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I had a question about LPNs doing IV pushes in Pennsylvania. As far as my understanding goes, and from what I've read under the PAcode for LPNs, that we are not allowed to do IV pushes. My sister is in an ADN program right now, and has told me t...

Ok so the other day my wife was working a 12 hour night shift with the first 4 hours on one unit and the following 8 hours on a different unit. She arrived on the second unit around d 11:15 after giving report to the relief on the first unit. During ...

Ok. I just wanted to make sure that they weren't trying to make her do something illegal. I've worked at many facilities and I've never seen one not require the witnessing party be the one to fill out the report. When I tried to look up the legaliti...

It's not that I would expect it to end up in court, it's more a question about who should be responsible and if her filling out the details of the report could be considered false documentation.

So my facility switched from paper mars to computer mars a few years back. Within the last year every battery pack for our computers has failed and the med carts are no longer able to be moved from room to room to administer meds because the computer...

Whoops! This was totally meant for the LTC forum

Hello, Is anyone else in the process of applying for CCAC for fall? Right now I'm waiting for the office to finish pulling up all of my transcripts and paperwork so that I can turn in my application. I'm doing the LPN to RN, so if I get accepted I s...

The ICU that I have been doing my mentorship in uses vamps on their central lines so no blood is actually wasted.

We have a room on our unit that every pt that stays there sees things. It doesn't matter if they are confused or oriented. Even some staff have claimed to have seen things in that room, although I never have. What they see varies though. One patient ...

About a year ago while working midnight shift I was standing at my med cart charting on the computer. My back was to the nurse's station. From the corner of my left eye I started to see someone dressed in all white coming down the hallway toward me a...

So somebody at my facility has decided to make the rule that the cna's on 11-7 have to collect all of the plastic bed pans from everyone's room and soak them together in some bleach in the soiled utility room. I mean I know that bleach kills a lot of...

The cnas said that they were willing to go room to room to wash them but so far it's a no. Not sure what state would think about it. Lots of places used to wash bed pans together and I guess our facility used to long ago but it was metal bedpans. Are...

They aren't autoclaved or sterilized. I would trust autoclaving because they do that with surgical instruments. Bleach isn't a sterilant, it's a disinfectant. Good point about the silverware although I was under the impression they are steam cleaned ...

This thread reminds me of this hilarious stand-up Brian Regan did about the pain scale in the ER. Brian Regan - Emergency Room [better Quality] - YouTube

Ok, I will tell you a story. When I was a junior in High School, I had trigonometry. Advanced math has never been my strong suit, and at the time I didn't take it too seriously. I went into class one day to take my final. I was the first one done bec...

Hi, I'm just looking for some input on experience needed to become a nurse educator. I've been working as an LPN for 10 years, mostly in longterm care, but some experience in peds, transitional care, and psych. I'm currently attending school to get m...

Thank you for the info! I do believe I'm going to focus on med surg. I'm going to have to try to find out the qualifications for teaching CNA classes in Pennsylvania. Perhaps that would be a good start.

This is what I was thinking too. Our residents get at least a weekly shower or more if they request it, but it's all scheduled and split between two shifts. Nobody gets a shower every single day though. It would be impossible for our CNAs to get done...

So I've been attending CCAC for 2 years now. My High School has sent them my transcripts 4 times. FOUR times! They still have somehow NOT received them. I have no idea where this problem is coming from, whether it's my high school or CCAC. My High Sc...

I always straight cath. It is a very very very rare occasion that I get a sample any other way. I've never had a sample sent back stating it was contaminated which leads to quicker treatment. It's also quicker than waiting until someone has to urinat...

The facility I work at does put C-Diff patients on isolation. They don't do it for MRSA though.

I'm applying for the fall nursing program at CCAC Allegheny. I'm doing LPN to RN so I would be joining the class that started last year though.

So they are telling you that you need to have the bio done before applying instead of having it done before the program starts? I am an LPN that is doing prereqs at CCAC and our requirements are a little different. We have to have a lot more of our p...

I totally disagree with you. In fact, my Dad sees a physician who also utilizes an NP. My Dad and his wife prefer the NP because she is better than the doctor. Recently, my dad became very ill, began throwing up everyday, lost 15 lbs in a month. He w...

I have been working on my prereqs for this program for quite some time, but something occurred to me today that I hadn't even thought about before and is now stressing me the hell out. Going into the program, it's required to have your prereqs finish...