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    New LPN in LTC. Time mgmt tips/tricks? Med pass advice? etc....

    BrandonLPN replied to LPNKY2012's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    20 residents is a breeze in LTC. You'll be
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    Is this legal??

    BrandonLPN replied to nurseruby's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Legal? Yes. Stupid? Yes. I would laugh my butt of if my management came up with a gem like this. I wish they *would* try to make both nurses go over the whole effing MAR looking for holes. The...
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    What a coincidence. . .every single student nurse who shadows me. . .

    BrandonLPN replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, for those students who've done their research and have a high paying job (like CRNA) as their eventual goal, more power to you. Yes, you have $$ in your eyes, so what? Nursing is a JOB for crying...
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    Am I asking for too much

    BrandonLPN replied to mvm2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    To be fair she did explain that she DID clean her mother in law up herself and she didn't "report" the CNA or anything. Her expectations were unrealistic, but I find most family member's are at first....
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    LPN scope of practice

    BrandonLPN replied to Maremma's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Flushing a nephrostomy tube is within the LPN scope. Maybe what that nurse meant was that at your facility it's a RN only task. Many facilities place their own limitations on what their LPNs can do...
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    CNAs "making up" vitals.

    BrandonLPN replied to ctmed's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In many cases I think it just makes more sense for the nurse to get the vitals or do the fingerstick. When I worked 3rd shift as an aide in the hospital I always wondered why some of this stuff wasn't...
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    Are LPN's being phased out?

    BrandonLPN replied to JSlovex2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Exactly. I have nothing against RNs taking practical nurse level jobs. Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do to pay the bills. But let's be honest about what it is. It's all about the economy and about...
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    Nursing is not what I thought it would be!

    BrandonLPN replied to loheRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think some nurses are just plain too dramatic about being a nurse. Yes it can be stressful. It's a job. Jobs are stressful, especially while you're still learning. If people are gonna get all worked...
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    Are LPN's being phased out?

    BrandonLPN replied to JSlovex2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LPNs aren't being phased out exactly, but we are being "pushed" out of some fields. As someone mentioned clinics and doctors offices are hiring more and more MAs at joke wages. LPNs can still find...
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    Not for me?

    BrandonLPN replied to hh15rg20's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand, didn't you have an orientation
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    What a coincidence. . .every single student nurse who shadows me. . .

    BrandonLPN replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    Good point. I just wonder how these students can remain so naive, investing as much time and money as they do. Before I worked in healthcare, my only conception of nursing was based on the show ER,...
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    After CNA class

    BrandonLPN replied to amannimommy's topic in General Nursing

    Can a CNA get hired in a
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    Nursing is not what I thought it would be!

    BrandonLPN replied to loheRN's topic in General Nursing

    nurses who were cnas before becoming a nurse are almost always better nurses than those who weren't. why shouldn't cna be a requirement to lpn/rn? new grad nurses who have no nursing assistant...
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    CNAs "making up" vitals.

    BrandonLPN replied to ctmed's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When I was an aide in the hospital, high/low BPs turned red when charted in the computer. When a vital turned red, it was policy for the aide to add a note of "notified Sally, RN" or something. You...
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    CNAs "making up" vitals.

    BrandonLPN replied to ctmed's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I hate when CNAs chart temps of 94.8 or something. I swear, one day I'm gonna gather up all those stupid tympanic thermometers and throw them in the
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    What a coincidence. . .every single student nurse who shadows me. . .

    BrandonLPN replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    What's wrong with wanting to jump into a job as quickly as possible? It's a very practical thing to want. I spent a grand total of ten months in PN school and "jumped" into a LPN job making 22.00 an...
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    What a coincidence. . .every single student nurse who shadows me. . .

    BrandonLPN replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen more than a few new grad RNs come into LTC to push a med cart with their wings clipped and their dreams
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    My Breaking Point!

    BrandonLPN replied to tn nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    What's a 'Come to Jesus'
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    If you are working 2 jobs for 3 months, does that equal 6 months experience?

    BrandonLPN replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    I actually think that's a pretty creative way of spinning it. If the recruiter is cool, they might be amused by your resourcefullness and boldness and give you a chance. The key is often to stick out...
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    My Breaking Point!

    BrandonLPN replied to tn nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    All good points, but there are ways to monitor residents' care without making it look like you're following up behind them. Honestly, I've never witnessed one of my aides do anything that concerned...
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    My Breaking Point!

    BrandonLPN replied to tn nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Trust me, aides don't respect nurses who go behind them and inspect their work. If an aide is doing a lousy job, it's obvious without having to go behind them. My aides trust me because I treat them...
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    RNs, LPNs, UAPs, Oh My! Scope of Practice

    BrandonLPN replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Right, all I was saying was I've never heard of any LPN, ever, calling the "on call" RN for any reason. If we call anybody, we call the doctor. Just like a RN would in the same situation. The whole...
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    Not even a word of English

    BrandonLPN replied to MomRN0913's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think you misunderstand the meaning of the term "melting pot". This was a term coined in the early 20th century referring to mainly eastern and southern European immigrants. The US wasa "melting...
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    Older LPN

    BrandonLPN replied to neuron's topic in General Nursing

    Please realize that as a LPN you will most likely work in LTC or home care. (or possibly in a doctors office, but you will make medical assistant wages). Don't be like my LPN classmates who did no...
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    Nursing is not what I thought it would be!

    BrandonLPN replied to loheRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad, the OP should be estatic to be on a med surg floor in a major hospital. So many new grads would KILL to be in her shoes. Get your year of med surg experience and THEN go seek your dream...