LPNweezy

LPNweezy

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  1. Clothing protection ideas

    LPNweezy replied to vampiregirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think its great that you care about their dignity. good job

  2. Telling The Truth: A Nurse Who Stutters

    LPNweezy replied to RN0310's topic in General Nursing

    hehe i stutter too! and often times i can't think of the word i want to say so i pause mid sentence. My explanation: i am SO smart, that my brain works faster than my

  3. Dead body vs. Live patient

    LPNweezy replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    i do the

  4. Dead body vs. Live patient

    LPNweezy replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    It was a weird experience, i felt as if the life was still around- but not in the body. then it left. long story short- death is a mysterious

  5. uhhh.

    LPNweezy replied to cna23's topic in General Nursing

    :redlight:Safety alert!:redlight: yes thats so unsafe! Did you tell someone that you didn't know how to use the lift? I would have refused to do it because that would be patient endangerment. Just...

  6. What is your current LPN salary

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

    18.50 for PRN 16.50 base pay 17.50 for Evenings and Over nights.

  7. Finally a job after almost 8 months! Yeah!

    LPNweezy replied to mentalhealthRN's topic in General Nursing

    *wine:clpty::clpty::clpty::clpty::w00t::balloons::balloons::beer::loveya::monkeydance::WHCk:

  8. REAL NURSING?

    LPNweezy replied to critical thinker's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Awww thank you for this post! it really means a lot to me, being a LTC nurse. I am proud of what i do. And hey, LTC nurses give meds, start & hang IVs, do wound care, trach care, stoma care, PEG...

  9. Does it sound like i got the job?

    LPNweezy posted a topic in General Nursing

    My (hopefully) future employer wants me to come in tomorrow for a drug test. They don't just spend money on a drug test for no reason, and of course i will pass it, so does it sound like i have the...

  10. Does it sound like i got the job?

    LPNweezy replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    I got the

  11. Did your school discriminate against the elderly? read to find out...

    LPNweezy posted a topic in General Nursing

    My school discriminated the elderly big time. and in the most subtle way, too. Heres how: I called them the "fall backs". When i first entered my school, they trained us the basics, and we were only...

  12. Beta Blockers

    LPNweezy replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    a pulse below 60 i would hold. the normal limit is 60-90. i would feel kinda fishy about giving it at 62 or 63 personally, its more of a judgement call if there are no parameters on the order. and...

  13. Does it sound like i got the job?

    LPNweezy replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    yay thank you for all the replies! i feel a lot more confident about this new job. I've been lied to before by jobs. one time, i went in for 3 different interviews (at the same place!), and they said...

  14. Did your school discriminate against the elderly? read to find out...

    LPNweezy replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    i did not know this! thanks :) yeah this thread is very eye opening, i had no idea to think of the progression of it, i just always had this theory because of the attitude of my teachers. I guess i'll...

  15. Foot remains in chocolate.

    LPNweezy replied to LPNweezy's topic in Nursing Humor

    i laughed so loud that i woke up my fiance

  16. Did your school discriminate against the elderly? read to find out...

    LPNweezy replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for all the replies! I just remember asking my teacher as a student "why don't we work with peds?" and she told me that "Parents are protective of their children and they don't like beginning...

  17. Did your school discriminate against the elderly? read to find out...

    LPNweezy replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    maybe i'm just a conspiracy theorist... but i seriously think there might be some

  18. does working with 'ill and infirm' depress you ever?

    LPNweezy replied to surferbettycrocker's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, but these things are normal! its just slipped under the rug. Be optimistic and feel proud that you can use your hands to heal someone. I get sad a lot in situations i can't control, like when a...

  19. Nurse bullying

    LPNweezy replied to racastellanos's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    yeah the whole situation was awful. and i did actually file charges for battery against him, but he lied to the DA and there wasn't enough evidence to go on. Thanks for all the support everyone,...

  20. does working with 'ill and infirm' depress you ever?

    LPNweezy replied to surferbettycrocker's topic in General Nursing

    I don't feel bad most of the time. because i am one person who is actually doing something about it. Of course i see cases that make me very upset. but over all, i remember that nurses truly are...

  21. Nurse bullying

    LPNweezy replied to racastellanos's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, In my first year of LPN school, our class was going to go on an optional run for the cure. I live in FL and it gets REALLY hot here. since it was optional, i decided not to go. And i felt...

  22. Random sentences in textbooks

    LPNweezy replied to sairin8's topic in Nursing Humor

    LMAO i LOVE

  23. Why did you choose LTC?

    LPNweezy replied to MouseMichelle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I love the bond with my patients. i get to see them every day until they either pass away or are discharged from rehab. To think that i can make this persons life better everyday, makes me happy. They...

  24. Nurse bullying

    LPNweezy replied to racastellanos's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In nursing school i was bullied terribly by my peers. Simply because i was different than them. I'll never understand what compels a bully to be they way they are, some obscure psychiatric disorder...

  25. Hope this is refreshing to hear: I LOVE LTC!!!

    LPNweezy posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i love my LTC job :) its so