CynicallyVexed

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  1. reported a nurse stealing narcs and not giving meds, shes friends with the DON :(

    CynicallyVexed posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    HI I'm fairly new at the SNF I'm currently working at.. (Less then two weeks to be exact) and in the past week the nurse I follow (she works days and I work evening shift) she was constantly leaving...

  2. reported a nurse stealing narcs and not giving meds, shes friends with the DON :(

    CynicallyVexed replied to CynicallyVexed's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have, she gets majorly defensive and yells at the nurses station that she gives her meds. But the card packets of new admissions that have been there for days and the cards for dayshift haven't been...

  3. How is this acceptable? 50 patients ltc/skilled DAYSHIFT!

    CynicallyVexed posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So obviously I work LTC/Skilled facility and the facility itself is nice all private rooms nice furnishings/finishings etc etc, even nursing has computer tars/mars/charts on the med carts.... All the...

  4. How is this acceptable? 50 patients ltc/skilled DAYSHIFT!

    CynicallyVexed replied to CynicallyVexed's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My patients never change unless if somebody dies and I get an admit, so I always had the same patients. Which means I remembered their meds. We have computer charting so checking out our mars and...

  5. How is this acceptable? 50 patients ltc/skilled DAYSHIFT!

    CynicallyVexed replied to CynicallyVexed's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i put my notice in today, going to a different facility and I'm going to be trained as a floor nurse while they are opening up their new rebab/skilled area, when that opens up they are going to make...

  6. How is this acceptable? 50 patients ltc/skilled DAYSHIFT!

    CynicallyVexed replied to CynicallyVexed's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm actually an LPN in charge of doing medications/treatments/charting of 50 patients as well as charge nurse duties. Each floor is suppose to have two nurses and four months ago I had a second nurse...

  7. Professionalism as an LPN

    CynicallyVexed replied to RoyalNurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As a LPN who has taken on primary nursing roles under supervision of an RN and allowed to do IV therapy/push as long as it wasn't IV insulin or cardiac drugs on telemetry acute and ICU, I would...

  8. clear liquid

    CynicallyVexed replied to mrnewman's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    anything clear no matter the temp is a clear liquid diet a full liquid diet is anything that is liquid including dairy like ice cream, creamer for your coffee, tomato soup, pudding,

  9. Do you have time to give baths?

    CynicallyVexed replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    At the last hospital I worked at your RN's would laugh, are DON is insane, on acute care floors they have gave CNA's 10 patients a piece, 8-10 patients for the LPNs, and 5-8 patients for the RNs......

  10. I give in to drug seeking patients

    CynicallyVexed replied to Raidernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have very little tolerance for drug seekers. In my town several pain clinics have been busted which means more patients in the hospital that are drug seeking... What does our hospital do? Gives...

  11. Are you dissatisfied in being a nurse? Why?

    CynicallyVexed replied to jaclynshroyer64's topic in General Nursing

    1. Upper management RN's that have lost all realistic aspects of nursing and have forgot what a nurse is and what it's about. 2. short staffing, unsafe patient care ratio and with upper management...

  12. how much do you make a month? new LPN

    CynicallyVexed replied to LPNweezy's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was a new grad in 09, starting salary in a LTC/Skilled 16 on days, 18 on nights... Hospital pay on telemetry nightshift is 14.82 and i'm with a nursing agency now and depending which assignment I...

  13. Is it okay for an LPN to administer oxygen without an MD order?

    CynicallyVexed replied to regineroy's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    you did the right thing by adm O2 up to 2LNC with out MD order it's within our scope of practice. My next judgement would be asses the lungs, heart and vitals, especially if they are full code. If...

  14. med pass for 60 clients?

    CynicallyVexed replied to HannahLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Unfortunately this is the life of a LTC/Assisted living LPN on nights... If you have medicare/skilled tho you can't have more than 25 in the state of TN, but there is more to come with that than 60...

  15. Any LPN's work for NurseFinders?

    CynicallyVexed posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm rather excited that I have interview with them next week, but I'm curious if any of you L's out there work there or have and where at? What was your pay range? I've been in the nursing home...

  16. New piloting of RNs&LPNs roles with CNA's less work

    CynicallyVexed posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been in the nursing field for a long time, 5 years as a CNA in a hospital where primary care was the thing RN did meds, assessments, NO LPN's, and CNA's did everything the RN wouldn't do that the...

  17. UT pay and work environment??

    CynicallyVexed replied to baschaff's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    UT is a great hospital to work for, East TN sucks on pay tho, new grads range from 18.50-19.50 for RNs shift diff ranges, benefits are Okay. DEPENDING ON STAFFING, which you will learn in nursing...

  18. I finally quit my job tonight

    CynicallyVexed posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I put in a three day notice (yes I know two weeks is more acceptable.. but I work in a very hostile environment.) The director of nursing stood there and cussed me for a good minute and then I had a...

  19. Creatinine clearance & antibiotics..help?

    CynicallyVexed replied to BlindFaithLPN's topic in Patient Medications

    they only check it depending on the strength of the antibotic and the strand of bacteria the resident is fighting.. Also as well if the doc writes Pharmacy to dose then pharmacy will check a recent...

  20. unhappy with current job, interview tomorrow

    CynicallyVexed posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Maybe the hospitals have spoiled me? Or Maybe I'm asking tooooo much. But the things I have seen and witnessed with my very own eyes have been disturbing.. And no this doesn't involve patient care.....

  21. I want to QUIT this job and this hostile enviroment I'm in!!! need advice!

    CynicallyVexed posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have another job lined up and I start next week with it, but I'm literally too scared to quit my other job. I have been a LPN for less than a year, and before that I was a CNA. the environment...

  22. Will work cna for food

    CynicallyVexed replied to Mr. Evans's topic in General Nursing

    slim to none!! hahaha I was a CNA for four years in a level 1 trauma/neuro icu and had to go through extensive training that the hospital provided (which has helped me allot when I became a LPN) and...

  23. I want to QUIT this job and this hostile enviroment I'm in!!! need advice!

    CynicallyVexed replied to CynicallyVexed's topic in General Nursing

    It really is unreal the things I have witnessed licensed and certified professionals do in this building. I know over half of them have to be druggies. Which you know I was shocked when I found out...

  24. LPN as Independent Wound Consultant in Florida

    CynicallyVexed replied to hhermida's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I do believe you have to have an MD over you looking over the 'consult' cause you are giving medical advice and really MD/DO's, PA, and NP can diagnose and give medical advice, LPNs & RN's do more...

  25. Nursing License AND CNA certificate

    CynicallyVexed replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Most state boards will remove your CNA and replace it with your current status as a LPN... At least they did in TN for me. and yes it's bad ju-ju... wouldn't even try to attempt