PennStudent

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  1. Relocating to Phoenix

    PennStudent posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi everyone! I'm currently an LPN in PA and looking to relocate to the Phoenix area to be closer to my family. I have over five years of experience in LTC and am debating a few options. I would like...

  2. Relocating to Phoenix

    PennStudent replied to PennStudent's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Wow! Thanks everyone. I think the best bet for me, it sounds, is to go out there, stay in LTC or home health, and finish working on my degree. I was checking out some of the community colleges out...

  3. Namenda/Aricept/Excelon...is it worth it?

    PennStudent replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    We had one on hormones for like 2 weeks. It was basically because the family was worried about her behaviors and "hot flashes." Obviously it was ineffective as she had rapidly progressing dementia and...

  4. Lets get a current salary thread going for 09/10

    PennStudent replied to Finallydidit's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Dang. As a new grad in PA in LTC I started at $15/hr + $0.20 shift differential on evenings. Rotate every other wknd. I pay for my benefits and we have a 403(b). That doesn't sound too great on paper...

  5. how do you do it?

    PennStudent replied to bumLVN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I cried on the way home for like the first 6 weeks. That's prob not what you want to hear. It does get easier. Eventually you learn to get into a rhythm with your duties and then you can start picking...

  6. Can the DON make you stay for OT if the next shift doesn't show or is called off?

    PennStudent replied to TonyaM73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At our facility they do. And actually, they can/do make you stay the entire shift. Leaving would be

  7. New to LTC and charge?

    PennStudent replied to eesmith3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think it really depends on the LTC. At my facility, the RN's are supervisors. So I as the LPN do the meds, treatments, charting, etc for my group of Residents. If I have a fall, the RN does her...

  8. Resident with End-Stage COPD

    PennStudent replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ah, we have a cocktail likes that but ours is BARD gel - Benadryl, Ativan, Reglan, decadron. It comes in a syringe and you put like 0.25 mL on the inner aspects of their wrists and they rub it in....

  9. Question about patients receiving dialysis

    PennStudent replied to malenurse122879's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just note the condition of the dressing and of the surrounding skin, and any sx infection or c/o discomfort on my one HD cath. For an AV fistula, I note presence of

  10. Do family members know how annoying they can be?

    PennStudent replied to Ling07's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You absolutely hit the nail on the

  11. DEA States that LTC Nurses Are No Longer Agents Of The Prescribers

    PennStudent replied to chase4myheart's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is the first I've heard of this, and when I brought this up to my nurse manager (RN) she had no idea about it. We always take telephone orders from doctors, fax them to the pharmacy, and then get...

  12. What is normal / typical?

    PennStudent replied to Meraki's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Report this immediately and then find another facility. There is absolutely no reason why anyone should be "rationed" incontinence products. Not only is this a dignity issue but she is at such risk...

  13. What time does your LTC facililty start getting residents up?

    PennStudent replied to KarynicaRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One of the groups from my nursing class did their clinicals at an Eden facility. Their med passes are set up differently... meds are BID (or TID or whatever) and you just start whenever they wake up...

  14. I love my residents/facility/job

    PennStudent posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    With so many posts about less-than-ideal long term care facilities, I just wanted to say that I love mine. I just started a few weeks ago (so maybe my enthusiasm is related to that) as a GPN on days...

  15. medication strip packs

    PennStudent replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The meds in baggies is what they do in acute care around here. My facility (and I'm pretty sure all the others in this area) use the blister packs with 30 day (or 7 for Medicare) supplies. Each card...

  16. Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    PennStudent replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    Good point. And I'm think the slight ($8) diff in premiums is really nothing when you consider the peace of mind.

  17. LPNS: Anyone had this happen to them?

    PennStudent replied to Melissa6's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    One of the people I graduated with had two prior to even entering nursing school, and she has to go through outpatient rehab and drug/alcohol counseling and jump through a bunch of hoops before she...

  18. Finding Jobs

    PennStudent replied to Tua15395's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm a GPN and I got a position in ltc in Meadville, PA. I consider myself lucky to have gotten that. The market is pretty well flooded w/ LPNs. I know there are always jobs posted for RN's at our...

  19. Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    PennStudent replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    I recently graduated (LPN) and got a job in LTC. We weren't required to have insurance in school (quite frankly, that's not even something I knew existed) but one of our instructors stressed very...

  20. LPN to RN (paid) school

    PennStudent replied to Healthfan's topic in LPN to RN

    Hospitals have programs like

  21. and the drame starts

    PennStudent replied to MASSNURSE09's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Thank you for lumping me into that group, since you know my life and situation so well. Thank you for assuming that my temporary need for assistance has been a lifetime of leeching off the system....

  22. What do you have to wear to school?

    PennStudent replied to KIMYNURSE2B's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm surprised you guys wear the cap before you're official! Ours is treated like a graduation cap. Once you're officially a nurse, you get the hat. I'm excited about getting mine. I'm going to put it...

  23. Care plan help please

    PennStudent replied to katiebeth210's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Well... safety, like safety from falls? Because that was my assumption. And teaching of what? Patient teaching... how to care for

  24. What do you have to wear to school?

    PennStudent replied to KIMYNURSE2B's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Classroom days we wear street clothes (though I feel some people take that a little too lax and show up in sweat pants... bothers me...) but on clinical days we wear BRIGHT WHITE Landau uniforms....

  25. Care plan help please

    PennStudent replied to katiebeth210's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Safety comes first on Maslow's Hierarchy. Edit: Wait, I just realised who posted that so apparently I'm missing