LPN4Life

I really love doing them, but most people hate it lol

My sister was put on Decadron (Dx Breast CA) It gave her energy, and made her feel like getting up out of bed, she would call us and talk for hours. (missing that angel)

I hate nites too.........I have a 18 month old and a 4 yr old, and I have to stay awake until my husband gets home at 4:30, I'm always tired, never see my kids, and just ready to give it up. Plus we have mandation policies, if someone calls in, you ...

Is it possible that it was just a big family, concerned for their family member, and maybe a family member couldn't be there and they were just sending pics through the phone? I have a big family, and when one of us are sick, we all swarm in, and as ...

Why were raps so intensive? I know that it is another process to go through, but is it really that complex? Please enlighten me as I am new (if you read this). An OMRA is rarely done. It is "Other medicare required assessment" This happens only whe...

Many times a nurse has every intention of helping her aides, especially if the aide is alone. But many factors are in play that the aides just don't seem to understand. The most important thing for a nurse to do is Prioritize. There are patients t...

I had a resident say he was going to vote for me for employee of the month just for going to get him a cup of coffee, and a pain med. and went on and on about how nice I was for doing it........that was just too cute for me

Agreed, same as when you are asking someone if they can come in and work........its the, "I would but.........and it lasts and lasts and you just wish they would say "No, I can't work." No I don't give an excuse, because as a scheduler, you become ha...

So very true

Not looking down your nose, but you can usually tell that if someone is going to use such language, then that is also, their behavior as well. The language is the behavior that they are displaying. Why not display a positive behavior instead. I ha...

I'm sure that is just a joke, but that is exactly how it plays out

Personally, I think we are kinda young to be old fashioned (33 in Oct) lol, but I agree with you, ANYTIME I hear curse words from a woman, I just cringe. My parents didn't do it in front of me, me nor any of my friends do it, it just isn't acceptab...

Yeah I know, after reading these posts, I'm sure just for my sake I'll check for placement!

That story sounds so familiar to me........... I worked with a nurse 3 yrs ago, he was awesome, just that kind of nurse that you wish you could be and always strived to be........I hadn't seen him in those 3 yrs and here he was at the LTC facility I ...

Agree with all, the cash isn't so great the reward It's the smiles and appreciation from your patients that are the real reward:p

I have never checked for placement in a g-tube, have always been told, even by the doc's, there is nowhere else for it to go but out?but always use gravity first then gentle push

yeah I find it offensive too, even on my breaks. The F word is just an offensive word to me, and I think its disrespectful to use it in front of your co-workers or others that arent used to people just throwing it around without thinking about how n...

It's all about the patients for me...... It's the reason I went to nursing school It's the reason I never call-in It's the reason I stay late, work overtime I know that my pt's are getting care and compassion when I am there, and it makes me feel so...

When our facility received a G tag, and we thought we had done every conceivable thing to prevent it from happening again, the revisit was done, and they changed it from a G tag to an F tag. So yes, it is definately necessary to CYA when it comes to...

i never said that it was just common sense that was backing up your ability to carry through with your responsibilities. but when someone is lacking common sense, their knowledge alone isn't going to get them through carrying out their responsibiliti...

Well obviously you have the knowledge or you wouldn't have graduated nursing school.............. What that statement means, is that when your out there on the floor or in any given situation, YES you have to have knowledge, but if you lack common se...

I work in a nursing home ran by the state, we have a union that worked out a contract of mandation. It has been pretty hard on the aides lately because of vacations and being summer, more call-ins, but none of them have quit. They are getting frustr...

Well as an LPN that is an ADON to a 160 bed facility, does MDS's careplans, staffing, nursing supply, infection control, behavior management, among other numerous tasks, and have been told by nursing consultants that my grasp on the RAI process is fa...

I will never forget what my nursing instructor said one day: Nursing is 10% knowledge and 90% common sense....that is why some LPN's feel they are more knowledgeable than some RN's we run across. Believe me, you can reley on this compassionate LPN ...