anonymous1919 LPN

Something I don't understand is why LPNs can't draw blood. They cannot where I am, at least. I understand why RN's can do certain things LPN's cant... because it's more important to know the "whys" then the "hows" for those tasks. But drawing blood? ...

I can't remember what the normal urine output per hour is? I keep thinking 33cc/hr? (If that's wrong, why am I thinking that???) lol, thanks

I realize that money shouldn't be the sole reason to go into Nursing or Teaching. I am currently a LPN and plan to go back for my RN after I gain some experience. I would really love to teach eventually but I realize I would need to continue on for m...

How do skin preps help heels? I have like 10 patients who need skin preps on their heels bid... it is very time consuming to take their shoes and socks off, wipe it on their heels, and put their shoes and socks back on. Does it really help prevent br...

I now have been a nurse for 3 months and have 2 to share! :) 1.) The patients MAR said give 1 unit of insulin for every 30 above 150. The nurse called the Doctor for a sliding scale to be written out because doing the math was too hard..................

I am sure it does happen to all of us, and that I will certainly do something silly. And I'll be sure to post it, too! Everything worked out fine in the end with the two scenarios I posted. They're just the kind of thing that when it's going on, you'...

That's very true.

Not that scary. Okay, well maybe the second. But the first... not that scary unless you're just counting the fact that she couldn't do math. What she did was safe.. it was just weird of her to tell me about that and ask if I understood it the way it ...

SO much better than the comment I was going to write. I wish I could give you more kudos.

As you can see, the person who wrote this thread is from the US. So stating your countries laws mean nothing.... are you telling her because she is an LPN that she shouldn't hold the narcotic keys because your country doesn't allow it? Um... well she...

I can't find anything structured about LPN pay.. so I wanted to start something that was easy to read for anyone interested. So just fill out the following- Location: Hourly: Location: Kentucky Hourly: $17.00 (new LPN, 0 experience)

So instead of waking them up and asking them if they'd like their pain medication.. you'd rather them wake up an hour later in severe pain crying, have to wait for you to asses and bring the med and then wait for it to kick back in until they get rel...

Well what I got from her post was that she thinks she needs to reeducate the patients and spend her time calling the doctor to get the pain medication orders change then give them medication for their pain. She spends waaaaaay to much time judging! A...

I feel sorry for your patients. You must put them through extra ******** that is totally unneeded. Just give them their damn medication when they ask for it, you clearly cant think critically past that.

See my patient had hers PRN but she wanted it right when she could have it next. She even wanted us to wake her up. I always did. Some nurses wouldn't and that would result in the patient waking up an hour later screaming and crying in pain (so not o...

I'm sorry this happened to you!

Just wow.

Report her to BON.

Why is this wrong? I had a Res that had PRN pain meds but she has requested for us to bring them to her when she could have another. She was in constant pain and never refused them when we brought them to her. She was grateful because she would worry...

orientate IS a word. Chill out. The English language is constantly changing and always will. I'm sure if you had a chat with someone from the early 1700's they'd think you were saying everything all wrong. BTW, if you were in the UK this thread woul...

I am currently a LPN in the US and want to move to Canada. Can I work as a LPN there? Is it hard to find a job? I really want out of the US as I find the direction our country is going in a bit scary. But that's another topic for another time. If any...

I was thinking BC.

Its way more than that! I know every country has their own set of issues. Thanks

Okay, I don't want to be too specific on anything, so if something seems like it doesn't make sense, or something, it's because I'm not going into detail. So the other day a resident had blood in his stool, we sent him out twice, and he kept coming ...

Yes! You totally get it. Thank you!