UpTheLadder12

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  1. Company Dynamics, Family Dynamics, Burnout

    UpTheLadder12 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm an LVN, 2 1/2 years in hospice as a visiting nurse and continuous care nurse, and I also occasionally take the On Call phone on weekends. I'm finally morphing from the bright-eyed bushy tailed new...

  2. And the survey says? To all home care nurses who switched from hospital.........

    UpTheLadder12 replied to babynurse73's topic in Home Health

    I do home health and hospice, and even though I love the nature of the work, I was at first very miserable, broke, and fairly certain that I was going to have a stroke before I was 40. I have learned...

  3. Question for current Hospice nurses

    UpTheLadder12 replied to bugaboo848's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Our company has one person take on call from Friday night until Friday morning the next week, and not just case managers but LVNs too, for a flat weekly rate. It involves handling all distress calls...

  4. Company Dynamics, Family Dynamics, Burnout

    UpTheLadder12 replied to UpTheLadder12's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I should add that we serve the greater Los Angeles area, my route averages 90 miles a day total driving, there is no "rush hour" here, freeways and major streets are jammed from 7am to 7pm and...

  5. How to determine fair pay????

    UpTheLadder12 replied to LVNIAM's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm a CC LVN in California. Here, any RN or LVN can do the death visit and/or call the death if it occurs during CC. I don't know if that is only for California, but I know that in hospice we can call...

  6. Stressed and Depressed

    UpTheLadder12 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I know the job market is tough right now, what are you all doing to cope with it? Right now I'm working 50 hours a week at a low wage job that I absolutely hate, and I often have to go to the bathroom...

  7. Stressed and Depressed

    UpTheLadder12 replied to UpTheLadder12's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thanks for the input! I have family in AZ and am seriously starting to take the idea of moving out of state seriously. At first I thought it was off the table to uproot because my kid's dad does make...

  8. Bottom Line

    UpTheLadder12 posted a topic in Private Duty

    Ok so I posted an in-depth post about a particular situation, but I wanted to broaden my question. As an LVN working private duty, do you EVER perform a medical treatment: give meds, g-tube feeding,...

  9. Illegal home health operation? Please help.

    UpTheLadder12 posted a topic in Home Health

    I was hired by a family to do pediatric private duty as an LVN, and it was explained to me that I would be paid out of a trust fund, which i believe is a public trust for children who experience...

  10. Am I unsafe to practice?

    UpTheLadder12 replied to Need2Care's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm so sorry to hear that it went down like that! But don't let it get you down too much. Did they OK you resigning instead of being fired? If so, it should be relatively easy to find a new job. You...

  11. Am I unsafe to practice?

    UpTheLadder12 replied to Need2Care's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow! I am not working yet but in clinicals I saw these things happen OFTEN, and the nurses often had a careless attitude. In fact, this happened more in the hospital than LTC, which I would think is...

  12. Did I make a mistake? Please comment :)

    UpTheLadder12 replied to UpTheLadder12's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thanks! :) I definitely learned my lesson about starting with home care! It's true, I need to hone those clinical skills. I did good in school academically, but nothing replaces experience when it...

  13. Did I make a mistake? Please comment :)

    UpTheLadder12 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am a new grad LVN, got my license a couple months ago, and yeah- the job market is dry out there. But I answered a Craigslist ad looking for an on-call LVN for a pediatric home care position, and...

  14. Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

    UpTheLadder12 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not saying that its specifically discriminatory to not hire new grads, I'm saying it's lazy to use a blanket policy. You might have a new nursing grad with 10+ years of experience in fields that...

  15. Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

    UpTheLadder12 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    Thinking more about it, the idea of a hiring rule based on BMI is similar to the "No New Grads" blanket policy that is rampant everywhere. Lazy, incompetent management that can't figure out how to...

  16. Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

    UpTheLadder12 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    I think if someone's primary duty is going to entail a lot of lifting and transferring and physical work, they can do a fitness test to make sure that the employee can do the job related tasks BUT a...

  17. I'm a nurse...for animals?

    UpTheLadder12 replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly I would be more freaked out to work with animals than people. I don't know why exactly. i love animals and I'm a vegetarian, but the thought of starting an IV on a dog kinda makes me want to...

  18. Did I make a mistake? Please comment :)

    UpTheLadder12 replied to UpTheLadder12's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The chart is there but i was told that since I'm not from the agency I "don't deal with the chart". I know that parents can give herbal supplements themselves, but to have the nurse give it, they...

  19. NCLEX and IV certification

    UpTheLadder12 replied to ereed1304's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As far as IV, look up the Scope of Practice in the states you might move to to see if it's even as issue. I just took IV Cert and was told that because of layoffs at BVNPT, it takes up to 6 months to...

  20. LPNs in hospitals?

    UpTheLadder12 replied to Lindamom's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes if you want to work in a hospital, get at least your RN, but definitely pursue BSN, and even MSN in the long run. Nursing is one of those fields where every few years, something that could be done...

  21. What jobs did you do before nursing?

    UpTheLadder12 replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    Quizno's AND Subway Vintage clothing store after school dance/yoga/art teacher at elementary schools front desk at a gym inside sales (calling, e-mailing, yawwwn) sales manager receptionist I had to...

  22. Did I make a mistake? Please comment :)

    UpTheLadder12 replied to UpTheLadder12's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thanks guys. A lot of your comments echo how I was feeling, but since I am a new grad I don't want to start off thinking I know everything about everything, so I had to check :) I was prepared for the...

  23. Hippa Violation in the Nursery?!

    UpTheLadder12 replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yes, I agree with the other posters who say Report!!! It doesn't sound like a HIPAA violation but it definitely violates the Patient's Bill of Rights because she did violate the right to privacy by...

  24. Illegal home health operation? Please help.

    UpTheLadder12 replied to UpTheLadder12's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for the response. What about things like using a pulmo vest? And g-tube feedings. Do I need orders for

  25. Illegal home health operation? Please help.

    UpTheLadder12 replied to UpTheLadder12's topic in Home Health

    so, since i was hired private duty, there is no regulation on what i have to chart? also, can i give medications, g-tube feedings, postural drainage, etc. if i have never set eyes on a doctor's order...