Nurse`Chief~Chickie

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1. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

   Nurse`Chief~Chickie replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

   i was trying so hard not to reply to this thread again, but you got me! i am a nurse with my own license. how much differently you must do things there that you think an lpn is not qualified to assess their pts. i admit pts, assess and never is an rn...

2. Question LPNs and IV push meds

   Nurse`Chief~Chickie replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

   that's the kind of thing that gets me. why are things so darn different btwn states! i can do everthing to administer, hang and monitor blood, except put the spike in the bag. that one task is the rns. go figure.

3. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

   Nurse`Chief~Chickie replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

   preceptor at my prn job and i were doing fluid outdates, which she was nooooot happy about doing because the former purchasing lady used to do it. so she says when i checked all the shelves and bins in the med room, aaallll of them. my little old inc...

4. Question LPNs and IV push meds

   Nurse`Chief~Chickie replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

   actually, it is true here, however, i posted before the whole 'rules change state to state' thought came to mind. here, i cannot do ivps or do anything with central lines except ivpb.

5. Leaving things for Day Shift

   Nurse`Chief~Chickie replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in New Nurse

   continuation of care!!! i had suspicions when i worked days that noc-shifters just left all the bunk stuff they didn't want to do for us. turns out, it was true! only with two certain ones. it's a personality thing. you know if your intentions are go...

6. Question LPNs and IV push meds

   Nurse`Chief~Chickie replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

   i hope that's a hypothetical ??? lpns cannot administer iv push meds with or without the certification!

7. Welcome to the Missouri State Forum!

   Nurse`Chief~Chickie replied to suebird3's topic in Missouri

   i've been posting here for a while, so i guess i better get in on this mo pride! i'm in swmo, graduated from otc in springfield as an lpn in july. great teachers there, and i hear stirrings that they are going to start an rn program there too. i'm en...

8. Do I Have the Right NOT to Be Weighed?

   Nurse`Chief~Chickie replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

   this is just what i was looking for. maybe these words will work for us. my 16 y/o 'fiancees daughter' went to the gyn ( 1st visit)not long ago, and suddenly we were knee deep into a an relapse. we had no idea what triggered it. she was tightlipped,...

9. Scrubbed my first case (Lap Chole)

   Nurse`Chief~Chickie replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

   thanks to you too isseym! if you're going to do it much, you'll get into your groove. i've had to smack(sort of) my surgeons hand a time or two. (the mayo is my responsibility.) not to mention no reaching across, and pulling instrumnets in front of m...

10. You Know You're a Nurse When...

    Nurse`Chief~Chickie replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

    Bwahaha!! My football friends didn't believe me on speed! They timed me in line at the stadium, made a big spectacle, lot's of befuddled Chiefs fans wondering What ARE these people DOING?!?! :biere: The bald guy in front of me in line yesterday h...

11. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    Nurse`Chief~Chickie replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, what I think this argument needs is......more cowbell! LOL :lol_hitti

12. the hug for Tweety thread

    Nurse`Chief~Chickie replied to Ado Annie's topic in General Nursing

    :icon_hug: :icon_hug: :icon_hug: Hope that all you give to everyone here comes back to you x3!!!! :icon_hug: :icon_hug::icon_hug:

13. Cmsu

    Nurse`Chief~Chickie replied to stine75's topic in Missouri

    hi stine75, i just found this while poking around state fair college site, just thought you might like to take a look. they offer classes at a sattelite campus at whiteman. http://sfcc.cc.mo.us/pages/159.asp

14. Nursing Documentation

    Nurse`Chief~Chickie replied to jktb's topic in Student Assist

    I made myself a checklist during clinicals that I printed off and took each day. That way I would practice writing out my notes after assessments without prompting/help. Then I got out the list and checked over what I had or hadn't included. Over the...

15. Nursing & website is depressing!!!

    Nurse`Chief~Chickie replied to SeanyRN's topic in General Nursing

    :hbsmiley: it does appear like that on the surface. we all need a place to vent, like for the reasons in your post. that sucks for you and we know what that's like. that's whats so great about this site, knowing someone else understands!! it's aweso...