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  1. Refused only 1 med but they're already all crushed together?

    anonymous1919 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In LTC (I don't know if this is wrong to do..) a lot of times residents will have a 20 pills in the AM and need them crushed.... So if you get them all crushed and in apple sauce and present it to...

  2. Refused only 1 med but they're already all crushed together?

    anonymous1919 replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Would a refusal for something like a b/p med warrant a call? I mean........ that could get

  3. Refused only 1 med but they're already all crushed together?

    anonymous1919 replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How would you document it "Patient refused medication administration x3. Doctor notified" ? Sorry- I'm full of questions. Who ever I follow is going to hate me ha

  4. Refused only 1 med but they're already all crushed together?

    anonymous1919 replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's a great idea. I just graduated my LPN program and I am looking for a job in a nursing home and I'm def going to do that! I'm really trying to go back to the nursing home I worked at as a CNA on...

  5. SO HAPPY!

    anonymous1919 posted a topic in General Students

    Friday was my last day of LPN school!!!!!! I can't believe I made it! Now time to work and pay off the 9k in loans before starting the RN program :nurse::nurse: !!!!!!!! /end

  6. confused new student

    anonymous1919 replied to RN_Moe960's topic in General Students

    Very true. People my age (20) don't always take it seriously. But there are a lot that still do well. Most older people have said to me it takes a second to get the hang of being back in school, but...

  7. SO HAPPY!

    anonymous1919 replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Students

    :yeah:Thank you both!! :yeah:

  8. SO HAPPY!

    anonymous1919 replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Students

    Thank

  9. Do your family members "get it"?

    anonymous1919 replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I would turn off all the phones completely. Have your voicemail to say "Hi this is soandso. I work 7pm-7am so if you are calling between the hours of 8am-3pm. I AM SLEEPING. If this is AN...

  10. LPN Students- Where are you doing your clinicals?

    anonymous1919 replied to Herewego's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    First Quarter: Nursing Home- 1 patient Second Quarter: Hospital- Med/Surg unit- 2 patients + followed a nurse on TCU Third Quarter: Childrens hospital- 1 patient, Mother/Baby unit- 2 patients, and...

  11. tricks played on new JR doctors!

    anonymous1919 replied to scaryclairy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't think thats funny... and why are Docs suppose to be serious but not

  12. Which job would you choose?

    anonymous1919 replied to WorkofHeart8's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That's a toss up for me. Nursing Home: I love working with the elderly.. specifically on the Dementia/Alzheimers unit some Nursing Homes have. 18$ an hour sounds about right, with a probable 0.50 to...

  13. Universal Healthcare vs Socialized Medicine, one definition

    anonymous1919 replied to BackfromRetirement's topic in General Nursing

    People need to read

  14. What advise would you give to your younger self?

    anonymous1919 replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    I'm only 20, but I can say that I have matured over the last 2 years a lot. I would tell my 18 year old self not to waste a year and go straight back to school. I'd be 3 months from my RN if I hadn't...

  15. Omg I think I just failed

    anonymous1919 posted a topic in General Students

    I am in the last quarter of my LPN program. I am currently taking Adult 3 and 4, and Nursing and Health care 2. I just got done taking the final for Adult 3 and I think I just failed the class. I am...

  16. Omg I think I just failed

    anonymous1919 replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Students

    I passed

  17. Why aren't LPN's considered professionals?

    anonymous1919 replied to anonymous1919's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ok so basically a professional is a person with a degree. I agree with the person above me

  18. How am I supposed to get in with these grades?

    anonymous1919 replied to kraam's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why not go to a technical school? We have a lot of people that had 3.7's at the University that kept getting rejected and have resulted in wasting 2 years of pre-reqs plus a year of waiting. I have no...

  19. Avoiding Med-Surg Class?

    anonymous1919 replied to Donald11's topic in General Students

    Oh yeah, you'll have Med/Surg no matter what LPN program you go into.... it just may not be called Med/Surg. My Med/Surg class was broken down into Adult 1, 2, 3, and 4. It's unavoidable and you...

  20. Question regarding Humalog insulin

    anonymous1919 replied to Blondie24's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm curious.... I don't remember the details of this conversation because it was 2 years ago but this is what I remember. I saw a friend of mine- a nurse (we worked together) take a residents BS. It...

  21. Lost job over HIPAA violation, what is employment potential?

    anonymous1919 replied to RockyMountainHigh's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Can the last employer actually say the reason why they wouldn't hire her? I thought that was illegal. I thought previous employers were only allowed to state "I would rehire this person" or "I...

  22. Question for educators

    anonymous1919 replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Students

    This! And people have totally failed out of nursing school because of NCLEX type questions, no offense to them, but if they can't critically think or aren't capable of understanding and applying...

  23. A day in the life of a nurse....

    anonymous1919 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am interested in hearing about your day :) Please state what shift you work, what floor you work and how your day generally flows. Then add 1 abnormality into your day be it a discharge, admit,...

  24. A day in the life of a nurse....

    anonymous1919 replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Nursing

    Oh totally. I just mean something that doesn't happen neccessarily on a daily basis. :) But mostly I am interested in what it's like on different units on a day to day basis and what a nurses average...

  25. Question for educators

    anonymous1919 replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Students

    The questions are set up the same way NCLEX questions are. In order to answer the questions you have to have good critical thinking skills and know the subject in depth. It's to prevent people from...