Yes you can honestly have as many non NLC nursing licenses active as long as you meet the renewal requirements such as possible CEUs and fees. I have 5 single state licenses.. Gonna inactivate two of...
I think it's normal to feel some anxiety especially when you're new to a job and or particular field/specialty and setting. Once you're more comfortable in the setting you'll feel more confident and...
I worked in home health as an LPN with several companies in the Denver metro area. I know the RN's had more to do with starts of cares and recerts, but I found a few really good companies :) I highly...
LPNS and RNs alike are completely responsible for the care they provide, their nursing duties and are both held to standards of their nurse state practice act. We are nurses and are treated as such by...
Archerlpvn replied to nursemarsh32's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
No no I'm not against LVNs/LPN's. I am an LPN :) I'm just stating facts is all. I love what I do as an LPN. I've practiced in a few different states now, each with pretty different scopes of practice....
Archerlpvn replied to nursemarsh32's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
i agree that they can be utilized in hospital settings, but RNs are more ideal I suppose based on what floor in the hospital we are talking about as they can work with low to very high acuity...
Archerlpvn replied to nursemarsh32's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
Of course it's true. Just look at the that states nurse practice act. It'll have restrictions on what the LPN/LVN can do, not so for the RN. I've read the Texas LVN scope of practice. The LPN and RN...
Archerlpvn replied to Annaleemabey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
I think it also depends on which providence you are from. Some of the Canadian LPN scope of practices are pretty unclear. And for instance provinces such as B.C is pretty restricted too and mentions...
The MDF brand is wonderful! Try the acoustica! It's cheap, lightweight and you can hear really well out of it. Comes in a multitude of colors and has a lifetime warranty. They take the warranty...
Try and learn the suffixes, for example 'Pril' will usually be an ACE inhibitor used a lot for HTN. 'lol' or 'olol' will usually be a beta blocker. 'azole' tends be an anti fungal, 'prazole' will...
I'm from California and yes it means the same thing in the context of nursing practice related to the LVN in CA. Just a bad choice of words on their part. Our certification for IVs covers blood...
I like to work haha. 10 mile radius but yes they are clustered together in any direction I go. :) I'm bored with less than 6 visits lol more than 12 and I start scrambling a little haha. I've had 15...
Archerlpvn replied to samirish's topic in Home Health
RNs in general doing intermittent HH will have more paperwork by far related to them being able to open, re certify, transfer, resume, supervise and discharge patients. While LPNS mainly do the...