It comes with experience. 5 days orientation for a brand new LPN is low considering most LPN schools do not teach much more then the basics Basically ask coworkers, if there are none around...
Central Florida has one of the highest unemployment rates in Florida/US. There were hospitals laying off nurses in the Villages/Ocala area last I heard. You will find bias towards LPN's especially in...
I personally have no problems with my homosexual coworkers, they are damn entertaining especially with the patients And a lot of the time combative patients for whatever reason REQUIRE a stern...
There are many different personality types. You might be calm and able to difuse some situations as a result of being calm. Others might be agressive and as such can difuse situations by taking a...
I have had several cases recently where patients have added me as a friend on facebook. I never add anyone I don't know but I realized on several of the occasions that they were patients I had...
Yet hospital does nothing, doesn't even look into it. 10 of us sick, same symptoms for several weeks now, several now have pneumonia from it. You'd think the health nurse or management would see why...
Florida seems to have too many nurses. I work for a local hospital as well as an agency, and my hours are being cut at both jobs for low census and nurse overload at the agency. A friend of mine just...
When I went from CNA to LPN it was a huge difference, and when I started working at a hospital that was a HUGE difference from what I learned in school. So I would hope this is not true without...
Also look at it from that nurses perspect, she was prob very busy and thought you understood the PCA was out (a mistake easily made) however it made more work and took her from getting caught up that...
They were actually cool about it. Didn't want me to quit the agency but took me off the assignment at the prison. The office manager in another city was suppose to call but didn't, but I am not...
C-Dif isn't resistant to alcohol, it is just protected from it. It is a sporoform, thus has a hard shell. You can either use sopa & water, create a GOOD lather all over, then rince it off, or,...
About to call and talk to them, will post the end results. I have tried to find other assignments with them but as I said they just shrug questions off. Only thing I can come up with is each office...
I just got the agency job PRN for some extra cash, and it did pay very well. But I work full time at a hospital now for 5 years and it is secure work. Pay sucks but secure and it doesn't bother me...