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  1. Pt got no care all night

    LPNer replied to LPNer's topic in General Nursing

    It's not the facility, it's that one floor! Nobody wants to get pulled up there! They can't keep regular staff. Of the 4 nurses on the unit last night, only one (the charge nurse) was a regular...

  2. Pt got no care all night

    LPNer replied to LPNer's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently she had taped report, and didn't have any updates to pass

  3. Pt got no care all night

    LPNer replied to LPNer's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what to say to you about that other than your facility sure is underutilizing thier LPNs. The law clearly states an RN must be there (in acute care) but it by no means says the RN is...

  4. Pt got no care all night

    LPNer replied to LPNer's topic in General Nursing

    That floor is a mess in general. We actually have nurses threatening to quit if asked to go there again. I do not see anything coming of this, she is one of the few willing to work full time up there,...

  5. Pt got no care all night

    LPNer replied to LPNer's topic in General Nursing

    Here in Ohio the RN must do an assessment on admission. This is not neccessarily the first assessment, but ideally it is. The nurse assigned to the pt does the shift assessment. An RN is not...

  6. Question about criminal record/ability to find job

    LPNer replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Abunced check can affect your criminal record, but a smal one is a misdomeanor. I know a lot of nurses with misdomeanors. I don't think it would be THAT big a problem, of course it depends on your...

  7. Question about criminal record/ability to find job

    LPNer replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Expunged means it will not show up on a record check. If it's not going to show up, there's no reason to list it. I'd say "go with the advice of the

  8. Nervous about NCLEX results

    LPNer replied to NurseJaime29's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't know much about the new nclex tests but I do know pretty much about people. You are worrying about something you can not change! You will make yourself very old very quickly! Calm down. From...

  9. *******SUPERVISION REQUIRED or NO for CRNAs?*******

    LPNer replied to rtinkam's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    This is changing the subject because I used that as an example, but I do not feel as though I am an inferior. I said in many RNs and BONs eyes, NOT my own. I know my value on the team and "fight" for...

  10. Call Offs

    LPNer replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    I ditto everybody else. Get the dickens out of there! To go up the chain of command may well get the policy changed but it will also come back to bite you in your rear. They hired her, let them deal...

  11. Governments need to learn our value

    LPNer replied to ERnurse07's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, I went to check to make sure we are talking about the same site. My IE shortcut took me to .org and .com, when typed in went to a leach

  12. *******SUPERVISION REQUIRED or NO for CRNAs?*******

    LPNer replied to rtinkam's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    That's what I came to understand to be your plight! I understand your arguement. By applying it to the plight of the LPN, stuck as inferior subspecies who are unable to function as nurses, in many...

  13. *******SUPERVISION REQUIRED or NO for CRNAs?*******

    LPNer replied to rtinkam's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    We all have someone to 'answer to' means there is a hiararchy in everything. Not one specific professional answering to another. This hiararchy would feel important to say the MDA is directing the...

  14. Governments need to learn our value

    LPNer replied to ERnurse07's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I used to be active in nursingadvocacy.com however, it was painfully obvious that it is an RN oriented organization. I cancelled all contact with them because as long as any group of nurses do not see...

  15. *******SUPERVISION REQUIRED or NO for CRNAs?*******

    LPNer replied to rtinkam's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    LOL, no I don't mean to be laughing at you but I think you have just answered what I have spent all day trying to figure out! That's exactly what I mean about the RN:LPN. Once a week we may see a pt...

  16. *******SUPERVISION REQUIRED or NO for CRNAs?*******

    LPNer replied to rtinkam's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You are taking what I said out of context. I did not say LPNs are performing the same job as RNs. I said much the same. We have LPNs in the ICU, none currently in ER though. Anyway, that's not what I...

  17. Governments need to learn our value

    LPNer replied to ERnurse07's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Oh so true, but that's the way it is and always has been since the first recorded history. It's not going to change, no matter how much we rant and rave about it. In my hospital the normal pt:nurse...

  18. *******SUPERVISION REQUIRED or NO for CRNAs?*******

    LPNer replied to rtinkam's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yes yes, I understand what you are saying. What I don't understand is... if an LPN is performing pretty much the same job as an RN (in my state/hospital staff nurse is staff nurse, with few...

  19. dislodged G-tubes

    LPNer replied to safc1111's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That was not the fault of nurses, in general, replacing g-tubes. That was the fault of 2 or 3 nurses who didn't bother to check placement in a 24 hour period! Even with a continuous TF running, you...

  20. *******SUPERVISION REQUIRED or NO for CRNAs?*******

    LPNer replied to rtinkam's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I do not mean to be a trouble maker here, I am truly confused as to why an advanced practice nurse should think s/he is above direction in the workplace? Why would a CRNA be concerned if they are...

  21. Governments need to learn our value

    LPNer replied to ERnurse07's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My niece dates a police officer (he's been on the force only a handful of years), he makes about the same I do, an LPN at the top of the pay scale. I also know several truck drivers, the ones making...

  22. "Socialized medicine"

    LPNer replied to Grushenka's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am sorry, I didn't mean to imply that ALL working poor can get Medicaide. I am aware that benefits are based on wage:number of family members; often number of minor family members. My point was,...

  23. 8-month nursing and lacking skills

    LPNer replied to frogdog's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of BSN programs do not offer the clinicals needed to function with some comfort right out of school. Don't worry about it. You have the theory, so even though you are not comfortable with doing...

  24. dislodged G-tubes

    LPNer replied to safc1111's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In other states and in this state in home care, it is acceptable for nurses (RNs and LPNs) to insert a new Gtube when needed. That is both regular g-tubes and buttons. However, at my current hospital,...

  25. I need help with my NANDA Nursing Diagnoses

    LPNer replied to weirdRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Was he wearing a seat belt, had it been determined? Teaching! I would bet a paycheck you instructor wants you to teach him to know how to reduce injuries if he should ever be involved in an accident...