vern234

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1. What can I do?

   vern234 replied to butterflysvn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   She contacted the state licensure board by phone, we don't get a score here either, its pass or fail, but they had to explain what took so long. How long since you took your

2. What can I do?

   vern234 replied to butterflysvn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I had to let you know I graduated with a girl who took her boards around the same time as I did and she never heard if she had passed for almost 6 weeks. She also had 85 questions, we tried to be...

3. First week on the job & I made a med error!

   vern234 replied to vern234's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Thanks for the advice, everyone at work has been very supportive & I know I will learn from my mistake. I don't care if it takes me an hour to pass meds, I will slow down & double check...

4. First week on the job & I made a med error!

   vern234 replied to vern234's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   :Melody: Yes, everyone found out, because I reported it right away. Thank god the pt. was alright. I went back to work after a day off and concentrated more on what I was doing, instead of being so...

5. First week on the job & I made a med error!

   vern234 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I gave a patient the wrong meds, I broke the CARDINAL RULE of administration....Check the wrist band!!! How many times did instructors drill that phrase into my head? I'm still in orientation for 3...

6. LPN student First day of psych rotation, HELP!

   vern234 replied to vern234's topic in Psychiatric

   I think you may be right, I am not used to the slower pace and need to feel alittle more at ease. The thing that really got to me was a verbal attack on all the students by a patient, He "Didn't give...

7. LPN student First day of psych rotation, HELP!

   vern234 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   :imbar Today was my first day of a three week rotation in psych, I left the floor feeling stressed out,& emotionally tired. I am normally very good at communicating with my patients, but today I...