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  1. I have a question about lpn's

    pink2blue1 replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not sure about Dr offices here. I am an LVN and they do have LVN's in the nursery at my hospital, but not L&D or post partum. I work Med-surg and have floated to Tele. We have LVN's in every...

  2. I was asked to "work as a team" with a new RN...(m)

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    who is "floundering" in the words of my manager and the education coordinator. I myself am a new grad (It will be 1 year on December 31st! YEAH!) and I have seen many a new RN come onto my unit. 2 of...

  3. Indiana State University - Long distance program

    pink2blue1 replied to Betty555's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am also in California and enrolled in the LVN to BSN program through Indiana State. For me it works because I am the mother of 3 kids, I work Full time and I can study when I want. I have completed...

  4. I Passed !!!!!!!

    pink2blue1 replied to Kelly93084's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!:balloons:

  5. Patient family issues

    pink2blue1 replied to foxc1121's topic in General Nursing

    I so agree with you and I cannot imagine why you would get flamed. I have to agree that family while very important sometimes can be, for lack of a better term, a lot of work too??? I can see family...

  6. California breatfeeding mothers read here

    pink2blue1 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    1. do you breastfeed in public y/n? [color=deepskyblue]yes, with all 3 kids i did if yes answer the following questions, if not why? 2. where do you breastfeed when you are in public? (bathroom stall,...

  7. How do you handle non compliant patients??

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient that was admitted Saturday evening about an hour before shift change. He came to the floor fromt he ER about 1800. He was admitted with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and supposed GI...

  8. Is there anything else I can do for you? I have the time. (new hourly rounding sheet)

    pink2blue1 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our manager started this policy for us in June I believe. Needless to say we were supposed to round every hour and then write the time on the white board in the room. We were to address pain,...

  9. Nursing hat with ruffles required?

    pink2blue1 replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    As much as I think I would hate wearing one while working, the day I earned my cap and got capped at the capping ceremony was one of my proudest moments. The cap is a symbol I remember growing up and...

  10. Meningitis, Isolate or not???

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was working the other night and I got report on an admit coming fromt he ER with VIRAL meningitis. I asked, isn't that isolation? Assured by the charge nurse she was ok to be in a room with another...

  11. is IV hard?

    pink2blue1 replied to Ilubrize's topic in General Nursing

    Since I am an LVN I had to go through an IV certification course in order to be able to start IV's and maintain IV's. Even though I went through the course and got all of my sticks in the first time,...

  12. Why do I always hear, why are you ONLY doing LPN?

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

    I feel the same way. I always feel like I have to explain myself and why I am an LVN. Even to patients and their families! I refuse to NOT put the LVN behind my name. I worked hard for it and afterall...

  13. my classmates HATE me

    pink2blue1 replied to hpynurs2b's topic in General Nursing

    Oh My Gosh! This sounds like a stuation I was in during my nursing program. It sucks, I wanted to quit SO BAD. Fortunately I had a very close friend in the program and I made it through. I didn't give...

  14. Took my first TCN test today.....

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I enrolled with The College Network LVN to BSN program (Indiana State University) back in May, and I just today took my first exam, not because I was not ready before, but I was SO NERVOUS!! LOL! But...

  15. NA VS Nursing

    pink2blue1 replied to Nurseygurl10's topic in General Nursing

    I was a nursing assistant for 4 years before becoming a nurse. I am not sure exactly what you are asking when you say will nursing be better than being an assistant. Anyways, if you think you won't...

  16. Lpn Vs Cna

    pink2blue1 replied to henryswife's topic in LPN to RN

    An LPN/LVN is a licensed NURSE, a CNA is NOT a nurse, but a certified nursing ASSISTANT. LVN's can do everything in the CNA's scope plus more. An LVN passes meds, does IV's if IV certified, changes...

  17. Is the Honeymoon over? 1st year blahs???

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey all! I am a new grad LVN (Will be 1 year next month!) I started working on the floor as a Nurse on December 31st last year. So I am coming up on the year mark in about 4 months. I remember those...

  18. lpn a nurse

    pink2blue1 replied to lpnurse!'s topic in International Nursing

    I think each state has their practice act. For instance, I am an LVN in California. WE cannot do the initial assessment, we can "gather data". So if a patient is admitted directly, we cannot do that...

  19. lpn a nurse

    pink2blue1 replied to lpnurse!'s topic in International Nursing

    YES AN LVN/LPN IS A NURSE! I real live 100% LICENSED NURSE!!! Incase you hadn't guessed by now, I am an LVN and I was just thinking this morning, I am so SICK and TIRED of people thinking I am NOT a...

  20. Reasonable requests made to the med-surg nurses?

    pink2blue1 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I am a med-surg nurse and I would definitely honor that request. Just yesterday i called a patients granddaughter for her. Leaving a note is not a problem. I know we get calls from family members and...

  21. New grads - med surg a rite of passage?

    pink2blue1 replied to dollama's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm a new gfrad myself, been working on a med-surg floor for 8 months now. I worked the same floor as a CNA for 4 years before I passed boards, so I was used to it, or so I thought! On the med surg...

  22. Sick of the negativity on my unit!!!!!

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :angryfire I am an LVN in California. I work on a very busy and fast paced Med-Surg unit. Our specialty is post surgical patients. So we get everything from lap appy to total joints to bowel...

  23. Sick of the negativity on my unit!!!!!

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

    Wow! maybe I oughtta move to Tx! LOL! Isn't it strange how we are the same type of nurse, took and passed the same NCLEX and yet your scope is so much broader than mine here in CA, but I CAN spike and...

  24. Sick of the negativity on my unit!!!!!

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

    I do ALL of that and even offer to do PO/IM for them in place of my IVP/IVPB! Still I get grief from some of the RN's. Thanks though, I will keep doing what I am doing and prove myself

  25. Sick of the negativity on my unit!!!!!

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

    Thanks pagandeva! In most cases the RN's are awesome and they do say "It's not your fault and I am not mad at you" but they object to covering because it puts them "out of ratio" But this one RN I was...