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  1. LPN scope of practice a little too broad?(LONG)

    chad75 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    3rdshiftguy, Yes some LPN's take as an insult that hospital policy/state board etc. says they can't do some things, just like some RN's take offense that they can't write an order for tylenol legally....

  2. LPN scope of practice a little too broad?(LONG)

    chad75 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    To add some more detail about that, the hospital eventually ended up changing the form to a 2 part, the LPN did one part and the RN did other part, what eneded up happening though is most of the...

  3. LPN scope of practice a little too broad?(LONG)

    chad75 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    Why is "doing more then you are compensated, reponsible or reckognized for" looked highly upon in nursing but not so in other fields. IE. If Joe Schmoes who works in a business office does his...

  4. Can you believe this???

    chad75 replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same situation happen to me, the nurse manager was new and desperate for help. He told me I was required to come in due to the fact I would be endangering patients if I didn't (since the...

  5. Conflict w/ a patient or family member?

    chad75 replied to twarlik's topic in General Nursing

    When I have "difficult" family to deal with I usually try to put things in to perspective, what if that was my mom/dad and I didn't understand why the nurse had to wake them up at 2400 to give them...

  6. Are LPNs Second Class Citizens?

    chad75 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I say this with compassion, You can only be treated badly if you tolerate it. I have been in those situations and have put my foot down. Yes I have been labeled an ass by lazy RN's (if it doesn't...