leesonlpn

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1. Do you approach patients or families about code status?

   leesonlpn replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

   Of course every situation is different. Some doctors refuse to make their patient a no code - feeling it would be a personal failure no doubt, unless a family member requests it. Here in my hospital...

2. How many of you married doctors?

   leesonlpn replied to JHUnurse's topic in General Nursing

   That's what it's all about. Every response from the nurses has been truthfull and wise. It is obvious in JHUnurse's response she still doesn't get it She wants to marry for money. What happens if a...

3. How many of you married doctors?

   leesonlpn replied to JHUnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Excellent response! You turned the tables around beautifully. JHUNurse- you must not have experienced life much to even consider marrying for money. Your thread is an embarrassment to other nurses....

4. Divorce And Affairs????

   leesonlpn replied to rachaelm4's topic in General Nursing

   Mario I hope your term re-tred doesn't refer to someone remarried, or there will be tread on your

5. Monster CNA Charged With Murder By Windshield

   leesonlpn replied to Cascadians's topic in General Nursing

   a defense lawyer walks up to a farmhouse to serve some papers.As he walks up to the porch he steps in a cowpie. He looks down at his foot and cries out ..."I"M

6. Activities for nurses week?

   leesonlpn replied to uyf's topic in General Nursing

   Hi rusty hammer - I presume it's celebrated the same world wide.Starts May 8th Florence's

7. For those of you that are a nurse and those of you who call yourself a nurse!!

   leesonlpn replied to StaceRacer1's topic in General Nursing

   In British Columbia, Canada, there are only three licensed bodies allowed to LEGALLY call themselves nurses. Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Registered Psychiatric nurses. Care aides...

8. intestinal virus...

   leesonlpn replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

   Way to go Night Owl - I read your thread and I wanted to start retching!!!!!It would almost seem like your shift was a Saturday Night Live skit! How about a million mg's of Maxeran all round? It's a...

9. What Freaks You Out?

   leesonlpn replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   melena stool, and suspension bridge sputum specs, the pstachio green ones. farts in your face when you are pushing a pt over to do the tidy bowl cleanup. colostomies. This one patient wanted tme to...

10. Unprofessional Behavior and Consequences?

    leesonlpn replied to Julie, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Get evil - scratch her name off your christmas card list, with a dirty nail. No one can make you feel inferior without your

11. Team Nursing vs Primary Nursing

    leesonlpn replied to michelle999's topic in General Nursing

    It always goes back to the fact of where you live doesn't it. In BC licensed practical nurses are responsible for their own scope of practice. We do not need RN's to

12. Team Nursing vs Primary Nursing

    leesonlpn replied to michelle999's topic in General Nursing

    this could be a prickly subject.I'll try to keep it warm and fuzzy. I was involved in our hospitals skills task force group. This group was created to address the under-utilization of licensed...

13. Funny Names for Nurses

    leesonlpn replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    Up north we had a chiropractor named Dr. Mangle. My sister who is a physiotherapist said, he probably

14. Correct I&O?

    leesonlpn replied to ClariceS's topic in Nursing Humor

    let's see 10 tinkles,......how much are

15. Do you/ did you have a Nurses Cap? Pin?

    leesonlpn replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 1980. I am an LPN. I wear a cap - it is white with a green and gold stripe horizontal across the top. These are the college colors as well as the green representing licensed practical...