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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. Privacy in school nurse's office

    realnursealso/LPN posted a topic in School

    Need to ask you school nurses if there is any privacy in your office? My grandaughter just started kindergarten last week. She has beautiful long blonde hair that has never been cut in all of her 5...

  3. 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...

  4. Nursing nightmares.

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

    Me too, I remember that name!

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  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...

  16. Bring Your own TP

    realnursealso/LPN replied to Catcar1963's topic in Private Duty

    I have never heard of having to bring your own tp. The office should be made aware of this. I've only been retired for almost two years now, but families had to sign a sheet that said a safe, clean...

  17. Important things to review

    realnursealso/LPN replied to wecan11's topic in Private Duty

    The picture on the top is a mick-ey. I believe you have the two mixed up. A g-tube as we call them does resemble a foley tube, a mick-ey button does

  18. Magnet Status - Why?

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

    I just wanted to add this to the conversation. One of the big hospitals in Syracuse, tried it, they were gung ho. But, guess what, it is no longer a magnet hospital, and LPN's, are once again members...

  19. Can you sit for the LPN exam during an ASN program?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to Pm2013's topic in General Nursing

    It is no longer allowed in New York State and I believe some others as well. Check with your state's BON

  20. What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

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

    I graduated from nursing school in December of 1979. I got my first job in a health related facility, this definition is no longer in use. About 6 months later I got hired at the local small hospital...

  21. Friends say they could NEVER take care of kids who die

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

    Here's an example of how I handled it, or not, it was hard.

  22. Is it ever okay to follow up with a patient you've cared for outside of work?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to Momma1RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it is a big deal, and I'll tell you why. In my career, I did home care on peds, since 1985. My very first vent kid was 8 when I met him. He is in his 30's now, he is my facebook friend...

  23. Reasons to lose nursing license?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to Srobbins2310's topic in General Nursing

    Upstate nurse who took pic of man's genitals loses license, gets 3 yrs probation |

  24. Inappropriate Facebook postings by family and friends of the patient

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

    I want to know how you know this was done? Family can do as they please. You seem to be well versed about this. Who saw the picture on Facebook? As PP's have said, it is quite common for some...

  25. Surveillance cameras in pedi patient's home?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to lovelane78's topic in Private Duty

    I'm retired now, but did high tech peds home care for years. I was never taped, and would have left the case if I was. Another thing, all my patients were not in their rooms 24/7. They were in their...