BlondieNH

Just wondering if your facility is involved in this culture change business and/or Hatch Model? What are your thoughts on this? I personally find it ridiculous to say the least. Perhaps in an assisted living facility or ones with provisions for hom...

I have been an LPN for 18 years. Made a couple of attempts at working on some pre-requisite classes for the RN program, however, after much thought I will stay an LPN. Although the RN looks nice, I have been sorely mistreated by so many RN's that I...

What I'm wondering is, how long is this procedure being done for? I am wondering this, because we had a patient recently for respite for two weeks or so and he was telling me his wife did this digital stimulation for him at home for 45minutes! I am...

You will have challenging times anywhere under any circumstances. Nurses tend to "eat their young." With time and experience you will eventually grow a thick skin. When you have many women at many phases of life trying to work together, each indiv...

I know first hand that there are LPN's making more than RN's. It boils down to experience. I have more years and service at my facility than a newer RN. I make $7,000.00 plus differential more than she does. I earn it.

No way! This is ridiculous! Your license is on the line. I don't care what shift it is! I'd be out of there! You don't say where you are from. I don't like the idea of a med tech. How much training have they had? If this were assisted living,...

I'm sorry, but I don't understand how can you want to consult for wounds without being hands on? You really need to be hands on in order to see, touch, measure and smell wounds, in order to get a better understanding of what you're dealing with. Ho...

I'm with ya' sista'. Another content LPN here showing my support.

Today I worked 6am to 2:30pm. It's almost 7pm right now. I have to be back to work at midnight for the 12am to 8am shift. I'm going to go now and take a nap. Needless to say, I don't get much sleep. Nighty, night.

Where I work, we use BCMA. It won't let you put a new patch on, unless the old one is marked electronically by removal. It would be a serious med error if someone failed to remove it. However, at the end of the shift, it would come up on the misse...

IMVHO, the day they get rid of LPN's/LVN's is the day they should resurrect the three year diploma RN programs. If they still had those 3 year diploma RN programs today, I'd seriously consider getting my RN. The 3 year diploma RN's were the very be...

Come back to New England Hollie and forget Oklahoma, besides, you'd make more money. I know the cost of living is higher here, but be closer to your family. Your DON sounds evil. Did she have a grudge and took it out on you? Sounds like she dumpe...

My mom used to say "kill em' with kindness." I've also heard it's better to "give em' honey than vinegar." I'm dealing with a very imbalanced nurse manager who I can only best describe as acting like "Percy," from "The Green Mile," which aired last e...

Nothing wrong with crying in private. It sure helps to release all that "stuff," you are holding onto until the time is right. As nurses, we are human also, not the nurse Ratched that everyone remembers from "One Flew Over the CooCoo's Nest." Heck...

Keep us posted Tony on how it's going in the VA! I'm curious to hear your thoughts, ideas, concerns and experiences.

Of course the pay will get better. Also here are a couple of tips I've learned to help you along the way. Don't be a brown noser to the nurse manager, everyone will pick up on that and you will not have a very good time. Keeping a low profile until y...

Learning the paperwork is key. We have a paperless system, but for med passes we have a printout to keep us organized which is key and very helpful. I use this along with different colored highlighters to bring my attention to certain things and/or...

I'll happily keep my job at the VA thank you very much. With my experience, I get paid more than new RN's. I'm safe, competent and if they want to pay me to do patient care, then I'll happily do it. I don't want all that responsibility every singl...

As overwhelming as it is, I would have asked more questions about what the expectations are and would reqest a really organized mentor to show me the ropes. I like being very organized and floundering in nursing is not an option for me.

I work for the VA, which has been using the BCMA system for 10 - 11 years. Everything is scanned, even the pts. treatment creams and ointments. We have the Omni cell for narcotics which is like a pyxxis from what I hear. It is so difficult to retu...

Hello kittykatty, I'm a seasoned LPN with the VA and I'll be happy to help you. Evening shift at the VA is traditionally 3:30pm to 12midnight. There are abundant options as far as shifts are concerned. Perhaps once get through the orientation, you...

Congratulations! You will be worth every bit of the money for working in that specialty. God Bless you!

Congratulations Tony on getting into the VA. Being a Vet, taking care of Vets is very honorable. It enables you to want to give them your all. It won't be easy, as some of the guys can get pretty salty at times. And the psych pts, I myself am mor...

The RN/LPN "us against them," has been ongoing and will go on forever. What is truly boils down to is knowing what is legal in your scope of practice and being competent and safe. Unfortunately all walks of health care personnel become complacent a...

Please stop with the peons remarks. I cannot begin to say how valuable LPN's are. I work with some really dumb-*** RN's. I've seen a seasoned RN give a B-12 shot using an insulin syringe and all kinds of dumb stuff. RN means nothing to me. I am ...