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- Consider yourself hugged. I know the feeling. I graduate this May - I too have been dealing with the same problem here....1
- Forum: General Nursing Discussion
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- pt came in due to chest pain (9/10) ,positioning pt at supine position aggrevates the pain as reported by the so. pt also is...3
- Forum: General Nursing Student
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- at my job we use sbar for communicating with md's. s - situation b - background a - assessment r - recommendation ...2
- Forum: First Year After Nursing Licensure
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- As a usual night shift, I was taking handover from my co-worker from previous shift. She continued her patient reporting,...39
- Forum: General Articles About Nursing
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- I worked with a surgeon in OR who had a sense of humour and even gave these collections of hardened belly button matter a...3
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- If you are SURE it's a pressure derived ulcer then stage it. I would on the other hand just DESCRIBE what you see. I'm not a...1
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- Just be sure if you make a med error, assess the patient to determine if any adverse effects, notify Dr of error. And above...1
- Forum: Geriatric Nurses / LTC Nursing
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- The national statistics on the number of medication errors made every day is scary. Even with the 5 rights and doing things...6
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- Oh I am so happy for you! I wish you many more "good" days! Also awesome that you were actually able to remember...1
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- My co-workers and I were sitting at the nurse's station the other morning after a rough 12-hour shift. It was the first time...115
- Forum: General Articles About Nursing
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- Pay attention and hope you get a good orientation. Learn what you can from the nurses you orient with but don't necessarily...1
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- :nuke:Just as a FYI, dry off your alcohol before you poke, as alcohol converts to a sugar and will raise your blood sugar. ...1
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- It is not unusual to have additional visits if you are the on-call nurse. I have worked 15 hours straight on days/weekends...4
- Forum: Home Health Nursing
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- LPNs function dually as charge nurses and floor nurses in LTCFs. Much of the time, they are the only licensed nurse in the...1
- Forum: LPN / LVN Corner
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- I work at an ALF-101 unit facility- and most times I am the only LPN in the building. At first this was REALLY scary to me...4
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- I can say as a CNA in the past, I knew to not interrupt my nurses. I can only pary my CNA's will know the same! I did...1
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- I agree with TheCommuter... consider yourself lucky with 3 days of orientation. I only had two, and believe me...once you...2
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- 3 days of LPN orientation at a nursing home for a new grad? Consider yourself blessed. 3 day orientations are the norm in...2
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- Here are some common LTC shortcuts that are dangerous, and should be avoided at all costs... 1. Administering...8
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- Okay, here goes. First off I would like to tell you that the times that are assigned to the meds are not usually set by the...2
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- Well, thanks to all posters, but hold the applause, I didn't have the stomache for this job. I felt like a libertarian in a...2
- Forum: General Nursing Discussion
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- Hmmm, you're working in long-term care. It's taking you longer to pass meds than it does the other staff... who have been...1
- Forum: First Year After Nursing Licensure
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- I am one of those new nurses and I have a word of wisdom to share that one of the experienced guru nurses I work with told...7
- Forum: First Year After Nursing Licensure
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- I pack around a steno pad for VS, and to jot down MD orders as they come in, and any other issue that pops up. I easily...3
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- It is my understanding that every nursing home must, by law, prominently post the phone number of the State LTC Ombudsman. ...2
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- I totally disagree with that approach. Being young and probably not experienced in hiring people, you may not realize how...3
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- I can't believe I'm sharing this, but my family doesn't even know I'm in nursing school!!! I'm in another city (same state)...3
- Forum: General Nursing Student
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- :paw:hi every one the first and last time i vsited this forum was 2 years ago when i have just started nursing school,i...12
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- In general SP catheter care is very similar to any indwelling catheter care. You want to prevent infection by keeping the...3
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- What skills you use most will depend on where you work. I have worked on an oncology unit at the hospital for the past 3...1
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- NG's our hospital only permits RNs to insert. That's the only thing I'm not allowed to do that I trained to do.1
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- Working in a clinic, I would say that there is much I have not been able to do. We vaccinate, give antibiotic injections...1
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- I have worked in LTC, subacute rehab, and acute care. In LTC your main skill is to pass PO meds, some residents are on a...1
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- I work in a clinic & theres lots of skills I learned in school that I'll never use there. However, I'm not worrried as I...1
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- True Story (happened to me on vacation last week): You know you're a nurse when your 12-year-old daughter in the back seat...5
- Forum: Nursing Humor / Share Jokes
