PedsAtHeart

PedsAtHeart LPN

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  1. MMR question

    yes they
  2. RSV

    R=Respiratory S=Synictial (sp?)
  3. MMR question

    Yes MMR and Varicella are SQ. Polio can go either way but is mostly given IM. And as scribblerpnp stated, they should be given with a 1 inch needle to the VL or deltoid. The MMR and Varicella...
  4. Who numbs for needlesticks?

    Personally, I think numbing the area before an injection is more of a "mental" thing for kids. It seems to me that the needle stick itself isnt what hurts, its the actual medicine going in and...
  5. Staff Incentives or Games

    Hey thats a good idea... if I ever go back to LTC I will have to remember
  6. When Does LPN Nursing School clinicals REALLY start??

    Depends on the school. They usually start pretty quickly though. You have a lot of hours you have to get in. But dont worry, they start out slow. Mine started out doing usualy "nurse aide" things...
  7. Day in the life of a PHN??? Please respond.

    I LOVE the immunization part of my job! I dont work for the State Health Dept or anything, I work at a Native American clinic in their Public Health. I do all the clinic's children immunizations, as...
  8. I have a question...

    Thanks for the info, I had never heard that one before. Good luck with your education. I am trying to finish up a few classes so I can get into a LPN-BSN program too. I agree, it sucks to do so...
  9. Bleeding normal at time of Mantoux test?

    It shouldnt be an issue. A little bleeding and bruising is pretty normal. I find a lot of nurses that I have come across dont really know the proper way to read a
  10. SManion would be fine
  11. I have a question...

    OK, not trying to sound dumb, but what is
  12. Bleeding normal at time of Mantoux test?

    Yes it is OK for it to bleed a bit. If she went to deep you would not get a "bleb" and no bleb= redo the test. Thanks for posting the CDC reference LaneyB. I actually do employee health, therefore...
  13. 1. I was introduced into nursing by working as a CNA at LTC. I loved the fact that I was helping people. I figured I could do more so I decided to become a nurse. 2. While working as a CNA, there...
  14. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    Yes it is... I have to say too that I am so glad we don't have this conflict where I work. I work in a clinic. We have an RN as our DON and the rest of us are LPNs with a couple of RNs in there...
  15. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    Where I live most medical facilities have banned smoking on their campuses, so no one takes smoke breaks
  16. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

  17. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

    sorry, i think you took my example the wrong way... i was using them as an example of someone not being able to give informed consent. i guess i should have also said maybe someone in the advanced...
  18. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    Im sorry, but dont you mean our HALF BLACK president? Im so tired of hearing that... I mean come on... you are a great nurse because you are a great nurse, not because you are black, white, red,...
  19. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

    So what you are saying, if you are in the position of suffering to no end and wanted it to just go away, you would want your nurse caring for you to push morphine until you go off peacufully. Though I...
  20. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

    But IF the placebo IS treating the pain, makes the patient feel better, then how is that inadequate pain
  21. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    "You can learn to do procedures but you will be slightly better than a well trained monkey unless you know the theory behind it. " This is the comment I was referring to... please tell me you are not...
  22. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    So are you saying as an LPN we have no theory behind what we do? And in your previous post, I sure do hope you were not trying to compare LPNs to monkeys... I was taught theory in school, yes we had...
  23. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    I don't know where you all are from that LPN's are "useless". I think we LPN's are quite an asset. I know where I live (Oklahoma) we can do pretty much what an RN can do, except some of the extra...
  24. Flu shot in arm for 8 month old?

    Thats great that they are given the option... but here I am the only one to do it so its out of the question even if I did want to do it that way... I don't know, guess I have just never seen it...
  25. Fyi

    Well I hate to tell you this... but... I live and work in OKlahoma, I am an LPN, and a lot of clinic types settings don't even "require" you to be CPR certified. I am, and so is everyone I know... If...