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  1. Nurisng Injuries and Workers Compensation? Please need advice!!

    lpnornot replied to lpnornot's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thanks NJLauren for your advice. I can't see getting through the Comm college RN program.I tried. Made it past 1st semester and then failed med-surg clincal, doing well in the exams. Some kind of...

  2. Assisted Living

    lpnornot replied to Butterflybee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thanks for the information. Very useful Sounds like you learn and do alot in the Pediatric Dr's office-thats cool. I have kids so a 9-5 would be great for me too, even though there will be a cut in...

  3. LPN program versus RN degree

    lpnornot replied to robpritc's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Wher I live my CC offers RN in 3 yrs(includes perreqs) and the LPN is one yr for the nursing wiht less prereqs. its alot harder to get into teh RN. i found the RN program, did over a semester of the...

  4. Assisted Living

    lpnornot replied to Butterflybee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Is there alot of heavy manual lifting where you work? And what state, If I may ask? If there isn't, I'd love to work as an LPN one day in assisted living. I work as a home-health aide with the elderly...

  5. Assisted Living

    lpnornot replied to Butterflybee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sorry can't help you but I'd like to know too. They offer tution assistance to become an LPN? Mind telling me the state you live in. Never heard of this in MD. I've worked in an assisted living...

  6. Nurisng Injuries and Workers Compensation? Please need advice!!

    lpnornot replied to lpnornot's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'm sorry about the injuries I'm reading about. I'm feel hopeful reading about policies in the UK, hopeful that they are enforced and will one day be enforced over here and prevent such suffering. I...

  7. Musculo-skeletal Injuries, Safe Patient Handling Research

    lpnornot posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    safe patient handling and transfer e-mail print take action from: american federation of teachers: http://www.aft.org/topics/no-lift/ numerous studies have documented a high prevalence of...

  8. I started LPN school today!

    lpnornot replied to L&D_2b's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Thanks Marci, Your story is very inspiring. I'm not going into nursing at all. I hurt my back in assited living facility. Luckily it's only a muscle strain, but 10-15 lb lifting restriction for 9...

  9. Nurisng Injuries and Workers Compensation? Please need advice!!

    lpnornot replied to lpnornot's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    It's so frustrating .....I love biology so being a lab tech will be interesting in that way but I'll really miss the patient interaction. What can we do to promote safe pateint handling for...

  10. Nurisng Injuries and Workers Compensation? Please need advice!!

    lpnornot replied to lpnornot's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'm so sorry about your situation. That pt should not have been moved by human beings but by standing device. When are the facilities in this country going to protect pateints and nurses from this...

  11. Musculo-skeletal Injuries, Safe Patient Handling Research

    lpnornot replied to lpnornot's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    from: http://www.nursingworld.org/mainmenucategories/anamarketplace/anaperiodicals/ojin/tableofcontents/volume92004/number3september30/handlewithcare.aspx i did a lot of the bolding,underkinig,...

  12. No lift policy

    lpnornot replied to PaulG's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    re: musculo-skeletal injuries, safe patient handling research permalink the following i copied from ana's website i did a lot of the bolding: http://www.nursingworld.org/mainmenu...enda/sphm.aspx...

  13. No lift policy

    lpnornot replied to PaulG's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    musculo-skeletal injuries, safe patient handling research permalink safe patient handling and transfer e-mail print take action from: american federation of teachers:...

  14. Musculo-skeletal Injuries, Safe Patient Handling Research

    lpnornot replied to lpnornot's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    The following I copied from ANA's website I did a lot of the boldong: http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAPoliticalPower/State/StateLegislativeAgenda/SPHM.aspx Safe Patient Handling and...

  15. heavy lifting

    lpnornot replied to nads786's topic in Men in Nursing

    There is no evidence that supports the use of back support to protect the back. Some studies have shown that they give a false sense of security and lead the caregiver to lift more than they would...

  16. heavy lifting

    lpnornot replied to nads786's topic in Men in Nursing

    We have a no lift policy at my 320 bed LTC facility, as does most LTC facilities in my area. We have ceiling track passive mechanical lifts installed in most rooms, and also make heavy use of active...

  17. heavy lifting

    lpnornot replied to nads786's topic in Men in Nursing

    the old adage that any weight can be lifted if done wiht good body mechanics!!!! 35lbs is the safe limit. ANA says no lifting at all. Get advice from a PT nowadays about what to strengthen. I believe...

  18. heavy lifting

    lpnornot replied to nads786's topic in Men in Nursing

    Depending on the weights you have been lifting, if they were more than 35lbs, I think I'd call it unsafe inhumane pt handling and so would CBC, ANA, Amer vets and OSHA but its still being done in the...

  19. heavy lifting

    lpnornot replied to nads786's topic in Men in Nursing

    Sorry ...you the damage is done to the spine beore the pain

  20. heavy lifting

    lpnornot replied to nads786's topic in Men in Nursing

    This is scary stuff I'm reading. I really wish i Could move to the UK or any other of the 8 european countries where humane no-lift policies supposed to be in place. and I have a EU passport but I'm...

  21. lifting correctly?

    lpnornot replied to RNJess10's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Osha, CBC, american vets say that lifting greater than 35lbs of a pt even ergonimcally ie wiht good body mechanics is damaging to your spine. You won't feel it at first but the damage is being done....

  22. No lift policy

    lpnornot replied to PaulG's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    continued from above... IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE PATIENTS TO BE LIFTED AND DROPPED DURING TRANSFERS. CAUSES NERVE AND MUSCULO-SKELETAL DAMAGE TO THIER SHOULDERS AND HIP FRACTURES. -I believe the...

  23. No lift policy

    lpnornot replied to PaulG's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow..where do I begin. This is a topic that really concerns me. Injured my back in assisted living. Lifting 150-200 lb practically immoblie pts. And this is "assisted Living" ??!!!! I had been through...

  24. 21 months for LPN

    lpnornot replied to prettygirl1203's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My RN program was very intense after the prereq were done. It was mandatory fulltime and they highly recommneded you not work at the same time. With 3 kids too, it will be hard to even work PT. It was...

  25. Nurisng Injuries and Workers Compensation? Please need advice!!

    lpnornot replied to lpnornot's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thanks so much. Yes I do need to give them my medical records pertaining to the injury. My doctor told me so. I just didn't like the idea of them having all of it, too invasive for me. Dr told me to...