nursedora

nursedora

Med/Surge, Geriatrics(LTC), Pediatricts,

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  1. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I too iron and starch my uniforms, it is a policy for the home health agency I work for that our uniforms are neatly pressed and we are presentable. This is one task that I kept up with from day one...

  2. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I do wonder if there is a club for those of us who collect vintage things of Nursing. I also have a collection of other "stuff" such as a tin band aide box, remember those, pre cardboard box? I had an...

  3. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I could never find white bob pins, but I did find silver, that was acceptable in leu of the white. When it's quality it's worth keeping up with, so yes, some of the things done in past are still done...

  4. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pair of those shoes for graduation, along with a White Swan dress uniform, 3/4 length sleves, and a collar. And yes, starched so much it could stand alone! And could those shoes squeek! Hense...

  5. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    OOOO! I forgot about those crank beds! My ankles still hurt at times just thinking about them! But you never had a problem with them like those newfangled electronic beds that the cords get tangled in...

  6. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, Morte, that is the same Hare tx splint I use on the squad. With the velcro straps now, that makes it easier to use. Older ones had to tie the straps. But it's only for femur fx's. We have a...

  7. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    If I'm thinking of the right traction splint, in EMS, what we use now, and have been for the better part of the past 20 years, is either a Hare splint, or a Sagar

  8. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I was chatting with a coworker this morning befor finishing my shift, and we were reminicing about the "good ol' days" and remembering how we used to look vs now, now we have many different colors and...

  9. why do doctors order more vitamin d tests than anything?

    nursedora replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    My guesse would be that in nursing homes, the residents aren't taken outside to get the fresh air and sunshine as they should be, so to monitor if deficient or not, or to see if the suppliments are...

  10. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, betadine and sugar! Something as simple as that, then along came the granulex spray, then all the other fancy schmancy treatments, when the betadine and sugar healed the decubiti in a fraction of...

  11. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Some other things I remember that I don't see done in Hosptials anymore, every night at the beginning if the 11-7 shift, each pt got their face washed, peri area washed, teeth brushed, back rub with...

  12. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    On the glass thermometers, how many of us would hit them on the side rail when shaking them down? I don't have enough fingers and toes to count how many I had broken, and how many mercury clean up...

  13. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, to you younguns' there was a time when we didn't wear gloves, and we did it all, poop, vomit, blood, everything. Simply washed our hands good before and after with hot water and soap. It was a...

  14. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I remember "old school" treatments, a mixture of betadine and sugar, a half hour with the pts buttocks exposed to a heat lamp, then a handful of this mixture and a sterile 4X4, that didn't stay...

  15. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    nursedora replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Again, I'm asking, how do we get organized to get reform, and unity amoung nursing? How do we grow from the "...crabs in a barrell..." to a uniform group of medical field proffessionals? It would be...

  16. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    nursedora replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ok, we are coming back to the same issues, and concerns, but no answers on how to lobby, or get serious about being taken seriously for our chosen profession as an LPN. On the pay scale, I've worked...

  17. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    nursedora replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm not saying a nurse who has not worked acute care, or have done virtually nothing with thier nursing for the past 20, 30, or more years should have the same considerations as one who has worked in...

  18. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    nursedora replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Wouldn't it be nice if an LPN who's proven his/her worth and has decades of experience could be grandfathered in as an RN!?! I can see some RN's who would be offended though. So, I don't mind going...

  19. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    nursedora replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    HERE! HERE! I'm right behind you with 22 years experience as LPN. I've lost track of who started this thread, but the concensus is that LPN's are a vital part of the family tree of nursing, and should...

  20. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    nursedora replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Some LPN's who are defensive, usualy are that way because of the way they have been treated by other's, RN's, Administrators, CNA's, the whole gamet. Same as the RN's with the chip on their shoulders,...

  21. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    nursedora replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    What State or Country do you live/work in? Sounds quite different from any I've done. I hold licensure in both TN and NY States. And for the most part nurses are basicaly two different categories,...

  22. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    nursedora replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hip Hip Horrah! We have lots of folks talking, and agreeing on this subject. Now we have to get organized and secure the future of LPN's. And I can tell you, a Medical Dr. in the back of an Ambulance...

  23. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    nursedora replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    So, fellow Nurses, LPN and RN alike, we have the general concensus that LPN's are a greatly valued asset to any healthcare setting. The question now is, not to ponder the fate of the LPN position, but...

  24. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    nursedora replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    From the consensus I'm gathering here, all of us, are for the most part, in agreement that LPN's should not be done away with. I agree, the best training is in the Practical Nurse training. And my 20+...

  25. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    nursedora replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I used to be in a rut being an LPN. I thought all I was good for was a long term care door mat for the RN's. You know, the LPN's do all the grunt work, the RN gets all the recognition and the LPN gets...