I am a LVN student curious to know what are the 3 most dislike RN duties in demand that's in the scope practice of a LVN?
Pangea Reunited, ASN, RN 1,547 Posts Has 6 years experience. Sep 5, 2015 That's a strange thing to just suddenly become curious about ...homework?
Natasha A., CNA, LVN 1,696 Posts Has 7 years experience. Sep 5, 2015 Nope not homework :) I've just learned at an early age that its always good to stay current with skills and etc and as a nursing student soon to be new grad, I would like to use my last few months of clinical rotation wisely :)
LightMyFire 137 Posts Has 3+ years experience. Sep 5, 2015 Everyone is different. I hate placing NG tubes. And I'm sick to death of the AM med pass. I love, love, love educating my patients!
Natasha A., CNA, LVN 1,696 Posts Has 7 years experience. Sep 5, 2015 Thank you OKinOKC,RN . We are learning NG tubes in clinical rotation on a mannequin now and on soon hope to perform one on a patient hopefully this last level :)
Pangea Reunited, ASN, RN 1,547 Posts Has 6 years experience. Sep 5, 2015 I agree that everyone is different. There also aren't many technical things that an RN does and an LVN cannot. I think the most helpful LVNs just make it a point to do something if their patients have a lot of IV medications that I'm covering and I can't easily get to my own patients in a timely manner. That could be anything from a dressing change to simply getting someone a cup of ice. I can't say that I've ever thought of delegating tasks to an LVN just because I don't like doing the tasks.
Dranger 1,871 Posts Sep 5, 2015 NG tubes are easy, Dobhoff placement even with Cortrak is annoying. Looped in the gastric antrum again.....
BiotoBSNtoFNP 249 Posts Sep 5, 2015 I hate suctioning. It's needed, i usually have no choice in the matter, but blech.
Natasha A., CNA, LVN 1,696 Posts Has 7 years experience. Sep 5, 2015 Interesting topics . keep them coming :) Yes, suctioning in Sub Acute was something getting used to in clinicals as well as trachs and vents
donsterRN, ASN, BSN 2,558 Posts Specializes in Cardiac Care. Has 10 years experience. Sep 5, 2015 I hate suctioning. It's needed, i usually have no choice in the matter, but blech.Yep, me too. I will gladly pay another nurse to do this. I don't mind feet, eyeballs, NGTs, GI bleeds, even C-Diff. But please don't make me suction.I could hurl just thinking about it.
cardiacfreak, ADN 742 Posts Specializes in Hospice. Sep 5, 2015 I hate doing vaginal creams, and I can't clean up puke.I will suction the heck out of your patient and change the colostomy if you clean up my patient that threw up everywhere.I also hate wound vacs!
Natasha A., CNA, LVN 1,696 Posts Has 7 years experience. Sep 5, 2015 What about duties with computers?