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Hello mito, All due respect to your goals to become an RN and i wish you much success and happiness in your chosen area.You see, i respect all human beings.Be they a waiter, garbage collector or a nurse as all humans should be.Therefore, yes i give r...

Maybe this is common, but not to me.A lady keeping her gyn appointment, only thing was that the doctor kept pulling out condoms before he could examine her. Can you not know they are there? I was more embarressed than the patient

Does anyone have an idea for preventing facial bruising from a Bipap mask?? It's not too tight but client bruises easily. Is there anything to do and not change the effectiveness of the delivery??

NRSKaren, you are a wealth of information, thanks for the websites.I've been scarce on the internet lately. Working my little nursy fingers to the bone.It is not a good season for my little ones. RSV,COLLAPSED LUNGS, PNEUMONIA etc. etc. etc. Thanks a...

Hi nursemicke, Thanks for your response. This is a peds case and he's certainly not on coumadin or other meds that would cause bruising. The bruise spots are directly related to the areas of the face where the mask touches. I just hate to see that, i...

Thanks, those were some of the ideas that i had. I didn't know if using something under the edges was a good idea, i'm still working on it.

I feel that i've had hospice experience in my years of working with the extreme elderly,but i don't think i would want to work it on a regular basis, but from your personality that that comes across the screen i feel that you would be great at it.

OK, i'm assuming, (assuming,mind you) that all test have been done and he/she knows what this diagnosis really is,virul/bacteria etc. then i will agree that if the problem is being treated the fever may continue for a few days,breaking soon, however ...

Can't help Hollahan, I'm still lugging water bottles. I will put them in the fridge at the clients home (with permission , taped up and labelled). But be it cold or warm, it's WET and thats what counts to me. Bite size fruit bowls are handy. Have to ...

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Hi Russ, now that is a face i would love to have seen. As an earlier post stated, you are as professional as you feel or carry yourself.Brian and i discussed whether this thread should be closed and came to the conclusion that it should not, although...

SKM-NURSIEPOOH, please don't apologize, you have come to the right place to vent, we are here to listen and help where we can. I was just trying to say don't let it bother you when others belittle your position, look down on you or say mean things. W...

I'm sorry Russ, when i say sisters it means everyone that is an LPN. We have a common bond. It was all inclusive

To my sisters LPN's. I don't usually respond to threads where someone is judging someone else because to me it is silly, childish and a total waste of time. When some people are disatisfied, unhappy or whatever what is left except to rain on someone ...

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Hi Hoolahan, you are absolutely right,but the agency pays up to 2 hours. I took the 3rd hour probono

Sounds like an extended case that i worked on for several months, of course i had eight hours to put out all the fires. Quite a bit of time was spent haggling with the suppliers.But the longest 1 hour visit of my career was not so technical but funny...

Always carry my liquid soap and paper towels(taken off the roll).Sometimes i will transfer the soap to a small travel container to lighten my load. I use no soap or towels in the home. In some homes it makes quite an impression when the first thing y...

The sound quality really is better in the shorter stethescopes, but the longer ones hang around the neck with more ease, which i don,t do anymore since being choked with it by a disoriented patient

A FOB watch should be mandatory. You wouldn't believe the crud that collects under, in and around watches. Mine usually end up in my pocket. I feel the same way about them as i do about nails

I like it Brian. it saves time !!!!

Bravo,Bravo!!!!!!!

I'm sure you know that the buck stops with you!!! Therefore, i would have a meeting with them. Allow them to vent issues they may have. Let them know what you expect from them and enforce it, by any means necessary. Maybe the last nurse allowed the...

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I have absolutely nothing against education and kudos to those that continue up that ladder, but isn't it amazing that with all those years of study we still have to answer to a doctor. Can we hang out a shingle ?????? Can we have our own practice???...