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Yea! I just passed my test. I am a CHPLPN. I got a 75cent raise as well.:balloons: I love my job because Im able to spends lots of time with the pt and family and leave the paperwork and details to to the RN and still use my nursing skills. Tami
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Yes I can say we do pronounce in a way we just call the RN with report of absence of vital signs and she pronounces and calls MD,funeral exc. LPNs are not being IV certified. We do not have a lot of pts on IVs at home. But I'm sure that's coming. bornfree
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Dear weetzie, We are considered LPNs. I just took the certification test as a matter of fact and we do all the skills as LPNs. We just have to call the RN with new symptoms or need prn meds that are not preapproved or pain med adjustments. We also do back up on call where the RN sends us out on off hours to access symptoms and call so they can call the Dr or instruct us of any interventions needed. Plus when we are in the home for a regular two hr visit our duties include hha duties. Thanks, bornfree
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I work for a hospice that uses LPNs in a different way. We hire LPNS to work in the capacity of a hha with using our nursing skills. It was just degrading at first. Because I felt like I had to rely on the RN to make decisions I was expected to in past jobs. I have found after 4 years in this area of nursing that. It seems better this way. More communication and brain storming happens between staff members. We are respected as LPNs and the RNs rely on our judgement we are their eyes and ears when they can't be with pt. But sometimes its just a pain to have to call an RN to give a PRN med that we already know we can should give. But this cat litter emptying, toilet cleaning, enema giving, cath inserting LPN loves her job. Please tell what other hospices use there LPNs for. bornfree:nurse:
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Hi every one .I'm new to this group and am a hospice home care LPN. I found the test to go out of my area of knowledge. The study book didn't prepare me as well as I thought. Our job description at this particular hospice says that we do the same as hhas plus LPN skills. If the pt has a problem or new symptom we refer it to the RN. This made it very hard on us to be prepared for this test. bornfree:uhoh21: