sweetielin

sweetielin

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  1. LPN Starting Salary

    sweetielin replied to pat8585's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i started at lower than anyone who has posted so far: $9.50 an hour. what a slap in the face! i wanted to cry when i found out what i would be making. it's embarrasing to even post it. that was in...

  2. When do you call in?

    sweetielin replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    i always call in as soon as i know that i will not be able to come in. i understand what it's like to work short staffed. what i don't understand is that night shifters are written up if they call in...

  3. work schedule?

    sweetielin replied to thatldo's topic in General Nursing

    usually our schedule is posted a week or 2 before it begins. a while back, there were going to be changes in positions of some of the nurses and the whole schedule was covered up except the very next...

  4. Definition of Rural

    sweetielin replied to Idaho Nurse's topic in Rural

    guess my hospital qualifies

  5. Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

    sweetielin replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    do not dictate your h & p and progress notes during shift change in the room where we are suppose to get

  6. Nursing team

    sweetielin replied to jack19's topic in General Nursing

    i have never done anything other than team nursing. at my hospital, the rn is usually responsibly for the ivs, initiating care plans, admission assessments. the lpn is responsible for all po/pr/sc/im...

  7. Do you like team nursing?

    sweetielin replied to RN1263's topic in Medical-Surgical

    team nursing is the only thing i've done but i like it. i have the suspicion that if our hospital went to primary nursing, they would routinely saddle us with 10 patients each. on average, an rn-lpn...

  8. I need some help

    sweetielin replied to RN2B07's topic in Medical-Surgical

    where i work, you are lucky if you only have 10 pts for 1 rn and 1 lpn. we can have up to 17. if there are between 18-23, 2 rns and 1 lpn. really it is too much. the rns do the ivs for the most part...

  9. day shift nurses vs. night shift nurses

    sweetielin replied to angelluv1976's topic in General Nursing

    i work nights because i've always been a night owl. i hate getting up in the morning and am much happier to get up in the evening. i worked days for 3 months after i became an lpn. i was exhausted all...

  10. Duties other than nursing?

    sweetielin replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know if it is just part of working in a small hospital but most of our ancillary staff isn't even there when we come on at night. laundry and housekeeping leave at 2:30p. rt and lab leave at...

  11. Management measuring handsanitizer and soap usage

    sweetielin replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    i wish our hospital monitored it. maybe then we wouldn't come on and find empty soap dispensers, paper towel dispensers, and alcohol dispensers. it wouldn't even be so bad if they would leave us a key...

  12. Overworked?

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

    yes. more and more every week. we do team nursing at my hospital. typically, i have 15 patients but there are times when i have had up to 23. if there are more than 17, there are 2 rns instead of...

  13. How long was your wait for the NCLEX-PN?

    sweetielin replied to KimmieKoo72's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i only had to wait a couple of weeks.

  14. CNA to LPN...

    sweetielin replied to Alunia07's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    at my nursing school, those that weren't already cnas were offered certificates once we completed the first part of clinicals. i was already a cna

  15. LPN - IV therapy class

    sweetielin replied to charebec65's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    we got to practice on each other in class and that helped me not be so nervous when i got to sticks patients. luckily enough of us were willing to be practiced on. good

  16. My age....

    sweetielin replied to maddiesmommy's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    don't let anyone discourage you. your dad should be proud of you for wanting to further your education. i seriously doubt you will be the oldest in your class. there were several in my class that were...

  17. What's your holiday bonus?

    sweetielin replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    bonus? zilch. we don't even get time and a half for working

  18. Come on guys and girls need pay info LPN'S! HELP!!!

    sweetielin replied to studentlpnco's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    base pay around $11 an hour in central la hospital. started at $9.50 2 and a half years

  19. No Holiday Pay?

    sweetielin replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Straight time for holidays worked. Everyone gets 8 hours of paid time off at their base pay regardless of whether they work the holiday.We work 12 hour shifts, so to actually get a day off you have to...

  20. Younger Nurses: Do you find people dont take you seriously? (semi-rant)

    sweetielin replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    i am 23 but look much younger. i work in a small hospital. most of my patients know me from when i was a nurse's aide. some are surprised to find out that i'm an lpn and that i have been working at...

  21. Meds you hate to give....

    sweetielin replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    lactulose per gt. promod per gt. we had a doc who would order promod 1 scoop in 25cc juice per gt. yeah, like that's gonna happen. i always wind up using about 240cc with it. nothing better than...

  22. What is the complaint with nursing salaries?

    sweetielin replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    i only make about 20,000/year. i was making it on that and doing ok until i had to have my transmission rebuilt. cost me $1200. now i can barely pay the

  23. Are nursing students allowed to give IV push meds?

    sweetielin replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    lpns in my state are not allowed to give ivp meds, either. we are allowed to flush peripheral ivs with ns and to hang fluids/ivpbs. we are not allowed to administer

  24. Question about working nights

    sweetielin replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    i understand how you feel. that is how i felt when i worked days. i absolutely hated it and felt physically ill all the time. on my days off, i was so tired that i slept all the time. luckily, i only...

  25. giving and getting report

    sweetielin replied to WSU_Ally_RN's topic in General Nursing

    when i first started, a taped report was given by the rn on each wing. now we do face to face reports. i prefer the face to face report. the lpn on each wing is also supposed to give report to the lpn...