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kat7ap

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  1. LPN Hourly Wage Poll

    kat7ap posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    If you don't mind sharing. Please include your area of specialty, shift, and years of experience. I am curious to know if I'm getting a competitive wage. I work in long term memory care, 8 years...

  2. Sumner College Portland OR :)

    kat7ap replied to patty89's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Does Sumner have an LPN-RN bridge? Has anyone been able to do that? If so how long did it take you and what was the tuition cost. Just curious to know since I am an experienced LPN who would...

  3. National Nurse's Week vs. National Hospital Week

    kat7ap posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My hospital has failed to even acknowledge National Nurse's Week. Instead, starting tomorrow they are celebrating, "National Hospital Week". WTH? I've never even heard of this until now. This...

  4. Is it okay for a CNA to call herself a nurse?

    kat7ap replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow. When I was a CNA many years ago, I absolutely did NOT want the responsibility of the Nurse. I would never had dreamed of calling myself a nurse when I was not. As far as I saw it, I already...

  5. Can a LVN draw blood without a blood withdrawal cert?

    kat7ap replied to Elleveein's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have no idea what a blood withdrawal certificate is. Maybe this is something in California? In Texas we don't need additional certificates for IV or blood draws, it is covered under our

  6. Pregnancy and floor nursing

    kat7ap replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! I am now almost 15 weeks with twins. I work in a busy rehab hospital and fortunately we don't get too many patients that I can't take so I was going to keep it quiet for a while....

  7. Has anyone had a pt's family member take pictures of you during care?

    kat7ap replied to TonyaM73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Working in OB being in pictures and video did not bother me so much, because I knew it was about the baby and NOT me. The strangest situation I had was working in hospice home care with a dying...

  8. Why is it so hard for new grads to get hired in the Los Angeles area..

    kat7ap replied to cicilvn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Wow... And I thought Dallas-Fort Worth had a lot of LVN programs without enough of job demand out there. I wonder why the CA board of nursing approves so many nursing programs when they must know...

  9. Any LPN/VN's ACLS certified?

    kat7ap replied to dblpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am ACLS certified. My hospital required it for all licensed nurses. It was done and paid for by my

  10. New Grad LPN NO training!!!!!!

    kat7ap replied to Cass1531's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm not schocked at all. This sounds like typical LTCF BS. As a new grad I was told I would get 3 days of floor orientation. It turned into 2 days, due to state being in the building on the 3rd...

  11. cant pay back school loans, garnish wages?

    kat7ap replied to cawkazn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes, deferment was the word I was thinking of but couldn't

  12. cant pay back school loans, garnish wages?

    kat7ap replied to cawkazn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You need to contact your lender and tell them your situation and that cannot afford pay the loans now. From what I remember in my loan exit class, you NEVER want to default on a Federal student loan....

  13. working under the RN's

    kat7ap replied to Leelee2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think the answer to this really depends your employer's protocol and state's scope of practice. Where I've worked RN is responsible for only the intial assessment. If there is a change in...

  14. Possible relocation to Tyler, Texas...

    kat7ap replied to MissLouda's topic in Texas Nursing

    Didn't want to start a brand new thread.... My DH accepted a job at TMFH and we will be relocating from DFW. From what I've read, south Tyler and south of Tyler are the better areas to live. Any...

  15. Physical Therapy drops pt and doesn't tell RN??

    kat7ap replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    In my facility ANY employee can fill out an incident report not just the nurses. If PT is the one that witnessed the fall, then they should have to fill out an IR. You might want to do one yourself...

  16. Is this not illegal??

    kat7ap replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yikes. That is down right scary! A situation like that really puts your license at risk. I'm sure State would have a field day with that. I can't believe that management didn't have a problem with...

  17. One month too many in LTC

    kat7ap replied to SunnyRose's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I agree, don't include it on your resume. It will probably look worse than having no experience. Imagine through the eyes of the employer: "so if we spend the time and money hiring this nurse, is...

  18. Should I take bagels first day of work?

    kat7ap replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    I say bring on the bagels! If someone is going to judge you for a generous gesture like bring them food, then shame on them! I personally would love it. Do what your heart says is right. Sounds...

  19. Can an LPN work as a Surgical Tech?

    kat7ap replied to surge0584's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You will need to find out for your individual state. As of September in Texas, anyone in the scrub role must be a Certified Surgical Tech (CST). LVNs or others trained on the job must have at least...

  20. nursing school clinicals?

    kat7ap replied to kgheen09's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My LVN program consisted of 4 quarters. In the 1st quarter we did skills lab in place of clinicals. In skills lab we learned nursing procedures and basic nursing care to prepare us for clinicals....

  21. Seton Versant Residency Program

    kat7ap replied to txgal123's topic in Texas Nursing

    If this helps, I applied at Scott & White and within 24 hours my status was "route" then I got a call the next day for an interview. I am not applying for internship positions, I have 4 years...

  22. How many LPN's had phlebotomy including in their course?

    kat7ap replied to angiebear's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    We had IV Therapy I and II. We learned about IV fluids, meds, dosage calculations, drip rates, etc. We had to do one check off of a real IV start on another student in class and could attempt in...

  23. LTC LPN's...how many patients do you have??

    kat7ap replied to knottygirl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My first job in LTC I had 20 residents on 2-10 shift. I did all the meds and treatments. Your ratio will go way up when you have a med aide under you. Probably between

  24. LVN starting in med surg for the first time!

    kat7ap replied to CaliLVN3583's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    First of all, congrats and that you are very brave for doing agency work with no prior med/surg experience! Are they going to give you any orientation or training? From my experience, agency nurses...

  25. I am so glad I work night shift

    kat7ap replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I second this! Where I work, I feel our night shift staff has a closer bond and better team