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  1. HOTEL OR HOSPITAL?????

    I would much rather see a healthy family developing than an absent father or overbearing tense relationship. Couples are obviously comfortable on your unit. Must be a good
  2. Medical Shows on TV

    I'm still laughin my Behind over "OCTOKOOK"! OMG!!!!! hahahahahhhahhahah awesome! the times I have viewed THE DOCTORS I am amazed at how "frank" they are! I usually scan INFO and see the topics to...
  3. Do Away with LPN's What will LPN's Do?

    Have you forgotten about Skilled Care Facilities???? There is absolutely no way a facility will pay for 3 RNs when 1 RN and 2 LPNs will do. It all boils down to $$$$ and an LPN is a way to save some...
  4. GT meds when pt eats PO

    I care for a woman that is only fed via G-Tube. She has a very sensitive gag reflex. We seem to have BETTER luck (not always a sure thing) if we do not push anything... let gravity work, not...
  5. Re: Assessing edema-1+, 2+, etc.

    This is how I've always interpreted it.... veterans PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong!! WHen pressing with fingers on an edemetous (swollen d/t excess fluid) area, your fingers may leave a indentation...
  6. High BUN and Creatinine

    BUN 171 CR 10 Ammonia 89 My mom has Multiple Myeloma, but she has been very healthy throughout her treatment. UNTIL thanksgiving. She had recently had a dose of ZOMETA (my dad thinks this med is the...
  7. Lvn Have To Deal W/ Maggots????

    I think this is VERY RARE... so so very rare incident. If magots are the only thing that grosses you out.... You'll be a FINE nurse! I am quite certain you could probably live your entire nursing...
  8. Lvn Have To Deal W/ Maggots????

    I think ER would see the type of maggots that you don't want to see. If maggots develop in a bedsore in a nursing home... LEAVE that facility before it gets shut down. Did you just see that show on...
  9. 3 day orientation for new LPN

    Oh my goodness.. as a new grad I got about 10 shifts of training. Gradually shifting responsibility over to me. I was thankful for every bit of my training... but I couldn't wait to have my own med...
  10. Night shift at a SNF

    I work second shft at SNF. Often I stay into nights for charting and have done a few doubles. The night nurse has a definite routine. Our facility has a midnite pass (usually only 2-3 res. with round...
  11. Opinion on Golden Living Center

    I'm not very helpful to you in regards to 'HOW THEY ARE" but I had to laugh because we just got a piece of mis-addressed mail to my FtrINLaw who is very young 61 years old... for a Golden Living...
  12. Graduated LPN in 06 - Havent worked yet! Need Advice!

    I agree... I'd read up on areas you're hoping to be hired in. Pre arrange childcare if needed. Honesty always rings
  13. First Job!! First Day!!! Ahhhhhhhhhh...

    Firstly CONGRATS! I'm all with KSTEC who talks of finding the right LTC facility. I found a wonderful place, odor free and proud of it! Plan on staying as long as they will have me. Problem free??...
  14. Namely I think I just want to vent... but THANKFUL for a wonderful peer out in the world.... and looking for a better way to have handled/resolved this situation.... Sometime ago I correctly signed in...
  15. horror scene

    How did she end up? Is she back on your unit? Was she admitted to
  16. horror scene

    We are often reminded at our nurse meetings when we, nurses, are up in arms over resident's that are non-compliant with safety issues... that the resident actually has the right to fall just as much...
  17. discouraged LPN in LTC

    I agree with al the other posts. I too, am in LTC and plan on staying for a while. My first thought was, "I hope she isn't the one getting those vitals." Yes, I'd say delegate what you can. I had...
  18. Roll Call: Introduce Yourselves, LPNs!

    :bugeyes:Hi, I've been 'lurking" around the site for about 1 year now... I have finally settled on an appropriate "name" for myself, being my favorite meal-on-the-fly :wink2:. I thought I'd make my...