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  1. LVN grad in Californina, I just took state board test when do i know a result?

    pink2blue1 replied to bill5110's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Took my LVN exacm in November 2006, it took me 9 days to get the results in the

  2. Swine Flu Outbreak, School Nurse Set Response in Motion

    pink2blue1 replied to herring_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We don't have a school nurse at our schools every day either. We do have a District nurse who may come in once per week. In our Health office we have a "health Clerk" At my daughters elementary school...

  3. When student nurses come for clinical.....QUESTION....

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is in NO way meant to be a put down on student nurses. I was one once too, but I do have a question. I am an LVN. I work on a post surgical unit. We take care of patients after they are discharge...

  4. When student nurses come for clinical.....QUESTION....

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for your responses. To clarify, She was giving Scheduled meds. We keep our scheduled meds in each patients room in a locked cabinet. She didn't have to use the accudose, but I often...

  5. When student nurses come for clinical.....QUESTION....

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    If you can go back and read my original post, you will see in there that I did not once ever refer to the happenings as mistakes. You assumed that I refered to them as mistakes. I simply stated facts....

  6. When student nurses come for clinical.....QUESTION....

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    I went to my charge nurse. As well as several nurses on the floor. They all agreed with me. I called the manager too. She said she thought there was something in that schools contract that said it was...

  7. When student nurses come for clinical.....QUESTION....

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to me when you have been on the floor for a while as a licensed nurse and a student nurse is making these so called "small" mistakes on your license! And your point is precisely why her...

  8. When student nurses come for clinical.....QUESTION....

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    I certainly hope you are NOT refering to me when you say lack of caring or sensitivity. that would be totally inacurate! I always glove when giving injections. To protect me and the patient. Always....

  9. When student nurses come for clinical.....QUESTION....

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    That is why they have instructors. I have worked with many an RN student, but have never monitored med administration. I am also a Licensed

  10. When student nurses come for clinical.....QUESTION....

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Let me set this straight....I NEVER mind when I have student nurses assigned to my patients. It happens quite often and actually we love it. What I had a problem with was that the student told me that...

  11. When student nurses come for clinical.....QUESTION....

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    She was not shadowing me. She had 2 patients of my 5. I was never asked by anyone if I was comfortable doing this. The student told me that we give meds with them and that is the way her school does...

  12. When student nurses come for clinical.....QUESTION....

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I'd never scream at a student. Like I said, I was one once upong a time, not too very long ago! (2.5 years) but she did do some things that I wanted to speak to teh instructor about. For instance,...

  13. Good Old HIPAA Violation!

    pink2blue1 replied to shodobe's topic in General Nursing

    Yes they are. At our hospital we have to go onto the computer and actually take a "mandatory" refresher course and test, on our own time! It's funny you mention this because just Saturday a CNA came...

  14. Pulling New grad/new employee to another floor two days after coming off orientation.

    pink2blue1 replied to bkleriRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our new grads are not floated for 6 months. I'd check with policy and see what theirs

  15. Floating...

    pink2blue1 replied to KimmieKoo72's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm and LVN in California...I work on a Surgical floor and I do always have my own assignment. The Charge nurse covers my piggy backs and pushes as we do not do them in CA. I take orders, take admits,...

  16. A Patient Bit Me!

    pink2blue1 replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    We had a patient like that a few weeks ago, she bit the security guard after the sitter had had enoough of being in the room with this lady. She drew blood on the security guard and he had to go to...

  17. How often do RNs clean up poop? (thinking about majoring in nursing)

    pink2blue1 replied to gwchem's topic in General Nursing

    We clean up poop whenever it is needed. Sometimes patients can't help themselves. I would say at least each shift I work I am cleaning up something from someone. Vomit, poop, pee, whatever the case....

  18. Witness to elder abuse at work....

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an LVN and I work in an acute care facility on a Surgical floor. We get patients who had had surgery or who are going to surgery for wahtever reason. We see a lot of elderly people with hip...

  19. Witness to elder abuse at work....

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    I think once she leaves our main hospital she will go to our TCU. From there I hope she goes to a LTC facility. I mean just looking at her daughter, she looks mean and she's much bigger than her mom....

  20. Witness to elder abuse at work....

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that the Social Worker filed her case on Tuesday when I was there. She told us she was going to , but I do not work again until

  21. Witness to elder abuse at work....

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    I just called in to work to check in (I am on call today) and was told that the patient was again hit by the daughter, and it was witnessed by another staff member. I guess they had a sitter in there...

  22. Witness to elder abuse at work....

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    We did a report that day. The manager called in our Social Service worker and she spoke to the RN and I and made the report..... I documented everything. It was my patient. Since the charge had been...

  23. Med-Surg Nurses, questions about staffing/ratios/CNA's???

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi there. I am an LVN, I work on a very busy Surgical floor, but we do get medical patients from time to time. The nurse to patient ratio for us is 5 patients to 1 nurse. We have 30 beds on our floor,...

  24. Lvn program, Is it worth it?

    pink2blue1 replied to juliesgtarius17's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    For me it was. I started my LVN program in June 2005, Graduated in September 2006. I did it with 3 children, and worked on the weekends as a CNA throughout school. My schooling was about 5000.00. It...

  25. California LVN Question

    pink2blue1 replied to CaliNursingStudent's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm and LVN in ventura County. I have been working just less than 2 years and my rate is $23.36 per hour. I started at 18.50 but because of the Union, we are all being increased until we are...