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  1. Considering position in LTC

    bluegeegoo2 replied to NewEnglandRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, it's nights. I forgot to put that in my previous

  2. Considering position in LTC

    bluegeegoo2 replied to NewEnglandRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hello! I am a LPN in a LTC facility working nights, and the biggest issue my supervisor has is she has NO autonomy whatsoever. Regardless of what she sees or hears, her hands are tied to do anything...

  3. help training cna's

    bluegeegoo2 replied to panurse101's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    In my facility, the nurses do the MDS charting. I find that interesting because while I do try to help when I can, I spend most of my time on med pass, charting, tx's, and other "nursey" stuff and...

  4. New LPN, New Job, Think I made a mistake Pt 2

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

    What shift do you work? As a new nurse, I started on 3rds, which is usually the quietest shift. I STILL felt like I was in over my head at first, (for a couple of months), but finally found my way....

  5. lost my first LPN job

    bluegeegoo2 replied to LPN4hire's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    the residents are usually the easy part, it's the mountains of paperwork, families, and management that are the problem. families expect miracles, want the impossible or cruel, (i want mom up by 7...

  6. Roll Call: Introduce Yourselves, LPNs!

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

    Hi! My name is Tonya, I'm almost 36, and I graduated 7-27-07 and was licensed 11-27-07. I am married with 4 kids and work in LTC. I am going back to school this summer to work on pre-req's for the...

  7. made a med error

    bluegeegoo2 replied to jelorde37's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Don't feel bad. I gave Roxanol to a woman who has a morphine allergy this morning. Fortunately, she's just fine. I asked her what happens, and she said "I get itchy". Whew! I called the Dr. and he...

  8. Care plan question

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

    Oh! Ewww. I hope they work for you. I did take them right out of a NANDA book, so at least there's that much going for

  9. Submitted my two week notice today

    bluegeegoo2 replied to trsa34's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    "graveyard shift nurse tells me that i should come on graveyard - because it's dead, and they have "6 hours of doing nothing." really? so why not earn some of your paycheck and get some clerical work...

  10. Care plan question

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

    From what I can see, there is: Self-Care Deficit, Bathing/Hygiene r/t impaired memory/cognition as evidenced by (insert evidence). Self-Care Deficit, Dressing/Grooming r/t impaired memory/cognition...

  11. Interesting Article

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

    Are you kidding me? What school is he talking about? We thoroughly covered EVERYTHING he thinks we're short on except the MDS stuff, which we have 4 nurses assigned to each unit for. I assess...

  12. Submitted my two week notice today

    bluegeegoo2 replied to trsa34's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have only been a nurse for 4 months, and I can tell you it DOES get better. After just a couple of weeks on the floor, (with 5 days of being ignored on orientation), I was ready to quit. I really,...

  13. I just took the nclex yesterday got 85 questions

    bluegeegoo2 replied to Deb2Victorious's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    "If you found that you kept getting a certain type of questions, it was because the computer thought you needed additional questions to guage your competency in that area." So THAT'S why I had tons of...

  14. NANDA Help

    bluegeegoo2 replied to Delta18's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    We used the Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis by Lynda Juall Carpenito-Moyet, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. It was very handy to get through all of the careplans we had to write in...

  15. Nurses digging in laundry barrells???

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

    I don't blame you. We have to draw the line somewhere. Next thing you know they'll have us out sweeping the parking lot before end of shift! Like ohlpn said, it's the pencil-pushers who think up this...

  16. Nurses digging in laundry barrells???

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

    And the laundry people can't do it as they're unloading barrels? I realize that no trash should end up in the laundry, but sheesh! We are always held responsible for what the aide do/don't do. I...

  17. Do you say you're a nurse...

    bluegeegoo2 replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I usually just say "I'm a nurse". But, a couple of week ago at work and elderly lady asked me if I was the nurse and I said "yes", and she went on to ask if I was a RN or LPN. I said, "I'm a LPN,...

  18. Is This What I Can Expect?

    bluegeegoo2 replied to WVlpn2b's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    No, it's not all meds. And the aides don't do any nursing, just ADL care and maybe get vitals on some residents. As nurses, we do all of the assessments, dressing changes, IM's, sub-q's, call the...

  19. LPN phasing out to be QMA's only

    bluegeegoo2 replied to BabyGirl00's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Hospitals here in S. Indiana don't hire LPN's at the hospitals themselves, but do hire for their clinics. LTC is still the #1 employer for LPN's. I think there is a hospital in Warrick Co. that...

  20. how to do client's head to toe assessment

    bluegeegoo2 replied to darshana's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I KNEW I forgot something

  21. Difference bw assisted living and nx home?Assisted living job 42 pt per nurse, safe?

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

    I worked in an ALF a couple of years ago. One 1st shift, there were 3:30-40. On 2nds, it was 2:30-40. On 3rds, it was 1:the whole building. (60+/-). We did med reminders, as we not supposed to...

  22. Have Decided Against Nursing As A Career

    bluegeegoo2 replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    We have a lady at my LTC facility that is a social worker who helps the elderly with finding resources to help them along among many other things. She doesn't do any type of lifting whatsoever, and...

  23. Holy Moly!

    bluegeegoo2 replied to Christine1969's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Wow! That really sucks to get fired for being sick. I was "wrote up" for missing work d/t being dx'd with the flu. I had a Dr.s excuse and all. Our company policy pushes us to work regardless of...

  24. Starting School Sept 2008

    bluegeegoo2 replied to Graduate2010's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Congratulations! The first thing I would suggest is looking into student loans to "fill the gap" and consider working part-time. My program started out innocently enough, but progressed rather...

  25. Holy Moly!

    bluegeegoo2 replied to Christine1969's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Mrs. Frog, Wow! Longivity in a career here is almost unheard of. In fact, a nurse I work with now was at the same facility for 19 years and THEY fired HER so that they could replace her with a less...