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  1. What is "stacking"?

    whisperinrain posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Can anyone please tell me what "stacking" is? I am a new nurse and 1st heard the term this weekend in regards to a patient who was on hospice and had been prescribed both morphine and hydrocodone....

  2. Physician Orders: How to stay organized?

    whisperinrain posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi All! I am a newer LPN with approx 14 months of experience in an ALF. In my 14 months at this facility we have lost 3 nurses and have had no DON for 9 months. The facility has approx 60 residents...

  3. Lab orders not did not get ordered! :(

    whisperinrain replied to nicetomeetyou's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm just a first year LPN with no DON on board at the moment. There were 2 other facility nurses (I work in assisted living) and one of them neglected to order a repeat PT/INR for a resident whose...

  4. Help with time management

    whisperinrain replied to JGarner37's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am also a new grad (LPN only) but I work in an assisted living facility with typically 50 residents. We are not allowed to do much more than pass meds, handle emergencies and paperwork. Hospice...

  5. CNA to NURSE on same job, Job will not change my status

    whisperinrain replied to nursenewbe's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Nursenewbe, I think Bronx RN is right...I was in your same position until today. I too had started as a STNA @ a facility in hopes of joining them as an LPN once I passed boards. Well once boards...