littlelimabean01 LPN

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    I want to quit nursing.

    littlelimabean01 replied to Nomad_Nurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Aww. I have been in your situation before both in nursing and non. People who say you are being weak, are older. I don't know how old you are, but thicker skin comes with age. When you are able to...
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    Scheduling nurses to work as CNAs?

    littlelimabean01 replied to RNfromMN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is a common practice that is done to LPNs in the hospital setting. I work in LTC and I am fortunate and have an adequate CNA staff. When we have a low census as we do now, and I enter a patients...
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    Residents who pull out G-J tubes

    littlelimabean01 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At our facility we send straight to the ER. LPNs in Louisiana, that is not in our scope of practice. Our RN supervisors send this straight to the ER too. I did work in a facility in FL where it was...
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    Charting!!??

    littlelimabean01 replied to jhlpn's topic in School

    I work in a privately owned LTC facility and we are on paper. I am glad honestly. I have way too much going on to deal with a computer that does not want to cooperate and then leave me further behind...
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    Best MD note

    littlelimabean01 replied to beckster_01's topic in Nursing Humor

    I wish I had the time to read the doctors notes at my job! I just got off of a 13 hour shift over nights and I couldn't stop reading this thread! It brought me a lot of laughs and smiles which I...
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    How do people feel about male nurses?

    littlelimabean01 replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

    In LTC which I work, some of the older ladies feel subconscious about having a male care for them in this somewhat intimate/private setting. But I think the men may feel more comfortable as do some of...
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    Feeling discouraged, could use some guidance

    littlelimabean01 replied to Scottishtape's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Wow. We have similar situations. I am from Louisiana. I moved to Jacksonville, FL on a whim in 2003. I finished PN school in 2007 and I felt trapped there because our condo we owned in a community of...
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    LTC- nurse to pt ratio

    littlelimabean01 replied to %D#2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    WOW. I can't imagine you would have time to even take a sip of water much less a break! I work the over night myself 7p-7a. I have 15-25 patients and 3 nurses aids. It is an Eighty-two room facility...
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    What kind of jobs do y'all have as LPN/LVN?

    littlelimabean01 replied to SouthernBelle85's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    What your instructor is saying is some what true, but as the many nurses above stated there are other opportunities. I just re-entered nursing literally 2 weeks ago after a nearly 5 year hiatus. It...
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    How to write a good nurses note?

    littlelimabean01 replied to Elaine Mickens's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We only chart, on occurrences, skilled nursing patients, medicare and those scheduled for weekly charting. We are still on a paper system and we do have the form that goes over each body system...
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    How to write a good nurses note?

    littlelimabean01 replied to Elaine Mickens's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was a strong LPN 2011. I left the profession after a death of a home health patient that I cared for nearly 4 years. 2016 I have decided to re-enter this profession. I took the break d/t stress and...