Cream and sugar LPN

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  1. I need to quit this job

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    The last place a nurse should ever be is in the home of a patient without having been given report. And to top it off your stating that they are probably video taping you as your puttering around...

  2. LPN over RN

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to KayeC's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I originally planned to get my ADN at a local college, I finished the prerequisites, took the teas and was put on the waitlist. I even retook A&P and had a pretty decent GPA 3.7 and still didn't...

  3. LPN over RN

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to KayeC's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    HA! I needed to address this post... Some of your advice is not based on experience whatsoever, rather it's an inaccurate opinion on a nursing program you have never completed and a job you have...

  4. Turn Q2 and patient refuses

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to AnLe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just chart the refusal and the education that you gave regarding what can happen. Other than that, what can you do. Patients do this all the time and they have the right

  5. Fired for Falsifying Documents. What to expect

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    This is uncalled for and ridiculous! Who reported you? Nighttime meds were not popped and they decided it was because of you? Nonsense. If I ever find a cup with meds left from last shift I would...

  6. The ridiculousness of LTC/SNF

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to YUKONrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My head is pounding reading through all this... did I miss in there if you have CNAs? If you do can't they do vitals? With the exception of patients on perameters of course. That is just way too much...

  7. Seeking feedback on LPN School...

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to WCSU1987's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    LPNs in CT cannot start IV lines, can not hang blood products but can be the second check for the RN hanging the blood, we cannot push IV meds... You have been contemplating LPN, RN for as long as...

  8. Can't find a job! No job opportunities!

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to PrettyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I did not state that anyone on this post said LVN is a waste of time, rather I said some people on this SITE have been known to take that stance. And if you've been here long enough, you already know...

  9. Can't find a job! No job opportunities!

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to PrettyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    My suggestions stem from her recent post stating she just had an interview with a SNF and held off in the past applying to such places due to nerves and lack of floor

  10. Is that so ?

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to Jsaleigh0317's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yeah... run don't walk to the exit. Facilities are responsible to cover the costs of treatment for injuries incurred without the proper documentation. In CT it's called riskwatch. The state will have...

  11. New LPN in LTC with backlash due to Res. on alert/monitoring

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to jromeo93's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Brandon, don't you need an order in place when placing an intervention such as scans in the TAR? At my facility other than interventions such as Q shift vitals it wouldn't be considered negligent not...

  12. LPN verses MLPN?????

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to jen405's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Why would Ohio make a licensed nurse get an additional certification for medications when they are already licensed to do this? I get the IV certification. I've never heard of the MLPN

  13. Can't find a job! No job opportunities!

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to PrettyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Guys she wants to know what to do about now, I'm sure she'll need to find a job, regardless if she decides to go back for RN. Don't feel bad about having your LVN. As you've probably seen on this site...

  14. First nursing interview!! Advice for potential first nursing job.

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to PrettyNerd's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Your first nursing job is always exciting! my floor has 30 beds and we average about 27 most of the time. Ask what their ratios are. Ask how much training your entitled too. Will you be floating? Be...

  15. When do you say no.

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to jmcd84's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't understand your post Floor_nurse Nothing is ever "almost" illegal, especially in healthcare... and it's always the responsibility of the nurse on the floor to know how each and every one of...

  16. Can a Med Tech administer medications without a RN present?

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to BillCitywide's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Present as in watching the administration or in the building? Someone has to have a license in the building I believe or at least oncall and readily

  17. Broken Glucometer

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to SemiaM's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Never. You shouldn't even have to ask this question. The same goes for any medication with perimeters. Think of it this way- What are you going to say on the stand when said resident has a sentinel...

  18. When do you say no.

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to jmcd84's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I agree with your decision for not going in. I myself have stayed for part or all of the next shift because the cna's at my facility call out on the regular. I have felt bad at times because it always...

  19. Help a new LTC nurse

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to Glycerine82's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    This sounds like my first facility job, heavy med pass, lots of diabetics and neb treatments and to top it off I would have to park my cart at meals as well just like you describe, stop my med pass...

  20. Whats your current pay n it is ltc snf rehab etc

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to mswan's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes, the cost of living is extremely

  21. How is being an LPN different from being a CNA?

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to California_Dreaming's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Not to mention all that clinical time when you practice the role of lpn at multiple facilities. I'm a little confused

  22. Whats your current pay n it is ltc snf rehab etc

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to mswan's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Connecticut, skilled nursing facility and rehab- 29.50 with shift

  23. CNA vs. PCA vs. HHA

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I'm very confused, since when is a HHA permitted to administer medications, let alone morphine? None of this makes any sense, please

  24. LPN student, want to quit my job as a Nursing Aide?

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to studentnurse117's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I agree with scottishtape, just be sure to give proper notice- you never know who knows who in this business, people in administration move around a lot. I've had the same DNS twice already and the...

  25. Does cna experience count?

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to Kaylakayla's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If it says 1 year of nursing experience is needed, then 2 years experience as a cna does not qualify as experience. In home health you will be working solo. That's not the safest option for a new...