Hospice Nurse LPN BSN, RN

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  1. Hospice Nurse LPN

    Trying to Hang In There

    I'd check w/ the labor board. Working OT and not being paid for it is
  2. Hospice Nurse LPN

    Fill me in

    Lisa, Yes, it is possible to work PRN in hospice. We have one RN who does this. She covers for vacations, sick days, etc. I've never worked inpatient, so I don't know much about it. I do home...
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    Asked 100X how to Quit immediately

    The OP is from
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    When staff knows more then the DON

    I thought she was in LTC, but I'm confused,
  6. Hospice Nurse LPN

    New grad in LTC - frustrated

    Three days really seems to be the norm, even for new grads. That's exactly what I had at my first LTC job, but I was trained on 7-3 and was hired for 3-11. The one saving grace was that a CNA was...
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    Psych clinical experiences?

    When I did my psych rotation as a LPN student, we spent 2 full weeks at the state mental hospital. We lived in the nurses dorm, had class Mon, Wed, Fri a.m. and spent the afternoons w/ the pts. Tues...
  8. Hospice Nurse LPN

    LTCF

    In my area, most of the LTC's are closed tight. A couple of the chain-type hospices have exclusive contracts. A couple of years ago, we were able to get a one-time contract into one of the nicer LTC's...
  9. Hospice Nurse LPN

    Medical Equipment ???'s

    I use an ultrascope and love
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    Asked 100X how to Quit immediately

    As the others have said, there is no right way to quit a job immediately. Shame on your new employer asking you to start w/o giving notice at your present job. In my area, as I'm sure it is in most...
  11. Hospice Nurse LPN

    Curious~

    Here's a link to the school website:
  12. Hospice Nurse LPN

    CC Posible Over Dose

    and just when you think you've seen it
  13. Hospice Nurse LPN

    LPNA left on my own

    I can't believe your facility is allowing you to work w/o a
  14. Hospice Nurse LPN

    BSN but want to take LPN/LVN exam. HELP!

    https://allnurses.com/philippine-nursing-forum/ http://www.rn.ca.gov/
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    BSN but want to take LPN/LVN exam. HELP!

    You are going to need the same "paper work" to sit for the NCLEX-PN. I don't know why you would want to study for and sit for the NCLEX-PN if you graduated from a BSN program. If I remember right,...
  16. Hospice Nurse LPN

    Associates Degree in Vocational Nursing?

    If I were you, I'd do the CC route. Private schools are VERY
  17. Hospice Nurse LPN

    Associates Degree in Vocational Nursing?

    I have an AD-PN. For several years, the state of North Dakota ONLY offered AD-PN and BSN
  18. 40 DDD and she didn't realize she NEEDED a bra? Good
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  20. I'm enjoying this post WAY too much! It's been one of those weeks....so glad it's almost over. I've enjoyed reading all of these posts....please keep 'em
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    Employee of the month

    My place of employment has "employee of the month". We have a "kudo" jar and anyone (staff, docs, pts) can write anything about an employee. At the end of the month, the employee w/ the most "kudos"...
  22. Hospice Nurse LPN

    has anyone used a "clicker" device for tests?

    Great point, NurseLoveJoy88. I never thought of it this way. You're right, there's no going back when you are sitting for the
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    NLN-RN Pre-entrance exam...Did I get a good study guide??

    Thanks for the
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    Continuous Care for unMANAGED symptoms?

    We've never done CC for educational purposes. If a family appears to be having difficulty, we'll make daily visits until the problem is solved. We'll bring lots of educational materials w/ us and...
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    Help! I'm horrified and grossed out!!

    .....and before you know it, you'll be eating lunch w/ a coworker discussing a BM you had to digitally remove from an impacted pt or a particularly juciy wound you just