ktwlpn

ktwlpn LPN

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  1. I love being a nurse because........

    ktwlpn replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

    I love being a nurse because I get to wear pajama's to work.

  2. Live Chat - Why dont we use it??

    ktwlpn replied to DaisyRN, ACNP's topic in General Nursing

    Is there anybody out

  3. Pushy family members??

    ktwlpn replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :rotfl: Our DON would call a meeting and show them our facility's policies and procedures and then give them the list of other LTC's in this area....THat one is ALL about control-clean between the...

  4. Pushy family members??

    ktwlpn replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is a good example of the "us vs. them" mentality that we often see...And this is coming from a nurse educator.It's great to be involved in your care or that of your loved one but don't...

  5. question for LPNs

    ktwlpn replied to leopold's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm about six months into my program and I am really starting to get worried. We are starting to do some pretty serious procedures in lab which require lots and lots of practice just to check off on...

  6. Has a patient asked you to help him/her die?

    ktwlpn replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked with a few that begged me to make sure thier families honored their wishes.Sadly I have seen these directives ignored numerous times...I did private duty home care for a young man that...

  7. Too Many Crabby Nurses!!

    ktwlpn replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    There are "crabby" people EVERYWHERE-not just in nursing.You had better learn to stand up for yourself or ignore it and not let their negative energy effect you or you else leave....You will ALWAYS...

  8. DSL Services

    ktwlpn replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very pleased with Verizon and MSN---my monthly phone service is also part of my package so I pay one bill for all 3----IN my experience MSN's tech service is way better then AOL EVER was....I...

  9. Anyone with a diabetic cat?

    ktwlpn replied to Daytonite's topic in Medical-Surgical

  10. Morphine/ativan cocktail

    ktwlpn replied to aprilleverett's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  11. Do you feel like you have no "down time" on the midnight shift???

    ktwlpn replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't think there is much "down time" on any shift in LTC these days.Our residents are MUCH sicker and live way longer then they used to.EACH shift has it's unique challenges -each has certain tasks...

  12. Morphine/ativan cocktail

    ktwlpn replied to aprilleverett's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Those meds are not as effective when used PRN-routine use gives way better symptom

  13. Wearing scrubs in public...

    ktwlpn replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    go to http://www.askmarilyn.com to contact

  14. Reward system for hardworking CNA's..need help!

    ktwlpn replied to NurseWiggins's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't care to be patronized nor do I patronize others..I would like to be treated as a professional on a daily basis and I certainly will accept a "well done" when I deserve it.I don't appreciate...

  15. What is your facility's protocol for managing UTI's?

    ktwlpn replied to DG5's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    we treat if they are symptomatic-and generally in the elderly increased confusion is the first sign of a UTI...Why not look at the common causes of UTI and work on

  16. punished for a needle stick?

    ktwlpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all-have any of you ever been written up or given a verbal warning after a needle stick? I have NEVER heard of such a thing until today.A co-worker was given a verbal warning for "unsafe nursing...

  17. punished for a needle stick?

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    It was nothing along those lines-she was actually stuck with a lancet.We don't have pens for ours-we have always just used the lancet alone and she somehow pricked the side of a finger as she was...

  18. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I posted this here becaue I think this subject is something that we as nurses deal with on a regular basis.....Many many people state that they have a big problem with the feeding being stopped...

  19. New and In Trouble. Please Help!

    ktwlpn replied to Tanner64's topic in Men in Nursing

    My heart goes out to you-I am so sorry you are going through this.Seems to me if other staff have had problems with these people then the agency should have terminated their contract instaed of put...

  20. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    correct-and the apparent injuries could be attributed to vigorous CPR-she coded numeorus times in the ambulance the night she collapsed.She also had a car accident sometime prior to her...

  21. Absolutely the most entertaining birth plan I have ever read....

    ktwlpn replied to Mermaid4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :chuckle when will womem get that the baby is in control? and will stay that way for the next 18 or 20

  22. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    :yelclap: FANTASTIC POST!!! Many of the opposing views I have read on this thread have been rife with mis-information....So many are eager to believe everything they read or hear especially if it...

  23. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    And what a legacy she left-people are really talking.I believe her autopsy will show conclusively why she collapsed intitally (or it will rule out things) and it will show just what level of awareness...

  24. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Steph-re-read the post-----You totally misunderstood what I said-I don't know what you talking about- I have the RIGHT to choose how I want to live my life JUST AS the disabled do....I am NOT saying...

  25. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    The reason why many of us feel very strongly that this matter is a right to die case and NOT an issue of the rights of the disabled is the fact that Terri was not born with a disablilty and living her...