libran1984 ASN, RN

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    Advise please please..

    libran1984 replied to windmill182's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :cough: check out the VA
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    Any Advice will help!!!!!

    libran1984 replied to jsadler827's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My heart rate just increased looking at the amount of people you would be responsible for. An RN coworker once said that ECF nurses "weren't real nurses" and I got very angry because i DARE her to...
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    How does correctional nursing look on future applications?

    libran1984 replied to krf1989's topic in Correctional

    My hospital's ER was so impressed with all that I learned in 1 year of correctional nursing as an LPN that now I'm one of the few exceptions to the "no LPNs in the ER" rule. Corrections was the best...
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    ER RN's with anxiety disorders?

    libran1984 replied to Energizerhoney's topic in Emergency

    Several nurses I work with have anxiety issues. However, if any of them take medication at work they do so privately. (my) Hospital policy is very clear that we discontinue care and leave work after...
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    How has being (becoming) a lpn changed your life?

    libran1984 replied to futurenurseOB's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Being an LPN gave me so many positive things in my life such as a career I have an immense passion for and a healthy annual salary to live on. The negative side, I am constantly burdened by a...
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    Lazy techs!!!!!

    libran1984 replied to Wantoknow-rn's topic in Emergency

    As an LPN who works ED as a primary nurse and "non-RN/tech" I will say that my ED works our techs to the ground. This past Monday, I was a primary nurse for 8 rooms during an ambulance diversion and...
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    Tips please :)

    libran1984 replied to N1colina's topic in Emergency

    1. Give a brief synopsis of your current job and work ethic with emphasis on delegation, critical thinking, and prioritization. 2. Give an example of a time you were faced with an unexpected & new...
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    Current Most Common ED meds

    libran1984 replied to apearson's topic in Emergency

    Oh and... Solumedrol - steroid to ease labored breathing Unasyn- abx Dexamethasone- steroid, push slowly or else sets the crotch on fire. Protonix- GI bleed, ulcers, GERD So much
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    Current Most Common ED meds

    libran1984 replied to apearson's topic in Emergency

    Ativan - restlessness, anxiety Benadryl- allergy, sedation Toradol - inflammation ; excellent with kidney stones Dilaudid- pain Morphine - pain Tylenol- fever Motrin - fever, pain Regular insulin D50...
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    Dont feel ready for my new LPN job? Help

    libran1984 replied to xxMichelleJxx's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think a lot of nurses don't understand how much of the short end of the training stick LPNs get over their RN counterparts. This is in reference to areas where LPNs generally outnumber their RN...
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    Thankful To Be A Nurse On Thanksgiving

    libran1984 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nurses Rock

    I'm working and the hospital is providing ridiculous amounts of free food and drink to all of us!!!! I'm eating, sticking people with needles, no managaement, and getting paid.... This is...
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    Infusion nurse

    libran1984 replied to aphmac's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    The infusion nurses I have worked with were required to get their Pharmacy Tech certification to allow them to properly mix the medications. The RNs I worked with said they were shocked at first but...
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    Several things are making me consider dropping nursing school

    libran1984 replied to samrusrn's topic in General Students

    Perhaps, you are right and this is not for you. Most people I knew in school were dedicated and passionate about their work and refused to let a lack of A's hamper them. The real world is much...
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    Is it possible that DE LPN program is equal to the ASN programs in TN?

    libran1984 replied to lovinmytwins's topic in LPN to RN

    Definitely gotta be some kind of a mess up, otherwise I'm moving over there to turn my LPN to an ASN
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    Are LPN's allowed to draw blood from PICC lines?

    libran1984 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Indiana -
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    Lpns in the er

    libran1984 replied to brigirl246's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Lol! That describes serving tables alright! It also describes the ED on a bad / busy
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    Lpns in the er

    libran1984 replied to brigirl246's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If you've ever worked fast food or waited tables and done well, you can be an ER nurse (LPN or
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    Lpns in the er

    libran1984 replied to brigirl246's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in an Emergency Department and I'm an LPN. Prior to the ED I worked in a prison.... Prison was much harder than working in the ED. In the ED I just deal with more medicines and organized...
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    IVs - from paper to pump? taking calcs and applying to pumps

    libran1984 replied to lcregnrs's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Most pumps have a list of a few hundred meds and dosages. Select your Medicine from the IV pump drop down menu. Select the medication concentration. Press start. Good Job. You can work and IV pump....
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    Chafing

    libran1984 replied to dariah's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Body Glide. In my ER we call this problem the "chub
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    LPN - ASN Ivy Tech Lawrence Sept 1st 2012 deadline

    libran1984 replied to libran1984's topic in Indiana Nursing

    :::Update::: I got my letter. Ivy tech Lawrence has canceled the LPN to ASN transition program for spring 2013. All LPNs to have applied will have applications kept on file and will be reviewed in in...
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    IV Therapy Help

    libran1984 replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1. That question is just something you'll have to find out from your instructor. I see different people put it on differently. One of our medics puts the tegaderm on horizontally so he doesn't have to...
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    LVN Hospital Schedules

    libran1984 replied to pnkgirl25's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I only work weekends. Other LPNs I work with in the hospital are 3 12's and every 3rd
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    LPN to RN?

    libran1984 replied to Bess87's topic in LPN to RN

    I, an LPN, work in a level III Emergency Department, and took report from a nearby ECF for a patient who already arrived. The big things that stuck out were these items: Hip fx 3 weeks ago and...
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    Do I REALLY need a BSN?

    libran1984 replied to myschuler's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    yes, you do. BSNs are not fighting to keep ASN/ADN's around and sadly, neither are the currently employed ASNs. Sigh... wish we had more unions. I think ASN/ADN's should be prepared to meet and greet...