lil' girl LPN

lil' girl has 4 years experience as a LPN and specializes in LTC.

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1. Help New Grad Make a Decision

   lil' girl replied to mayjunejuly's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Looks like you answered your own question in your second sentence. Good

2. Fungal infection

   lil' girl replied to Codypatody's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   When our residents are on antibiotic we always give them yogurt to help offset this exact problem. It actually works on most of the residents (9 out of 10) and most of ours are incontinent. We too use...

3. Question about insulins

   lil' girl replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Your patient was right. NEVER mix lantus with other insulins! Glad we have so many that know the right

4. how much time for AM med pass?

   lil' girl replied to retread71's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I've never heard that pre pulling meds is allowed ANYWHERE! As one of the other posters said its not the speed with which you perform, it is that you do not make mistakes. You are however lucky to...

5. Do you have dining room duty?

   lil' girl replied to NorthTexasNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Yes we have dining room "duty" also. It is for the safety of the residents though. While our CNA's can do the heimlich, they are not allowed to do CPR if it becomes a

6. Judgemental co-worker

   lil' girl replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

   Hmmm...........if she is that bad then why don't the parents complain about her? Just a

7. CPR Question: Rescue Breaths

   lil' girl replied to curlilockz's topic in General Nursing

   I often wondered that too. Gomer is right though. Also now that we are doing more compressions that makes up for the supposed lack of the 21% oxygen that we are blowing in. Good

8. Lovenox Injections: SC, But Where?

   lil' girl replied to lmz's topic in Patient Medications

   Couple of years ago they started the recommendation that lovenox be given in the love handles. We even had to sign a statement at work that we had been educated on where to give it, and had to keep a...

9. Error or Not an Error???

   lil' girl replied to ddgypsy's topic in Patient Medications

   Doesn't your pharmacy provide you with a list of meds NOT TO BE

10. Leaving meds at bedside in LTC

    lil' girl replied to systoly's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    WOW! I don't know where some of you work, but good grief, we never, never leave meds bedside. Our basic rule is try three times if they don't take it then consider it a refusal and document. Yep we...

11. Why are nursing instructors so intimidating?

    lil' girl replied to beeenieweeenie, RN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    To get you ready for the real world. Just wait till you get the patient from hell. Or have to call the MD in the middle of the night. You will think your instructor was a

12. Do you keep in touch with your old nursing instructor?

    lil' girl replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    NO, NO AND NO!!! Had enough of them in nsg.

13. Happy and Prosperous New Year to ALL

    lil' girl replied to Babs0512's topic in General Nursing

    yep!

14. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    lil' girl replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ah ha! My pet peeve too! I hear

15. Question about HIV and patient confidentiality

    lil' girl replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    hmmmmmmmmmm sounds like you "told" someone else