Midwest4me

Midwest4me

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  1. Quick question

    Midwest4me replied to Dulce29's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I worked as an NA(nurse's aide only; there wasn't certification back then) before nursing school. I feel it helped

  2. Dialysis PCT Scope of Practice in AZ

    Midwest4me replied to SkinnyLatte's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I agree with the above poster. I worked 5.5 years in hemodialysis many years ago for Gambro as an LPN and loved it. Though I am not in AZ, our PCTs did not have to be CNAs; they just went through the...

  3. Do you love being an LPN?

    Midwest4me replied to rdr75's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There is no such thing as job security in ANY field. I've been a nurse for 27 years; wish I'd done something else but bills just became larger and larger. For the most part I'd say that it's been an...

  4. Is this how work really feels like? Have you felt like this before?

    Midwest4me replied to sydneyxmoon's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I can certainly relate to what you're saying...and I've been a nurse for nearly 27 years. Many(if not most) of skilled nursing facilities are short-staffed, have overwhelming med passes, and mangement...

  5. Interview at the local Psychiatric Hospital

    Midwest4me replied to red2003xlt's topic in Psychiatric

    Congrats! It's a challenging field of nursing. Be ready for all kinds of abuse...and not just from patients but from coworkers, management too. I wish that weren't the case but it is in our hospital....

  6. Are there any psych LPN's?

    Midwest4me replied to sakiohma's topic in Psychiatric

    I gather from many threads that LPNs aren't in the main medical hospitals or I'd suggest the psych unit within one of those. Also, like others, I am one of the few psych LPNs(we have about 35-40 LPNs)...

  7. can you apply for a job immediately after passing nclex

    Midwest4me replied to hansef's topic in Nurse Registration

    First, congrats on passing! Second, start applying asap since you are NOW licensed and there are very few jobs out there. Third, some states(like ours) don't even issue an actual physical card anymore...

  8. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    Midwest4me replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    We have a union and we are NOT treated as people. When the call-ins occur and not enough staff exist, then the "mandates" (required to work an extra shift) happen....and mandates can occur 4 days in a...

  9. Short staffing/call ins

    Midwest4me replied to paddler's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    It was my experience that most all SNFs operate this way; hence the reason I left. Repeated call-ins feed the negative cycle of working short shift to shift. Bonuses, public praise are great ideas to...

  10. devalued team members

    Midwest4me replied to laughingrose's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Awww, Laughingrose, I SO understand the melancholy in your post. I have been a nurse for 27 years and though I did not attend the diploma program, I hear what you're saying. It's sad that the many...

  11. NY LPNs where are all the new grad jobs help!

    Midwest4me replied to charismalpn2010's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Seek out hemodialysis centers, MD offices, LTC. Wishing you the best of

  12. New LPN!!!

    Midwest4me replied to Kamilah Coney's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congrats D! Welcome to

  13. "You've got 4 days to improve or else..." ... advice?

    Midwest4me replied to CherryLifeSaver2621's topic in Emergency

    I'm sending you lots of hugs, CherryLifeSaver. Although I do not work in ER, it seems unkind to me that 4 days is being given to you as an ultimatum. I did not see in your post any list of specific...

  14. Harassment at work, patient to staff

    Midwest4me replied to Tiredoftheabuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am sorry to hear you are having such a hard time of it. Alas, patients have all the rights. Nurses and aides and techs do NOT. Some hospitals post such things as "We are a 'no violence hospital'...

  15. Other LPN areas other than Bedside?

    Midwest4me replied to melp718's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Try the dialysis companies(for hemodialysis) or psych hospitals as well as MD offices. I've worked in all those areas as an

  16. LPN no job

    Midwest4me replied to Beth1207's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My heart goes out to you. Keep your chin up. Keep applying. Agency work is better than nothing at all so stay with it. I've been a nurse for nearly 27 years and I, like you, have worked for agencies...

  17. What is your current LPN salary

    Midwest4me replied to Vicky Laursen's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Base salary is $4126/month(gross not net) plus usually $1200+(gross not net) in overtime shifts + $80 to$90 in shift

  18. Question for psych nurses!

    Midwest4me replied to Blue4me2's topic in Psychiatric

    I've been doing psych nursing for 6 years now; and ESPECIALLY in this specialty one should NEVER be alone with a patient. You put your health and your license at risk. Demand to have another staff...

  19. Differing types of therapeutic self-defense philosophy and techniques

    Midwest4me replied to mingez's topic in Psychiatric

    Our state-run facility teaches a 12-hr class(1.5 days) on therapeutic communication and maneuvers (or "blocks" as you call them). This training has to be taken by ALL staff once a year, regardless of...

  20. What do pysch nurses do?

    Midwest4me replied to Novo's topic in Psychiatric

    our staffing may be different from that in a ward within a medical hospital. i work in an actual mental hospital. wards range from 17 to 25 patients. typically there are 2-4 rns, 5-8 mhts(depending...

  21. More to being a LPN than LTC?....

    Midwest4me replied to CantWait2Nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Most definitely, LPNs DON'T have the opportunities that RNs do. However, there is more out there than LTC. I've worked hemodialysis, doctors' clinics, mental health/psych, small hospitals. Psych has...

  22. Do Not Send to Hospital From Nursing Home

    Midwest4me replied to toughjob,nurse's topic in General Nursing

    You clearly wrote in your post that no such order(i.e., "do not send to hospital") was found in the chart. Bet that DON found that she was eating some crow, huh? You advocated for the patient. You...

  23. Help I think the charge nurse wants me out

    Midwest4me replied to AJ1980's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been a nurse for many many years and have seen a lot! IF the OP does push back, (or even speaks up at all on her own behalf), she may push HERSELF out the back door....or at the very least be...

  24. Dilemma about reporting some no-no's

    Midwest4me replied to DogWmn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  25. Defining nursing with a single word...

    Midwest4me replied to tgyles's topic in General Nursing

    insane