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  1. How to train a new nurse? all tips welcome!

    sasha2lady posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    We have a new nurse with us now. Shes only worked in drs offices, no LTC experience at all. WE have all found alot of mistakes shes made and I have talked to her about them to no avail. She had 1 day...

  2. How to train a new nurse? all tips welcome!

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

    I got about a wk of training as a new nurse but we had different mgmt then the med passes took me FOREVER to do. I worked 3-11 but never left before 1 am cuz I had to stay and chart. My med passes...

  3. How to tell if you are being targeted at your job by another nurse..

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

    Honestly I think she's still around because a bad attitude isn't grounds for termination unless it's directed at the boss. As far as her work w the pts she does well but she needs major improvement...

  4. Stress in nursing--questions...

    sasha2lady replied to debdil's topic in General Nursing

    hmm....where I work they offer no stress coping strategies at all...they are perfect at being the ones to ADD to our stress

  5. Just took random drug test

    sasha2lady replied to learninglessons12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hmm..not to sound harsh here but you're a nurse...you know illegal drugs of any kind are just not kosher in this profession and by smoking weed on your off days put you at risk regardless. First off,...

  6. How to train a new nurse? all tips welcome!

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

    Well, I went to work for a while last night and I couldnt believe all the mistakes I found from this new nurse. There was page after page of scheduled narcs she didnt give, holes all over the mars on...

  7. whats your honest opinion concerning med aides?

    sasha2lady posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Im trying to get a roundabout idea of how nurses feel on the use of med aides, mainly in LTC settings. Both pros and cons. What have been your best/worst experiences with med aides? Where I work...

  8. Is this not illegal??

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

    Yea, here in nc, per the board a nurse doesnt have to accept an assignment that cant safely be done and mgmt is SUPPOSED to be the relief if no other is available. I think they know who they can and...

  9. How to tell if you are being targeted at your job by another nurse..

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

    They really are. Ive tried to maintain a level head and ignore as much as I can, but I do take thorough notes that I bring home and put on my vent file lol. I think other nurses are somewhat...

  10. How to train a new nurse? all tips welcome!

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

    True true. When I brought the insulin part to her attention she didnt even seem to be phased really...like it was nothing. The problem with the training of the RN's to do "charge" is that they are so...

  11. whats your honest opinion concerning med aides?

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

    I think the key word there is "competent". At my place of employment I only trust the 2 good ones because they dont hesitate to look something up or come ask one of us for help. They dont guess and...

  12. whats your honest opinion concerning med aides?

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

    I think so too ! Not one nurse wanted med aides to be used but the DON put us all on mandatory 12 hr shifts to cut back nursing hours and sent 4 aides to get med aide certification. Another big...

  13. when you cant let it go (long vent after a crappy day)

    sasha2lady replied to Sugarcoma's topic in General Nursing

    1. it was inappropriate of that nurse to call you at home about that. You had nothing to do with anything that happened AFTER your shift. You are only responsible for what you do when you are there....

  14. Is this okay/legal?

    sasha2lady replied to CRNBSN18's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live anybody that passes meds has to be certified through a 2 or 3 day course that is a real joke. I guess it depends on the state and rules behind a facility. I dont agree with that at all...

  15. Why aren't LPN's considered professionals?

    sasha2lady replied to anonymous1919's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I consider myself a professional. I dont need a "degree" to validate that for me. I just love it when you have a visitor or something that says to you " Are you the RN?" and you say back "No"....they...

  16. Working 2 jobs worth it?

    sasha2lady replied to antonette1987's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work 3 jobs, all night shift. My ft job is 12 hr shifts, the other 2 places I can basically pick whatever I want, a 4 hr shift , 8 hrs or 12...whatever works. I have no choice because Im the only...

  17. Complaint Against License Issued by Employer

    sasha2lady replied to Kell Arellano's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    man, thats awful! Something similar happened to a buddy of mine over a fentanyl patch that she couldnt find on a patient. Another patch was put on by a different nurse yet she was the one to get fired...

  18. Aren't ADON's here to help...?

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

    i wonder how she wouldve felt if one of those ladies was her mom or grandma? she needs a reality check big

  19. First CPR

    sasha2lady replied to LUV ALZ's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    been there done that sister! its awful. I have a pt who is 105 yrs old..FULL FREAKIN CODE!!!! Ive coded several residents and at no time was it pleasant. My first one was the day after christmas a...

  20. Core schedules...what's your opinion

    sasha2lady replied to 4boysandagirl's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work all nurses are on 12 hr shifts and we all have a set track that doesnt change unless nurses swap shifts or theres a call in. On day shift its way more confusing because they constantly...

  21. LPN mistake??

    sasha2lady replied to tillyrn2b's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    well, I dont know if my comment will help either but here goes....as far as the LPN or RN dilemmas...I live in a small town that has always been a manufacturing town. Right now, all that has been...

  22. How to tell if you are being targeted at your job by another nurse..

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

    I guess there one like this in any place we work. Luckily I only have to look at her face 6x per schedule. Still, seems like more. In all my time at this place I think shes has to top all the people...

  23. Any other LPN's find LTC too much to deal with?

    sasha2lady replied to cardiacnurse34's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    ahh....welcome to LTC! Where I work day shift gets 3 nurses, a med aide, a cna 2 for txs and a charge nurse. Us night shifters get 2 nurses and 3 aides if we're lucky for 80 residents...a combination...

  24. How to tell if you are being targeted at your job by another nurse..

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

    hmmm....that might work....Ive been keeping a log for myself for months now at home. i jot down everything thats an issue. keeps me sane sometimes to just come home and go to town on my lil journal....

  25. How to tell if you are being targeted at your job by another nurse..

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

    hmm..maybe thats where she needs to go work? as for the time changes on the meds, Ive done that before, went back and wrote in clarification orders and redid them all....she turns right around and...