edu You should be able to find where...

  12. Charting Time of Death

    bluegeegoo2 replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Another LPN and I just pronounced someone this evening in my facility. We have to have 2 nurses pronounce, regardless of their title. It's a facility policy thing. Seems some time ago someone sent...

  13. Manager charting and my documentation missing!?

    bluegeegoo2 replied to ladylikeRN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    There was a situation on my unit where one nurse (a favorite) had missed the fact that heparin was d/c'd from the hosp upon admission, and the res rec'd it for 5 days/BID. When the med error was...

  14. CNA as a NURSING SUPERVISOR?

    bluegeegoo2 replied to militarymom06's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I did some soul-searching after reading through these posts, and have discovered something not so pretty about myself: It IS about the title with me! I DO take offense if a CNA tells me how to do my...

  15. Compliance nurse driving us CRAZY!!!!

    bluegeegoo2 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah, we get "love notes" as well. Nothing starts the day off like having some note taped to the

  16. LPN Wages

    bluegeegoo2 replied to Tua15395's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Our cost of living is pretty low. My husband and I make around $60,000/yr and live pretty comfortably. Median income in this county is $30,000, so it's not as bad as it

  17. CNA as a NURSING SUPERVISOR?

    bluegeegoo2 replied to militarymom06's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Does this CNA tell you how to do your job as a nurse? I had a similar situation yesterday with our staffing coordinator. She brought an order I had taken to me and pointed out what needed to be...

  18. LPN Wages

    bluegeegoo2 replied to Tua15395's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    S. Indiana $15-ish/hr in LTC, $13-ish/MD office. Hospitals? Not worth my time. They pay and use us as techs. Around $12/hr. That is all for new grads. At about the 1 year mark, it all goes up...

  19. new discouraged LPN

    bluegeegoo2 replied to jbchero's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I hated being a nurse the first 4-5 months after I graduated. I constantly wondered to myself and aloud if this is really what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Depression, confusion, and...

  20. Pressure to hurry vs desire to learn my job

    bluegeegoo2 replied to lookingbeyond's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm sure the "seasoned" nurse on your floor was slow when she started nursing as well. Speed and accuracy come with time. (Evidently quite a bit of time, as I'm still pretty slow compared to...

  21. regular backpack or one with wheels

    bluegeegoo2 replied to Sincere24's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Actually, I carried a shoulder pack, and left most of my books/supplies in my car. Our instructors were good about letting us know what books/supplies we needed the next day, and I would pack...

  22. Stage III and growing...Please help!!!

    bluegeegoo2 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I have a pt in my LTC that has a now stage III, (likely IV) on her right buttock. It is getting worse by the day, and we are at a loss as how to at least stop the progression of damage. A little hx:...

  23. First Job!! First Day!!! Ahhhhhhhhhh...

    bluegeegoo2 replied to LVN2145's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ummm, it was completely overwhelming and I wondered frequently just what I had gotten myself into. (Still do, some days!) Most of nursing seems to be on the job training, and has little to do with...

  24. o2

    bluegeegoo2 replied to pmw2007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    For the straight cath question, we have to have an order for it. So, for new admits, I try to obtain a "May straight cath for urinary retention/UA" order, just in case. It saves time in the long...

  25. New LPN starting LTC, what "things" are needed

    bluegeegoo2 replied to CT Pixie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I pack around a steno pad for VS, and to jot down MD orders as they come in, and any other issue that pops up. I easily fill 3-4 pages in a shift. When I (finally) get to sit and take care of...