GracefullyGritty LPN

GracefullyGritty has 8 years experience as a LPN and specializes in wound care/rehabilitative care.

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   Pulmonary Embolism

   GracefullyGritty replied to EOC's topic in Med-Surg

   Very good read. You missed one item in the risks for development; we have a score of patients that did get the Covid shots, develop a PE. The science also proves this.
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   As an LPN, I can't help but feel like I'm not a "real nurse"

   GracefullyGritty replied to SlowlyButSurely's topic in LPN/LVN

   Limey, AWESOME and reassuring to me! Thank you for the post. I too became an LPN at 50. A second career for me. I admit I struggled a little after starting in a hospital rehab unit with feeling "less than", but there was no way I wanted more pre req...
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   We Did Not Sign Up For This

   GracefullyGritty replied to allnurses's topic in COVID

   My apology for not clarifying the flippancy of the nurses that did work side by side with covid patients while our colleague refused to pass any fit test. When a nurse is honest about being insecure and is concerned for their family and just simply c...
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   We Did Not Sign Up For This

   GracefullyGritty replied to allnurses's topic in COVID

   No nurse has signed up to work without appropriate PPE. Period. To these points I completely agree. We were asked to reuse our masks for many multiple days. We did finally get 2 N95's so we could send one for UV light disinfecting and still have one....
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   Wound measurement question

   GracefullyGritty replied to kristin10's topic in Wound

   Yes definitely measured it correctly. I was even taught to stay at 12-6 and 3-9 if the wound is more like diagonal.........but I've had nurses with many more years than myself do that too ?? If I am floated to a different center it is nice to look at...
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   How Does This End?

   GracefullyGritty replied to MeganMN's topic in COVID

   Londonflo ~ I LOVED the references and graph from Florence Nightingale. ?She wasn't called the 'Lady with the Light' for no reason, and she saved an awful lot of men with basic sanitizing. I am not using this website to be political. We are nurses, a...
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   How Does This End?

   GracefullyGritty replied to MeganMN's topic in COVID

   Very hard to have any confidence in Fauci knowing that back just a few years ago he indeed proclaimed not “if” but “when” a pandemic would come in the near future tells me we need to remember to think for ourselves, practice safety, Florence Nighteng...
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   How Does This End?

   GracefullyGritty replied to MeganMN's topic in COVID

   98.5% survival rate. I like that “A hit with the Ladies”. I also agree that we can control more of how we treat our bodies I.e. what foods we grow and/ or eat, how sustainable We can and should live sans government intrusion. I for one have decided w...
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   As an LPN, I can't help but feel like I'm not a "real nurse"

   GracefullyGritty replied to SlowlyButSurely's topic in LPN/LVN

   I love that perception is key to how you feel walking on the floor every day. I chose to be a nurse after a successful career in medical management. I was able to obtain a BA as a single parent and not become an RN BSN at that time simply because at ...
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    Differential Case Study: Lyme Disease or Covid-19?

    GracefullyGritty replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical

    That is a spike ! Please stay hydrated and get well soon !!
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    Differential Case Study: Lyme Disease or Covid-19?

    GracefullyGritty replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical

    I totally missed it !! Yes, Lyme disease. A great follow, thank you again !! Feel better soon !
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    Differential Case Study: Lyme Disease or Covid-19?

    GracefullyGritty replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical

    Me too ! Great read and kept me thinking
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    Differential Case Study: Lyme Disease or Covid-19?

    GracefullyGritty replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical

    I am still leaning towards Lyme disease. When the answer is revealed it will be a good conclusion. I have been working with COVID-19 patients and we have had about 10% of our positive population, test or retest with a negative, and then within 48 hou...
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    Differential Case Study: Lyme Disease or Covid-19?

    GracefullyGritty replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical

    Any joint swelling in the knee, unilaterally? Would probably r/o COVID but continue self isolation until labs are back.