LPN4Life

Oh come on Pookie, we're all friends here...........

But, you also see more younger women, or single women coming in without a partner too, read my story too see how this might be a situation where a male nurse may come in handy. Here is my story: When I was 18 yrs old, I had no idea what Lamaze was, I...

One of my first times giving an injection in the hip, I said to the pt, "your gonna feel a little prick in your butt" yeah I could have died. Me and my son like to have fun with the telemarketers, One guy called from the KC Star, I'm sure he was tryi...

My 3 yr old, out of the blue, told me that my oldest son stuck his "peanut" in his mouth, just like that no warning. I did freak out a bit.......at first.........my oldest son is not someone that you would expect to do that, but then again they alwa...

I love these pet names lol:rotfl:

I like the paper vs plastic debate...........I do prefer plastic, those little bags are so handy, and we can always carry in our groceries in one trip even if we have 20 bags on each arm....................... Good thread, I almost started one recent...

CLWR- Call light within reach

My sister charted once, that the patients central line was patent to dependent drainage with clear yellow urine........:imbar I learned Purulent the hard way too......:imbar I did Careplans and had heel protectors to be in place at all times while ...

One of my pt's was very hard to understand he had Cerebral Palsy, I was trying to give his meds to him and had crushed them and put them in Applesauce, he was trying to tell me something and I didn't understand him, I was getting more embarrassed bec...

We have an MDS support group, it is instructed by nursing consultants in our area that are proficient in MDS, and its EVER changing ways. Each month a facility in the area hosts a new meeting to discuss various topics. It is wonderful and has been ...

Your right nurses wear many many hats...........

I had no nursing experience before I became a nurse. I worked as a charge nurse, and I had no idea what my CNA's were supposed to be doing and when they were supposed to be doing it. I often wished I had worked as a CNA. I asked my employer if I c...

Both nursing and teaching are very rewarding careers, I have often thought I would like to (when I get older) become a nursing instructor, that is also an option. The best thing about nursing is the wide range of options and specialty areas that are...

Good motto

I answered you on the other post and asked if you had considered the idea of being a school nurse? I think that would be the best of both worlds

What would it hurt to at least try it, its not like you don't have an IT job that you can fall back on if you don't like the hrs, and it's not what you expected........Just the commute alone would have me looking for other jobs.

Why not have the best of both worlds, a School Nurse position? I think nursing is great, you can try out several different specialties until you find your niche' Most places are wonderful in working around family issues. I've never had a problem wit...

10 years and 3 mistakes, I'd say your WonderWoman nurse:balloons: I've had several mistakes, all could have been potentially dangerous, but as they say we are human and we learn from our mistakes. I am more cautious now and make fewer mistakes, but t...

I Agree!!!! Up until I graduated from Nursing school, our school had us wearing pinstrip dresses with aprons and white panty hose, now they wear scrubs with lab jackets. ( I helped the instructors come in to the present century lol) At work, I do thi...

Believe me, Incident reports are right up there with passing your meds. You don't ever want state to question you on why an incident report wasn't filled out. You may think it was nothing at first, and then 2 days later the resident is in pain, etc...

Yes we document every fall, even if it wasn't witnessed, but we don't chart it as Resident found on floor, we chart, resident observed to by lying, sitting, etc, then do the head to toe. We started using one of the assessments that we do on admission...

I usually made our flowsheets where I worked off of the spreadsheet on the computer. If you call Briggs, and request a flowsheet from their catolog, then they will send you an example for free. You can make up your own, using theirs as a guide. Yo...

On the application for renewing your license, the question asks have you ever been charged, whether or not convicted, or found not guilty of any crimes other than minor traffic violations. You should definately find out if the BON considers the plea...

I am an LPN, worked nites, responsible for 4 different wings, total pt load 90 or so. One CNA per hall, when my aides had to do the q 2 hr check, I also made my rounds, I called them breathing rounds....Once a CNA told me, Oh we don't have to check ...

if your wise you'll listen to me.........