liveyourlife747

liveyourlife747

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  1. Where to buy scrubs online?

    liveyourlife747 replied to Djuna's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    you are right about that. they are kind of flimsy. I do private duty and only have one client at a time, so the pockets aren't that big of a deal to me since i'm not toting around tons of

  2. Changing out trach tubes

    liveyourlife747 replied to flodo's topic in Home Health

    we have children that we do trach changes on, because the insurance would rather have us do it then the parents. we also recently had one of our adult clients trached, hes getting 3x a day changes! i...

  3. Documentation advice on Trach Sx PRN

    liveyourlife747 replied to Lorie P.'s topic in Private Duty

    he will likely be on continuous spo2 monitoring, so i normaly include that. we have a few pediatric clients in our agency. i normaly write: spo2 decreased to 90% for aprox 2-3 min. tracheal sx x...

  4. LPN certificate and CNA ?

    liveyourlife747 replied to Butterflybee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    depends on your BON and facility. Some facilities will let you work as a graduate nurse for up to 90 days (atleast here in VA) while others require you to work as a CNA until you are certified. here...

  5. Night shift??

    liveyourlife747 replied to Lutie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would do it if you trust your children to stay the night without you and get up/and off to school. I know how some teenagers can be (especially since I am still one, lol) and they may take...

  6. need a good idea for this patient

    liveyourlife747 replied to dcnballmom's topic in General Nursing

    What is this lady's MD saying about this? Is it possible for her to get on something to decrease the amount of movements she is having? Is is possible to keep her on that medication (increase the...

  7. Night shift survival?

    liveyourlife747 replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    I work all shifts in home health, so I really have to use some tricks to stay awake some nights. Usually, I'll sleep until 3/4 in the afternoon and run errands or just chill at home until it's time...

  8. A bit of humor

    liveyourlife747 replied to cooliegirl's topic in Nursing Humor

    lol. loved the part about getting blood when they are already bleeding. Sure saves the people who are "unstickable" huh?? lol. Thanks for posting this!

  9. Documentation for suctioning an infant with a trach and vent

    liveyourlife747 posted a topic in Pediatric

    Ok, I work in Home Health, but I have a peds client that I am with for 8 hr periods. He is on a vent with a trach and I am always scared to suction because I'm afraid I will suction too much. Normally...

  10. Documentation for suctioning an infant with a trach and vent

    liveyourlife747 replied to liveyourlife747's topic in Pediatric

    Thank you so so much! I'm glad that I decided to ask the question because you have given me so much more education and advice. Thanks

  11. Documentation for suctioning an infant with a trach and vent

    liveyourlife747 replied to liveyourlife747's topic in Pediatric

    Usually he is in his swings. Sometimes he gags from changing a position (like semi-fowlers to sitting striaght up) or if he puts something in his mouth too far (he has an easy gag reflex) sometime I...

  12. Documentation for suctioning an infant with a trach and vent

    liveyourlife747 replied to liveyourlife747's topic in Pediatric

    thank you so much! i normally write stats down, sometimes his sp02 hasn't dropped, but he is gurgly, so I go ahead and sx. And I have noticed if he gags alot (which we have a problem with keeping his...

  13. a LPN essentials for school..any suggestions??

    liveyourlife747 replied to VM85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    The Tabers will be your BEST FRIEND! it was one of our requirements to have it for our LPN class. It comes in handy for so many things. Good

  14. a LPN essentials for school..any suggestions??

    liveyourlife747 replied to VM85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You can get them at Barnes and Noble, not sure of any other

  15. Redneck Medical Terms

    liveyourlife747 replied to Fathappychap's topic in Nursing Humor

    omg, so funny!!! Love

  16. GoLytely Shenanigans

    liveyourlife747 replied to Reno1978's topic in Nursing Humor

    lol. thats

  17. Where to buy scrubs online?

    liveyourlife747 replied to Djuna's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    http://www.uniformadvantage.com I love this site and the scrubs they offer! I have had bad experiances with scrubsandbeyond.com. I returned something (my pinning ceremony top) and the credited my band...

  18. thrift shop scrubs?

    liveyourlife747 replied to ciounoi's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I absolutly love uniformadvantage.com and uniformcity.com they normally have print tops for under $10 and sometimes they have pants for that as

  19. Do you care if they want you to remove your shoes?

    liveyourlife747 replied to nurseby07's topic in Home Health

    I think that if the client wants you to take your shoes off, they should either buy shoe covers for the nurses (our clients do this) or they should suck it up and deal with

  20. a LPN essentials for school..any suggestions??

    liveyourlife747 replied to VM85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I just graduated from LPN school this past spring. I would recommend a somewhat cheap steth (like prestige) and get a name tag for it, because it is likely to get stolen if it is very nice and...

  21. Hand care for nurses

    liveyourlife747 replied to OrionQuiltsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard that Mary-Kay has a hand scrub and lotion that really works to smooth

  22. Passed The Nclex-pn

    liveyourlife747 replied to NMDGURL's topic in General Nursing

    To pass my nclex pn I studied the Nursing made easy. They have 2 NCLEX-PN exam review books. It is straight to the point and uses different formats of questions. Have you checked into nursing homes...

  23. In your experience.......when a seemingly "stable" patient tells you they are

    liveyourlife747 replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

    It can happen! My grandmothers best friend was found dead in her home last week. My grandmother had pleaded for her to go to the ED because she had been having s/s of pneumonia and she was diabetic....

  24. I can't cath to save my life!

    liveyourlife747 replied to espritjolieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yea. But if you do hit the wrong hole, leave the cath in and try again, that way you know not to insert it there and to try another

  25. I can't cath to save my life!

    liveyourlife747 replied to espritjolieRN's topic in General Nursing

    The first time I cathed a male peds client, I felt resistance, but did not get any return of urine. I work in home health and the mother tried to cath her son and it did not work for her either. The...