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    Port-a-cath question

    kids replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I'll defer to others with regard to sterile gloves because I've worked under policies that differed. I will say though that the cap should be removed before drawing blood and replaced with a new,...
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    Documenting on patient falls or what looks like one in LTC

    kids replied to lumbarpain's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't think this is anything new, I was told years ago to chart observed by a State surveyor, the implication of find/found is that the resident was somehow lost or missing. It became the expected...
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    Spouses being asked to leave the room

    kids replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good grief, if I am ever the recipient of CPR I hope my care team has the where with all to preserve what little dignity I have left and boot my family out of the
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    Anyone from Oregon?

    kids replied to Glenna, LPN's topic in Excelsior College

    Awesome, I was born in Bremerton and raised in Poulsbo until I got married and moved away at 17. Wandered a few years, landed in Vancouver (WA) where I spent 26 years and am now in eastern
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    Baffled

    kids replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    The husband has been an avid George RR Martin reader forever, he says the first season of the HBO series is very true to the book. He hasn't watched any of season 2 yet, he's one of theose people who...
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    Refusing the Influenza Vaccine

    kids replied to TheAmazingMrsA's topic in General Students

    The ONE year in the last 25 that I did not get a flu shot, I got influenza. Viva la anecdotal
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    Gastric Residual...what would you do in this situation?

    kids replied to tnelso15's topic in General Nursing

    I've pulled (and dumped) residuals of that size, that guiac'd negative, off of tube feeding patients in the past. The op didn't get into the details of the 'brown' but formula that has been sitting in...
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    how do your organize your "stuff"?

    kids replied to nurseebol's topic in Home Health

    The issue I see with it is that a HH nurse's bag should never touch a surface unprotected. The agencie's I've worked for (including the 2 I'm with now) don't allow rolling bags for just that reason....
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    In need of some advice....

    kids replied to jasmbrooks's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    At this point in time mandated staffing ratios (if any) happen at the State level as it's not something the Feds mandate. There is no universal mandated ratio. Your best bet would be to check with...
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    morphine IV

    kids replied to breaking_dawn's topic in Emergency

    More than likely it's based on experience that the pharmacists you've spoke to don't have. A lack of studies doesn't surprise me, studies are rarely done on the sensations parents experience during...
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    A question to nurses with children

    kids replied to taramade's topic in General Nursing

    The OP never really even implied that. If you're "expected" to make all those accomidations say no and do so consistantly, they will stop expecting it. You're getting the shaft because you allow it....
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    Education of nurses

    kids replied to PCU_RN9's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I learned (and more importantly learned to apply) those concepts in my ADN program. Tell me, how does viewing nursing an a more "global" manner enhance bedside nursing? Please, give me an practical...
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    Anyone from Oregon?

    kids replied to Glenna, LPN's topic in Excelsior College

    If there is any chance you could end up in WA you'll want to look closely at their requirements for Excelsior LPN to RN grads.
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    suture left in?

    kids replied to BostonNurse2876's topic in Home Health

    My experience is that they eventually work themselves out, usually without infection. The body typically doesn't like foreign objects, the immune system will try to reject it but it might fester up a...
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    A question to nurses with children

    kids replied to taramade's topic in General Nursing

    I was a single parent for most of my kid's lives, 3 days a year I wanted totally off: my children's birthdays, everything else could be adapted. Seniority can sometimes help in terms of getting first...
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    Baffled

    kids replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Indeed (tho I feel pretty good about the man I'm married to all the time). I raised 3 children, thank God I'm not married to one
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    Graduated from ADN program but feel like a failure

    kids replied to Whitley86's topic in General Nursing

    Search the board, there are thousands of posts from people in the same position. The job market for new grads is very poor right now & has been for a couple
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    How do I set limits on caregiving with a family member?

    kids replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

    If there is one thing I've learned from being manipulated into being a caregiver to a family member is that YOU can not care more for their welfare than they do. He's a competent adult and as...
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    Please, please, please remember the 5 rights!

    kids replied to Double-Helix's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I literally gasped when I read the op. So many things wrong in one spot, thank heavens for a positive
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    Spouses being asked to leave the room

    kids replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have a spinal cord injury. My husband is my best friend, biggest chearleader and at times has been my caregiver. He is privy to the the most intimate and minute details of everything about me....
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    ChloraPrep Allergies?

    kids replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Operating Room

    Original thread is 5-6 years old. I wonder if the manufacturer changed something in the formulation in the mean
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    Licensure by endorsement processing time?

    kids replied to twobitsrn's topic in Oregon Nursing

    My experience is 60 days, living next door and hand carrying everything
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    Cranky floor nurses? Or snotty students??

    kids replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Students

    Good advice but you've responded to an 8 year old post. The students ahve (likely) long since graduated and may of the posters moved
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    Not sure if I am making the right decision?

    kids replied to mybabies2000's topic in Nursing Career

    If your state has a minimum practice requirement for renewal and you you do not work as a nurse then you really are wasting your time as you won't meet the criteria for renewal after you reactivate...
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    Doesn't an ADN take 3-4 years?

    kids replied to MissNancy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't think pre-reqs are new. The CC I got my ADN from in 1990 required all the general degree requirements PLUS the sciences (60ish credits) be complete before you could be accepted into the...