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    Why Is It So Hard To Get Into Nursing Programs If There Is A Shortage For Nurses???

    lpnflorida replied to khiasdestiny's topic in General Nursing

    A part of me is sitting her grinning. You know when I first applied to school I was told there was a waiting list and it might take a year or longer to get into school. Not everyone who applied was...
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    Your a nurse--You should know better!!

    lpnflorida replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    How on earth did you contain yourself . How embarassing, that one of our own would do that in front of others just to make herself look good. I would have said " it is a good thing I did not think of...
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    Physicians Assistant Doesn't know what FEMA is?

    lpnflorida replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have those same disaster drills. Plus the big ones which involve multiple hospitals, the airport, our emergenency responders , local police and fire departments . I do not recall FEMA entering the...
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    Vent lazy nurses/techs dont want to answer call light

    lpnflorida replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    It is usually best to try and not prejudge what people might or might not be doing. Example nurse at desk on phone, very animated in appearance. Next nurse sitting at desk head down. On first glance...
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    Depressed about other staffers

    lpnflorida replied to Justlearning's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your story reminds me of when I first moved south and began working in a new hospital system in an area I was not familiar with. I had many of those same types of questions as you. Such as where is...
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    are there any oncology nurses??

    lpnflorida replied to k777's topic in General Nursing

    k77, I would suggest perhaps this summer when you are off school going to your local hospital. See if there is a volunteer position of some sort, it is a good way to get to know some of the areas and...
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    This Current Recession!!!

    lpnflorida replied to puppyrules's topic in General Nursing

    I believe many of us saw the beginnings of our economic perils this past summer when census in hospitals were below normal. I know this was true in our area. I had never seen the likes of it before in...
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    What skills/personality types are needed in what specialties?

    lpnflorida replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I do not mean to offend. I only ever worked a LTC rehab for 2 days it actually was quite a bit different than what is my experience in the hospital . The biggest difference was the in LTC almost all...
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    Dementia Patient Frequent Faller

    lpnflorida replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am sure you realize it is not that your client is not listening, more to the point he may not be retaining information. It is so sad when someone goes from being independent, to semi independent,...
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    Holiday Blues

    lpnflorida replied to Sonjailana's topic in General Nursing

    :tree: Hugs to you
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    what happens if someone forgets to initial the MAR?

    lpnflorida replied to kgh31386's topic in General Students

    I am always so greatful to the nurses who follow me, who call my cell phone as I am on my way home. Did you give so and so their medication ? I always answer truthfully, yes I did. Or the oh shoooooot...
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    Help I'm being kicked out of nursing school!

    lpnflorida replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    Your instructor is not allowed to change out narcotic in a pca pump without another Rn at her side. This is policy in our hospital. To be honest, I have not ever seen or heard of an instructor who...
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    are there any oncology nurses??

    lpnflorida replied to k777's topic in General Nursing

    I do not work oncology. I have floated to the oncology unit only. I understand when you worry will the loss of your mother impact your care of patients in the same or simular conditions. You truly...
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    The True Character of a Real Nurse

    lpnflorida replied to Lynn Schofield's topic in General Nursing

    Just yesterday the patient I took care of was a supervisor, who while a few years older than myself had seen the same changes that I have witnessed over the many many years as we both have been in...
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    what happens if someone forgets to initial the MAR?

    lpnflorida replied to kgh31386's topic in General Students

    In the case of forgetting to put both the time, or say not drawing a line through the time and then not puttings ones initials next to the time. It is considered not given, unless you can prove...
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    are there any oncology nurses??

    lpnflorida replied to k777's topic in General Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/forums/f37/ the above is a link to the oncology nurse forum. I bet there are many there who can be
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    Did anyone start out in Psych?

    lpnflorida replied to ANH_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Unless your psych unit is closed unit, or not connected to an acute care hosptial , it might be problem. However if connected within an acute care hospital you can let your managers know you would...
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    History of the LPN in Health Care

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

    One of my best friends an LPN use to work in the OR, the only thing she could not do at that time was be the Circulating nurse. She had worked there for eons and was good at her job. I know as she...
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    Did anyone start out in Psych?

    lpnflorida replied to ANH_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Leavingteaching, To answer your questions, as I worked on an acute care psych unit which was hospital based. I was often floated over the years to different units. Which helped me to keep skills I had...
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    History of the LPN in Health Care

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

    Fiona, thank you for sharing. I found it very interesting. I internally felt happy that your government founds ways to help increase the educational requirements needed as roles needed to expand to...
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    What skills/personality types are needed in what specialties?

    lpnflorida replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I love Rehabilitation Nursing. I do not mean in the LTC setting ( no offense ) It requires structure in the sense of being organized. We have such diversified patients and diagnosis it keeps it very...
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    Physicians Assistant Doesn't know what FEMA is?

    lpnflorida replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, there are common ones we all know and learned, my only point was. There are that have one meaning to some and something as to someone else. drug dose abbreviation I believe is standarized so we...
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    I'm Injections and hitting blood vessels?

    lpnflorida replied to JourneyCC's topic in General Nursing

    None so far, Bone once, yup unnerved me also. We give fewer IM injections at this time in the hospital compared to years ago. The only IM I have given in the past 4 years has been flu and pneumonia...
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    Physicians Assistant Doesn't know what FEMA is?

    lpnflorida replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a person who hates abbrevations... My reason there is no possible way I can possibly recall what every abbreviation which comes along actually stands for. Think about it. SBAR JACHO,, was has...
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    History of the LPN in Health Care

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

    Found a study which was done here in the United States. It is divided into I belive 7 chapters. It is an interesting read for all of us. It helps to uphold our own arguements in regards to how we are...