Hospice Nurse LPN BSN, RN

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    Is working as an LPN while going through RN completion possible?

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to copyandpaste's topic in LPN to RN

    I work for a small, privately owned company and they have been after me for a couple of years to go back to
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    Is working as an LPN while going through RN completion possible?

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to copyandpaste's topic in LPN to RN

    If I am accepted to the RN bridge program for fall, I will be working 10 to 15 hours a week at my current job. I'm hoping to be able to do it, because I don't want to lose my
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    Hospice Nursing question

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to RNDialysis80's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have to question the "daily nurse visits". The only time I see a pt daily is if they are actively transitioning and the team feels they need it. So sorry about your
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    Weekend Hospice Nurse

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to abbeyscottage's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I work for a small agency (average census 20 pts.). I take call every other week--including w/e--plus my scheduled visits and it is rare that I get called at all. I may make 3 OC visits a month....
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    New Hospice LPN needs help

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to mellymelblueyz's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    How is the new job going,
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    Dress code.....

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to indianahope's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Mandatory teal scrubs (with company logo) during the week. Weekends, whatever is handy and
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    New Hospice LPN needs help

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to mellymelblueyz's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Your agency should show you the correct way to document. At my company, our forms are very nice! Lots of things to check off and the actual note is just to mention anything out of the ordinary, and...
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    Patient denial of pain?

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It's hard seeing someone in pain (you KNOW it) and they refuse to ask for anything. I like to have something on hand (just in case). I once had a pt. with cervical CA. You could just look at this...
  9. Hospice Nurse LPN

    "And it's all going to be your fault"

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Jaded? Maybe.....but oh, so true! Thanks for
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    average # of nursing home patients

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to Em1995's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Depends. I see 6 n.h. pts. in a day. They are at 2 different facilities. If they were all at one place, maybe
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    Trying to research if this baby death actually happened...

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    I saw it on American Justice about a month ago. Very sad
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    I Passed My Net!!

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to WndrWmn's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    :redbeathe:redbeathe:up:
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    Final Exam Tomorrow

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to NurseMike9111's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Eat a good breakfast and lunch and try to get a good night sleep tonight. Wishing you
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    how do you relax outside work

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to aussiemags's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I enjoy video games on PlayStation and Wii.....yeah I know I'm a little too old for that, but it relaxes
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    Second guessing

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to trjohnson0213's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    How many hours a week do you have to work? I'm talking about your JOB, not school work. When I was in LPN school, I noticed that when I went from working 40 hours a week to 25 my grades went
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    What you get for nurses week

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    I once got a coffee mug (with the company logo) filled with peppermints. I'm sure that one didn't break the
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    LPN to RN, BSN, or MSN

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to sun.shine's topic in LPN to RN

    I agree. My goal right now is to change the initials behind my name. After that........the sky is the limit. Good luck to
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    Pedicures for Grandma

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    What an awesome idea! It's one of my "me things". I always feel so much better afterwards! Thanks for suggesting
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    Happy mother's day!!!

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    :redbeathe:redbeathe:redbeathehappy mothers day to all!:redbeathe:redbeathe:redbeathe i was just talking to my son who called to thank me for being his mom. even though we sometimes make...
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    Was I in the wrong here?

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    You weren't wrong, but I would have let the nurse handle it. The patient and her daughter were probably seeing you as a tech and they had no way of knowing you were in nursing school. If I had no...
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    Burning Of The Uniforms.....

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to RheatherN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Burned them? We wore navy blue scrubs in nursing school and wore mine to work for a while until I could afford more! Never thought of burning
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    Does your facility acknowledge "National Nurses Week?"

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I got a beautiful card, a really nice engraved business card holder, chocolates, pens (never enought of those!), and lunch. Our admin also makes a big deal for social workers and docs on their days,...
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    Medical Terms Patients Have Misunderstood

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    I have a dear friend whose dad had lung CA. He was getting worse and one day Bruce called to tell me that his dad was terminal and the doc had called in the "hostile people" What he meant was the...
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    What specialty do you plan to work?

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to HisTreasure's topic in LPN to RN

    I plan on staying in hospice. I've been doing that for about 8 or 9 years now and just love it. As an RN, I'll be able to do everything I do now plus admits and
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    Need Your Opinion

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to Jan RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I care for 35 residents with 2-3 CNA's on day shift (6a--6p). There's never much "down time" but I do get everything