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  1. does any know a public college near/in orange county that offer night class for lvn?

    guest2210 replied to mzindependent's topic in General Students

    I typed in " lvn night classes orange county ca" in my browser and received 16,400 sites to check out. Good

  2. ER Tech

    guest2210 replied to EmSChIcK609's topic in Emergency

    Telemetry certification is the ability to watch cardiac monitors and identify a patient's rhythm. Check with the education department of the hospital to see if the class is offered

  3. What Next for an "old" nurse

    guest2210 replied to lulu220's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Lulu... I, too, had just about given up when I lost my last bedside nursing job. Being an LPN for 28 years gave me very limited options. I saw an ad in my local paper seeking Rns and LPNs who had...

  4. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    guest2210 replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    A few years after I graduated LPN school, I was working in the hospital I did my clinicals in. A new RN BSN was hired and did not know what to do with a lady partsl suppository! She was book smart,...

  5. what now?

    guest2210 replied to mskelr's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago, managers would hire a new grad over an experienced LPN -->New Grad because the NG hadn't developed any "bad habits" as they called it. The NG could be moulded to THEIR way of doing...

  6. Question about drug administration

    guest2210 replied to himynameis's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    At a midwest AL facility, the care associates could pour and admin oral meds and eye drops to their residents. It was a private pay facility and for the LPN to admin the meds would cost the resident...

  7. Have you been assaulted by a patient?

    guest2210 replied to CrabbyPatty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked AL in a large LTC. Pts were great...I was assaulted by a private duty aide for waking her up so I could enter the patient's room to obtain a urine C&S. Called police and DON...aide was...

  8. How to give report?

    guest2210 replied to ScreamBoxDolly's topic in General Nursing

    The type of report you give depends alot on the assignments. If a nurse has had the same patients for several days, she may not need to know things that happened a few days ago. Ask the oncoming...

  9. some advice please

    guest2210 replied to cna2lpn80's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    First and foremost, there is no such thing as a stupid question! Some of the things I carried with me were: my own stethoscope-you can use the facility's, but ewwwww... nursing drug handbook-it will...

  10. Who is happy and satisfied being an lpn and doesn't plan being an rn? Reasons?

    guest2210 replied to futurenurse1710's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've been an LPN for 28 years and have never wanted to be an RN. I did contemplate it once, but that thought passed quickly. If you enjoy working as an LPN, great! Remember, once you have an...

  11. Save my Newbie!

    guest2210 replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    You said it in your original post. "The pt knows I won't tolerate her nehavior" . The key is to have your newbie set the boundaries with this pt. Let the newbie approach this pt like you would, but...

  12. Faulted by aides who want help with incontinence care

    guest2210 replied to Calliehoo's topic in General Nursing

    My first job at an LTC facility after NS, I was reprimanded by the night supervisor (an LPN) for helping the aides with bedchecks during the night, because "none of the other nurses do it". It...

  13. Laid off after 38 years

    guest2210 replied to Ckwil1948's topic in General Nursing

    Chris, I am so sorry this happened to you and your associates. I agree with a few others who suggested you see an attorney. I was fired from a job I loved because due to budget cutting, appropriate...

  14. Has your alma mater ever mattered?

    guest2210 replied to Darjeeling22's topic in General Nursing

    When I graduated from my LPN school 30 years ago, it mattered a great deal. It was "old school" and employers knew the new grads coming out knew their stuff and were taught very well. Now the...

  15. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    guest2210 replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    I can handle just about anything except someone vomitting...If I'm witnessing it, the sound makes me want to hurl..but I can say I have never vomitted because of

  16. IV Certification

    guest2210 replied to caitmarie813's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I obtained my IV certification 25 years after I graduated from LPN school. I paid for it myself and just wanted it to be more marketable. I have yet to have a job where I needed to use it but if I...

  17. Which certifications increase pay for LPN?

    guest2210 replied to blessnme's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Depends on where you are working or where you want to work. Are you in a hospital? an LTC? If IV certification was not included in your curriculum in NS, then that would be the first one to get. It...

  18. Did you ever have needle phobia?

    guest2210 replied to CNL2B's topic in General Nursing

    Needles never bothered me. When I was little, 7 or 8, whenever I went to my doc and got a shot, I would just sit there and watch as the needle when in, even when it was PCN. It would take so long...

  19. Toileting Bariatric Patients

    guest2210 replied to Toileting Help's topic in General Nursing

    Having been a bariatric patient, I can tell you-post op, things are different then when I was at home before surgery. I had an open RNY which made movement post op very difficult when it came to...

  20. Embarrassing Question...

    guest2210 replied to Hithere's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the larger hospitals have rehab floors within the hospital. Often when a patient is post op from knee/hip replacement, or has deficits from a stroke, after the initial acute episode, they are...

  21. First code- sort of a vent..

    guest2210 replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    You did all the right things. Death can happen very quickly where elderly people are concerned. I walked a patient to the bathroom, walked him back to his bed, then watched as he actively started...

  22. Only tobacco free employeess??

    guest2210 replied to NeoNurseTX's topic in General Nursing

    I tried to obtain an insurance policy and although I did not quit smoking prior to the physical, I cut down alot. My nicotine level was still high (8.2, I think) I told the rep I lived with a smoker...

  23. nurses with spinal fusion and current area of practice

    guest2210 replied to happy76's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Herniated L4-5 and L5-S1 in 1990. Off work 13 years, during which time had a car accident and herniated C4-5-6. I will NEVER have back surgery. Too many friends did and have been miserable since....

  24. Protocol for Going on trip with Patient

    guest2210 replied to Gingilly's topic in General Nursing

    With the TSA rules, if the family is flying to Disneyland, they will need a picture ID to even check luggage, let alone get on a plane. Advise them to get their IDs when you are with the patient so...

  25. NAPNES

    guest2210 replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    When I did a pharmacology course in 1988, upon completion I received my NAPNES card. I already belonged to OAPNES (the Ohio association) from the pharmacology course taught in my PN school. I've...