Plagueis

Plagueis

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  1. Improper glove use at your local eatery(s)

    I believe that some fast food places make their employees wear gloves in order to give the impression to the customer that they are practicing standard precautions against germs, which is supposed to...
  2. My school's grading policy SUCKS!!!!

    My LPN program's grading scale is similar; an A is 93 or above, a B is 85 to 92, and a C is 78 to 84. This, however, is the same grading scale that the vocational high school, which runs the LPN...
  3. I bought my Syllabus yesterday !

    Not only can't I imagine a 132-page syllabus, I can't believe that some have to pay for one. My back just aches thinking about lugging that syllabus
  4. How is it possible working AND going to nursing school?

    I am currently working full-time and attending LPN school full-time. (School is Monday through Friday.) I graduated in June. It's hard, let me tell you. I wish I didn't have to work full-time, but I...
  5. Can an employer penalize you for calling-in due to illness?

    The key word here is "overuse." If an employer provides, say, 10 paid sick days per year, and the employee uses 5 of those days, that should not be grounds for discipline, as it is not overuse, since...
  6. Would you put your family member in a LTC facility?

    No, I would not put a loved one in a nursing home. My parents and grandparents are deceased, so, in that sense, I don't have to worry about whether to put an older family member in one. However, I...
  7. Clinicals?

    For the LPN program that I'm currently in, we have had clinicals in both nursing homes and
  8. Grade system in your school

    My school uses the same scoring system as
  9. What are CNA's allowed to know? (HIPAA question)

    As a CNA, I understand that we are able to look at care plans, which mention important things about residents that are pertinent to their care, such as their diets, mobility status, combative...
  10. My two least favorite words

    "Time management." As in, "It's possible for a CNA to take care of 12 total-care residents, including feeding 4 of them (takes about 30 minutes for each one), 3 showers, 6 of them mechanical lifts...
  11. Doctor title, Nurse title

    This is something that I've noticed and wondered about, whenever I hear of doctors being called by their professional titles, but nurses called by their first name. I have heard this myself, and the...
  12. getting up early

    Wow! You have not only a Plan B, but a Plan C, D and E! I'm impressed. I am definitely not a morning person, but I haven't been late for LPN school yet. I never thought about using my cell as a...
  13. Doctor title, Nurse title

    While I can understand why nurses who work in hospitals would want to white out their last names, I don't think this act would work for all healthcare professionals. For instance, I, and I bet all of...
  14. Is this overtime at your facility?

    The same thing happened to me almost 15 years ago: I worked as a janitor, and the employer didn't allow anyone to work more than 80-hours in two weeks, but had many of us working 60-70 hours one week,...
  15. As BrokenRNheart posted, and said it best "people have screwed it up." Nurses and CNAs who are caught texting and gossiping on their cells during patient care are the reasons for the rules against...
  16. I am starting LPN school next week, and as a CNA, I was wondering about some of the things that I have seen nurses do in caring for residents, and curious if they were considered "acceptable." I have...
  17. Need Help with Blood Pressures; First-Timer

    Thanks for the tips, everyone. The steth I got from the nursing school is a Littman. I have a question about what side to use. First, I have to admit that I thought that only one side, the diaphragm,...
  18. Hello. I am in nursing school, and I performed my first blood pressure today. Well, at least I attempted to perform them. I was wondering if any of you nurses were as nervous and stressed out as I was...
  19. I don't think the rules against cell phone usage at work are about nurses and CNAs not being allowed to have contact with their families; the reason those rules are in place is because nurses and CNAs...
  20. I oftened wondered about how some nursing homes remained open, despite the horror stories we hear about them. Based on what I've heard from agency coworkers, all of the nursing homes (and some...
  21. I would think that if more nurses and CNAs stopped abusing the cell phone, then more places would be less strict with the rules. I have been a CNA for over 3 years, and the I have yet to see or hear...
  22. Amen. I would like to add that the above is also harder when residents require a mechanical lift, because they ususally require 2 CNAs, and that other CNA may not be around when you need to use the...
  23. I am starting LPN school next week, and I am constantly told that it will be extremely time-consuming. The LPNs I know told me that they studied between 3 to 6 hours per day, so I was wondering if...
  24. I am a CNA who works in LTC, and the policy for all employees is that we are not to use the cell phone during working hours. We can use them during lunch/dinner, and during our 15-minute breaks. There...
  25. Is It OK for Nurses to Do These Things?

    I am still a CNA, not a nurse, and I am going to LPN school this month. I am asking about these possible scenarios because when I become a nurse, I want to know what the proper procedures are for...