Debbie_LPN

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  1. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Wouldn't it have been great if they told us this stuff in nursing school? NOTE: A LOT OF MINE WERE MEANT FOR LTC NURSES The human body is capable of holding 200 cups of H2O/coffee in your...

  2. License Renewal question

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I just wanted to know how much it costs to renew your LPN license. It's every 2 years, and I keep hearing different prices..... Thanks!!

  3. Nurses and smoking......

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok kinda touchy subject...... Shopping for scrubs this morning, and yes I'll be the first to admit I smoke. Friend walks up to me and says "Aren't you a nurse??? Don't you know what that does to...

  4. Bad Habits Nurses Develop

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about you, but out in the "real world" I've seen a lot of things that would not fly in school! Here are a few: Pre-popping pills Not using MARs on med pass Not washing hands/using...

  5. TCTC School of Nursing

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    Has anyone graduated from the TCTC School of Nursing in Lordstown, Ohio??? Just wondering if there are any familiar faces in the

  6. Can u believe my resident???

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ok, me and hubby have been trying for 3 years to have a baby. One of my residents came up to me and asked "When are you due???" I stepped back a second, and told her about trying, and that I wasn't...

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

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work 11-7:30, and I feel like I can't get a break. We have SOOOO much work at night. We are responsible for everything, b/c "you have a lot of down-time on the midnight shift". Which brings me to...

  8. Pay rates...RN to BSN

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    I haven't heard anything, but is there a difference in pay rates from RN to an RN;BSN??? I understand that different specialities will give a pay raise and all, but if you do on to further your...

  9. LVN Pay in your Area???

    Debbie_LPN replied to Anjewels's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ohio here---I'm making 16.00 including my shift differential. I'm in

  10. Did you ever "neglect" a patient???

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    While we were in nursing school, our instructor informed us one day that if you are working at a current job and quit without giving a notice or walk off a shift, it is considered neglect and they can...

  11. Beginning to dislike LTC d/t a coworker

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ok, 5 months now into my 1st nursing job in LTC. I am told I am the "midnight nurse supervisor", because basically I am the only nurse who actually works full time. I am getting burned out and FAST....

  12. Taking the weight off after nursing school

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    At the end of nursing school, we did a survey and the average weight gain was 20 pounds. I thought that after I started working, the weight would come off as easily as I put it on (HA) I find now...

  13. Aides giving the "new nurse" problems

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Let's see..... I am a new nurse, started working 4 months ago in LTC. I am 23 years old. The problem is: Where I work, there is 1 nurse on the floor, and 2 to 3 aides. They are all older than me,...

  14. Aides giving the "new nurse" problems

    Debbie_LPN replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    THANK YOU EVERYONE SOOOO MUCH!!! I am taking a lot in, and yes, it is getting better. I think now that I'm there for awhile, they see that they don't run the show. I've started calling them on...

  15. How many people do you have to wake up at night?

    Debbie_LPN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    lucky

  16. Urine return???

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In LTC nursing, when changing a catheter, do you ALWAYS get urine return??? In school, we are always told that u will get a return if u are in the right spot. I'm asking b/c the other day, I changed...

  17. How many people do you have to wake up at night?

    Debbie_LPN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ah, yes, I have 6-7 skin checks 5 nights a week. We have about 5 tx's, and my med pass starts at 0330. Yes, it is unreal. I got the response "We are trying to help out the dayturn pass, so now all...

  18. Anyone work for a Western PA facility that could provide preceptorship?

    Debbie_LPN replied to StudentNurseMM's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hey! Live in Ohio, but worked in PA my whole life. Some that accepted students while I was an aide: Nugents(Hermitage) Hospitality Care Center(Hermitage) Countryside Convalescent(Mercer) Clepper...

  19. nurse to patient ratio laws ohio

    Debbie_LPN replied to nursecompassion's topic in Ohio Nursing

    In ohio, nurse ratio is 1:50. YES, 1:50! I'm not sure on CNA's. We have 1:36 where I work(in LTC), and that is every shift. The dayturn 9 am med pass starts at 7:30am and ends around 11:30am....

  20. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

    Debbie_LPN replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Northeastern Ohio here...on the border of PA, and I work in an LTC facility. Going on to RN school soon!!!

  21. Anyone else burned out???

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i just got my first nursing job 3 months ago. we are so short(i work ltc), that i have already oriented 2 new nurses and worked several 12 hr shifts. i just got off of an 11 day stretch(including 3...

  22. Anyone else burned out???

    Debbie_LPN replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's how the schedule falls. Don't get me wrong, the $$$ is good, but I don't like having $800 taken out in taxes!!! I requested off the 4th of July and 5 days after that, so hopefully, I can...

  23. OB nurses, what do you do in adoption situations?

    Debbie_LPN replied to estrogen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would just like to say thank you to all the nurses. I was on the other end of care, giving up my baby at the age of 18, and the nurses made it go a lot smoother for me. At first, I said I just want...

  24. Soriatane???

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have a resident on the drug Soriatane. I was told during orientation that since I am a woman of childbearing age, that I should not touch the drug with bare hands. They are in a timed-release...

  25. Soriatane???

    Debbie_LPN replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I called 2 pharmacies. The first one (a huge chain which shall remain nameless) didn't tell me anything, and they said they couldn't help. The 2nd one gave me the number to poison control...