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  1. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    If that's not attacking me then what is

  2. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Its an adult client with a wound vac,trach,vent, suprapubic cath,and picc

  3. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Please go back and reread. I wrote we have the same level of experience and same cases. I really don't know why nurses seem so anti education. People just came out attacking me for no reason at all....

  4. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    485 says skilled nursing 16 hrs/day 5 days a week. That's all it says,and now I'm wondering why it doesn't

  5. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Most home care agencies do this,even this one. I worked with this same agency out of another state and lpns made 25 top even with years of experince but an rn starting with the agency made $30. See,I...

  6. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Because its my paycheck maybe? Let me ask,if your company paid male nurses more you would mind your own business if you found out accidently like I did? Why can't everyone get equal pay. I see...

  7. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Some of these posts really surprise me. In nj lpns made 22 and rns made 30,so that's a big difference.(in nc its different) Oh and I was an lpn for 4 years,so its not like I'm saying she shouldn't....

  8. can family give pt unprescribed meds

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    A family of one of my pts who is 50 are giving him vicodin because they ran out of percocet,and doc won't write another presription for another 4 days,even after being told the family ran out. Can the...

  9. Looking for fellow black nurses!

    smartnurse1982 replied to jtmonique's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like I experience resitance from some other nurses b/c of my race or country of origin,which is american. I am an aa from alabama. However when I'm in charge of white lpns they just seem upset...

  10. can family give pt unprescribed meds

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for the replies. I did f/u with the nurse manager who stated "u can explain that its not prescribed for her etc., but that its up to the family about what they do. Also she said "well...

  11. New grad desperation: What should i do to get a job???

    smartnurse1982 replied to keakea's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Yuo can try home health peds. try loving care agency. go to http://www.lovingcareagency.com, fill out an application and they will call you from there. you do 8 hour shifts or 12 hour shifts in a...

  12. any skills in med surg 5that i am missing?

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hello. i am a private duty and ltc nurse with starting adult med surg in jan.I have never worked med surg, much less a hospital. All my 5 years were in ltc,private duty, and school nursing. I have a...

  13. got stuck with a needle at work

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry if I sound defensive, but I wasn't taught it and it never crossed my mind the whole 5 years as a nurse. Apparently neither did the higher ups just b/c u know doesn't mean everyone else did. And...

  14. got stuck with a needle at work

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    20 minutes ago I was doing a bs on my home care client. I proceeded to put the lanclet in the container(we don't have biohazard containers in this home) we use old sterile water and ns plastic...

  15. got stuck with a needle at work

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Well I called the nurse manager who stated that its my fault but they can't provide a better container and if I didn't like it I could leave. Oh,btw it was her idea to stick needles in a old ns...

  16. how is it to go from private duty to hourly visits

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in Home Health

    i have done only shift work in the home but was wondering how would things be if i switched over. Would the clients be sicker in hh vs private duty? would their be more paperwork? anyone that did both...

  17. how to deal with competitive nurses

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    what is the best way to deal with that? there is this nurse who is an lpn that tries all the time to compete with me for no reason at all, and i dont know why. if i say the client has foul smelling...

  18. question about timesheets

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I am a private duty nurse for a large company. We have these timesheets that clients have to sign(the nurses put the time and Then the client signs. If a client complains to an agency that i am...

  19. I'm a nurse. Not a housekeeper!

    smartnurse1982 replied to EpiattIPNurse's topic in Private Duty

    I still think even doing the clients laundry is taking it to far. That's what the family is for. They did it before the client got sick so why stop now? Do you guys put that u did clients laundry in...

  20. I'm a nurse. Not a housekeeper!

    smartnurse1982 replied to EpiattIPNurse's topic in Private Duty

    I would just like to know when did doing laundry become a part on nursing in the home? I just refuse to do laundry, but I think it has to do with the region u are in. In nj I never did laundry and...

  21. should i go for my bsn

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Reason I am asking is because I am an and rn. Everytime I read these boards, they say you would be better off getting a bsn. Also a lot of threads are saying hospitals only want bsn b/c that's how the...

  22. are southern nurses better educated than northern educated nurse?

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone worked in a northern and southern state? Someone made a comment to me about that during an interview but I don't know if she was being insulting or what. I know people who were patients...

  23. are southern nurses better educated than northern educated nurse?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Well for starters, I am an ny educated nurse trying to find work in the south,so maybe she could have flat out said she doesn't like it when nurses from other states try to find employment in her...

  24. should i go for my bsn

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Should also add in this state lpns can push iv meds. I have seen cnas do assessments, give insulin, and serve as administrators in assisted living. They had cnas giving out meds with no nurse present...

  25. why are there sooo many jobs in private duty

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in Private Duty

    just wanted to know because i see so many. i know someone posted something earlier but why? do diferent states fund private duty differently? some states have a lot of cases whereas others have none....