libran1984 ASN, RN

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    Thoughts on recent mass lay-offs?

    libran1984 replied to libran1984's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I seem to relate magnet status with the opposite of its intended effect: depolarizes nurses, cut costs, cut raises, cut bonuses, cut hours, cut jobs, cut nurse : pt ratios.... Perhaps this is only in...
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    Lightweight scrubs for hot environments

    libran1984 replied to tag2007's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I think the Grey's anatomy scrubs are very very light. Extremely expensive if you ask me
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    LPN...not good enough??

    libran1984 replied to em1025's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have often thought of that very thing... why are RNs automatically certified for IV therapy while an LPN is not in many states? I'm in an LPN to RN bridge program right now. With regards to nursing...
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    A nursing home with no nurses.

    libran1984 replied to Thechilldude's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Oh- PS.... I would like to point out that in every LTC facility that was dominated by RNs always had reasonable pt loads ( Every LTC facility that was dominated by LPNs always had unreasonable pt...
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    A nursing home with no nurses.

    libran1984 replied to Thechilldude's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nursing homes are just weird... I don't understand them at all. I've been saying since I graduated, that you could run a nursing home with CMAs! The admission paper work can be tricky and really is a...
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    ABGs come out to be an undifferentiated alkolosis....

    libran1984 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a question regarding ABGs on a patient I recently cared for. Admitted with bilateral PNA. Discovered to have minor CHF, minor ARF, and finally blood Cx's came back positive for strep. ABG...
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    Are most LVN jobs in nursing homes?

    libran1984 replied to nicoleh24's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Clinic jobs are totally within reach, but yes... most jobs are in
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    ABGs come out to be an undifferentiated alkolosis....

    libran1984 replied to libran1984's topic in General Nursing

    Oh! In addition to the email I sent you, wouldn't her PO2 have gone up after being put on the Bipap? Or do you think that it did and thus we are seing PO2 of
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    ABGs come out to be an undifferentiated alkolosis....

    libran1984 replied to libran1984's topic in General Nursing

    I'm emailing you via all nurses.. should be getting something shortly for further clarification to make sure I got
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    How much do you make? Feeling under paid :(

    libran1984 replied to Disneygirl23's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I started out at a hospital 2 years ago at $13.65/hr... yah.... Low Paid Nurse, indeed!
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    LTC: 3 Strikes I'm OUT???

    libran1984 replied to mejajo02's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am an LPN in the ER with a very large scope of practice. I can tell you that LTC is about as fast paced as it gets! I tried Rehab PRN, i was stuck with 18 patients between myself and 1 CNA. It was...
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    Care of Childbearing Clinical

    libran1984 replied to meridian8004's topic in Indiana Nursing

    omg... that is a lot of things to do for your clinicals... I have taken Peds/Ob twice now (during my LPN program at Ivy tech b/c I failed it the first time). 4 years later, I'm back in the...
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    First Post- Not a nurse yet... advice for an old guy?

    libran1984 replied to thecadman99's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hellz yah!! New grad RNs around the Indianapolis area are making about 50k-65k/yr right out of school! Imagine, 3 days a week, 4 days off... yah... nursing has it real sweet. I'm an LPN (soon to be...
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    No orientation, shadowing or training

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

    I feel like this is very normal for agency work and LTC LPNs. Unsafe yes, but normal and commonly
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    bringing a curriculum vitae to clinical sites

    libran1984 posted a topic in LPN to RN

    So I have clinicals at a hospital I've been eye balling for some time. The clinical is a critical care setting and as such I am anticipating a potential shadow day in the ED. I am already an LPN in...
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    bringing a curriculum vitae to clinical sites

    libran1984 replied to libran1984's topic in LPN to RN

    Ur probably right. Fortunately, I recently discovered my ED director was the previous director of this lower level ED I'm having my shadow experience at. Thankfully, it would appear they have all kept...
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    bringing a curriculum vitae to clinical sites

    libran1984 replied to libran1984's topic in LPN to RN

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    bringing a curriculum vitae to clinical sites

    libran1984 replied to libran1984's topic in LPN to RN

    PS current certs I have are... LPN licensure (obviously) ACLS PALS BLS TB testing + 2 years ED experience and 1 year Prison
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    Unbinding books?

    libran1984 replied to Jaynie_Marie's topic in General Students

    I think this is an amazing idea and wish I had heard of it years
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    Why can't you get a job?

    libran1984 replied to sunmaidliz's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think its time to move/relocate. The job market in you neck of the woods is definitely one of the most saturated in the country from my present understanding. I'm sorry about your
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    Lost hope :(

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

    After working in a hospital environment, I am not sure I can ever comfortably go back to anywhere other than the hospital. I don't ever want to be where you are at now ever again, CNLLVN. I will say,...
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    Pharmacology Final Grade

    libran1984 replied to RedHeaded2bNurse16's topic in General Students

    Great job. I got a 91.85% in Mental Health... ugh... it's a B... Sooo close to being an
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    Abdominal IV

    libran1984 replied to dmurph615's topic in General Nursing

    I've put abdominal IVs in before... only once, but yeah... it was way awkward. We needed blood like none other and had to start stat abx, but couldn't do the abx until we got the blood cx's so it was...
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    "I don't want him as my nurse"

    libran1984 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    While this is not exclusively LPN related, I feel that as an LPN I should still discuss my nursing dilemmas here with nurses such as myself. I go to triage a pt and he says in a lively and over the...
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    "I don't want him as my nurse"

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

    I am glad to have the idea of the pain scale reinforced by some replies not as a way to measure pain intensity but rather a way to measure its decrease and decline. I need not be be so stringent on...