Janlynn

Janlynn

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  1. panic-attack reaction to compazine

    Janlynn replied to scootermcnutt's topic in Patient Medications

    When I give Compazine I always mix it wit 50ml/NS. I drip it in slow and have never had anyone get a reaction. I have had one ER doc write an order t give it as 5mg slow IVP and give the other 5mg...

  2. What crazy ER hours do you work?

    Janlynn replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    5p-1a is the only shift I have been working for almost 2 years now. We also have 9a-5p which I wouldn't mind but with the shift differential it's a big cut plus right now I don't have to pay for...

  3. LPN starting wages in central Illinois

    Janlynn replied to notsoinnocentkali's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I graduated from CASPN in 2004--my first job and only job since then has been working in the ER at a major hospital. I started off doing mainly fast track but we have since merged and I am now doing...

  4. Low Blood Count

    Janlynn replied to nialloh's topic in General Nursing

    How scary--what was the situation for why it got so low? I myself hemmorraged with a miscarriage a few years ago--my hg was 4.7 or something like that. Needless to say I went into shock a few times...

  5. Seeking Advice

    Janlynn replied to checkmate's topic in General Nursing

    Hi--you seem to be taking the same path I took. Although right now I am still an LPN (will be going back next spring). I'm working in the ER now and do *almost* everything the RN does there. There's...

  6. What's your holiday bonus?

    Janlynn replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Full-time employees at my work get $250 and part-time (less than 1000 hours worked for the fiscal year) get $125. Of course taxes are taken out of that. One year they put it on a Visa gift card which...

  7. Best Advice for Successful IV Sticks

    Janlynn replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    There are some great suggestions here--I'd also like to add for pt comfort to not dig around too much. If I have a vein that rolls or hides after I insert the needle I will just sit there and wait for...

  8. Mom needs advice please!!!

    Janlynn replied to nurselala33's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Sorry that someone felt the need to scare you. I can say there are days that I've questioned why I went into this field, but you know they are nothing compared to the feeling I get when I've...

  9. Mom needs advice please!!!

    Janlynn replied to nurselala33's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest you or her find help such as a tutor or something--don't rely on the school to do it, they get thier money either way. The NCLEX that she will have to pass is mostly multiple choice, she...

  10. Rules for the ER (long)

    Janlynn replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Please don't come by ambulance with a chief c/o earwax--this is not an emergency and certainly not a reason to be brought in per ems. Don't come in with a hangnail that you pulled off the day before...

  11. Failed Abortions

    Janlynn replied to Kalico's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    They still do--not long after I started my job in the ED I had a young girl sent over from a Catholic hospital--she was there for the sole purpose of receiving this shot because of an ectopic. The...

  12. coma patients-out of bed

    Janlynn replied to katmecan's topic in General Nursing

    My father was in a coma following a motorcycle accident(no helmet). I've also worked on the neuro rehab floor. Any stimulation physical or mental is crucial for anyone in a coma. We always got our...

  13. LPN in charge in the ED?

    Janlynn replied to carribeanbound's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As an LPN I find your post to be very demeaning. With that I wouldn't at this point being a new grad feel comfortable being in charge of anything or anyone except the pt's I'm taking care of. But I...

  14. Evil People

    Janlynn replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    I feel your pain--I work in the ED and met the most evil lady and her son Lucifer the other night. We were ungodly busy that night and she came in for a cough--well we had a limp baby barely breathing...

  15. New Years nightmare?

    Janlynn replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in Emergency

    I work in the ED and worked New Year's Eve night and New Year's Day, NYE we we're dead--I think we had maybe 4-5 pt's in the dept when I left early and NYD I came in at 1700 and didn't stop running...

  16. I don't know what to think about this?

    Janlynn posted a topic in Emergency

    I work as an LPN doing Fast Track in our local ED. I just graduated in June and this is my first job as an LPN, I think I'm doing well and catching on fast, I haven't had a problem thus far--I do seek...

  17. I don't know what to think about this?

    Janlynn replied to Janlynn's topic in Emergency

    Well I did work last night but by the time I got there the managers were already gone. We have one NP that is in charge of all the other NP's--she's very nice and I love to work with her. I think I...

  18. I don't know what to think about this?

    Janlynn replied to Janlynn's topic in Emergency

    Please see my post above--the mother wasn't agreeing on the shots. I even asked her if her daughter had ever been immunized because that's what it would be like--she was still upset and shaking her...

  19. I don't know what to think about this?

    Janlynn replied to Janlynn's topic in Emergency

    Thanks JBudd for your words of encouragement. I was going to use the Lido, I actually had it in my hand as I walked over to the pt's room. This little girl was deathly afraid of needles and her mom...

  20. I don't know what to think about this?

    Janlynn replied to Janlynn's topic in Emergency

    You know things were happening so fast at that point. After me and the other RN went in to talk to the mother and the mother decided to do the IV instead of the two shots the RN was already putting in...

  21. HI THERE!-Need help with RPN/LPN working in ER

    Janlynn replied to susiecue's topic in Emergency

    Joyce, I work in Illinois. My job role is the same as any RN only my pts are less serious and need less resources. We base our pts on the ESI which means at triage they're either a 1,2,3,4, or 5....

  22. HI THERE!-Need help with RPN/LPN working in ER

    Janlynn replied to susiecue's topic in Emergency

    I work as an LPN in the ER/Fast Track as well. I work alongside with a NP who works alongside with a Dr. We have two major hospitals here and the other hospital doesn't employ LPNs at all, they use...

  23. Where are LPN's working besides LTC/Home Health?

    Janlynn replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I recently graduated in June. I was working in Neuromuscular Sciences as a tech before--now I'm working fast-track in a trauma 1 Emergency department. I really like it so far. We have 2 major...

  24. Reason for becoming a LPN?

    Janlynn replied to lillian83's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    No--I had my children starting very young, and didn't stop up until a couple of years ago.;-) My oldest is 17 and my youngest is 2. I just decided that it was time I did something--I'm not getting any...

  25. Reason for becoming a LPN?

    Janlynn replied to lillian83's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As far as I know in our area (Illinois) an LPN can do almost as much as an RN with an exception of giving certain drugs IVP--or hanging blood and writing the care plans. There's probably a few other...