blonde1

blonde1 specializes in rehab and some telemetry.

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1. Young Looking Nurses

   blonde1 replied to VeniVidiVici's topic in General Nursing

   always, they say my sister who is 17 looks older than me and i'm 31. the best way is to show your professional, be respectful, and know your stuff and thats all that will count. at times i still need to remind a few patients that age doesn't matter t...

2. LVNs training RNs???

   blonde1 replied to JStollRN's topic in General Nursing

   you need to realize that not all lvn/lp{n's are like that one, some even know as much if not more than the new rn grads. please don't lump all together. i'm an lpn and have been for 5 yrs. and i'm about 1yr. away from my rn and myself have trained mu...

3. Making an occupied bed-help me settle a debate!

   blonde1 replied to Dorali's topic in Oklahoma

   clean linen goes on bottom, just make sure the diaper is on and a chux is down first or you may do it again very soon.(depending on your pt.s bladder:no:) sometimes we put a chux between dirty and clean depending on how dirty is dirty.

4. What a blow to my ego

   blonde1 replied to letitbe_lindsay's topic in General Students

   if i were you i would give it right back, but in a professional way. "i don't like giving report to old crotchity nurses who don't remember what it was like to be a student." or throw in a few choice words if that'll make her feel better. stick up f...

5. Mom thinking about going back to nursing school... NEEDS ENCOURAGEMENT!!!

   blonde1 replied to JenInSchool's topic in Pre-Nursing

   yes you can do it!! thats what everyone keeps telling me and i'm in a similar situation. the first time i went back to school was for my LPN my 1st child was 1yo and had seizures, but i did it and no one suffered to badly for it. now i'm 32 my second...

6. Charting Bloopers

   blonde1 replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   here's another for you all- we have an MD that comes in and when he's having a bad day and is mad writes orders like: tell administration to thin chart. or even better: find her ted stockings. nicely put, but couldn't you ask us instead of writi...

7. As an RN do you have your own pvt malpractice insurance?

   blonde1 replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

   we were always told to have our own insurance by our instructors because no matter what your jobs insurance and lawyers can always say its her fault we had nothing to do with it. then what your stuck and lose everything. always carry your own insuran...

8. Charting Bloopers

   blonde1 replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   at the end of my third 16 hr.(3p-7a shift) shift in a row I had mistakenly written an exerpt something like this: Res. slept well...stated she had a great night dancing with her husband... mind you it was the middle of the night and she was in rehab...

9. Nurses with depression

   blonde1 replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in Stress 101

   I have battled with depression since I was 12/13yr. old also and have been on and off meds for years. off its uncontrollable and you don't know how much until you start failing classes because you can't concentrate or your family tells you "get back ...