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ktwlpn LPN

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  1. Update on Overtime Pay

    ktwlpn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :rotfl: If the gov steps in and stops 'needless litigation" there will be lots of lawyers out of work....How ridiculous...next they will start cutting back on OSHA-keeping the employees safe must...

  2. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

    ktwlpn replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

  3. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

    ktwlpn replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

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  4. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    ktwlpn replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

  5. Does anyone here actually LIKE LTC???

    ktwlpn replied to Worthy's topic in General Nursing

    And it is just as hard to get rid of the bad......So often we get busy and let little things go and then they escalate and there is no papertrail for admin to utilize and take disciplinary action...I...

  6. Does anyone here actually LIKE LTC???

    ktwlpn replied to Worthy's topic in General Nursing

    You will find a better work environment in LTC-they do exist...Give yourself 6 months to a year to get some good experience under your belt and start looking.That kind of carrying on should NOT be...

  7. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    ktwlpn replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I forgot to add---after you wash,wash ,wash ya hands do a final scrub with shaving cream.....Takes care of that lingering odor..sometimes after dealing with a particulary smelly impaction -even double...

  8. lpn-rn...same difference

    ktwlpn replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    tiona-ya just can't "win" this one.....I think maybe some people find that perceiving others as less "important" or "valued" enables them to have a heightened sense of self-worth. ........That's why...

  9. lpn-rn...same difference

    ktwlpn replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Most of us do know that...however many RN's do not realize the depth of our training and our scope of practice.....we are sometimes looked upon as being slightly more educated then a cna and this is...

  10. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    ktwlpn replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Only the truly warped among us can really appreciate the last 5

  11. lpn-rn...same difference

    ktwlpn replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Just to clarify :nurseunderwater copied a quote from my post that I copied from Plato...as I said Plato's banning from this board and others speaks for

  12. lpn-rn...same difference

    ktwlpn replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Originally Posted by Plato LPNs are not professional nurses. They have the word "nurse" in their title, but so does a CNA. An LPN is an assistant to the RN. A CNA, is also an assistant to the RN. The...

  13. Health Services Coordinator

    ktwlpn replied to HannasMom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Can someone give me an idea what a Health Services Coordinator would do in an assisted living section of this facility?>>>>>>..It varies from facility to facility and state to...

  14. Urgent Question- Toileting

    ktwlpn replied to Susie08's topic in General Nursing

    hmmmm.....If this person is bedridden how in the world will they get on and off of this thing without making a mess? If able to get up and use a toilet or commode I think a better solution would be...

  15. What is more important to you in a job...money or environment?

    ktwlpn replied to FROGGYLEGS's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I do work where the money is right now but that means we do not have the same staffing issues that every other LTC in this area does.And that improves the environment for us all..I KNOW that...

  16. ASHsplit cath care in LTC dialysis pt.

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    [quote=jnette the clinic NM should be listening and getting with the patient's nephrologist and social worker on this ! Hope I have helped a little, ktwlpn...You have helped lots...It's an 18 chair...

  17. ASHsplit cath care in LTC dialysis pt.

    ktwlpn posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi all.....What is your protocol with your dialysis patients residing in LTC as far as caring for their access caths? I have a resident with an ASHsplit catheter-I can't find any info to print to take...

  18. ASHsplit cath care in LTC dialysis pt.

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    actually,'twas my DON whom declined my request to invite someone from the dialysis unit for an inservice- :stone The resident is going through his anger stage and complains constantly about the...

  19. Woman refuses CS, charged with murder

    ktwlpn replied to crankyasanoldma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    it's funny to me that we just keep going around in circles on this subject...and people continue to post their opinions that are based on faulty or incomplete info....It's a shame to see so many...

  20. ASHsplit cath care in LTC dialysis pt.

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    OK-I requested an inservice fron the dialysis unit and was turned down.I was told that I can get all the info I need to know directly from my staff development dept.Bear in mind these nurses have been...

  21. Someone Please talk to ME....I am Brokenhearted

    ktwlpn replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Maybe you need to get away from OB for awhile=are you hanging in there.I am not a psych expert but I know from my own experiences that we carry a certain amount of guilt when we lose a pregnancy.Maybe...

  22. RN or busperson?

    ktwlpn replied to lissyrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i believe firmly that ltc charge nurses need to be more closely involved with the direct care of the residents on the unit-i don't mean performing it...i mean monitoring the staff that are...we have...

  23. Falls and incident reports in LTC

    ktwlpn replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Then you have a bigger problem with these residents....There are so many interventions available to you that can prevent most of these occurrences and this should be part of each incident...

  24. Bad ER experience...what went wrong?

    ktwlpn replied to luv2yoga's topic in Emergency

  25. RN or busperson?

    ktwlpn replied to lissyrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    While the cna's are transporting to and fro and feeding and the LPN's are passing meds what do you suggest the charge nurse do? -many would chat on the phone or read a magazine at the desk.....I...