YooperNurse

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  1. Co-workers doing your work behind your back?

    YooperNurse replied to RachelRN25's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the teamwork thing. This is the way it should work. If someone is hanging an IV for you and enters the wrong rate, they are signing the med off under their name, same with giving a med,...

  2. Post Cva And Blood Pressure

    YooperNurse replied to KulRN's topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever seen Thorazine work for hiccups? I have seen it used numerous times, and never have seen it

  3. How do you handle Physicians Bad Attitudes?

    YooperNurse replied to scrubsnhugsRN's topic in General Nursing

    this was too funny! But you gotta do what works, that's for

  4. Started Med School at age 40!

    YooperNurse replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Nursing

    Love Oprah!! I emailed her and told her she needs to do a show about nurses. Haven't heard anything back (big

  5. What If....

    YooperNurse replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    I did have a friend who went to be a nurse, did great in all her classes, but when she got into the field, decided it wasn't for her. There are some ADN programs that are 2 years, after the first you...

  6. How do you handle Physicians Bad Attitudes?

    YooperNurse replied to scrubsnhugsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital has a zero tolerance policy for this, if and when it happens, it is to be written up. It seems to be working quite well, might be something to

  7. Recycling at work?

    YooperNurse replied to ScrappingTrojan's topic in General Nursing

    Here's another one, those horrible styrofoam cups used for water. I hate styrofoam!!! We go through tons of them! Talk about bad for the environmnet. We do recycle paper, but that's

  8. Secondary IV tubing question

    YooperNurse replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    We use one line of piggyback tubing and backflush with the main IV fluid, keeping only one line hooked up continually (I am assuming there is compatibilty of the main IV fluid and the piggybacks...

  9. LPN to ADN

    YooperNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an LPN with 20 years of experience, and I cannot believe that there isn't a place somewhere to get parts of an ADN based on my experience! I understand that there are some things I would have to...

  10. LPN to ADN

    YooperNurse replied to YooperNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the replies. The St Mary's program sounds great, pricey but a great idea, they should all be like that. Having 20 years experience in an acute care setting should really count towards...