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    I'm an LPN and I understand.

    HazelLPN replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't care for that kind of insulting language. You might want to read the TOS about what is acceptable here. I've explained everything before, so have many others. You have refused to read it and...
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    I'm an LPN and I understand.

    HazelLPN replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

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    I'm an LPN and I understand.

    HazelLPN replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I certainly do think that science is important for all nurses to understand. I was referring to the premedical level courses that I took that are beyond what most RNs take. They didn't change the way...
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    Long hair unrestrained at work

    HazelLPN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have long hair but put in up in a bun whenever I do nursing. I also still wear my
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    I'm an LPN and I understand.

    HazelLPN replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    With all due respect, do you honestly believe that an LPNs, ADNs, and diploma educated RNs only think about skills? Would I have lasted in critical care if all I did was skills all day long and never...
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    I'm an LPN and I understand.

    HazelLPN replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    First of all, congratulations for your 38 years in nursing. You are still a young thing. Oh to 50 again. Oh to be 60 again. Oh to be 70 again! I mean no disrespect, but I don't understand how formal...
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    I'm an LPN and I understand.

    HazelLPN replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You have some academic talking points, but with all due respect you sound like you have very little experience in the real world of nursing. Education does not stop with your diploma or your degree....
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    I'm an LPN and I understand.

    HazelLPN replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think we need to remember that the scope of practice for LPNs differs from state to state, and that its very important not to paint with too broad a brush when describing what LPNs are and are not...
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    ACLS...

    HazelLPN replied to andreasmom02's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I used to have it when I was still working in critical care, but let it expire when I retired. Now I work as a substitute assistant school nurse and there is absolutely no need for me to have it and I...
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    I wish RN schools would quit teaching the RN students LPN's can't do anything!

    HazelLPN replied to Wannabeeinscrubs's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Again, the issue that I had was that it is mistaken that the RN is responsible for everything that the LPN does. That was in my original post, that is what I had a challenge with and I'm glad to see...
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    I wish RN schools would quit teaching the RN students LPN's can't do anything!

    HazelLPN replied to Wannabeeinscrubs's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Working under the direction of the RN does not mean that the RN is responsible for everything that the LPN does. This implies that if an LPN screws up within her scope of practice, it's the RNs...
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    I wish RN schools would quit teaching the RN students LPN's can't do anything!

    HazelLPN replied to Wannabeeinscrubs's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Actually, all of the actions of the LPN are NOT the responsibility of the RN. Not in Virginia or anywhere else. The reality is that the LPN also has a license and is responsible for her/his own scope...
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    working while going to rn school, schedule?

    HazelLPN replied to northmississippi's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    They used to have a wonderful program called the Weekend Option, where you worked two twelve hour shifts every weekend and were paid for full time with full time benefits. That is what I did when...
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    MICU vs SICU

    HazelLPN replied to RN_survivor's topic in MICU, SICU

    I was working in ICU when we split into MICU and SICU back in the late 1970s. I made the choice to go to the MICU simply because I didn't care for the attitude of many
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    How common is it for employers to pay for BSN?

    HazelLPN replied to mcapuano's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I received tuition reimbursement when I was working on my BSN. The hospital did not care what you were working on, as long as it was in a field that would benefit them and you earned at least a 2.5...
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    Does it matter what school you get your online RN-BSN from?

    HazelLPN replied to Dyoshirn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    The hospital from which I retired from would not accept any online BSNs for jobs that required a
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    What School Nurses REALLY Do?

    HazelLPN replied to Kittery's topic in School

    I'm a retired PICU nurse and on rough days, some of us ( me included) would joke that we needed a job as a school nurse. How little we knew about school nursing! In my retirement, I am working as a...
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    Pediatric LPNs

    HazelLPN replied to NurseKateC's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My goodness. So many memories. What I liked about critical care nursing in general is that I knew I was doing something good with my life and helping people in their families in difficult times. I...
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    Pediatric LPNs

    HazelLPN replied to NurseKateC's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Oh yes absolutely, I didn't want to imply that you can get sloppy. Always keep your support deep down and let gravity work with you. At the same time, have you seen the typical MICU patient? Many are...
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    LPN/LVN Certifications

    HazelLPN replied to sirI's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think the only thing I would add to this list is NRP for LPNs who work in the NICU or special care
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    Pediatric LPNs

    HazelLPN replied to NurseKateC's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm a retired PICU LPN. I came to peds fairly late in my career after many years of adult ICU. Everything is based on weights in peds, that took some adjusting. Your norms are different of course, and...
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    Union Intent on Improving the Lot of Nurses Nationwide

    HazelLPN replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It seems like this is a "divide and conquer"" attitude. Nurses vs teachers. The middle class at each other's throats with the 1% high fiving each other, having successful redirected the problem. 50%...
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    Should I join a teachers's union?

    HazelLPN replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    Our school RNs have their own bargaining unit in the teachers unions with their own district governor and faculty rep. I wouldn't ever work without a union or in a right to work for less
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    Phasing out Unit Clerks???

    HazelLPN replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Do nursing stuff in a "pinch?" The last time I checked, the "N" meant nurse. Even if they paid me LPN wage to do the clerks job, I wouldn't do it. I went to school to be a nurse. What an insult to...
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    Adult ICU nurse transitioning to PICU

    HazelLPN replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I know you asked for RNs who made the transition, but I'm an LPN who made the transition late in my career from adult MICU to PICU and NICU. I hope that my contribution is welcome. Yes, kids...