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    petitoning a revocation

    lpnflorida replied to teamgwin's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I believe you can write your own petition without a lawyer. Put in writing what you have here putting down the steps you have done in your recovery. Put down the dates in which you went to treatment....
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    Do Away with LPN's What will LPN's Do?

    lpnflorida replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    Ah yes, the doing away with LPN"s how many times have I heard this in 30 years. It must be why we just hired 3 LPN's on our unit, and they have posted 5 openings including one on tele. Keep your chins...
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    Negative Insulin orders

    lpnflorida replied to mpollos's topic in General Nursing

    Example #1: Carbohydrate coverage at a meal First, you have to calculate the carbohydrate coverage insulin dose using this formula: CHO insulin dose = Total grams of CHO in the meal ÷ grams...
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    "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    lpnflorida replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Two Sites that I have looked at online. One had 100% pass rate of LPN to RN, another site was 94.3% . http://www.dlsii.com/landing/asn_info_g.htm http://lpntorn.weebly.com/ Just goes to show...
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    From LTC to Hospital? Should I take it?

    lpnflorida replied to erikajk34's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If you believe you can get enough hours in at the hospital I would take it. However if you are concerned that you would not have regular hours and need them stay where you are. It is really only a...
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    How to file a complaint against Charge Nurse?

    lpnflorida replied to BerryHappy's topic in General Nursing

    I think one can never go wrong by going up the chain of command. Do you have Nurse Manager who is beneath your DON. If not then I would go to the DON if that is the next chain of command for you....
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    Discussing religion in the workplace

    lpnflorida replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    I would hope any person would be able to say if they wanted. I am such and such and proud of it. I think the point of diversity is to recognize how different we all might be. Why should not an...
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    Discussing religion in the workplace

    lpnflorida replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    Firestarter , no where in the original post did it say she asked one by one what their religious affliation was. She simply asked for a show of hands as she mentioned each religion. No one was forced...
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    Long shifts---how long is too long?

    lpnflorida replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12 hour shifts. I prefer to only work 2 days in a row, however for personal reasons I now work 3 shifts in a row. With 4 consecutive days off. The last hours of the shift are hard I find I...
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    Discussing religion in the workplace

    lpnflorida replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for clarifying. Now I feel I can give an answer. No, I do not think she was wrong in her question. I have sat in many diversity classes and the same show of hands was used, sometimes it was...
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    Hospital Unit Clerk?

    lpnflorida replied to lillian20's topic in General Nursing

    Being a unit clerk is not easy, they often times feel like prisoners at the desk. The rest of us can walk away, they can not. I think there jobs are quite difficult with little to no full...
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    Nurses' handwriting

    lpnflorida replied to rph3664's topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering why when the said nurse explained to you what the order stated that you did not simply write a clarification of the above order. Sometimes we have to do that with the doctors. I...
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    Coverd by doctor order beetwen nurse judgement and and I don't care I am coverd

    lpnflorida replied to zuzi's topic in General Nursing

    Zuzi, writing up an incident report ,med error of omission , is what needs to be
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    Discussing religion in the workplace

    lpnflorida replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    After asking people to raise their hands in regards to what religion they were. What did she then do with that information. How did she use the show of hands to make her point. What was the point. Was...
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    ceu tracking

    lpnflorida replied to mdscoordinator's topic in General Nursing

    I am not positive but is advertising your web site against the terms of service agreement ? Below is taken from TOS We do not allow any form of commercial advertising in the bulletin board post,...
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    Did you catch a disease while working as a nurse?

    lpnflorida replied to bronzemint23's topic in General Nursing

    Never have caught anything that I am aware of. I suspect like every other nurse who has been in the field for a few years that I would be colonized for
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    ceu tracking

    lpnflorida replied to mdscoordinator's topic in General Nursing

    I love Cebroker which is who the state of Florida now uses. I still however keep my own records in a file
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    Staying for Meetings after Your NIGHT SHIFT!

    lpnflorida replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I hate it when any meeting is not scheduled for right after work. It is not always possible to attend while working say in the afternoon. It burns my hide to come in on a day off driving...
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    Crushed Med Dust

    lpnflorida replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually crushing has never caused dust for me, what causes dust is some of the capsules which I have opened that can created a small amount of dust coming up. I am trying to think of which one is...
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    Crushed Med Dust

    lpnflorida replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to hold my breathe and then take a step back until the dust settles. That was more as I hated sneezing and contaminating the medication .30 years and to be honest it has not affected my...
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    "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    lpnflorida replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sadly the heading of this whole thread disgusts me. :Yes, reading through the posts many support LPN's, however of those who just browse the topics without reading the entire thread, This in their...
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    Falling into severe depression ...(vent)

    lpnflorida replied to TaylorNursing's topic in General Nursing

    I think your going to school is great, and best of all it will keep you busy enough not to obsess on your ex husband or other troubles. Somehow things always manage to work out for the best. Just...
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    Crushed Med Dust

    lpnflorida replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose if someone is that concerned about the long term effects of possibly inhaling dust from crushed meds you can choose to wear a
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    "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    lpnflorida replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :barf01: just my own opinion on the whole
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    I need Tax advice to file my own taxes

    lpnflorida replied to cameroondiva's topic in General Nursing

    I have used taxact.com online for years now. It is inexpensive and walks you through the process you can file electronically and have the refund deposited directly into your bank account if you