LPN1974

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  1. Free Online CEUs

    LPN1974 replied to LPN1974's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I was beginning to wonder. I DID go to the trouble to post it, and give a short description, but it really had me sort of wondering what was going on, as to why I got absolutely no response,...

  2. Free Online CEUs

    LPN1974 replied to LPN1974's topic in General Nursing

    So I guess yall don't like the site that I posted where you get LOTS of free CEU's as opposed to a site where you get one per

  3. Please Help! Encouragement needed

    LPN1974 replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know you feel overwhelmed right now, but 22 patients is not a bad load in a LTC. Alot of nurses care for many more than 22 patients, some places swamp you with 50 or more patients. I've read threads...

  4. Leaving the Profession!

    LPN1974 replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

    I'm tired and burned out, too, but mine comes from management. We have a "bully" boss, and it has just been very hard over the years to maintain this job. However, I'd like to interject my 2cents...

  5. Oversensitive wives

    LPN1974 replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Nursing Humor

    THAT makes me glad I'm single!!! I do seem to remember some aspects of that letter in my marriage. I remember having to pick up stinking dirty socks that did not belong to me. And lifiting heavy...

  6. What do I need in my pockets?

    LPN1974 replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I carry ink pen, scissors, a black laundry marker {we have to use those on my job to mark out people's names off of blister paks..it's a privacy issue...you may not need to do that, since you are a...

  7. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    LPN1974 replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not sure exactly what you're asking, but I'll answer what I think is the answer. In reference to my last post, where I stated I was bullied by 2 people on my job....one of those persons was male....

  8. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    LPN1974 replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, you do have some witnesses that you did cover the resident. The ambulance guys and the aide. Ask for their assistance. That will show that you did what you were supposed to do. You're going to...

  9. Let's play a little game...

    LPN1974 replied to amber32123's topic in Nursing Humor

    Is LPN training also counted? If so, I bet I got ya all beat. My whole year of LPN training cost $350.00 in 1973. That was books, tuition, and uniforms. My mother paid for it

  10. Staffing Issues

    LPN1974 replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    IMHO, yes, it's typical for LTCs. TPTB think the night nurse/shift doesn't have anything to do. I worked several nights, at a LTC part time job, where we were short staffed and had 2 aides for the...

  11. Who knew that a med tech = MD

    LPN1974 replied to nursesaideBen's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any advice, except I wouldn't want to be working on the days she gives meds. {If I were you and after I got my license, that is.} People like that usually create their own downfall...

  12. Once You Lose,you're History!

    LPN1974 replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in General Nursing

    I receive a bulletin from my SBON, quarterly, I think.....there is always a list in there who has lost their license, the offense commited, and probations, AND reinstatements. So they do give your...

  13. The patient's family members

    LPN1974 replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    One solution I have is to start writing the time and date on the diaper when it was changed. We do it on dressings of wounds...why not the diaper? Then when a family member wants to come in and start...

  14. Noting Physicians orders

    LPN1974 replied to RN1964's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The procedure at my facility is that dayshift does the orders, and notes the chart. Evening shift checks the chart to make sure it was noted, and we put the charts away. However, with our new...

  15. lost my license, my self-esteem, confidence and respect all in one shift

    LPN1974 replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that documentation is the best defense. But what makes situations like this so hard is that this is not the only patient this nurse had to take care of, and she had many other duties to do...

  16. lost my license, my self-esteem, confidence and respect all in one shift

    LPN1974 replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    Situations like that is why I quit working that part time job in LTC. They bring in patients who are too unstable for an LPN to take care of. They are practically dead when they get there. Why do...

  17. Not just nursing but ANY job...

    LPN1974 replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    People do it all the time. It isn't right, but they do it. I have a co-worker, that when she applied for this job, another co-worker, made a comment about her, not in the best light. She got the job...

  18. How many is too many?

    LPN1974 replied to mich_01085's topic in First Year After Licensure

    34 is good compared to what some LPNs have to do. I did a LTC for awhile, and had about 45 patients. I was on the night shift, from 7p to 7a and some admins think night nurses don't have anything to...

  19. Patient assignment v. actual patient load

    LPN1974 replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I only work in a facility for the mentally challenged, but acuity is taken into consideration in the work we do, and if the RNs who make the assignments/schedules, don't consider it, then we...

  20. Please be nice to medical students

    LPN1974 replied to cantor2537's topic in General Nursing

    No, I have read every post and he has not

  21. 38 too old for school?

    LPN1974 replied to akanarn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It just amazes me that people think 38, 40, 41, etc. are too old to start school. How old would you be if you don't go to school??? You're still going to be 41 if you don't go...41 if you do go and...

  22. kind of a vent....Paramedics

    LPN1974 replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    So, what exactly, did the medic accomplish by removing the pressure dressing? Did he help the resident or did he create a bigger mess with more blood all over the

  23. Waiving OT during orientation?? HELP

    LPN1974 replied to Fairlythere's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yes, our overtime rules are the same. Sunday starts a new week, so overtime within that week period from Sunday thru Saturday is where you'll get your overtime. Technically, a facility could work you...

  24. Waiving OT during orientation?? HELP

    LPN1974 replied to Fairlythere's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Let me get this straight....you're scheduled to work 5 straight days of 12 hour shifts?? Let me tell ya something. I worked a part time job, for 2 years, and I could barely do 3 12's in a row. You're...

  25. Calling in Sick

    LPN1974 replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I did sleep. Finally. The doctor knew I needed that to get some rest because I hadn't slept not one hour all night. He said that would help me rest. And boy, did it ever. Now can you imagine me...