JenLPN001

JenLPN001

Dementia care, hospice

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  1. What exactly is so bad about LTC??

    JenLPN001 replied to MaybeaNurse7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have always worked LTC and I enjoy it. Yes it can be stressful and yes we're always understaffed but for the past 4 years I have worked for a family owned facility that specializes in Alzheimer's...

  2. Stupid things that nurses say

    JenLPN001 replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Had a resident once tell me to go to hell. Without thinking, replied "I'm already

  3. Stupid things that nurses say

    JenLPN001 replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG I know that man!!!!!!!!! I kid you not, we've got a resident, very HOH, dementia, has pulled his cath out with balloon inflated so many times that he looks like a split hot dog (ok bad visual but...

  4. New LVN looking for gadgets for new work

    JenLPN001 replied to rhkenji's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I went over to Amazon and got a really good pulse ox for about $30. There are so many different companies and styles and I really haven't heard any negatives about reliability of any particular type....

  5. has anyone done self preparation n got into nursing program

    JenLPN001 replied to jinchi's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I started my first year of PN school during my last year of high school, through a vo-tech program. Had a pre-test which was basically just common sense and a bit of math, but then again, we're...

  6. How many LPN's had phlebotomy including in their course?

    JenLPN001 replied to angiebear's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I graduated LPN school in 1989, in Virginia. At that time, phlebotomoy could not be taught in the LPN program but we all took a course in it about a week after graduation. Believe it or not, haven't...

  7. Termination

    JenLPN001 replied to nursetweety's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hey, where are ya? Our facility can definitely use an experienced LPN! Several actually... Oh and after 30 years, who WOULDN'T be overwhelmed at times? Sheesh, seems to me there would have been some...

  8. LPN not taken serious

    JenLPN001 replied to chach1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've gotten that same attitude from people for years. Had more than one family member say to me "are you an LPN or are you a REAL nurse?" AAARRRGGGHHHH!!! I decided to make fun of it though. See,...

  9. What happened to responsibility?

    JenLPN001 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in an Alzheimer's/Dementia facility. Every one of our 60 residents has some type of dementia diagnosis. We allow our residents to "age in place" so we have a very broad spectrum of cognitive...

  10. Stupid things that nurses say

    JenLPN001 replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    "I told 2 squabbling 80 + yr olds to "GO to your room, if you can't get along". (I work LTC.) Then I remembered, not only was that probably NOT appropriate for me to say, but they are in the SAME...

  11. Ever get the urge to release a horde of flying monkeys?

    JenLPN001 replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Nursing

    This was my Facebook status yesterday.... Dear Friday, Please be nice to me. The rest of the week has made me want to scoop my eyeballs out with a melon baller. Sincerely, Me and dang it.......

  12. Is it possible.....

    JenLPN001 replied to Charon G's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Where I work we had a resident who had such bad urinary retention for so long that upon hospitalization, the top of his bladder was even with his navel. Had him come to our facility and he was...

  13. Blame the weekend staff! It's fun!

    JenLPN001 replied to Nurse_Wretched's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work for a small, family owned Alzheimer's/dementia facility. We have our little fights between shifts, but nothing major. I think that even if you counted kitchen and housekeeping staff, we don't...

  14. Hospice and Full Code

    JenLPN001 replied to WittySarcasm's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen a few full codes on hospice at our facility. Usually it was because although the family is accepting that the resident is nearing end of life, they're not fully ready to totally let go....

  15. How much of a raise did you get this year?

    JenLPN001 replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    Raise your hand if you had to look "raise" (this usage) up in the dictionary before replying to this

  16. "I DEMAND an antibiotic. I am the customer and I am paying your salary"

    JenLPN001 replied to Nascar nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh to run them down and feel that THUMP THUMP of the wheels going over top of their bodies.......................... oh sorry, was daydreaming there!! We've had a wife pound.. and I do mean POUND on...

  17. Certified Medication Technician

    JenLPN001 replied to NicInNC's topic in General Nursing

    Here in VA we have CNA/Med Techs. I personally work with 8 of them and they are well trained, knowledgeable and know when to ask for help or to have a question answered. They did not start out as med...

  18. Murphy's Law of Nursing

    JenLPN001 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Gotta preface this by saying I work in a 60 bed, privately owned ALF that is 100% Alzheimer's/Dementia care. We don't have unit clerks, but we do have an administrative assistant who answers the...

  19. Phasing out Unit Clerks???

    JenLPN001 replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Working in an ALF, unit clerks are like a mythical creature... we've all heard of them but never seen one! But I don't care if you're God himself... you sleep on the clock, you get shown the door!! If...

  20. How would you handle this.....

    JenLPN001 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    This actually happened several years ago but figured I'd ask how others would handle it. I was working on a skilled unit in our local hospital, typical day, nothing special happening. Was approached...

  21. Bedside charting?! Is this the new norm? VENT!

    JenLPN001 replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhhhhhhhhhhh sometimes I have to thank the owners of my facility for not going paperless!!! I swore to never again complain about writer's cramp or sore fingers when I started working there.... and...

  22. Is it okay to call?

    JenLPN001 replied to KimberlyRN89's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I can only speak from the way things are at the places I've worked. When I worked hospitals, there was usually a separate HR dept and from what I have gleaned is that it's ok to call..... ONCE... and...

  23. How would you handle this.....

    JenLPN001 replied to JenLPN001's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well I'm lucky in a way.... no RN to "dis" me. In a way it sucks though because it's kind of nice to have someone else to go to on occasion but that's ok. Normally the only RNs I have contact with are...

  24. False documentation... more common than you think.

    JenLPN001 replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Agree to disagree? How about agree to agree? You nailed it! I work in an Alzheimer's facility and there are days (evenings in my case) where we're lucky to be able to keep our "strippers" from doing a...

  25. Same patient's over and over again

    JenLPN001 replied to MattNurse's topic in General Nursing

    This thread makes me wonder about the thoughts of the nurses involved in my mother's "frequent flyer" days. Of course, everyone will say her situation was "different" because she was FINALLY diagnosed...