Alex Egan LPN, EMT-B

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    Generation Z

    Alex Egan replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    Food for thought. These kids were growing up during the Great Recession. I was leaving school at that point and I certinally remember no jobs. The hospitals on hiring freezes and rapid hospital and...
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    CPR business

    Alex Egan replied to Mourtney's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I have been in business for about 10 years now. This is not nor do I want it to be my full-time job. I keep expenses low and costs down. You can get a basic setup to do BLS for under $1000. I have two...
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    Med Tele RN considering returning back to PDN

    Alex Egan replied to Kamilah Coney's topic in Private Duty

    I’m not a Florida resident. Here in pa they are different state licenses. However if I can make a suggestion. Starting your own business without a good working knowledge of the business is a bad...
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    Conflict of Interest

    Alex Egan replied to Divine-LPN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    This got me as well. I read it as church or AA/NA that makes the most sense to me. Unless this is some version of the "I just left a hipster coffee house" meme for
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    Nursing(NA/LPN/RN) vs Medical Assistant***VENT

    Alex Egan replied to floridanurse1983's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I haven’t seen anyone in this thread call MAs lazy or deny that they task. I haven’t seen anyone say that MAs shouldn’t exist or don’t have their place. The fact of the matter is you SHOULD...
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    Conflict of Interest

    Alex Egan replied to Divine-LPN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    A strong second from me. Davey thanks for putting to words what I couldn’t articulate. As for the story. It’s one side, and doesn’t add up so I can’t really make heads or tails of it. Frankly...
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    BEWARE of frauds...

    Alex Egan replied to Divine-LPN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I have some issues and questions here. Are you saying that the agency you were at was operating without a current license? That seems to be what you are implying. Was the agency in its application...
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    What type of nursing should I recommend to my student?

    Alex Egan replied to coventrysleeps's topic in General Nursing

    It’s not a cash cow but pediatric home health privet duty is friendly to that type of
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    Would this shirt get me into trouble in class?

    Alex Egan replied to FloridaLPN19's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ah see here we have a misunderstanding of common language. Tolerance: the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not...
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    Drowning in Skills

    Alex Egan replied to River&MountainRN's topic in Private Duty

    Glad to hear things are going a little better. Agency buyouts are always tough. I have never experienced a sale/takeover that went well for the office. If you’re lucky it’s better in about a year....
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    Would this shirt get me into trouble in class?

    Alex Egan replied to FloridaLPN19's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think it’s both tacky and tactless. Tacky- the design is not great. It’s text heavy and unbalanced. That and a white background is going to be unflattering on most body types. Tactless- can I...
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    without a job until after new years

    Alex Egan replied to RN252's topic in Nursing Career

    Sex work and a professional license just don't mix well. There's nothing wrong with either on their own, but together they will eventually clash. Even no contact work like caming, or being a proDom...
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    Assessing the student on drugs

    Alex Egan replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    I wouldn't give Narcan even if I had it. Support respiratory effort with a BVM and call EMS. Let them deal with it, and titrate the Narcan rather than giving a big nasal
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    Why go to LPN school?

    Alex Egan replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    So for me it was a two part issue. 1. I loved being an emt. Does this translate to nursing. I would rather invest a year and 11k to find out than 3 years and 30k. At that time the local ADN program...
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    How do you keep your LVN job?

    Alex Egan replied to wandwaving's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Calling an MD is a nursing task within the scope of practice of an LPN. It can thusly be delegated to another person who's scope of practice also covers the task. An LPN can absolutely delegate to an...
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    When you thought it was patients you needed to watch...

    Alex Egan replied to smf0903's topic in General Nursing

    He's lucky that no one went up side his head with whatever letter of 02 cylinder was handy. If my coworker is to the point hay they are being checked out, all bets are
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    How do you keep your LVN job?

    Alex Egan replied to wandwaving's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You have the same post in 2017. This is an ongoing issue, and honestly it's hard to understand what's REALLY happened with a termination via the internet, and via the ex employees perspective only. As...
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    Wanting to quit new LTC job

    Alex Egan replied to needhelppp's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    So. I want you to search first job and seee how many people feel loved and supported at the first job they find. Bet you can't find three. This is for two main reasons. 1. Places that hire new grads...
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    Quitting the StaRN program?

    Alex Egan replied to Goinmyownway's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A sign on bonus is the company betting you that you won't stay. Seriously. Have a lawyer look over your employment contract and advise you of your
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    Caring for a Home Health Patient in my home?

    Alex Egan replied to Mojotown's topic in General Nursing

    Is it private pay or through an agency? If it's through an agency I'm positive there is a company rule against that. If not a specific Medicare/Medicaid rule about providing services in the "clients...
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    Out of state overnight camping

    Alex Egan replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    Pa is non compact that I do know for
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    Out of state overnight camping

    Alex Egan replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    To my understanding PA has no provision for out of state nurses to practice and remain a nurse in standing for groups they are hired for. I think some states, specifically Florida do. My question...
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    When will the lice drama end???

    Alex Egan replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I just don't understand what the big deal is. Use the nuvo method once a week until no one has lice. Don't pick nits, don't use chemicals. one of the PAs I work with had a lice company come out and...
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    Out of state overnight camping

    Alex Egan replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    So... the thing with forum questions are you get out of them what you put into them. The answer now is, I have no idea. To answer this will require more information. What state will you be traveling...
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    Confused about the NPA

    Alex Egan replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Law is what you are legally allowed to do per the state and BON. Employers P&P can further restrict practice, but may not ever exceed the law (unless federal employment). Your responsibility as an...