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  1. Can I guess how far along I am?

    eflynnlpn posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a Lpn, and I work at a convent for sick and retired nuns. i am pregnant, and cannot get into the doctor for two more weeks. I was just wondering if there was any way I could guess how far along I...

  2. Working with lazy nurses

    eflynnlpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work at a private home where LPN's are the primary nurses. There is a particular day nurse who complains about every other nurse who works with us. I'm sure that she also talks aboukt me. This woman...

  3. Drug Testing

    eflynnlpn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :uhoh21: I used to be in charge nights at a LTC facility where they did not do pre employment drug screening. Well, several of the night aides smoked, and I did not accompany them outside or check on...

  4. Uniforms- color coded or personal choice?

    eflynnlpn replied to lpn1313's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :) Where I work, everyone wears what they want. Whats the point of having assigned colors, when the patients think that everyone that helps them: aides, nurses, physicial therapists, are nurses. No...

  5. lifting pt's while pregnant

    eflynnlpn posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wrote earlier about being 5-6 weeks pregnant. Well, I was wondering if anyone knew if lifting pt's is a big deal while your pregnant. Like I said, I work in a convent, a couple of the nuns are...

  6. lifting pt's while pregnant

    eflynnlpn replied to eflynnlpn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well the facility I work at is not run by the state. It is private, and I'm pretty much working at the sisters home. so what they say goes. One is over 200lbs, and is very little assist when moving,...

  7. I heard somewhere that flushing pills

    eflynnlpn replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on where the toilet is. This is a small rural nsg home. The toilet was right there, as the med room was too small for two people, and all wasted drugs had to be witnessed by a second

  8. I heard somewhere that flushing pills

    eflynnlpn replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    :balloons: :balloons: I did not know you wern't supposed to flush pills!!! I used to work up the street, and if a pt. died, or the drug was dc'd the pharmacy would not take them back, and we...

  9. Do you like being an LPN?

    eflynnlpn replied to montinurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I absolutely love my job!!! The only difference, I've been told by RN's, Ia they make more money, and they can hang blood, and push Iv meds. Where I work, they don't hire RN's to work. The DON is a...

  10. Can I guess how far along I am?

    eflynnlpn replied to eflynnlpn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you for that bit of information! I am just anxious, I guess. And lots of people are saying "you're having twins" They said this last time I was pregnant also because I'm a fraternal twin, and...

  11. how young is too youngto graduate nursing school?

    eflynnlpn replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same thing happen to me when I graduated. i worked in an infusion center, and had several patients ask me if I knew what I was doing, or if this was the first time I stuck someone. It always...

  12. Can I guess how far along I am?

    eflynnlpn replied to eflynnlpn's topic in Ob/Gyn