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  1. Does anyone here attend or have attended Rio Grande nursing program?

    emllpn2006 replied to magmae's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I am planning on attending Rio Grande next year for the LPN-RN program. Several of the nurses at my facility have done this program and speak very highly of

  2. Collecting urine sample

    emllpn2006 replied to NextSummer's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my facility the lab comes to pick up the urine around 5am. The night shift collects it so that it is a fresher sample than if day shift collected it and left it in the fridge all

  3. Stethoscope Question

    emllpn2006 replied to WSU_Ally_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of that site but I ordered mine through allheart.com and it was only 125.49 and an additional 14.98 to have my name stamped into the

  4. Once and for all, is it ok to...

    emllpn2006 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility the family has to give 48 hours notice of taking the patient home. Then we must order enough medication from the pharmacy for their planned stay and the pharmacy delivers enough...

  5. Financial Aid Help PLEASE

    emllpn2006 replied to maryw24's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I had this same problem. If the school you go to accepts student loans maybe you could qualify for a federaly backed student loan. If not and you have good credit maybe you could get a personal loan...

  6. Nervous about surgery!!!

    emllpn2006 replied to Wendy_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I had my gallbladder removed when I was 19 laproscopically. Went in at 7am first case of the day and was at home on the couch by noon. The surgery it self was nothing compared to the attacks that came...

  7. Who went to school Fulltime in the morning and Fulltime work at night?Can you share?

    emllpn2006 replied to mynameizjim's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I went to school last year and worked full time. My school was from 7:45 am-3:15 pm mon-fri and I worked from 4:00pm-12midnight tues-fri and 11:00am-12 midnight on Sat. My only day off was on sunday...

  8. Really worried...Think I hit the sciatic nerve

    emllpn2006 replied to HealthyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Was it possible that the patient was a "drug seeker" and thought that complaining of more leg pain would get more drugs in return? Maybe the doctor was aware of something like this in the patients...

  9. What nursing shoes do your recommend?

    emllpn2006 replied to XtineRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Does anyone know where I can buy a pair of zcoils? I would love to try them but the closest store that I can find is about 2 1/2 hours away. I know the web site says they are supposed to be fitted but...

  10. Plantar Facitis-Heel Pain, help!

    emllpn2006 replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is a little off topic but in this thread and many others everyone is talking about how great zcoil shoes are. Where can these be purchased? I looked up their web site and there are no...

  11. Using HIPPA to get a private room

    emllpn2006 replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my local hospital where I did clinicals they did not put conf patients in private rooms. Instead they got to pick a alias. When a nurse went into the room to give meds or do something with the baby...

  12. Family not visiting? Common?

    emllpn2006 replied to -Midget-'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I recently started work at a ltc after swearing through out school that I would never step foot back into one. There is a lol there that has no visitors and according to some of the other nurses she...

  13. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    emllpn2006 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I am a LPN who just started a new job at a LTC I am working with the CNA's to learn patients names and rooms before starting as a LPN and passing meds. Yesterday I worked with the head cna who never...

  14. Have you ever had a patient with a uterine rupture?

    emllpn2006 replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I knew a woman who had a rupture after her second birth lady partsl birth. The father noticed she seemed to be acting different and was bleeding alot. It was his first birth experiance. He asked the...

  15. home safety after hip surgery

    emllpn2006 replied to rach_nc_03's topic in Orthopedic

    Will your insurance plan cover any kind of home nursing care after surgery? Or maybe if your husband has worked at the facility for awhile maybe he could get some FMLA time I dont know how it works...

  16. Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

    emllpn2006 replied to CoolHandLu's topic in General Nursing

    I saw this same show. The lady start slothing off with in 15 minutes of taking PCN and by the time she got to the hospital all the skin on her legs was blistered and pilling. She was 100% including...

  17. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    emllpn2006 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that they need to rewrite all the rules for any type of donation. i regularly dontate plasma. I believe it helps may others and the quick $30.00 in nice when you are broke. I was asked if I...

  18. Does your hospital require someone to check the car seat for newborn???

    emllpn2006 replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    At our local hospital where we did clinicals we always got to push the new mother to the car. We were not allowed to say anything about the car seat. The parent did have to bring the carrier section...

  19. Problem: Abnormally large feet.

    emllpn2006 replied to Ausculapius's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Have you ever looked at Berkenstocks. I know they are pretty expensive but they run wide in the regular sizes. I am not sure if they sell them in a specific wide width or

  20. Have an insulin needle question

    emllpn2006 replied to LisaRn21's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work with a man who would use that same needle for several weeks at a time. He would leave his pen laying in his desk drawer pull it out give his injection through what ever clothes he was...

  21. Foul Odors

    emllpn2006 replied to bleu_3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Vicks works wonders. The smell of vicks is so strong you cant smell anything else. We used it when observing in the or for open heart to avoid smelling the burning flesh smell of cauterizing and it...

  22. Is this true?????

    emllpn2006 replied to gitterbug's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hope you dont take this the wrong way but from your bottom statement- Bun in the oven due March 2007- Sounds like he has already went to that hardware

  23. "Honey"

    emllpn2006 replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    I could not but help to think about this thread today. I am currently working in a collections department for a major car company while searching for a nursing job. My customer kept calling me youngn....

  24. Anyone know some rules about FMLA?

    emllpn2006 replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    In may last job they compiled FMLA in minutes. Say you work 40 hours a week you got 12 weeks at 40 hours which equals 28,800 minutes in a rolling 12 month period. Say you have alreasy used up all your...

  25. Shortage of RNs not LPNS!...

    emllpn2006 replied to NYSNOWBUNNY007's topic in General Nursing

    I so agree that there is a RN shortage but not one of LPN's. It I had a dollar for every person who has sad "Its not hard to find a nursing job if you would just go out and look" I would not have to...