In my area all hospitals have gotten rid of their LPN staff and have all RN nurses and CNA's performing all pt care. Im curious as an LPN who always wanted to work in a hospital setting if this has...
People CONSISTANTLY asking ALL the time if im going back to school for my RN! After almost 10 years of hearing it i want to scream when someone asks. And they ask alot. Oh your only an LPN? Are you...
Or the complete opposite family member that wont let you medicate a family member bc they will either get "hooked on it" or "morphine kills hospice patients!" Even though they are 95 years old we dont...
Finestnurse, Lpn replied to georgya3's topic in General Nursing
What if the patient had an allergy to morphine? The charge nurse should have been notified immediately regardless of your relationship. Thats your immediate supervisor. Breaks dont take precedence...
Finestnurse, Lpn replied to georgya3's topic in General Nursing
Alot of times i hear MDs laughing or just shrug off med errors as long as its not a huge one. I accidently gave a xanax instead of lyrica to a ltc pt, realized my error soon after, called MD and he...
Finestnurse, Lpn replied to peachypurple's topic in General Nursing
If i worked at a hospital im sure i would shower more often just bc you come in contact with so many different types of illnesses and patients. I work in ALF were we rarely see things like MRSA or...
Finestnurse, Lpn replied to Calimom's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
In Ohio an LPN must work under the supervision of an RN, CNP, Physician or Dentist. This just means you must have contact with above said at any given time. I worked at an ALF that had LPN as DON but...
Finestnurse, Lpn replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in Home Health
By law, at least in Ohio, this is a state regulation! The law states that wounds not expected to heal within 180 days are to be monitored by an outside agency. As a nurse with 8 years experience in...
Im in Ohio and we also have no regulations on staffing ratio. I work in a 15 million dollar facility that is beautiful and well-maintained. Some of our memory impaired residents think they are in a...
Finestnurse, Lpn replied to ltcnurse4u's topic in Geriatric, LTC
The ADON is probably saying this bc they think thats why but it sounds more like a facility/ corporate policy. I once worked at an ALF where the liquid narcs had to be predrawn into dosages and we...
Finestnurse, Lpn replied to ShoelessJo's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
That is common in ALF. I have 50 residents, alot of hands on care, tons of meds and plenty of memory issues. Assisted living is a fancy name for a nrsg home I always say. Been at my facility almost 8...