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ktwlpn LPN

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  1. Should I have turned the LVN in?

    I don't understand the purpose of this thread-someone posts here regarding action they have taken and ask for opinions regarding same but if they get an opinion that is in opposition to theirs then...
  2. what do you talk about at work?

    When I work with the nurse I was with today the two of us have a habit of often breaking out in song-usually showtunes-but anything that is applicable to the situation at the moment works for us..We...
  3. New Nurse Stressed & Need Advice

    How many hours per week were you hired to work? Is it in writing? Nothing wrong with going to your powers that be and insisting that you be scheduled for those hours ONLY. Stand up for yourself or...
  4. How do you do it?

    Here's the most important thing that I learned too late- I wish I knew this back when my son was little becasue you can't get that time back.... No-one ever died from wearing clothes more then one...
  5. Scoop Method Wrong??????

    That's a good idea and I think I'll steal it-I am forever loosing needle caps in the am when I am giving a half a dozen or more insulins in a limited time.They are stuck inside the MAR,under the MAR...
  6. criteria for admission to LTC

    I've seen it done often by families of residents with advanced dementia who are being admitted into our secure unit.They have to do whatever they can to get their loved one into a safe and secure...
  7. Difficult families

    So how do you deal when even the water is not wet enough? You come to allnurses after your shift with your choice of beverage in hand and share. Just when we think we have heard it all another thread...
  8. Nursing Attitudes

    In what capacity are you working? You say you are an LPN student-are you working as an aide or unit clerk? Can you clarify your post-are they picking at little things that you do or what others are...
  9. Funniest Things Doctors say!

    "Well,what do you want ME to do?" Gee,I don't know-I didn't go to med school......And- "Tune tv to General Hospital every day" for a LTC fella who was in a persistent vegetative
  10. We use a standing
  11. Too busy to advocate for yourself?

    Where I work the "complainer" soon gains a reputation as being a PITA-no matter how valid the complaints are. You discover that every time you speak you are greeted with eye-rolling from the DON,ADON...
  12. Do some research into your local job market.Start reading the want ads for nurses in your area.In my local paper I have not seen anything( for an RN or LPN) full time within a 90 min commutein...
  13. Breastfeeding/Pumping

    I found that after I had been back at work for about a month my body seemed to put out alot less milk during my shift and production seemed to double during my off hours.I stopped pumping at work but...
  14. Should I feel bad?

    I just submitted an app. for home care hospice.I must need to have my head examined.This thread has reminded me of my past experiences-washing the gunk from the little frou frou dogs eyes and putting...
  15. Should I feel bad?

    And a big whoopee do to your co- workers.You really are the black sheep-how dare you expect fair compensation for your hours worked!And you have some nerve-always sticking to the policies.How dare...
  16. Company picnic tomorrow

    That would be a blast.For nurses week my facility planned daily activities,wheel chair races and the like.Unfortunatly no one could leave their units to participate except for the unit managers!The...
  17. Should I feel bad?

    Why do we let ourselves beccome victims? We are alll entitled to our time off so why do we make ourselves feel guilty over it? It should be up to your agency to find a repplacement and if all else...
  18. Akward work situation??

    And FACEBOOK ruins another
  19. Terminated illegally I believe

    Seems to be,judging by all of the expert opinions being offered inthis thread.It's great(tongue has been firmly in cheek all
  20. Terminated illegally I believe

    I have not seen that in nursing in this area-I wonder how often they actually do follow through.Also I have to say that I did not realize there were so many former lawyers turned nurses on this...
  21. Terminated illegally I believe

    Will someone PLEASE explain to me HOW in the world such an agreement can be enforced? ?Do they hold your pension after you leave?Hold back compensating you for unused vacay time until the two years h...
  22. Invalid drug test?

    Do the herbs change the color of your urine? That can cause a test to be
  23. Patient rights v. Clinical instructor?

    The instructor is wrong .How was the situation
  24. Is there someone over her in the house? You should have gone over her head and refused to accept that assignment.If the other nurse really had sore back she should have followed your facilities...
  25. As a cna iworked my shift,took my breaks and went home without a care in the world but it isexhausting.this was before hoyer lifts and disposable anything.universal precautions were unheard of at that...