LisaLPN7

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  1. Happy School Nurses day

    LisaLPN7 replied to bsyrn's topic in School

    Happy School Nurses Day! I received a mass emailing from the RN over the district, with a generic "thank you" and a promise to give each of us $5,000 if she wins the lottery tonight. The principal...

  2. 31 more school days

    LisaLPN7 replied to SchoolRNAmy's topic in School

    There are 13.5 for me...and I'm counting every one of them!!!! I loathe this

  3. Do you like being a LPN? :)

    LisaLPN7 replied to angieedoll's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I love being an LPN. Been one for 23 years now. I have absolutely NO desire to become an RN. In fact, I wouldn't go to RN school if someone paid for me to do so. Never been interested in it at...

  4. What was the most memorable reaction you had from a patient?

    LisaLPN7 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I was a relatively new nurse, age 20 and innocent. Walked into my male patient's room. I guess he was in his late 30s ("old" to me then). Immediately saw that his IV tubing was wrapped crazily...

  5. LPN Crossville, Tn

    LisaLPN7 replied to crazyts's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Check out the new prison in Pikeville, TN. It's not a bad drive from Crossville down Lantana Rd, and they are always hiring LPNs. The one in Wartburg was hiring recently, as

  6. LPN jobs in middle TN

    LisaLPN7 replied to readyforachangenow's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I believe Livingston Regional Medical Center hires LPNs,

  7. LPN jobs in middle TN

    LisaLPN7 replied to readyforachangenow's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN, still hires a few LPNs here and there. But they treat their employees like crap, ratios are high, and you're treated like a criminal if, God...

  8. What Is The Shift You Will Never Forget?

    LisaLPN7 replied to bsartor's topic in General Nursing

    The one I'll never forget was a night shift in a small community hospital, on a post-op surgical floor. Must have been around 1992. I started the shift with 12 patients and one elderly CNA with a...

  9. Willing to move anywhere do anything!

    LisaLPN7 replied to MichaelMcKinney's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Please don't say "just become an LVN" as if it's something to settle for because you can't do better. I've been an LPN for 23 years and I am proud of my license and nursing skills. I didn't settle...

  10. bedside nursing, is it really that bad?

    LisaLPN7 replied to OCRN3's topic in General Nursing

    I became an LPN at age 20 and worked Med-Surg for like 10 years. I absolutely loved bedside nursing! If I hadn't ruined my back and knee in the process, I'd still be doing bedside nursing, but the 12...

  11. Why do teachers think they're all that and we're beneath them?

    LisaLPN7 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    The teachers in my school are the same way. They send me kids who have holes in their jeans, glue in their hair, and noisy shoes. I kid you not, I have gotten all of those complaints. I don't get a...

  12. How to handle vision/hearing refusal

    LisaLPN7 replied to 100kids's topic in School

    Let the parent/guardian know he's refusing and move

  13. guns, knives and students...Any thoughts, comments or safety suggestions?

    LisaLPN7 replied to lkulmann's topic in School

    I think we need armed guards in schools. And I think all staff who want to, and who can qualify, should be allowed to carry concealed. I am a concealed-carry permit holder in the state of TN. So...

  14. Can LPN's be a school nurse?

    LisaLPN7 replied to HeatherMax's topic in School

    In TN, yes. There is an RN in charge of Consolidated School Health, but LPNs in all the schools. She runs around to them all doing IHPs and

  15. Do you wanna be an RN??

    LisaLPN7 replied to smartypantsnurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I became an LPN at age 20 in 1990. Here in TN, there was nothing an RN could do that I couldn't do. I put down NG tubes, administered blood, did IVPs, you name it. I was Charge Nurse on the post-op...

  16. Does nursing change you into an angry person?

    LisaLPN7 replied to DesireeBeyerGreen's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't think I'm angry or hateful. I'll admit I have a very low BS tolerance, and I don't like patients (of any age) who play games and waste my time. But I can remember hundreds of patients who...

  17. Best areas to work in as an LPN

    LisaLPN7 replied to EHGWR's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've worked 11-7 in hospitals in the past, but ran from hospital nursing when they went to those ridiculous (IMO) 12 shifts. The last time I worked in a hospital, in southeast TN, was in 1996 and I...

  18. Whats wrong with working in a nursing home?

    LisaLPN7 replied to jasminewilliams's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    There's nothing "wrong" with working in LTC. I just am not gonna do it. I spent 4 weeks doing clinicals in a crappy nursing home during nursing school and that showed me all I needed to know about...

  19. Do you wanna be an RN??

    LisaLPN7 replied to smartypantsnurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have been an LPN for 23 years, and have absolutely no desire to be an RN. I chose LPN school instead of RN school back in the day, and have never regretted it. I am an excellent

  20. Is it worth going to school for LPN (2014)?

    LisaLPN7 replied to mzsuccess's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am in middle TN and there are lots of LPN jobs here. LTC, corrections, clinics, public schools, etc. I have a friend who is an LPN in a state prison and he started out at $18/hr. I just...

  21. New school nurse...bummed out already

    LisaLPN7 posted a topic in School

    I've been an LPN for the past 22 years, however Tuesday was my first day as a school nurse. I spent that day with the nurse (RN) I was replacing in my school. She spent most of the day complaining...

  22. New school nurse...bummed out already

    LisaLPN7 replied to LisaLPN7's topic in School

    Still hating the job. It hasn't gotten any better, and my clinic is full of the same frequent flyers with the same BS complaints just to get out of class. I'm actively seeking a real nursing job and...

  23. Interview Monday morning for school LPN position

    LisaLPN7 posted a topic in School

    I just got the call! I have an appt Monday morning for an interview here in our local school system. It's part-time and says 5 hrs a day, so at this point I'm not sure what it entails. But I figure...

  24. General Salary info for a School Nurse

    LisaLPN7 replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in School

    I just got hired as a school nurse and will be making $11.22/hr, working part time at 25 hrs a week. I will work daily from 9 to 2. I see on here that that is pretty low, but in this part of TN,...

  25. school nurse advice?????

    LisaLPN7 replied to paulaclark29's topic in School

    I gotta ask the same question: If you're not an LPN or RN, therefore not a "nurse", how can you be a "school