LydiaGreen

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1. Patients knowing medical lingo

   LydiaGreen replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

   I admitted an elderly patient with a significant history and numerous meds. Not only did the son have a chronilogical list of diagnoses, tests, where the tests were performed, which doc ordered them, and the results of the tests, but a list of meds ...

2. Annotated Bibliography - Help!

   LydiaGreen replied to mauser's topic in General Students

   There is an APA website - just do a google search - don't have the site address anymore (because I'm DONE - finally, thank goodness) but, it was a lifesaver when I was banging my head against the table at 3:30 a.m. over some assignment.

3. speaking of call bells...

   LydiaGreen replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

   Our call bells ring a different tone for each type of call. If the patient initiates the call bell, it has one tone. If it is pulled in the bathroom it has a different tone. Staff members can push buttons on the call bell panel above each bed for ...

4. Ouestion about Blood Transfusion

   LydiaGreen replied to nursemary9's topic in General Nursing

   The blood is signed out from the lab and checked by one RN and one lab tech. When it reaches the floor, the blood is checked by the RN who signed it out and one other RN (for patient name, type, Rh factor, type of product, and unit number). We do v...

5. I made two med errors in one day.

   LydiaGreen replied to geekgolightly's topic in General Nursing

   I doubt you will get fired for it. I am a new RN also and made a med error with insulin. Found it myself about twenty minutes later (I gave 5 units too much and it was regular insulin), followed all of the steps that I should have (q15 min checks, ...

6. what can our local health dept. be thinking?

   LydiaGreen replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   I imagine your hospital is no different than the one I work in. The flu vaccine that the hospital has on hand is for patients and staff only and is administered on a priority basis - we start with the at-risk patients (elderly, immuno-compomised, et...

7. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

   LydiaGreen replied to smilez84's topic in General Nursing

   Try a google search - there are hundreds of reputable sites with lots of information on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect. Many have diagrams showing each of the possible identifying characteristics.

8. What about breaks?

   LydiaGreen replied to avahsmiles's topic in General Nursing

   Just got home from a 12 hour nightshift. I am entitled to two half hour meal breaks and two fifteen minute coffee breaks - get paid for 11.25 hours. What did I ACTUALLY receive? Three five minute smoke breaks (yes, I know - and to the poster that ...

9. Atkin's Diet patients

   LydiaGreen replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

   oops - thanks kaelie! know how your tongue sometimes doesn't say exactly what your brain is telling it to? apparently that can also happen with fingers on the keyboard!

10. tonsilectomy

    LydiaGreen replied to hittme123's topic in General Nursing

    Keep the tips coming guys! My 7 year old is having T&A surgery in January and I can use all of the good advice you can give! That is a bummer, Jennifer - missing out on the Thanksgiving dinner. But, you were smart to get it over and done with b...

11. Atkin's Diet patients

    LydiaGreen replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    My preceptor tried Atkins. I can't understand why anyone would purposely put themselves into ketoacidosis no matter how much weight they had to lose (and I need to lose more than a few myself). She was having increasing SOB. One night it became so...

12. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

    LydiaGreen replied to smilez84's topic in General Nursing

    Not in nursing. I did have a friend who had two foster children with fetal alcohol syndrome. What information are you looking for specifically?

13. wondering if Canada has flu vaccine?

    LydiaGreen replied to darla80's topic in International

    Announced in my local paper and radio media today by the public health authority - anyone wanting the flu vaccine in Ontario must present valid ID to receive it. Only Ontario residents will receive the flu vaccine in Ontario. There is already a rus...

14. How much abuse from patients do you take???

    LydiaGreen replied to Worthy's topic in General Nursing

    No, Fiona, in Ontario it is not a perfect world. I am sorry that your experience in LTC was not a positive one. Two of my classmates LOVE working LTC in the facility I have described and would not return to hospital nursing for anything. I persona...

15. Exam Errors/Curved Grades

    LydiaGreen replied to cb0027's topic in General Students

    Our exams, tests, etc., came from the main school - with multiple satellite sites spread across hundreds of miles, they didn't want the each site's instructors writing different tests. Those exams were RIDDLED with errors. We would point them out -...