MedicalLPN

MedicalLPN LPN

Onco, palliative care, PCU, HH, hospice

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  1. help need advice!!! please....

    MedicalLPN replied to tinaanne's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Flash Cards are a great idea, One way I found learning all the myriad of diseases was for each disease writing the following on a piece of paper, Disease name: Signs and Symptoms: Labs and Diagnostic...

  2. Patients who don't use their call light....

    MedicalLPN replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I can handle them saving their requests, that's not irritating to me, I do however HATE for the family to run around and seek me out for little things, I had a family member come in another patient's...

  3. Question about Seroquel

    MedicalLPN replied to BoogiePop's topic in Psychiatric

    Actually Seroquel is being used more and more for things other than mania, schitzophrenia, and psychosis, we're seeing it used for patients with nocturnal anxiety at a low dosage 25-50mg. Also between...

  4. How often do you use Valium?

    MedicalLPN replied to BoogiePop's topic in Psychiatric

    Where I'm at currently, it's Ativan and Xanax all the way. For agitation we most commonly give Ativan and Geodon IM and occasionally

  5. My first day working as a nurse

    MedicalLPN replied to Thedreamer's topic in Agency Nurses

    I know it's frustrating being turned down because of lack of experience, but simply because LPN's there have charge capacity in the situation that no RN can be there is reason enough to be relunctant...

  6. Change in Delivery of Care!

    MedicalLPN replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's exactly what I was thinking, in my opinion you have to keep the relationship strictly cargiver/patient, if goes beyond that you're just asking for

  7. I've Had it! *Long*

    MedicalLPN replied to MedicalLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I had thought about asking to shadow at the places I'm interested in working, I was just worried as to whether or not that would be an odd request, but that's really what I would like to do in order...

  8. I've Had it! *Long*

    MedicalLPN replied to MedicalLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everybody, it is nice to know I'm not alone, I really appreciate the support. The thing is, there are good nights where I feel like I'm making a difference, and I enjoy learning about the...

  9. Nerves Are Shot!

    MedicalLPN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Pagandeva, I feel for you and can relate, anymore I bring my bottle of Maalox with me to work to settle my stomach. I work weekends and go to school during the week, every Friday when it's time for...

  10. Today I was "That" Aide

    MedicalLPN replied to VenaKavaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Please realize that could have probably happened to anybody. We all make mistakes. Pull the nurse aside and just apologize, I doubt she'll remain angry or even is angry with you. You were just trying...

  11. Why do people abuse nurses?

    MedicalLPN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Being the nice little co-dependent I am I always just take the abuse and try to smooth things over. I really have a problem with being assertive hopefully one day I'll get over that problem. I agree...

  12. Least Physically Demanding Jobs As An LPN?

    MedicalLPN replied to mammaoftwo's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work on a Telemetry unit and would not recommend working in a hospital on the floor if you can't lift. I would suggest working in a clinic or outpatient office, you'll run your butt off but there...

  13. Surgical Nurse=Singular Curse!

    MedicalLPN replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    'Medical Nurse' to 'Nude Miracles' 'Psychiatric Nurse' to 'Crash up Sincerity' love it!

  14. Is this what it's all about? (VENT!)

    MedicalLPN replied to Tele_Nurse4u's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, do we work on the same tele unit? lol I completely hear you I graduated this past May and due to short staffing, constant endless ridiculous policies, endless paperwork, and customer service bull...

  15. RN married to RN. What is it like?

    MedicalLPN replied to amy0123's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I would think it would be nice to have someone you can actually talk to about your day/night at work without their eyes glazing

  16. Really bad at Starting IVs

    MedicalLPN replied to Lady_Bing's topic in Medical-Surgical

    To the OP, you are not alone, I've been a nurse for 10 months and though I'm nowhere near being a "good stick" when I first started I was truly terrible at IV sticks. One of the reasons is that I have...

  17. So Mad I Could Just SCREAM.......

    MedicalLPN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    It's so repulsive to me how elderly people fall through the cracks. I bet whichever administrator wrote this "Do not treat" policy's dear old granny was sick and was a DNR he'd make sure the ER saw...

  18. A True to Nursing Movie

    MedicalLPN replied to skinc1's topic in General Nursing

    I caught the last 15 mins to an episode of this show back when I was still in training to be a CNA, I remember they were shadowing an older Pediatric Nurse, I remember in the end she was with this...

  19. Atrial Bigeminy?

    MedicalLPN replied to javajunkie's topic in Cardiac

    Wow, never heard of this, thanks for the post! I'm going to google it to see if I can see a strip of what it looks

  20. most common meds on night shift

    MedicalLPN replied to rosepetls's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in a hospital, but some of the common meds I give at night are xanax, ativan, seroquel, depakote, remeron, lopressor, lantus, lortab, percocet, ambien, senokot, colace, cipro, flagyl, lyrica,...

  21. Urgent Care Center

    MedicalLPN replied to Lexxie's topic in General Nursing

    Does seem like a skeleton crew, maybe as the center grows and the patients start flowing in more they'll hire more staff? As far as LPN's doing initial assessments, it depends on your state's scope of...

  22. "Insulted" a family member.....sigh...

    MedicalLPN replied to 1993RNGrad's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing ticks me off more than when a family member interrupts you while you're performing care for another patient. I understand that family members are under stress and feel like they've lost...

  23. What is your day like?

    MedicalLPN replied to FuturoEnfermera's topic in Emergency

    Oh okay, that explains the better nurse to patient ratio. However rehab units in skilled nursing facilities generally have the much much heavier patient

  24. What is your day like?

    MedicalLPN replied to FuturoEnfermera's topic in Emergency

    Was it a rehab unit in a hospital or

  25. Administering IV meds

    MedicalLPN replied to maryjane1216's topic in General Nursing

    I would've just flushed with 10ml's of NS between the pushes. You can give Toradol IM but I know with our Doc's they won't order anything IM if the pt has an IV unless if it's something that can't be...