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    Med aid problems!

    sarahlee23 replied to Doobyk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my facility, when a med aid is scheduled on one of our halls for day or PM shift (we never have med aids on at night), the nursing-specific tasks are assigned to the nurses on the other 3 halls....
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    LTC nurses: Can I hear from you, please?

    sarahlee23 replied to 37changes's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My classmates in nursing school thought I was nuts because I knew when I started that I wanted to work in LTC. At the time I had been working as a CNA in basic care, and I loved working with that age...
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    What's the nicest compliment you've gotten as a nurse?

    sarahlee23 replied to NurseNinja1990's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had one of the CNAs I work with on nights tell me that she likes working with me and that I'm easy to respect because I listen to the CNAs, I pitch in and help them when needed, and I have...
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    Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    sarahlee23 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    I work nights in LTC, and one night I was giving one of the residents with dementia a wheelchair ride around the building since sometimes that helped settle him. At one point he turned to me in his...
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    Do you talk to yourself?

    sarahlee23 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I talk to myself quite a bit. The CNAs I work with regularly don't even bat an eye anymore when I do it. Anyone who picks up a night shift is usually caught off guard when I start in. Usually I'm...
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    Tips for a new lpn a a LTC Facility

    sarahlee23 replied to jenn_32's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It does get better as the residents get to know you as well. I've had some residents get upset because I was late with meds or didn't bring them at the specific time they want them (one lady I care...
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    How Many Night Nurses Attend Meetings?

    sarahlee23 replied to NurseQT's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I usually work the night before and the night after our nurses meetings. I only go to the ones that are scheduled so they fall when I have that night off (which happens once a year). I keep telling...
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    Any lpns with previous bachelor degrees on here?

    sarahlee23 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have a BA in English. I realized as I was finishing the degree that while I love writing, I didn't want to make that my full time job. So went to nursing school because I loved my summer job as a...
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    accessing a port for just one blood draw

    sarahlee23 replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    To me accessing the port instead of just doing a peripheral draw is worth it if that's what the patient prefers. But then, I had a port put in for chemo last year. My veins were hard to find before...
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    Why Can't Spouses and Families Understand The NOC Schedule?

    sarahlee23 replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    My mom used to be horrible about calling when I'm sleeping for work. And she wouldn't call just once...she'd call up to six times in a row and leave at least 3 voicemails. So I started turning the...
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    Elopement (a personal story and a plea)

    sarahlee23 replied to Here.I.Stand's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sorry about your grandma. At my facility, we check the wanderguards every shift to make sure they're working, but we've still had a few issues. A couple weeks ago someone eloped and even though her...
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    anyone who works with a foreigner registered nurse?

    sarahlee23 replied to eplus's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked with a nurse who was from Korea for awhile. She spoke English well, but when she first started working she struggled with the charting. As she gained experience and got better with written...
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    Want to schedule but NO AVAILABLE DATES?

    sarahlee23 replied to elievalkyrie's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Can you just schedule it online? When I scheduled mine, I had to do it online because when I called they told me there were no available times the day I wanted to test, but I was able to schedule for...
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    NCLEX Rules - Please Follow Them!

    sarahlee23 replied to BloomNurseRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had a knee brace on prior to surgery when I took my NCLEX a couple years ago. They asked if I really needed it, and once I told them I was supposed to wear it until surgery they let me leave it on....
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    Do you call the doctor at night for low B/P's on night shift?

    sarahlee23 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In addition to assessing the resident and checking whether the low blood pressure is normal or part of a trend, I also check with the CNA to see which arm was used for the blood pressure and have the...
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    What are the different procedures I should expect to do in hospice or a nursing home?

    sarahlee23 replied to NursingBro's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights as an LPN in a LTC facility. This most likely isn't all the procedures I've done, just the ones I can think of right now. In addition to the procedures you've listed, I've had to do...
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    Are there any LPN's not going for RN?

    sarahlee23 replied to HippyDippyLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't plan on going back to school for RN any time soon either. Even during nursing school people acted like I was crazy for not going on for RN right away. But I want to get student loans paid...
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    The only skill I don't understand is BLOOD PRESSURE!

    sarahlee23 replied to sakiohma's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When I was a CNA, it would take me forever to get a blood pressure because I just couldn't hear it. When I started nursing school, I got one of the better Littman stethoscopes, and I've rarely had a...
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    How long after graduation did you wait before taking the NCLEX?

    sarahlee23 replied to aachavez's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I graduated in December and took the NCLEX the first week of January, only a couple days after I got my authorization to test. The only reason I did it so soon was I knew I would be having knee...
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    Question about weird clinical hours

    sarahlee23 replied to gc1010's topic in General Students

    We had to do this for my med-surg and peds clinicals. The only difference was that our clinical instructor went in before we got there and assigned us patients. So we usually didn't run into the...
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    Is 'scope of practice' not taught in school?

    sarahlee23 replied to kids's topic in General Nursing

    We were taught what is and isn't in our scope of practice throughout the nursing program. Then during the very last week one morning they gave us a printed copy of what's in our scope of practice,...
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    Any stethoscope recommendations???

    sarahlee23 replied to johnnyarei's topic in General Students

    When my sister started her nursing program she got a Littman Master Cardiology and loved it. When I started my nursing program I got a Master Cardiology as well because my sister's stethoscope was...
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    what items could you not go a nursing shift without?

    sarahlee23 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Either chocolate or Coke. My inhaler since about the time I leave that at home something triggers my asthma at work. My stethoscope as the ones at work are either terrible or are missing the...
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    have you been hired on the spot?

    sarahlee23 replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    I was hired on the spot for my job. Which surprised me because I was interviewing while recovering from major knee surgery. I'd been out of the knee immobilizer for 2 days and off crutches for maybe...