realnursealso/LPN LPN

realnursealso/LPN has 34 years experience as a LPN and specializes in Peds Homecare.

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1. Inadequate Staffing: Patient Safety in Today's Healthcare Marketplace- A Four Part Series

   realnursealso/LPN replied to Damion Jenkins's topic in General Nursing

   This is what happened in Syracuse, NY. The owners were making money hand over fist while employees were slaving and not able to give acceptable care. The former owners were prosecuted and have since...

2. Dropped Pill - Do you give it?

   realnursealso/LPN replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

   WOW, I must be part of that crusty old bat thing. I am retired, but I can't believe that any of you would consider giving a dropped pill. What are nursing students being taught? Back in prehistoric...

3. Nursing nightmares.

   realnursealso/LPN replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

   Me too, I remember that name!

4. Titer??

   realnursealso/LPN replied to A2209's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, my MMR, came back negative. Was given another MMR injection and another titer was done. It came back negative again. My doctor at the time stated in a written note that I was immunized even...

5. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

   realnursealso/LPN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Confused 90 year old male nursing home patient, to my straight laced charge nurse, as she helped clean him up. "If this was alive, I'd stick it in you!" Maybe too racy for this contest? We all...

6. Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

   realnursealso/LPN replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

   Please tell your "coworkers" I am retired now, but I worked for 34 years as an LPN, and we were busy doing our jobs. We didn't have time to discuss the weight of our coworkers. I was chubby then and I...

7. Refusing a case in home care

   realnursealso/LPN replied to Katesp91's topic in Private Duty

   Hello, in NY State we all call it Home health, just because you call it private duty, which we use for nurses who do Medicaid nursing, see each area has their own definitions. If you are not...

8. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

   realnursealso/LPN replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Good lord, you continue to speak of this as if it has one iota of truth to it. It was started and spread by a

9. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

   realnursealso/LPN replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Before I told you the true culprits of this phase out nonsense, I had to find a link to back me up. I knew some of you would jump to defend the truly culpable starters of this sentence.I am totally...

10. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    realnursealso/LPN replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I graduated from LPN school in December of 1979. In 1980, some people tried to tell me that story. Guess what, in July, I have been retired for 2 years....for 34 years I worked as an LPN. Every time I...

11. Day 1: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

    realnursealso/LPN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Mommy says this is how it's done, she showed me. It doesn't hurt,

12. Air Force Commissioned Officer Training (COT) 2016 - Physical Fitness Test

    realnursealso/LPN replied to Justcurious55's topic in General Nursing

    Thought I'd share this, found it online. My daughter is active duty Air Force, she's been in 21 years now. The fitness standards are for all, enlisted and commissioned, all the same. This link may...

13. Recently convicted of a DUI in California--any nurses in similar predicament?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to PioneerRN's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Try this section, lots of information there.

14. Nurse Retention

    realnursealso/LPN replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in General Nursing

    You say it's a small place, have you looked into how long time employees treat new comers? I worked at a small hospital at the beginning of my career. There definitely was a small core group of...

15. Medicaid pay rate for PDN LPNs in New York State?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to FloatyFlowers's topic in Private Duty

    No, they take their share before determining the RN/LPN rate. The only down fall of being paid that way is that you have to pay your own taxes. I've seen a lot of former co-workers who changed to...