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    Did I handle this the right way with my coworker?

    pagandeva2000 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I think you handled things decently. One of the things that non-licensed personnel don't always understand is that we have more under our license to be accountable for...medication administration is...
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    ? LPN as a medicine nurse

    pagandeva2000 replied to djb727's topic in General Nursing

    Thornbird...thank you so much for such an illustrative explanation. Greatly appreciated and
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    ? LPN as a medicine nurse

    pagandeva2000 replied to djb727's topic in General Nursing

    if i sounded like i was upset, please allow me to render my apologies to the op and everyone else that took it as such because that was not the message i intended to send; it was more to enlighten. i...
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    The letters on my badge doesn't trump your experience! ughh

    pagandeva2000 replied to ZooMommyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am certainly not defending her behavior, but maybe she has experienced some snarly behavior from previous RNs that diminished her role or acknowledged that she is a capable nurse. Again, I am not...
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    The letters on my badge doesn't trump your experience! ughh

    pagandeva2000 replied to ZooMommyRN's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with you...this comes from both sides and should not be acceptable. the other issue i have regarding wording is "the nurses and the lpns"...i mean, hello...we are both nurses...different...
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    Can a CNA apply as a medical assistant?

    pagandeva2000 replied to LittleJ's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Now that I think of it, I remember going to the doctor once about 12 years ago, and the medical assistant there told me that she had almost completed an LPN course but had to drop out and was...
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    Can a CNA apply as a medical assistant?

    pagandeva2000 replied to LittleJ's topic in General Nursing

    Probably, because a single governing body doesn't regulate the CMA position, I had become a CNA and phlebotomist years ago and then took a cheap class to 'become' a medical assistant that cost $300,...
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    Mrs. Doctor, I don't care what he does

    pagandeva2000 replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    The bottom line to me is that this family is breaking this particular facility's policy and procedure. I would get my supervisor involved and document. And, it may be wrong on my part, but after...
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    ? LPN as a medicine nurse

    pagandeva2000 replied to djb727's topic in General Nursing

    okay, so when an lpn is a charge nurse on a unit, say like ltc, then, is she making an assignment? this is where i get confused...i still can't get that
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    HELP!! Being blackmailed by ADON

    pagandeva2000 replied to nurse.t's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I doubt that this is abandonment. I won't repeat the great advice already relayed to you, but a word of advice for the next position. Do not quit while on the grounds...I would have just given...
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    ? LPN as a medicine nurse

    pagandeva2000 replied to djb727's topic in General Nursing

    So, to clarify (because I always had a hard time fine-lining the difference between assignment and delegation), an RN can assign an LPN to do a certain task, but because she is licensed as well, she...
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    when did you know you wanted to be a CNA or a Nurse?

    pagandeva2000 replied to Tippy-ta-ta's topic in General Nursing

    My grandmother was an RN working in the OR as a supervisor and my mother was a CNA. While I discovered that it was easier to obtain entry positions into nursing, I did feel that I wanted to know more...
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    The letters on my badge doesn't trump your experience! ughh

    pagandeva2000 replied to ZooMommyRN's topic in General Nursing

    i feel the same way. lpns like this embarass me, they really, really do, and they also diminish our role and can push us right out of a job. in fact, i avoid lpns like this like the plague! now, i...
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    The letters on my badge doesn't trump your experience! ughh

    pagandeva2000 replied to ZooMommyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wish. I'd use rat poison, but that would mean a lifetime stint in the
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    Ambulatory Care Certification Textbook Anyone?

    pagandeva2000 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am making this shout out for a friend who wishes to become certified in Ambulatory Care (not ambulatory surgery)-but outpatient care. At the moment, we cannot find a textbook that she can study...
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    Ambulatory Care Certification Textbook Anyone?

    pagandeva2000 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I am sure that my girlfriend will appreciate
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    Grief and family members: Didn't know what to do!!

    pagandeva2000 replied to Roy Fokker's topic in General Nursing

    It has happened to me a few times. I think it is a protective mechanism to function. I have often wondered what sort of person I have become since obtaining my license, but when I did some deep...
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    INR Question

    pagandeva2000 replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    I work the Coumadin clinic. Persons that are not on Coumadin may have an INR of say 0.8, 0.9, which would be below therapeutic levels. I asked this question because we have a CoaguCheck machine that...
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    ? LPN as a medicine nurse

    pagandeva2000 replied to djb727's topic in General Nursing

    I really get a bit emotional about this, because LPNs are NURSES, TOO!! We may not have been trained as in depth, but medication administration is a fundamental task. Now, the scope of practice may...
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    difference between HHA and CNA

    pagandeva2000 replied to nats's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would be very leery, however, of home health aides having the permission to administer medications. Generally, they are not taught anything on the 5 rights, side effects, etc... Problem is,...
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    LPN in Laguardia community college-what GPA should i get?

    pagandeva2000 replied to Sharmayne's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Oh, I wasn't sure...you said you are a nursing student, did you actually get accepted into the LPN or RN program at LaGuardia, yet? Taking the pre-requisites, as I said, the higher the GPA the...
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    LPN in Laguardia community college-what GPA should i get?

    pagandeva2000 replied to Sharmayne's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I would suggest that you still aim for the A in the pre-requisites because that program is probably becoming more and more competitive. I would say at this point at least a 3.7 GPA would give you a...
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    Best Things About being a LPN

    pagandeva2000 replied to 2bnursekemmie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I like obtaining knowledge about the disease processes, medications and treatments so that I can share it with interested patients in terms simple for them to understand. 99% of the time, by the time...
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    The letters on my badge doesn't trump your experience! ughh

    pagandeva2000 replied to ZooMommyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know an LPN like her. Everything that comes out of her mouth is "The RNs this, the RNs that...", what they do, what they don't do, how she is smarter than they are, etc... It is really sickening...
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    ? LPN as a medicine nurse

    pagandeva2000 replied to djb727's topic in General Nursing

    i am applauding your comment!! this definitely needs to be cleared up because many make this error of thinking...the rn is the delegator of care, however the lpn holds her own license and we learned...