NebbyLPN

NebbyLPN has 10 years experience.

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1. Patients Going Behind Nurse's Station

   NebbyLPN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

   I think you were right. I helps to have another person on the staff as a witness though for your protection. I'd run this whole situation by the DON for an opinion too. The resident may be breaking...

2. question maybe you know the answer

   NebbyLPN replied to neverlandlpn2001's topic in General Nursing

   I've only been a charge nurse in nursing homes. When I worked in a hospital there were times when we were short staffed that I was sort of a team leader and working with an RN, but she got into...

3. Lab coats

   NebbyLPN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

   I think it would depend on what your work place says you can

4. How many days is a usual orientation?

   NebbyLPN replied to glen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Yes, you get paid at your full rate of pay while on orientation. The designation between "orientation" and being a regular staff member is usually one for the accounting people. When you are on...

5. Cussing Co-Workers

   NebbyLPN replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

   If it's so offensive to hear people using profanity, then it shouldn't be hard for to tell them not to use it when talking to you or just turn and walk away from the conversation. Otherwise, just...

6. I need some answers please!

   NebbyLPN replied to snowflake58's topic in General Nursing

   I would think this nurse has such a huge lawsuit she could file against the news media that even if she loses her license she won't need to worry about an

7. How many days is a usual orientation?

   NebbyLPN replied to glen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   My LTC facility usually gives a new charge nurse 3 days with another charge nurse and one day somewhere during their first month where they go through policies and procedures, fire policy, other...

8. What to do when state comes in?

   NebbyLPN replied to sweetnurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Hide when you see one of the surveyors coming your way!:roll Call in sick. We know they are in the building because in Ohio they post a notice on all the doors of the building stating that they are...

9. Pros vs. Cons of Geriatrics?

   NebbyLPN replied to maryruth's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   i like working in ltc because i have the same patients every day. it does change, but not nearly as rapidly as the hospital. i like being able to get to know more about my patients and i can do that...

10. Long term care

    NebbyLPN replied to katmai's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    When you are working in LTC you are not just being a nurse who is passing meds, doing treatments and making patients comfortable. You are also a charge nurse, a supervisor. Being a charge nurse does...

11. How do you give a painless injection

    NebbyLPN replied to guzzebear's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That is the exact same thing I was taught in school. My instructors really stressed getting the needle in quickly like a dart. It

12. Has anyone else taken Clep a test?

    NebbyLPN replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    my sister clep'd her way through a lot of her pre-requisite classes. she says that the instructions for each clep are right on. there should also be some way to access sample problems to get an idea...

13. Zoloft???

    NebbyLPN replied to grannypatches's topic in General Nursing

    If this were about 50 years ago and your son was my brother, my mother would have hauled off and socked him a good one and told him to get out of the house. However, we can't do that kind of stuff...

14. Ethics, Accepting Gifts and Nursing Care

    NebbyLPN replied to pre-nursey 101's topic in General Nursing

    The family of a patient in a nursing home gave me a check made out to me for $50 just after he died. He had been quite ill with cancer toward the end. Told me it was to thank me for being so wonderful...

15. You'd think I was applying to CIA! Background checks

    NebbyLPN replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    I think that depending how large the company you are going to work for this is happening in some places. The larger the corporation running the hospital the more likely this will happen. Also, I've...