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Looks like you answered your own question in your second sentence. Good Luck!

When our residents are on antibiotic we always give them yogurt to help offset this exact problem. It actually works on most of the residents (9 out of 10) and most of ours are incontinent. We too...

Your patient was right. NEVER mix lantus with other insulins! Glad we have so many that know the right way!

I've never heard that pre pulling meds is allowed ANYWHERE! As one of the other posters said its not the speed with which you perform, it is that you do not make mistakes. You are however lucky to...

Yes we have dining room "duty" also. It is for the safety of the residents though. While our CNA's can do the heimlich, they are not allowed to do CPR if it becomes a necessity.

Hmmm...........if she is that bad then why don't the parents complain about her? Just a thought..........

I often wondered that too. Gomer is right though. Also now that we are doing more compressions that makes up for the supposed lack of the 21% oxygen that we are blowing in. Good question!

Couple of years ago they started the recommendation that lovenox be given in the love handles. We even had to sign a statement at work that we had been educated on where to give it, and had to keep a...

Doesn't your pharmacy provide you with a list of meds NOT TO BE CRUSHED/CUT??

WOW! I don't know where some of you work, but good grief, we never, never leave meds bedside. Our basic rule is try three times if they don't take it then consider it a refusal and document. Yep we...

To get you ready for the real world. Just wait till you get the patient from hell. Or have to call the MD in the middle of the night. You will think your instructor was a peach!

NO, NO AND NO!!! Had enough of them in nsg. school

yep! happy!!!

Ah ha! My pet peeve too! I hear ya!

hmmmmmmmmmm sounds like you "told" someone else too.

A family that would not let their loved one have anything to drink or eat and no IV fluids. This patient was able and willing to drink and eat,family stated that they did not want resident to...

They do little things like that in nsg. school to see if you are "paying attention" to detail. Don't be suprised at anything you see. Good luck

Yeah!! Good For YOU!!

Good Luck!

Yep thats it!

4.0 when I started LPN school

Pure and simple jealousy about one thing or another.

In it for the money? Are you kidding? No amount of money is worth all the heartache, backstabbing, whining, stress, and I could go on and on. Hearing someone say thank you for helping me, for making...

mucus, just mucus, yuck!

Yep, tell her not to let the door hit her on her way out!