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  1. Young female patients

    i agree that a female in the room would be appropriate. a male obgyn has a "chaparone" when performing pelvic exams and we all know that we go to an obgyn for that purpose. the chaparone is there as a comfort for the patient's sake and the md's sake....
  2. What was your job before you became a nurse?

    dairy queen, ice cream scooper, bank teller, personal assistant, pizza delivery driver, convience store clerk, cna, medication aide, mom, lpn, rn
  3. Baby Doe

    You are given a gift-An angle wink I have been told by a mentor in hospice--the compassion and understanding that a life needed you at that very moment. Kudos to you for being a thinking caring individual in a time when women were still finding their...
  4. Nurses writing up nurses?

    Was this a true write up or just a med error report?--She (as well as you) is probably required to write up missed meds. In the last hospital I was at we were encouraged to write up med errors, for patient's safety as well as not become responsible o...
  5. Hospice Charting and Recertifications

    Thanks everyone for your input. I guess I should have been more clear. I was interested in help with the patients that we are aware of a decline but not an obvious decline. I appreciate all your help!
  6. I am new to Hospice and our Palliative doctor will be giving an inservice on "Hanging the crepe" to assist us RN's in charting for the hard recertification. I was wondering if there were any other suggestions out there? Thanks in advance!
  7. Amazing end of life story!

    Wow! I would like to go that way!
  8. Ampules still being used, Ouch!

    At my hospital we have these nice little rubber deals that fit over the amuple top where you break it off and the glass stays in them. I think that they work great even better than an alcohol pad.
  9. Question for those of you who work in a LTC?!

    As a LTC Lpn for 3 years and a med aide for 3 before that I always made a sheet that hourly listed meds and other things needing to be done. We had usual time for med pass and in the beginning I would write out all the room numebers at all the passes...
  10. developing a system??

    Gosh I am still trying to deelop a system also. It sems like in school I had everything down pat, now even after 3 years as an LPN I struggle to get organized. I just don't think that I have found something that works for me yet. I have tried diffren...
  11. developing a system??

    Gosh I am still trying to deelop a system also. It sems like in school I had everything down pat, now even after 3 years ans an LPN I struggle to get organized. I just don't think that I have found something that works for me yet. I have tried diffre...