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I went through their program from spring of 05 - spring of 06. Say hi to Patty and Connie from Andy. Also will you let them know that I am currently working in the Buffalo Hospial ER, Urgent Care and Medsurg floor. They usually are interested in w...

I'm not so sure that I would want to work in the Fairview system; specifically Fairview Southdale. There recently was a article in the pioneer press about them laying of LPN's. The LPN's are an average age of 57 and have a combined total of 530 yea...

In the clinic that my mother manages, they refer to the LPN's and MA's as a collective Clinical Assistant. I have approached my mother regarding the inappropriatness of this title, however she does not seem to care about the message of disrespect it...

Formula is not poison. You mother is wrong in telling you that feeding your baby formula will hurt her. Not every L&D nurse is like your mother. I hope that you are able to find a happy medium with her.

I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed this thread, not because of the situation, but because it has challenged me into thinking a little more about this subject. In the end I think we have to trust that the BON knows what it is doing. Besides,...

I agree with you. Who is responsible for that punishment. The BON or Judicial system?

Emergency Nurses Association ENA certification is often preferred by employers. In my area of the country, they prefer that Nurses have one year of med/surg experience also.

I have seen many psych patients that either are no longer taking their medication, or are in need of dosage adjustment come in violently and out of control, they are a danger to others and to themselves without their medication, but when are currentl...

I'm not defending his actions, I am simply trying to look at it from another perspective, the OP doesn't give us a lot of information, does the patient have a history of violent outbreaks? Did the victim provoke him? Has he been proven in a court o...

I am going to play devils advocate here. If he were your patient, and he slipped up, wouldn't we as nurses hope for the best for him. Wouldn't we hope that once on his meds again, he would have control, would we as nurses hope that his illness were...

I would recommend doing the CNA. CMA credits will not transfer to a University towards RN classes. You will have to repeat courses and relearn skills you may already know. I you want to become a LPN that would be more worth your while, in my area ...

I'm sorry, but after looking in a PDR, Nursing Drug guide, some nursing reference books and on micromedex I haven't been able to answer your question. Good luck.

Is this nurse a instructor? If not then it sounds like she is picking on you. I would think that if she is senior nurse then she should try to help you by helping you figure out the equation. I don't know the answer, but you have me intrigued so I...

You said that you grieved something, does that mean that you are a union member. If so I would contact my union steward/representative and make sure that everything goes in order. I know that the union that exists here, the employee has the right t...

I agree; you could even go back less than that.

I think that it is situational, If I remember correctly, the only time that one would aspirate back the fluid is if you are irrigating for blood clots, the nurse would discard the aspirated fluid and then insert fresh sterile saline and continue to f...

I have actually heard that there are schools now requiring their students to get a PDA with the davis drug guide on it. I love the idea, I actually bought a PDA for in my practice with the intention of installing Davis. Good call.

I hope that they are able to schedule that day with RT soon, I know that I would feel uncomfortable around vent care, esp since I havn't done it since nursing school. At the hospital I work at, all the nursing staff does baths/showers RN, LPNs and C...

I disagree, even though you may have to redo certain drug cards trying to begin to learn drugs and information about them will undoubtedly serve you in your studies. Nurses shouldn't simply study to pass their tests, but to be able to make decision...

imdur (isosorbide) classification: therapeutic; antianginals pharmacologic; nitrates indications: treatment of anginal attacks, prophylactic management of angina, treatment of heart failure contradindications: hypersensitivity, severe anemia, concu...

Coming from LTC backround I would suggest making sure you have a black pen, watch, stethescope, small hand held note pad of some sort. In my experience in LTC, nurses have so many treatments, and meds to pass, that there is rarely time for charting ...

If the OP is working in a nursing home, then they are not held to the standard of the JC.

Like many of the other posters are stating, I think it is situational. My wife and I are having our first child in December and the first visit to the obgyn she asked what kind of work my wife and I do. I had no intention of telling her what I did ...

I used to count Narcs when I was a TMA at a LTC facility. That being said, I am guessing that narc reconciliation checked in hospital protocol. At the hospital that I work at, we have the pyxis system. The pharmacist and pharm tech do narc reconci...

"support staff" definition, "LPN not capable to performing and directing patient care therefore is only there to support and help RN."