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  1. Clear Mucous like poop

    worldqueenie posted a topic in General Nursing

    What do you make of this??? I am a new LPN working at a SNF. Have a resident that for the past few days has only passed clear, odorless, mucous like bowel movements. (Heard it has actually been going...

  2. call offs

    worldqueenie posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    any good policies/programs in place to help curb call offs? Prefer something positive rather than a negative. Just getting written up after so many doesn't seem to work. Any creative ideas would be...

  3. Some ideas please?

    worldqueenie replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree about vitamin orders. While Vit. C is certainly a good thing and is water soluble, labs must be looked at to adjust vitamin supplements as necessary, they can also have adverse reactions for...

  4. Pet Peeve

    worldqueenie replied to BookwormRN's topic in General Nursing

    According to the free dictionary, orientated is a verb meaning to orientate and sontimeters is not even a word. My pet peeve word:

  5. Pet Peeve

    worldqueenie replied to BookwormRN's topic in General Nursing

    although I have heard "sontimeters" before, I googled it and looked it up in tabers and got

  6. LPN supervisors

    worldqueenie posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    any LTC/SNF that are LPN supervisors? Curious what the salary range is. I live in FL and have been offered the position that they are basically addding to our orificenal to help improve the state of...

  7. high arch support

    worldqueenie replied to ymm123's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I bought a pair of dansko pro's and yes they took a while to break in. They still hurt my heels a bit after an 8 hour shift but the next day they are fine. I trade off and on with my Shox that have...

  8. pay rates

    worldqueenie replied to Nurse-One's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    what part of FL? How much do you have to drive though? Sounds

  9. pay rates

    worldqueenie replied to Nurse-One's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm a 7month old grad. in the Tampa area. I work at a SNF and started at $18 with .50 for shift diff. I was offered a promotion to floor supervisor with a $1 raise to be eval'd in 90 days. The only...

  10. A Little Game: 10 Words or Less

    worldqueenie replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    Never Underestimate Rectal Sounds Involving Noxious Gas OMG I cracked up laughing at this one. Thanks for the giggles!!!!!!!!!!! HYSTERICAL!!!!!

  11. A Little Game: 10 Words or Less

    worldqueenie replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    needed under all conditions regardless of the case since we're trained to help everywhere you go it's the same thing necessity of the job is goodwill to

  12. Writing Telephone Orders/without calling doctor

    worldqueenie replied to Nov2007_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand why you wouldn't just call the doc. At my facility, while it may seem silly to call to get an UA/C&S, when the resident has cloudy, foul smelling urine and altered mental...

  13. call offs

    worldqueenie replied to worldqueenie's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Thank you all for your insight. It is sad that it is such an universal problem. However, SUANNA, said it best "treat them like fast-food employees and they will act as

  14. Best Shoes

    worldqueenie replied to Serlait's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have tried many and for me it is 2 thumbs up for the new

  15. high arch support

    worldqueenie replied to ymm123's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The new nike shox. amazing arch support. as sooon as you slip them on you will notice the

  16. Need specific info for my Plantar Fasciitis

    worldqueenie replied to NTPinky's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I too suffer greatly from plantar fasciitis. I purchased the strassburg sock. http://www.thesock.com/howitworks.html It helps but did not "fix" the problem. I have purchased dansko professional...

  17. LPN passing meds all over the place!

    worldqueenie replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    In my facility I would get fired for pre-pouring, let alone leaving it on top of the med cart and NO cna's can not pass our meds. Not even the one that is a med tech. I don't think pre-pouring is...

  18. I Need Your Opinion...both Lpn

    worldqueenie replied to UnclearFuture's topic in General Nursing

    First of all it's whatever works best for you. That being said, personally I did a LPN program (took a year because I could test out of the first quarter due to already being a CNA) then while...

  19. Clear Mucous like poop

    worldqueenie replied to worldqueenie's topic in General Nursing

    He has none of the other c-diff symptoms like diarrhea or cramping. No weakness, dehydration, fever, nausea, vomiting or even blood in his stool / feces. Eats normal, keeps going in but it's not...

  20. Borrowing Narcs in LTC, ok?

    worldqueenie replied to rogle34's topic in General Nursing

    Surely you have an EDK you can get your narcs from????!!!!!!!!!! and I mean the kind that is behind locked doors, in a locked box with forms you have to fill out etc., not the in the bag under the...

  21. Money to spend

    worldqueenie replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    This may be a "girl" thing but I'd get several pairs of really good

  22. interested in becoming a LPN

    worldqueenie replied to crayzi1977's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    at 40 I went to a local tech school for 12 months and paid less than 4k. I'm at the community college for 2 years of prereq's and the LPN to RN transition program and may continue to go all the way...

  23. perfect job

    worldqueenie replied to newlvngrad's topic in General Nursing

    where do you apply for chocolate

  24. perfect job

    worldqueenie replied to newlvngrad's topic in General Nursing

    try home health. you can make your own hours and s ometimes choose which clients you want to work with or not. pay is decent, paperwork is fairly minimal, no boss over your

  25. Cheap/Free ways to obtain a CNA certificate?

    worldqueenie replied to Reneeann25's topic in Nursing Career

    I bought a couple books from Barnes and Noble and challenged the test. It's super easy. You could also try getting a job with a nursing home and they sometimes will pay for your