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    Ideas from nurses who've been around awhile!

    rotteluvr31 replied to vtgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! Thanks for the name refresher. Didn't know they were still in use. They made good sense for pressure, but I can see our wound care RN wincing at the thought of making all wounds as dry as the...
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    Hospitals pay for nursing school?

    rotteluvr31 replied to almouse's topic in General Nursing

    This used to be a common occurrence where the hospital would help to reimburse your tuition in exchange for some many years of committed employment. Where I currently work this program is long gone....
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    slow code?

    rotteluvr31 replied to pbmnms2's topic in General Nursing

    Do not beat yourself up because you did nothing wrong. In fact, you did everything right. I have heard the term "slow code" being thrown around forever. Most of the time I think it is just wishful...
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    IV insertion tips, tricks, hints, sites, etc.

    rotteluvr31 replied to kcochrane's topic in General Nursing

    use a warm blanket or wash cloth to help bring the veins to the
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    Ideas from nurses who've been around awhile!

    rotteluvr31 replied to vtgirl's topic in General Nursing

    we use to use heat lamps to dry out decubitus ulcers. I recall a fancy bed with a mattress of sand that had heat air blowing through it to prevent/heal breakdown. The drier the better. Also recall...
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    IV's for Hospice

    rotteluvr31 replied to Turtle in scrubs's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My experience, limited as it is, with IV and hospice is this: in the hospital a hospice pt can have an IV but can receive no more than something like 10cc/hr in IV fluids. If there are any IV push...
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    Identifying yourself as an RN when flying commercial

    rotteluvr31 replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    This just made me curious, how does this work legally if I'm licensed in one state and taking orders from an MD who is who knows where and I'm somewhere above a different state or country? How does...
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    Is It Bad To Ask For Help When Caring For a Heavy Patient?

    rotteluvr31 replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    Weight is not the only factor to consider when getting help moving a pt. Where I work the pt might be vented and have multiple multiple lines requiring lots of assistance for rolling and turning....
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    Trying to understand difference between LPN and RN practice....

    rotteluvr31 replied to lovesunsets's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Interestingly enough, when I was working as an LPN in an LTC I was the only nurse, RN or otherwise, comfortable with IV's. I was flushing piccs and hanging IV ABT with 2 RN's watching me. Only...
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    A question to ponder (insert a little sarcasm while reading)

    rotteluvr31 replied to inteRN's topic in Emergency

    no unannounced pts allowed in the ICU. It may just be a call saying we are on the way with Mr so and so who has such and such - but then the transfer staff and the ICU staff settle the pt in the bed...
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    Annual Arrhythmia competency testing

    rotteluvr31 replied to PrairieRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    maybe not part of annual competencies - but of
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    Marker on syringes

    rotteluvr31 replied to kiwigirl123's topic in Patient Medications

    are you writing on the syringe to identify what's in it? we will tape the syringe to the bottle we drew from, after all, I may not need that ativan right now... but in 15 minutes I might need it in a...
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    Is It Bad To Ask For Help When Caring For a Heavy Patient?

    rotteluvr31 replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    It's more important to provide safety, for the patient and for yourself, then to be independent. You can assess a pt independently to a point and then get assistance to turn your pt, listen to their...
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    What do you consider to be "obtunded"?

    rotteluvr31 replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    our computer charting includes lethargic, obtunded, stuperous and comatose for assessment choices for LOC. I believe the reference text describes obtunded as being, among other things, difficult to...
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    Male Nurses straight cathing female patients

    rotteluvr31 replied to ptjones68's topic in Men in Nursing

    In the LTC I worked at, the male LPN would just bring in a female CNA, or sometimes two, depending on, ahem, how big the woman was. In the ICU, the male RN would do go in by himself, ask the woman...
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    Kent State

    rotteluvr31 replied to my4helpers's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Snarf - just out of curiosity, did many of your original KSU credits transfer into the BSN program? I took my pre-reqs from KSU about 25 years ago. I am waiting for the official credit evaluation...
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    PO liquid potassium vs. PO tablet potassium??

    rotteluvr31 replied to sherlee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Perhaps they meant po vs
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    Assignment for class, Two questions

    rotteluvr31 replied to Amanda2010's topic in General Students

    1. Besides the potential for interactions, getting an immunization is an option. As another posted mentioned, our job is to educate the public about the benefits and drawbacks of any immunization,...
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    Nurse with potty mouth.

    rotteluvr31 replied to Born2BWild's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just out of curiosity... What about at your nurses station? That's where our tele monitors are, where the unit secretary sits, where EVERY one congregates. No doors, no walls. And not always a lot...
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    Nurse with potty mouth.

    rotteluvr31 replied to Born2BWild's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes Yes and YES!! Thank you for saying that. It's exactly how I feel. I know all the words, I've said all the words. Not anymore. Actually, many of my co-workers do notice I don't swear, stop in...
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    anyone go from LTC to hospital?

    rotteluvr31 replied to lalalalexi's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as an LPN in an LTC while completing my ADN. As others said, the experience really helped me with my time-management. A huge learning curve for new grads. The experience also made me more...
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    So who do nurses marry or have as civil partners???

    rotteluvr31 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    What a fun thread this is - thanks for starting it and to everyone for sharing! I met my husband 22 years ago this month when we were both aides in a LTC. We got married 9 months later. He left the...
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    Should I follow up?

    rotteluvr31 replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

    Please follow-up. We have an ER that is known to be territorial and potentially hostile to newcomers, floats and those that shadow. This doesn't seem to be an issue in other parts of our hospital,...
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    Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    rotteluvr31 replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

    As for bed baths being easy to do... when I started school a million years ago we practiced bedbaths on each other. A fellow student was comfortable and confident. Until the first real day in the...
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    Please help with Postpartum assessment!

    rotteluvr31 replied to Ochin09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you can assess bonding of mother/infant, father/infant. There are different stages of bonding Teaching is big if these are new parents - nursing/bottle feedings, newborn sleep/eat patterns, home...