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  1. Afraid as a new nurse

    georgianurse89 replied to LPN_thts_M3's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've been a nurse for 3 months. 3 MONTHS! and i have already reinvented myself 100X over. I was also the quiet type until i began nursing as a licensed professional. I LOVE what i do and even with...

  2. Drug seekers

    georgianurse89 replied to inteRN's topic in Emergency

    I know what you mean...but try working in a LTC facility with drug seekers! It's much, much worse! At least at the ER you can treat and street. That's not an option here. I have a pt that came to us...

  3. Orientation Hours

    georgianurse89 replied to DisneybearRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    And as for orientation...I followed a nurse one night and the next night i was on my own with over 20 pts. Oh and i graduated in June. So i definitely hope you get more orientation than i

  4. Orientation Hours

    georgianurse89 replied to DisneybearRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad too and I work nights. And all of my orientation was at night. The only time i had to go in during the day was when I had to go in and fill out all those papers you have to fill out at...

  5. CNA not doing job

    georgianurse89 replied to nurse nessie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I deal with CNA's like this daily!! I've learned that all you can do is DOCUMENT and take care of your residents/patients. I take care of about 50 residents on some nights and about 30 on others...

  6. Is this within our scope of practice?

    georgianurse89 replied to Peds_Nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    At our facility, we have a resident that has an MD order for ETOH (Mr. Boston's Vodka to be specific), I never question giving it. I mean, if you have alcohol induced dementia then there is a serious...

  7. So, I have to be a bad nurse to be a good nurse?

    georgianurse89 replied to Angeljho's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am also a new nurse i graduated in June, started my job at the beginning of August at an LC facility.. I have never thought of the "journal to self-assess" that is a fantastic idea! I've already...

  8. What is a typical day like for an LPN?

    georgianurse89 replied to PaddyCake's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've been an LPN for only a few months now and I have heard MANY, MANY times that doctor's prefer to work with LPN's turned RN than straight RN's. We learn everything hands on. I suggest to everyone...

  9. Bed Alarms

    georgianurse89 replied to LeloFallz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    dajulieness...sorry!! i copied yours to answer for myself and accidently hit enter and it posted! I edited it but apparently the edit didn't go through. sorry about

  10. Bed Alarms

    georgianurse89 replied to LeloFallz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    1) What kind of facility do you work for? (Hospital, Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Home Health Agency) Nursing Home 2) How often do you come into contact with bed alarms? we have...

  11. Should I: get applications, send a resume, or both?

    georgianurse89 replied to bluecalmsea's topic in First Year After Licensure

    BOTH ARE DEF NOT OVERKILL! I am also a new pn as of about a month ago. I always go to possible job interviews in professional attire with a resume on cotton resume paper and a resume envelope. I fill...

  12. Started a new job, and wondering if these are signs of bad things to come

    georgianurse89 replied to 2010NewRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am in the SAME predicament. During orientation the nurse I shadowed, would literally say, "this is not the way you are supposed to do it" "do as i say, not as i do" "if jahco is here be sure to NOT...

  13. Air in the line!!! What am I doing wrong?

    georgianurse89 replied to juliannaUT's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of times at a facility I did a clinical rotation at, the pump would beep but there would OBVIOUSLY be no bubble. A nurse there told me that if the tubing has any residue on it (finger residue,...

  14. Pre-req before A & P

    georgianurse89 replied to kamsmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took medical terminology before A&P and it helped ALOT! if your school offers it i would highly recommend it. I recommend it to all pre-nursing students i come in contact

  15. HEELLLLPPPP!!!

    georgianurse89 replied to StudentNursieNM's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Honestly, if my DON or charge nurse wouldn't listen to me and I just knew my pt wasn't him/herself and something was really wrong (and my pt had no advance directives or other statements stating that...

  16. NURSE FOR HIRE!

    georgianurse89 replied to Marquel MSN RN CCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Actually, LTC facilities are a great place to perfect those basic skills...time management...multiple patient management... you learn A TON of medications (the brand/generic name, their actions, their...

  17. Would YOU accept this position?

    georgianurse89 replied to NJFek's topic in First Year After Licensure

    and not to be ugly but the only difference between you as an RN and me as an LPN is some management classes. so technically it is your responsibility to manage those under you (which is us LPN's). so...

  18. Would YOU accept this position?

    georgianurse89 replied to NJFek's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well I'm an LPN in a LTC facility with 2 other nurses at night one is an RN the other and LPN. we dont have a "charge" nurse at night. theres no need. your residents are asleep, your cna's (if they do...

  19. Is Jevity considered "medicine"?

    georgianurse89 replied to tracyIngalls's topic in Patient Education

    Let me start this by saying that I work night shift in a LTC facility with 46 patients (ranging of levels of care) OF MY OWN that I have to manage and ensure their meds are given within the time frame...

  20. Can you really change a bad LTC?

    georgianurse89 replied to lisa41rn's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    You can try but good luck! i work in a LTC facility that has had NO CHANGES to any rules/regs or procedures or anything in like 50 years. we dont have half of the equipment we need (if a pt needs...

  21. PALS go by age or weight or what?

    georgianurse89 replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    To me, if you are in a predicament where PALS and/or ACLS needs to be used, you don't have time to say "no, im not certified"! These aren't your slight fever, runny nose cases. As nurses, we should be...

  22. Are any new grads having problems finding work in Texas?

    georgianurse89 replied to RN2be2012's topic in Texas Nursing

    I know I'm not in Texas, but in Georgia...all of my classmates are having trouble! I am the only one out of 19 people with a job and working (we graduated in june and licensed in mid-july). My secret...