LUV ALZ

LUV ALZ

Alzheimers, Muscular dystrophy

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  1. The Patient I Failed

    LUV ALZ replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It always make me so angry that one person would go against the final wishes of another because they are to weak to let go. How can they feel like they did everything possible when they have violated...

  2. Question on risk of HIV exposure/infection

    LUV ALZ posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just recently started home health as a second job. The client I have been assigned to is HIV positive. Client is trached and does not tolerate deep suctioning. Client has a very productive cough. PC...

  3. Question on risk of HIV exposure/infection

    LUV ALZ replied to LUV ALZ's topic in General Nursing

    For all of you who felt the need for chastising someone who is honestly seeking information on something they do not know, "Shame on you"! It is that kind of reception to questions that keeps people...

  4. Missing meds & I'm getting the blame

    LUV ALZ replied to ForeverMoving's topic in General Nursing

    A hair follicle test will prove without a doubt that you did not imbibe the drugs (they run around $200.00) this will tell what drugs you have been taking and their levels, which will indicate if they...

  5. Question on risk of HIV exposure/infection

    LUV ALZ replied to LUV ALZ's topic in General Nursing

    I make sure I always stand to the side when when client coughs. Client rcv's 30 inner cannula's a month and is not vent dependent and as a matter of fact right now the client does not even have a...

  6. Does this job sound like a scam?

    LUV ALZ replied to glenlorie's topic in General Nursing

    CAM! Tip offs: 1. to good to be true. 2. Poor English and sentence structure. 3. the request for personal information (why the need to know your maritial status) 4.You are required to spend money...

  7. Cali lvn looking for work

    LUV ALZ replied to yoonurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It may sound silly but it has worked for me several times (not just nursing jobs). Get out the phone book and call EVERY doctors office, LTC, assisted living facilty, home health care place and...

  8. Fired and mad! Need to vent.

    LUV ALZ posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    O.k,I worked Sat and Sun this weekend. We have been in survey and exit interview was Monday. On Sunday evening I was in a room passing meds to a resident. Cna came to room and told me there was a...

  9. First LPN job in LTC...is this the way it really is?

    LUV ALZ replied to Krisintheweb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes unfortunately it is like that at a lot of LTC's. You will eventually get the names memorized and the meds memorized. the med mem helps cuz you know what they need, they should be in order in the...

  10. Fired and mad! Need to vent.

    LUV ALZ replied to LUV ALZ's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It was supposedly the owner /admin close personal family friends. So if I work there it's o.k for my close personal family friends to could feel free to just walk in off the street and start looking...

  11. Narcotic Counting Book

    LUV ALZ replied to NurseKate16's topic in General Nursing

    Pharmacy should send a narc sheet with each narc delivered. this provides proof of how many were deliverd as you both have to sign off for the count at delivery. Pages should be removable so that...

  12. Are you insulted????

    LUV ALZ replied to CNABESS's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently they may be unhappy with their lives and feel the need to possibly live vicariously through someone elses goals. You have the right to do what makes you happy. I am an LVN who did all of my...

  13. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    LUV ALZ replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had one elderly woman who would hit the call light if her Vit C was not delivered at EXACTLY 7:00 p.m.. She was an ALZ pt. Her daughter insisted she have a phone in her room. At 7:00 p.m. I was...

  14. Written up for a no call no show???!!!

    LUV ALZ posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    On Tues the 15th I called the DSD and told her I would not be able to work the 18th due to unforseen circumstances. Just as an aside I have worked here for 3 years and called off maybe 3 times well...

  15. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    LUV ALZ replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work with MD pt's who are all ventilator dependent and some are on pulse ox monitors at night. I have been known to be at home and wake form a dead sleep and bolt to the kitchen to answer an alarm,...

  16. Written up for a no call no show???!!!

    LUV ALZ replied to LUV ALZ's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    They decided not to write me up. basically I told them "do it, I have phone records clearly showing that I called in 72 hrs to notify you". Nope, they just played nasty. I usually work 8-12 days a...

  17. Assisted Living, Nurse to Patient Ratio?

    LUV ALZ replied to Katie423's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It seems to me they are using the title Assisted living and slipping in Pt's that need skilled care in order to not have to pay for the amount of staff required for pt's that require skilled care. I...

  18. How hard it is to get a LVN job in CA??

    LUV ALZ replied to rcristoLPN2010's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Don't just look for places advertising. I have applied for all the jobs in the paper and online and rarely got them. But what works for me every time I have needed a job is to get out the yellow...

  19. Tips for working night shift as a new lpn.

    LUV ALZ replied to jmitchell-85's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have worked Nocs for more than 10 yrs. The hardest part for me was training family and friends to respect my sleep time. I finally got mad when one friend would always call me at 10:00 a.m. and say...

  20. LOL moments at work

    LUV ALZ replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Nursing Humor

    My favorite one. Elderly Alz pt. c/o lower abdominal pain, hunched and guarding. Notified in report that there has been no urine output in 12 hrs. (WHAT! and you haven't done anything about this!) I...

  21. Need advice ASAP!!

    LUV ALZ replied to Day83's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You need to follow the advice of your doctor. Ask him/her what your options are, expected outcome and expected down for each option. Other than that no one here can really telling you anything as that...

  22. Written up for a no call no show???!!!

    LUV ALZ replied to LUV ALZ's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Also I did not take the day off because I wanted to go do something, I had a legit reason for needing the day

  23. What is your current LPN salary

    LUV ALZ replied to Vicky Laursen's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Southern California Job 1 $17.51 I pay $90.00 a month for med ins, get 2 weeks pd vacation 6 pd holidays and 3 pd sick days per year Job 2 $19.00 per diem $1.00 shift differentials Made $53,000 in...

  24. What are some of the dumbest things you've seen or heard from another nurse at work

    LUV ALZ replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I once wrote orders for the wrong name. I wrote the doctors name instead of the pt. But hey in all fairness, the doctors name was john doe and the pt's name was doe john. (didn't use the real names...

  25. LPN SALARY - Let's Get Real!!!!!!

    LUV ALZ replied to AUATulsa's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    California is flooded with LVN's and RN's. I work 2 jobs and we have LVN's applying DAILY. I have also heard of new RN's starting as low as $16.00 an hour. Home health agency's are paying $15.00 for...