Brea LPN

Brea LPN

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  1. LTC

    Brea LPN replied to smak60's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I used to work thirds in LTC. There wasn't much hustle and bustle like there is on days. The med pass was a killer though, and it seems like someone always waits until you are passing meds to die or...

  2. Nurse Harassment!!!

    Brea LPN replied to supra-cna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ever heard the saying if you don't report it, you're just as guilty as the abuser. Report it to whomever you have to to get something done. You would want it reportd if it was your family

  3. Super Morbidly obese patients (1000 lbs)

    Brea LPN replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Hope this person gets help

  4. Report by exception?

    Brea LPN replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

    My LTC does this. It doesn't really bother me. We also have a shift report tablet on the desk where we can write

  5. Is Volunteering a Way to Get my Skills Up To Speed?

    Brea LPN replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a good idea! That will at least get the OP back into the nursing

  6. Is Volunteering a Way to Get my Skills Up To Speed?

    Brea LPN replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you can't find any refresher courses, you might have to jump right into a job. Search the internet for videos of skills on

  7. What money can get you.

    Brea LPN replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is not for goody two shoes type individuals. She wouldn't be able to make it dealing with dug addicts and poor

  8. This can't be what it's all about, can it?

    Brea LPN replied to JustDes's topic in General Students

    I work LTC, and I never have time to sit and do nothing. I even use my lunch break to do my paperwork. I eat with one hand and write with the

  9. Terminated because of a dirty drug screen (all drugs were prescribed btw).

    Brea LPN replied to randb83172's topic in General Nursing

    I would speak to a lawyer. That would be a battle I would want to

  10. Anything you would do differently if you were starting nursing school again?

    Brea LPN replied to linzjane88's topic in General Students

    Since I believe I studied as hard as I could, the only thing I would do differently would be to try to not be so nervous about skills checkoffs and clinicals. Doing anything in front of an instructor...

  11. Please help! Scared to start working as a nurse

    Brea LPN replied to patricia_price's topic in General Nursing

    They way you are feeling is completely normal. Every nurse feels scared when he or she first starts working. If they tell you otherwise, they are lying. One you get started, you will surprise...

  12. New to this field! Have a question!

    Brea LPN replied to gorgenurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm an LPN and I'm the charge nurse of my hall. I have 36 residents and two

  13. May I speak to Dr. so&so?

    Brea LPN replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    That took some

  14. Done with nursing school!

    Brea LPN replied to jelly221,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are in a good place. Congrats and good

  15. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Brea LPN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To the visitor who proclaims "EWW, gross" when I bring the resident's meds crushed in pudding per residents request: it is very rude to the resident when you say that because right after you do that's...

  16. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Brea LPN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a funny

  17. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Brea LPN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    My nursing instructor pointed that out to us.

  18. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Brea LPN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a southern

  19. Anyone else feel like they don't know anything?

    Brea LPN replied to ornurse25's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like experience makes you lose some of the book knowledge and gain real world knowledge. It's nice when I hear or see something at work and I say to myself "Oh, I remember learning that in...

  20. Confused residents are upsetting to me

    Brea LPN replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There are several residents in the facility I work at that yell all the time and then can't tell me why they're yelling. One yells "Nurse" repeatedly and another yells "Somebody help me." I could...

  21. i feel really bad...

    Brea LPN replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree she should have sucked it up and went. But, asking what are you going to do when the real thing happens is just going to make a nervous person even more nervous and

  22. i feel really bad...

    Brea LPN replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse me? When you were in nursing school, and you were nervous about doing something for skills checkoffs in front of your instructor, did someone say to you what are you going to do in the real...

  23. Burnout is creeping up on me...advice needed please

    Brea LPN replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, I would love to do wound care in LTC. I currently work in LTC and plan to stay, but I would love to take care of wounds all the time. I don't think this requires a job change for you....

  24. Rehab Nursing advice please...not a real nurse?

    Brea LPN replied to leolomb's topic in Rehabilitation

    All nurses are real

  25. New RN on the verge of a breakdown.... Help!!

    Brea LPN replied to RN1221's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just keep at it. Your feelings are normal. I remember thinking that i made the wrong career choice when I was