ahsitters replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn
My favorites are traditional names too. My children are Jakob Brandon 10 yoa ( thought jakob was traditional and uncommon when i named him in 1996 and later that year it bumped micheal for #1, go...
Document, document, document! I can't say this enough. A nurses best back up in case of legal action is her documentation. I would have taken some time at the end of the shift and document...
Had a pt who s son had a serious brain infection she was older and had schizophrenia in her ramblingsshe always talked about how she sold her sold to the devil so that he would heal. The night she...
ahsitters replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing
Done that befor and it scared the hell out of me too. Senior staff assured me that it happens with pts on coumadin and that It looks worse that what it actually is because of the lack of fatty tissues...
ahsitters replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing
As nurses I feel that we have a duty to advocate for our patients for the betterment not for their detriment. How can this woman drinking problems not be delt with if they are Ignored. We also have a...
I just had my first IV insert with lido when I had my third baby 3 months ago and It was a million times easierfor me. I am a hard start and this made all the difference. I will never insert an IV in...
Sounds Crazy but any time I get a fresh stain on my uniform I spray it with peri wash. Works great on hard stains especially blood. But I have never tried it on old
ahsitters replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in Ob/Gyn
This was the main reason I became a nurse I gave birth 2 months after I turned 17 and recioeved horrible treatment from my nurses they closed the door and pretended I wasn't there. I learned how to...
Each province has its own registration exam. But it may be hard to find info online under LPN because they are called RPN's (registered practical nurses) in Canada. You also have to meet the college...