LisaLPN7

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  1. Interview Monday morning for school LPN position

    LisaLPN7 replied to LisaLPN7's topic in School

    I live in TN, in a small town not far from

  2. Interview Monday morning for school LPN position

    LisaLPN7 replied to LisaLPN7's topic in School

    I GOT THE JOB!!!!! I left the central office thinking I could have done better, and not thinking I'd hear from them again. But the RN in charge called me about an hour after my appointment and said...

  3. Not a nurse? Then, why does LPN stand for Licensed Practical Nurse?

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

    Stupid people tick me off. And anyone who says we LPNs aren't "real" nurses is plain, old-fashioned stupid. I grew up admiring my aunt as one of the smartest, most intelligent, most beautiful women I...

  4. Interview Monday morning for school LPN position

    LisaLPN7 replied to LisaLPN7's topic in School

    Thanks, Tina! I'll definitely do some quick research on the things you suggested. I've never dealt with an insulin pump myself, so that one's gonna take some

  5. Interview Monday morning for school LPN position

    LisaLPN7 replied to LisaLPN7's topic in School

    The advertised pay for the job is only $11.22 an hour. I was totally shocked at that! Especially considering that there is a school secretary job being advertised as well, and it starts out at over...

  6. Austin area school Nurse Pay

    LisaLPN7 replied to pamgr's topic in School

    I'm outside of Nashville, TN. While looking around on our county's school website today, I found an ad for a part-time school LPN (5 hrs a day), offering a whopping $11.22 an hour. Teacher...

  7. How do you even start your LVN career?

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

    Try looking for ads wanting LVNs at your local career center. Check the local paper's employment ads. Upload a resume to sites like indeed.com and careerbuilder.com . Ads are everywhere, just find...

  8. New LPN student

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

    Congrats! Work hard and the year will pass quickly. Don't feel pressured to get your RN afterwards, just because everybody will be telling you to do so. I've been an LPN since 1990, and am...

  9. LPN trying to get into corrections nursing

    LisaLPN7 posted a topic in Correctional

    I am an LPN in the state of TN, and I have 15+ years of nursing experience. I am very interested in corrections nursing. I have always been very intrigued by the criminal justice system, and am the...

  10. LPN trying to get into corrections nursing

    LisaLPN7 replied to LisaLPN7's topic in Correctional

    Thanks for your response, mtsteelhorse. And for your insight, as well. I've made a note to definitely ask about security for nurses when/if I get an interview. Thanks

  11. Nurses: How Do You Feel About Your Patients Being Nurses?

    LisaLPN7 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I have to be treated at a hospital where I work, then everybody knows I'm an LPN, of course. However, if I am being treated elsewhere, or by an unaffiliated doctor, I never mention the fact that...

  12. Funny/embarassing situations with the DR.

    LisaLPN7 replied to Anna-s's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Back in the mid-90s I worked with an old-school (for that time) RN, who was also a Baptist minister's wife. She was an excellent nurse, and always very kind to everyone. The only thing--she...

  13. LTC LPN's...how many patients do you have??

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

    I honestly don't know how y'all do it in LTC with that many patients! I definitely take my hat off to you LTC LPNs working in insane conditions. I've been an LPN since 1990, and have never worked in...

  14. LPN trying to get into corrections nursing

    LisaLPN7 replied to LisaLPN7's topic in Correctional

    Thanks for your reply, Lyn, and for the advice. I do have a nibble for a job in our local county jail. The company that contracts the healthcare there had an ad on indeed.com and I sent them my...

  15. Weather

    LisaLPN7 replied to sbergmann17's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I live in middle Tennessee. We don't get huge accumulations of snow like y'all up north, but if we get a mere 2" here, everything shuts down. Our roads are not built to deal with snow, and we have...

  16. Starting at a Corrections Facility

    LisaLPN7 replied to red2003xlt's topic in Correctional

    I've never worked corrections, but the best way to "treat" fake seizures any place else I've found is a STAT administration of an ammonia capsule to the

  17. Would you work on your day off?

    LisaLPN7 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    No. I never go in on my day off. Never. My days off are my days off. I work most of my "on" days short-staffed and

  18. 12 hour shifts...dangerous?

    LisaLPN7 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I will not work 12s in a hospital (or a nursing home). I absolutely refuse. Back when I worked in hospitals as an LPN, they ran the three eight hour shifts. During that shift, we always got a 30...

  19. Tired of being treated like we are less than a nurse because we are not RNs!!

    LisaLPN7 replied to misscutiecute2010's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I agree completely! I've been out of nursing for a few years, and was working with abused women. Coming back, I'm seeing a huge change. I used to work noc in a small community hospital, where I was...

  20. What states/locales still hire LVNs/LPNs in the acute care hospital units?

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

    I live in TN, about 100 miles outside of Nashville. The hospital in my town does have some LPNs, but none in ICU, CVICU, OR, PACU, or ER. You find a few LPNs on the post-op surgical floor, but most...

  21. Is LVN a good career choice?

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

    Oh, and I live in middle TN, and the hospital in my small town does still hire some LPNs. You don't find them in CVICU, ICU, or ER, but the med/surg floors still use

  22. Is LVN a good career choice?

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

    Good for you! I am an LPN and I absolutely love it. I have been an LPN since 1990, (although I did work in other jobs than nursing for several years). As far as I'm concerned, you made an excellent...