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skwlpn

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  1. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    skwlpn replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    How funny! I have heard near replicas of these in my LTC experience. I especially loved my little lady though who would sit in her w/c in the hallway and shout at the top of her lungs, "hurry up...

  2. Lpn Scope Of Practice

    skwlpn replied to Itsnotoveryet's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Good luck to you Jessica. I would be concerned about working in a facility where they used word play to define my responsibilitites and duties for the purpose of staying within the states LPN scope...

  3. CNA as a NURSING SUPERVISOR?

    skwlpn replied to militarymom06's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I worked in a facility in KY at one time where a CNA was "staffing coordinator" meaning she made the schedule and covered call in's by rounding up another nurse, but she was in no way in any nurses...

  4. lpn school

    skwlpn replied to TLWSTNANOH's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I can only speak for myself and my experience in clinicals, but we learned how to put into practice what we learned in lecture by hands on experience and actually seeing "how things work". Much...

  5. Medication Error and Overtime

    skwlpn replied to lookingbeyond's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Oops...new fingers... the same kind of responsibilities I have in my personal life. When I first got out of nursing school, I was a charge nurse in LTC with 50 resident's in my care overnight. I...

  6. LPN wagegs in WV are good

    skwlpn replied to sweetyam01's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am not sure where the rumor started that KY LPN's don't make good money but I know that we average $17 per hour where I live in KY. I am sure that there are places that pay less and as far as I am...

  7. What *really* separates a LPN from a RN?

    skwlpn replied to JourneyRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my state, KY, there is very little difference in the scope of practice of LPN vs RN. We push IV meds (except cardiac drugs), start, maintain and dc IV's, Access central lines for med...