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  1. giving iv meds

    LTC_LPN replied to HOOPS's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps I'm missing something here....I work at nights in a nursing home, but we NEVER have an RN on duty during the night shift. Only a couple of LPN's and a handfull of cna's. And we are a...

  2. What do you have on count???

    LTC_LPN replied to burger914's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have an ER box which is kept locked - when anything is taken out, the ER box is replaced. No narcs are in the ER Box. The only narcs we have are whatever meds the md's have prescribed for...

  3. Do LPN's get the pay they deserve?

    LTC_LPN replied to Pedsnrs2003's topic in General Nursing

    As a night nurse in LTC, I am paid $15.50 per hour, and I work in Arkansas. The dayshift nurses at this facility are paid $12.50 per hour. My problem is that I've been an LPN for 15 years, and yet the...

  4. Help!!! How Much Should The Public Know

    LTC_LPN replied to gabym25's topic in General Nursing

    How in the world would someone get that info off the DOH website? I just checked at the arkansas state department of health website, and there aren't any links that show nurses names, etc. Or at...

  5. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    LTC_LPN replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    I am paid hourly, as an LPN, and I frequently work very much overtime. However, if the overtime pay is taken away I will not work overtime anymore because I don't believe that is a fair issue. We...

  6. What to do when family says no to care?

    LTC_LPN replied to juley0129's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would definitely speak with social services about this situation. Even if a doctor writes the order for "comfort care only" - like they do when someone is gravely ill or failing, I would think that...

  7. NOC Patient bathing

    LTC_LPN replied to sheridan7679's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    At our nursing home, according to the law, we have to comply with the resident's rights. If they want to take a bath at 4:00 am, then we'll give them one. But I'm not about to wake a sleeping...

  8. Mandatory meetings and night shift

    LTC_LPN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If my state board of nursing knew you were sleeping at the nurses station, you'ld be out of a job....and out of a license. I don't know what alternate universe you work in, but I work 11-7 shift, and...

  9. being pregnant and hair..........

    LTC_LPN replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Funny story....and totally true: when I was 7 months pregnant, I had my hair highlighted at the beauty shop. I did sit outside in fresh air a bit while the goo was on my head. Strangely tho, when my...

  10. Is this understaffing (or is it me?)

    LTC_LPN replied to Town & Country's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our facility has about 110 beds, and we are practically full right now. Our staffing is this: 7-3 shift: 4 lpns, 1 tx lpn, 12 cna's, 2 rehab cna's, rn(mds) lpn (mcare coord) don, adon, rn supervisor...

  11. arrogant nurses

    LTC_LPN replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I work, we don't have an RN on the 11-7 shift, although I wish we did. We have approx. 110 residents, 6 cna's, and 2 lpn's....although quite frequently one of the lpns is left alone for a few...

  12. arrogant nurses

    LTC_LPN replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire what??? not a "nurses job" to answer a call light?!?! what alternate universe does this idiot don work in????? i'd hate to have to work with any nurse who has the...

  13. Beat up by a resident, what to do??

    LTC_LPN replied to purple_angel24521's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My sentiments, exactly!! At our facility, residents who are like this - with extreme behaviors - can and will end up with a 30 day discharge because of their behaviors. So...in 30 days, they are...

  14. GTube, med administration..HELP

    LTC_LPN replied to perksrn's topic in General Nursing

    It's no longer a "last resort" because I've worked with the same nurses at the same nursing home now almost 2 years...and we've been inserviced and inserviced on this subject repeatedly. Yet...

  15. Beat up by a resident, what to do??

    LTC_LPN replied to purple_angel24521's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's bad news anytime a resident is combative with the staff and someone ends up getting hurt. As charge nurse, I've told my staff that if this should happen, to notify the nurse immediately. Last...

  16. GTube, med administration..HELP

    LTC_LPN replied to perksrn's topic in General Nursing

    As a LTC nurse, I always check for placement before I do anything else. When giving meds through a g-tube, I crush the med powder fine, then mix with a little water (unless it's contraindicated). For...

  17. Why were they sent to boil water?

    LTC_LPN replied to RNinCanada's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've always heard it was to keep the husband busy and keep him out of the way...also to give him a "job" so he'll feel he's doing something (anything) to help while his wife is laboring. Guess it...

  18. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    LTC_LPN replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    In our nursing home, I am often the nurse at the bedside when a resident passes (DNR) under "comfort care only" orders. Tho they may be unconscious and appear unreachable, I always speak to them as if...

  19. Ready for full-code residents?

    LTC_LPN replied to Betty_SPN_KS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have a centrally located crash cart, and ambu bags at each nurses station. Our facility does not mandate that all employees be certified in CPR, nor do they offer to pay for or provide classes...so...

  20. A different smoking question....

    LTC_LPN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What do you think of this? Our facility is smoke free - no smoking allowed indoors, period. However.....one resident recently came back from having back surgery in hospital and is bed bound. Long-time...

  21. A different smoking question....

    LTC_LPN replied to LTC_LPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We do have a designated smoking area for people to use, but since he can't get out of bed he can't get there. Supposedly this is short-term until he is able to sit up in a

  22. Do the state inspectors ever show up on noc shift?

    LTC_LPN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Two years ago, state entered our building at 3:30 on a Monday morning and made themselves at home. They can begin their inspections at any time. The best thing is to always be ready for them - no...

  23. Is this legal? What can we do?

    LTC_LPN replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Insurance??? Benefits??? What are those! I've worked at the same facility for 4 years now, and they don't even OFFER health insurance. Our only "benefit" is a weeks paid vacation. (and this is a "for...

  24. Drug Seeker Antics and Dramas

    LTC_LPN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I have had migraines since my daughter was born in 1988 (c-section w/epidural). I've only been to the ED twice in the last 3 years, tho, but each time I couldn't help but feel as if the nurses were...