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  1. Neglect...LPN was fired, RN was not

    tiona replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree comletely. If the LVN was hired by the facility she/he must have been considered competent. LVN's want to be respected and considered "real" nurses. We need to be responsible for our own...

  2. Frustrated!!N/M probs

    tiona replied to NurseStyles's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'd love to read your article whether it's published or not. If I give you my email address, will you send it to me? As a student, I felt like I was being chewed up and spit out most days. I had some...

  3. lpn-rn...same difference

    tiona replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Diiference? yes. Importance?

  4. lpn-rn...same difference

    tiona replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks yes, I have subscribed. This Advance publication seems to cater to the a specific part of the country. Does anyone know of any West coast organizations and/or

  5. lpn-rn...same difference

    tiona replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I've figured it out. Thanks for the "heads up." This thread has been quite an educational experience for me and will help me understand the complexity of my work environment. I'd really like to...

  6. lpn-rn...same difference

    tiona replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    I take responsibility for the new flare up. I'm a newby here. Thanks orrnlori for your kind

  7. lpn-rn...same difference

    tiona replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad I recognize that I am on a VERY high learning curve. I would work for free for a year in order to be under the mentorship of a willing RN or experienced LVN in an acute care setting. I...

  8. Frustrated!!N/M probs

    tiona replied to NurseStyles's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I should clarify that we need additional training to perform the tasks mentioned above, but we can do them. Big legal issue here in CA

  9. lpn-rn...same difference

    tiona replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    I edited my last message. I'm interested in your response...then I'll go in peace. T oops...didn't know we went on to another page. Didn't mean to go on-and-on. I just wanted to have the "last word"...

  10. lpn-rn...same difference

    tiona replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I'll go in peace, but read my edit

  11. lpn-rn...same difference

    tiona replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    i stand corrected. i have a profession, but i am not a "professional." ok. go figure. i understand that i work "under" the rn and the physician, but is it necessary to make me feel like an underling?...

  12. Frustrated!!N/M probs

    tiona replied to NurseStyles's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You're a

  13. lpn-rn...same difference

    tiona replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry Deb, I can't. I respect the more advanced education of RN's. But, please give us respect. I am a good nurse and an intelligent human being. The difference between the LVN scope of practice and...

  14. Frustrated!!N/M probs

    tiona replied to NurseStyles's topic in Medical-Surgical

    No Care Plans in CA?? Ha! Why do I have a bankers box full of old care plans that I had to "pass" in order to graduate from my program? I KNOW nursing Dx, let me tell ya! I went to care plan meetings...

  15. lpn-rn...same difference

    tiona replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse me, I am a newly licensed LVN. In clinical I passed meds, inserted f/c, supra-pubic caths, ng tubes, wound care, head to toe assessments, nursing diagnoses, nursing process, charting,...

  16. Frustrated!!N/M probs

    tiona replied to NurseStyles's topic in Medical-Surgical

    LVN's can hang meds, TPN and handle central lines in CA. Read our scope of

  17. Nurse Practice Act/poll/ROLL CALL!

    tiona replied to nurseunderwater's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am a "recycled" (that means old) recent grad...used to be a Head Start teacher 43 years old, married with children..his-mine-and ours, plus an adopted child with FAS...2 of our children have complex...