MahzieLPN LPN

I worked at the local college library for 4.9 years. Never got my 5 year pin because I left the college a couple of weeks before my "official" 5 year mark. No big deal, really, just seemed rather petty. Anyway, completed the one-year LPN program n...

I, too, believe you did not fail this patient. You provided her with the deeply desired dignity that was allowable, no thanks to the Selfish Daughter. She must have been some piece of work that the other children didn't band together to over-ride h...

Nursing career path: figured out I needed to have my OWN skill-set after the death of a husband/father friend. His wife was a teacher at that time; had her own degree, etc. At that time, I worked at a college library, but with no library degree. N...

BEST of luck! You'll be great, I'm sure.

I never lie if asked, but I don't necessarily volunteer the information. If we were very far behind in a physician's office, we would often give a general reason: emergency at the hospital, etc., and if challenged about that, the reply was always, W...

Thank you, babaloo8 - your remarks are deeply appreciated. Right at first, I thought I was the problem, but the longer I was at the WC Center and the more often I worked, then the proverbial light bulb came on. The whole wound care field was very i...

Hoping so much that my contribution to your study won't skew your results, but my experience in Wound Care was far less than ideal. There was daily drama between the center director and one of the patient case workers, so the rest of us had virtuall...

Call your Dr. Strong or A-Team for help. Duck. And I tend to agree: perhaps the ED is NOT the best place for you - which is not a fault or a shame. We all have our strengths and our weaknesses; we are human, after all. Good luck in finding your n...

I would contact the payroll person as soon as her/his office was open. I'd dream a lot in between.....:)

Heading to Hawaii in two weeks! An early observance of our 40th wedding anniversary (next March) - and we can't believe it's been so many years; they've flown right by!!!

I would not be able to live with myself if I had not returned the check/notified Payroll immediately. My dad taught us better than that, and his disappointment with the wrong response would have hurt me far more than going home with several dollars ...

I worked in Behavioral Health for eight months at which time, I recognized it was not the unit for me. Sadly, I witnessed inappropriate behavior by other nurses and I did report them to the unit director. He thanked me and said that for the sake of...

Lovely, simply lovely. Thank you so much.

I am an LPN of 30+ years. At our school, we had a check-list of skills we had to complete prior to graduation and I am still grateful for that specific training. Interestingly, during the last two weeks of class and clinical, I had to administer an...

It would be presumptuous of me to even try to add anything to this post of Esme12. Praying for you and your family.

I worked in Wound Care as a float nurse. While I enjoyed the patients quite a lot, it was frustrating for me because I didn't work enough days in a row to "get the program" in an efficient manner. Sadly, my evaluations didn't reflect my efforts to ...

My times as a patient have been few, but memorable. During the last one, in the night, I developed SOB for no apparent reason. My nurse was incredibly intuitive, called the doc at the right time anticipating a PE, which it was not - thankfully. Ho...

Goodness! I am speechless, which seldom/never happens!!! W-A-S-H is a four-letter word - a good one! DO IT regardless and protect yourself in addition to your patients!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree wholeheartedly with GrnTea, especially in the last paragraph: either enforce your statement 100% or remove the sign. Likely, some believe that sign is "for the rest of them - certainly not ME." There's perceived "royalty" in every practice,...

Dearest CP, "Eloquent" does not even begin to describe your missive. Having been in your shoes to a particular degree, I, too, get it. Please believe me that after 25 years, it DOES get better; the painful edges aren't quite so sharp and the thoug...

My most demanding instructor in nursing school ALWAYS told us: You will never be faulted for using the proper [medical] terminology, and by gosh! She was right!!! Using same is the most universally beneficial "language" when describing a wound, an ...

I like to know who is treating me, too. The introduction should be part of the process: Hi, I'm "Sandy" and an LPN. I will be helping you today (whatever is appropriate) with _____________. That shouldn't take too long to say and it will offer com...

Kudos to your employer, SuperMeghan91. The remark about the timing of lunch and breaks meant only that, not a complete disregard for them. Personally, I don't know of any place where you get to have your lunch at the same time every day, hence, ti...

Total agreement with all of the above. Lunch and breaks are a part of the whole employment partnership, even though there may be occasional exceptions to the timing of them. DO NOT risk your own health and safety - much less that of a patient - to ...

When I worked 12s, this was my experience to a tee. Really prefer four 10s; I'm good for 10 hours, but those last two on 12s really kick my butt.......