newLPN04

newLPN04

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  1. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

    newLPN04 replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

    I would definitely get fired...no way could I keep a straight

  2. Scheduled meeting with manager, HR and union rep

    newLPN04 replied to meadow85's topic in General Nursing

    You aren't the first person to ever call in sick when you weren't and I'm sure won't be the last. I think it kind of sneaky of her to check up on you anyway. Wishing you the best of

  3. Morgellon's Disease

    newLPN04 replied to indigo girl's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked in a LTC facility a couple years ago, and we had a pt who's wife insisted he had it. We never had a dx from his doctor though. That was the first time I ever heard of it, but she described...

  4. Anyone here use WIA to help cover tuition?

    newLPN04 replied to LBS2008's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I went to nursing school on the WIA program, got laid off from a tire company. WIA was a blessing to me..paid for my tuition, books, uniforms, NCLEX. I also drew a check every week til I graduated,...

  5. Need ideas for teaching...

    newLPN04 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    485 is the POC (Plan Of Care), has pt information on it, list of meds, orders, dx,

  6. Is HH exhausting?

    newLPN04 replied to iwanna's topic in Home Health

    I've done very little lifting working HH. In fact I think the only lifting has been when a pt has been in the floor, and my director was with me, a lady had pushed her emergency alert button and we...

  7. Need ideas for teaching...

    newLPN04 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    The 485 is the Plan of Care, sent to the MD to sign and goes in the chart as orders, and a copy goes in the field chart so the nurses have them when they visit the pt. It lists all the dx, the meds,...

  8. Need ideas for teaching...

    newLPN04 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    I sometimes use my books from nursing school to find different things about the different diseases and meds to teach..also your drug book is a great place for finding teaching on meds, sometimes...

  9. Leaving your first nursing job, how hard was it?

    newLPN04 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    VERY HARD!!! I worked at my first nursing job fresh out of nursing school for almost 2 years. It was an agonizing decision, but one day I just got sick and tired of being sick and tired. I went to...

  10. Why dont we get respect as LTC nurses?

    newLPN04 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Some of the worst cases I have seen in LTC were pts who came from home in such a horrendous state...we took care of them and got them into a much better condition, and guess where they went..right...

  11. Has this happened to anyone else?

    newLPN04 replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    I've had both kinds, the tube thing and the hamburger bun thing..lol...I had to have valium for the closed, and made my husband stay in the room and talk to me the whole time I was in the opened one....

  12. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    newLPN04 replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I also work in LTC. The CNA that said she wasn't going to make sure the pt was dry when the ambulance got there..well..then it's time to put pen and paper to her. Don't keep letting the CNAs walk...

  13. Why dont we get respect as LTC nurses?

    newLPN04 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LTC nurse here, almost 2 years...."sitters"...gotta laugh...what nurse in LTC has time to "sit"?:monkeydance: They have no idea, do they?

  14. Took the NCLEX-PN Yesterday... I think I'm going to puke.

    newLPN04 replied to marksvic's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I felt the same way I sat for my NCLEX-PN. It also cut off at the mininimum # of questions on me. I nearly jumped out of my seat when it shut off on me. I was miserable until I heard if I passed or...

  15. Please Help! Encouragement needed

    newLPN04 replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've been in LTC for about 1 1/2 yrs now, my first and only nursing job. I know exactly how you feel. To help myself with remembering stuff I need to do, I make a "TO DO" list in a small notebook...

  16. Help! LTC facility LPN scope?

    newLPN04 replied to blardyblardyhelp!!'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We do all the mentioned and more. It's all part of a normal shift in LTC. You'll also be pill pusher, comforter, go-between, peacekeeper and much more. Just go in and do your job and don't be...

  17. Any Tips on Washing Whites?

    newLPN04 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I use Shout...spray it on the stain, but has to be before they are washed or the stain will set in...I've also started putting about 1/4--1/2 cup of Shout in all my laundry. I get a lot of...

  18. I'm interested, but have a phobia

    newLPN04 replied to jc6275's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC and have recently moved to first shift, and drawing blood is one of the things nurses have to do on that shift. I also have a problem with drawing blood, I've tried several times and...

  19. Lovenox Injections: SC, But Where?

    newLPN04 replied to lmz's topic in Patient Medications

    I have a pt in LTC who receives Lovenox injections 60mg bid. I always give it in the abd. She told me one day that the first shift nurse had given it in her arm and it hurt really bad. She does...

  20. Doctors comments about not trusting his Nurses

    newLPN04 replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

    what is

  21. My test stopped at 75

    newLPN04 replied to cyang22's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Stop worrying, my test stopped at the minimum also..I got up and left when many of the ones who were in there when I sat down, were still testing. It made me physically sick. I just knew I had...