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I know many may want to "file" this question under the "duhhhhhhh, column of basic nursing" but I would like info on the protocol and proceedures of nursing care after a pt falls. Please share how and what your response is. How do you handle falls? W...

I was told by the head nurse at a Phoenix dialysis center, that in order for a LPN to work there, she must give up, or relinquish her nsg license. Then she could work in dialysis as a patient care tech. Is anyone familiar with this situation? Do y...

:nurse:I currently work at a LTC/SNF Nursing Home. I enjoy my job, co-workers, and patients. But the huge work load, nurse/patient ratio, and the "never ending" med pass, is pretty overwhelming at times. I would like to know what EXACTLY is involved ...

Please tell me the starting wage/salary/pay for nursing home LPN/LVNs? Thank you for your help.

Does anyone know of study guides for home health nurses, to study for the pre-employment, core competency tests, the agencies give? I'M looking for study guides/charts/flashcards/cheatsheets etc.on 1) Long term care (both peds and eldery), 2) Med/Sur...

Are there any LPN's going to (or considering) Pima Medical Institute's LPN to ADN program in Mesa. AZ? Please share any info. The positive and negative aspects of this school program. Thank you so much.

Hey, did you guys read "simonemyheart?" How sad. I feel so bad for her. When I read her feelings about bec. a nurse, it pulled at my heart. I hope and pray, she can feel better about her profession, especially since she and her husb have worked so ha...

When I find out someone is interested in nsg, I'm very happy for them. I do anything I can to help and encourage them, because I love being a nurse myself. But lately, I'm starting to agree with a dear nurse friend, (who has several sons and daughter...

Shame on me for jumping on the band wagon...but I can't resist. A close friend of mine enrolled in a large RN/LPN refresher course. On the first day of class, they had the students line up to turn in their registration papers, etc. One of the instr...

Please describe what is involved being a nurse on a corrections unit? What kind of tasks do they LVN/LPNs do with the inmates? Is it a scarry environment? Do you have to adopt a tougher or harder persona? For the most part, I'm a pretty friendly, ...

Thank you to all who responded to my question. i appeciate your help.

I too, like to get to the nsg station 30-45 min early and start planning my day, but sometimes I run into a few glitches. The MARs may not be available, as the prev shift nurse is still passing meds (which is totally understandable, given LTC/SNFs h...

This is a ? for PhillyBSN. You mentioned, "you usually don't chart until at least the first half of my meds are done." Can you please elaborate. Do you mean half of the meds during the medpass? (this wouldn't be in the middle of the medpass) Or" ha...

I agree with you. It's not "safe patient practice" when nurses don't take the report seriously. I always listen very intently to the report I'm given, and I expect the same courtesy and respect, and concern the patients. It's about the pts, not abou...

Oh, and By the way, GET YOUR OWN MALPRACTICE INSURANCE and keep it quiet. Your facility's insurance company only cares about the facility. Call NAPNES for referral numbers. It's the best $110.00 I spend ea year. I'll do "beans and rice" before I'll ...

What do BOLC mean?

I have heard you can work as a substitute teacher with a bachelor's degree. Double check first. Good Luck to you and your family.

We may want to be careful about assuming that the food on the med cart meant that the nurse was eating as she passed meds. Some keep a couple of pkgs of cheese and crax or PB and crax on the cart for pts w/ low bld sugar. Another is known to keep t...

I am curious to learn about Veteran's and State Nursing homes. How do they differ from "for profit" LTCs/SNFs? Do they use the low-tech paper MARS with med sheets in a 3-ring binder, or do they use BCMA (bar code medication administration, with each...

You are correct. That's exactly what you do!