nurseguy213

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  1. LVN private or gov job

    nurseguy213 posted a topic in California Nursing

    I've been an LVN since 2012, worked homehealth, school nurse, sub-acute and now skilled nursing. I've been offered a LVN job with the county in corrections, full benefits and all. Recruiter said it's...

  2. This is a RANT

    nurseguy213 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    True story Day Shift... Super RN: Are you giving the BP meds? LVN: Yes Super RN: Then why are the morning BPs so high? LVN: Those are taken before the meds are given....

  3. SNF CNA ratio and abandonment

    nurseguy213 replied to DougDaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bottom line, the staffing ratios in places that are NOT considered hospitals suck and is unsafe. I think the people making these decisions don't have family and friends that go through waiting for the...

  4. Days off

    nurseguy213 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I guess this is a rant. Even before COVID, there have been staff shortages. I know I only work 8 hrs 5 days a week, but we have average 26 pts in skilled nursing, mix of long term and rehab. I've gone...

  5. Accusations are demoralizing :-(

    nurseguy213 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Working as an LPN w/ long and short term patients I report to a Supervising RN, when ABN labs come in or a COC happens, sometimes I get told we, the LPN's, are not passing the meds or making sure the...

  6. LVN to patient ratio California

    nurseguy213 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've been trying to look this up and all I get are numbers like 2.4 hours per patient. So here's the question. In a nursing home, short-term rehab (physical therapy), how many patients can an LVN have...

  7. Changing jobs.

    nurseguy213 posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Not sure if this belongs here but, what do you do when a better job opportunity arises? Being recommended by a peer to new, better paying job was great. I have no problems with my current job. The new...

  8. Abusive families

    nurseguy213 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LPN here, working in a subacute. One of the family members of a resident is there daily. No one likes her because she's rude, like when a custodian passed by and then out of his earshot, but next to...

  9. Abusive families

    nurseguy213 replied to nurseguy213's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thanks for the feedback. I did talk to someone else not involved in nursing, she said to remain professional. I think she told someone else and they politely told the family member because she was...

  10. Are Patients Cared for Equally? Challenges of the VIP Patient

    nurseguy213 replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    VIP Residents. In the wing I work in, 90% are comatose or unable to make decisions or care for themselves. Some of these residents have family members that are there daily, some a few times a day....

  11. Staff attacked by resident

    nurseguy213 posted a topic in General Nursing

    At the facility I work in, we have residents that have been through strokes or heart attacks with varying degrees of alertness. One of our residents attacks the staff when being changed or fed. Having...

  12. TB Chest X-Ray

    nurseguy213 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I got exposed to TB and have been positive since 2006. My employer at the time told me that I now need to take chest x-rays because the skin test will always be positive. I've had yearly chest x-rays...

  13. ADRN aka 2 year RN

    nurseguy213 posted a topic in California Nursing

    I've been an LVN since 2012. I was pre-med years ago but only finished 3 years of college because I ended up with a great career in entertainment production. After the layoffs and economic disasters,...

  14. HIPAA violation?

    nurseguy213 posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I work in a sub-acute facility. The resident in question is alert but can no longer communicate. A direct family member who is the responsible party, asked us not to give information to a friend of...

  15. Comatose/TBI patients

    nurseguy213 posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I work with mostly comatose or patients whose TBI is severe enough that they cannot care for themselves. My concern is actually how to help my CNAs. We work in teams and care for 10 to 12 patients. My...

  16. Comatose/TBI patients

    nurseguy213 replied to nurseguy213's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It's just 1 or 2 families our of the 40 patients we have, and boy they are loud. Some are nice and approach me and say, I'm sorry my loved one needs to be cleaned again, I see the CNA is busy, please...

  17. Comatose/TBI patients

    nurseguy213 replied to nurseguy213's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    All our patients are checked at least Q2 hours, we change them 2 or 3 times a shift. I think the family knows they are being unreasonable, they don't complain to me or my charge nurse, just take it...

  18. Comatose/TBI patients

    nurseguy213 replied to nurseguy213's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes they find

  19. Comatose/TBI patients

    nurseguy213 replied to nurseguy213's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You are correct, there is a schedule and my CNAs follow it, otherwise I'd be on them about it. I don't think it's fair that a couple of families want all our attention on their loved ones, we're...

  20. OT and Holiday pay caring for LTC

    nurseguy213 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I currently work with LTC patients who live on their own in kinda like a group home. The nursing services provided to them include LVN/CNA and RN visits. They are all quadriplegics, some are...

  21. When to stop wound vac

    nurseguy213 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Wound opened on the back, parallel above the waist after staples removed. It was less than .5cm deep and 7cm and 3cm at the widest. After 3 weeks it's now closed and filled with granulation, no...

  22. First LVN Job

    nurseguy213 posted a topic in California Nursing

    I'm a new grad, all clinical experience, I live in So Cali. I work extended care 3days 12hours, 1 pt SCI 24/7 vent. I do meds, wound care/treatments, ADLs, cook and laundry. In Cali do I get overtime...

  23. First LVN Job

    nurseguy213 replied to nurseguy213's topic in California Nursing

    Forgot to add I'm paid