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Hi everybody. I have recently started working at a home health nursing agency in Pennsylvania. I have a problem and wanted to post this for any other nurses who might be in a similar situation. There is a new case that was presented to me; the pati...

[COLOR=#000000]I've been an LPN for 9 years. I had intended to obtain RNlicensure, even completing all of my Pre-reqs for an RN program. But I had to leave my RN program after onesemester for various reasons. I found ajob with the VA and could not ...

I realize this post is four years old now. I'm curious whether your thoughts have changed at all. I've been an LPN for about 7 years and I don't regret going to LPN school. I wanted to become a nurse, and that's what I did. Up until recently I did...

I would offer to sit next to the patient and hold his hand while he was in bed, but that's it. I would have to say I am not comfortable with laying next to the pt. If you are not comfortable, that's that.

There are some advantages to being the only guy in the workplace. In female dominated fields, you will find that women tend to be at each others' throats a lot of times. In most of the places I have worked, most of women like me (strictly platonica...

Sorry to hear you are so burnt out. Don't you think you should look into a different job? Perhaps even a different type of nursing? I wouldn't give up on it just because your current job sucks. I'm not sure what all you dislike about the job so fa...

Hi Everybody. I'm an LPN from Ohio, and I found a prospective employer in PA. They seem very interested. I submitted my application for licensure by endorsment and a temporary practice permit. I was just wondering how long it usually takes to get you...

I know that LPNs are required to work under the supervision of a physician or RN. However, if I wanted to go into private duty business for myself, I am curious how I could do that. If I were to refrain from providing "nursing" care such as medicati...

My partner's family failed to tell me about the DNR status of their 82 year-old father until last week. He lives with us. He is pretty healthy but has recently been feeling some general malaise and weakness. The my partner's only sibling who is t...

Thank you. I actually checked with the BON in PA and they sent me an email stating that all nurses in PA educated as LPNs after 1990 have been required to take IV therapy training in their LPN program. For some reason they just don't add anything to...

I was originally licensed in Ohio as an LPN with IV certification. I relocated to PA and got my PA license, but now I am confused about whether I am IV certifed in PA or not. An employer wants to know if I am IV certified, and I assumed that I was....

Thank you Esme12 :)

Oh, and I would like to add that my partner actually told me about this without me even asking about it. Otherwise I would have probably never asked. I would have just handled an emergency the same way I would handle it with any other person. I wo...

I don't think she is crazy, although she was a VP of a hospital; so I do think she should know better. I don't get it at all. That is why I am trying to get everything in order. I am alone in the house with him on certain days, and I want to be pr...

DNP? So I seriously have to explain to you why the fact that I'm a nurse makes all the difference in this situation? Nursing 101 anybody? A nurse--especially one certified in CPR--has certain obligations when present during an emergency. Do I hav...

thanks for the advice grntea and everybody else. this has been very helpful for me. i live in pa so i will try to find out what the emts would need to see to withhold cpr.

The dad has made it clear he does not want CPR performed on him if something happens. He has heart disease, but other than that he functions pretty well on his own and is doing pretty well overall. He has not been declared incompetent. If somethin...

I will definitely get the ball rolling on getting the advanced directives sent here. I do not want to be put in the position where I walk into the house to find him without a pulse, but if it does happen I do not want people questioning why I did no...

How is it none of my business? I'm a nurse and I live with him.

Maybe it varies state to state, but I didn't think LPNs were allowed to do IVPs anywhere. I've only worked in Ohio and PA. Interesting...

are you sure you are allowed to do this as an LPN? this sounds an awful lot like an IV push to me.

For the last couple weeks, I have been working for a pharmacy company that services many long-term care facilities in various states. I just want to say how rude I find certain receptionists, secretaries, nurses and MAs at these facilities and docto...

That is rediculous. Why would you want to get a CNA license? I don't even think most states would allow that. Just keep looking for LPN positions, there has got to be something out there for you. Have you looked into home health or doctor's office...

I don't think LPNTO is the one who is full of himself, but that's just my take on it. "Nobody will care what you are" is being a bit unrealistic. Anyway, I think the people with at least half of a brain posting here have made the point quite clear ...

Admitting you are gay is not exactly talking about your "sexual way," the same as a straight man mentioning his wife and kids is not talking about his sexuality. For the straight person it is very easy in society because you can mention your "girlfr...