Country fried

Country fried has 20 years experience.

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1. LPN scope of practice

   Country fried replied to Maremma's topic in LPN/LVN

   I agree completely! It's scary being around people who don't care or don't know for sure. I certainly don't know everything but when uncertain I try and find an answer BEFORE I do something. Thank goodness my work has predominantly in clinic setti...

2. LPN scope of practice

   Country fried replied to Maremma's topic in LPN/LVN

   Nope don't sound silly. No we did not cover in LVN school and it is very specific in our position statements that Lvn's cannot do iv or venipuncture without certification. I've been a nurse for more than 15 yrs and have never seen anyplace like the ...

3. LPN scope of practice

   Country fried replied to Maremma's topic in LPN/LVN

   I'm with you!!!! I'm in Tx and I work in facility that keeps pushing me to do things outside my scope--because others do,and it's a real drag. This last time I refused to do venipuncture and am worried they will fire me. I can't eat or sleep with t...

4. Iv certification tx

   Country fried replied to Country fried's topic in General Nursing

   . I am in Texas and our board states Lvn's cannot do them without certification but many here are. They even push meds! Scary

5. Iv certification tx

   Country fried posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am afraid for my job. I am not iv certified (other Lvn's aren't either) and keep getting pushed to do iv and venipuncture. Have been employed more than 5 years and reported to admin. multiple times. They gave us a very short (one hour) in servic...