CT Pixie BSN, RN

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    Furosemide... too much?

    CT Pixie replied to AOX4RN's topic in General Students

    I have a resident with several of the same dx's as your patient. My resident (resides in my LTC facility) has a standing order of 60mg furosemide daily. His dosage actually was recently decreased from...
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    Does your school allow you to keep your tests?

    CT Pixie replied to DisneybearRN's topic in General Students

    No, I wasn't allowed to keep my test, nor were we allowed to write down the questions we missed, we could put the subject of the question down but not the exact question. And there is a good rationale...
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    Tubal Ligation Failure

    CT Pixie replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    My Aunt has three children. The oldest was a birth control pill baby, obviously the birth control pill failed. Her husband then had a vasectomy about 9 years after the baby was born. Then my Aunt got...
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    Alzheimers Disease- Just mind boggling

    CT Pixie replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Keeping ones mind sharp isn't just during their working career, "they" say that the mind should be kept sharp (ie doing puzzles, hobbies, things that make you think, etc) during ones life time. I...
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    Prior CNA Experience Survey - Nurses Needed for Statistics Class Research

    CT Pixie replied to jtboz's topic in General Students

    best of luck in your schooling
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    Does anyone LOVE long term care??

    CT Pixie replied to katy417's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LTC LPN here. In all honesty, I don't love my job every day, every shift. But I love my LTC job more than I find myself diliking it. Its like having kid..you love them, but there are time you really...
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    call offs

    CT Pixie replied to worldqueenie's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    How you are describing it is how it SHOULD work in my facility. But the facility is allow them to use sick time for the call out day(s) so the paycheck is what it would have been had they worked. And...
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    call offs

    CT Pixie replied to worldqueenie's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    We have the same policy at our facility. Now what baffels me is a person calls out say..today..that crew is "punished" by not having full staff (the CNA' also have the you call out on your weekend,...
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    Take LTC job? Stuck...

    CT Pixie replied to cleback's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work LTC (by choice, my heart is with the geriatric population). I can tell you, psych will be at the LTC. Of my 30 residents, 17 have bona fide psych dx's. I know here in CT there are a few LTC/SNF...
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    Oh, because state is coming

    CT Pixie replied to Poi Dog's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Not sure about your facility but when the State is visiting ours..its amazing who shows up to help pass breakfast/lunch/dinner trays and to (gasp!) FEED the residents!! Same "extra" surpirse people...
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    Best shoes!

    CT Pixie replied to Goldeeloxx's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wore all white Nike Shox for school and clinicals. I put them on at 4:30am and didn't take them off until bedtime..around midnight..I have a problem with my feet, the little toe on one foot always...
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    TV shows and movies that are ruined, because you know better

    CT Pixie replied to HollyHobby's topic in Nursing Humor

    Watched Nurse Jackie last night..both Jackie and Zoe had to use their stethescope..both did so..putting the ear pieces in the WRONG way. Before I could even yell out (like I always do..its a pet peeve...
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    How to stretch Dansko shoes

    CT Pixie replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    Not too sure that you can significantly stretch them. I've had mine 2 years (and they STILL look brand new) and the have only stretched a tiny amount. I can only wear certain socks with them as a...
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    Who Interviews nurse aides?

    CT Pixie replied to Akr_Chels's topic in General Nursing

    I can only answer from my experiences..the DON was in charge of interviewing and hiring of
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    Lincoln Tech Hamden 09?

    CT Pixie replied to eboii121's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Our "wonderful" Governor Jodi Rell decided that it wasn't cost effective to keep the schools open and in trying to balance the budge, cut all the State funded LPN schools. As far as I've heard, its...
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    Where is.......

    CT Pixie replied to pharmgirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Haven't seen her around..her last post seems to be on Feb. 24, 2010. So MIA for about a
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    Looking for short-term nursing job from May '10- March '11

    CT Pixie replied to katydid06's topic in General Nursing

    Have you thought about camp nursing..the sleep away camps need nurses short term..and in part of the time frame you are
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    Impossible patients/pt. family members

    CT Pixie replied to juliaann's topic in General Nursing

    My mantra when dealing with outragous family members or patients (and working LTC I have my share, believe me) I recite in my head..quite loudly as if to drown out the family/patient..."I REFUSE TO...
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    how is the LPN job market

    CT Pixie replied to blue2008's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Ferna, lets just agree to disagree. I don't want an LPN vs RN or LPN's are going to be phased out war going. I will just say this...on 2nd thought, never mind, its just not worth it. Signed, The pill...
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    how is the LPN job market

    CT Pixie replied to blue2008's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    LTC and SNF being told not to hire LPN's..in CT? LOL. check out the job boards, LTC/SNF are always looking for LPN's, in every part of CT, of course there aren't AS many jobs as there were say 2 years...
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    SO am I the only one who loves LTC?

    CT Pixie replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    No, Sue, I'm also a glutton for punishment..my heart lies with LTC
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    The Impossible Quiz

    CT Pixie replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    and I had to read this post just as i was going to walk out the door to leave for work..why?! LOL..ugghh..I gotta go..but I want to try again..and again..and
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    Assessment practice...ever find something wrong on your pretend patient?

    CT Pixie replied to dudette10's topic in General Students

    Curious to know how they found cervical cancer...we didn't do GYN exams on
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    Assessment practice...ever find something wrong on your pretend patient?

    CT Pixie replied to dudette10's topic in General Students

    wanted to add that although my lab instructor was sympathetic to my ailment and didn't want me sick, she sure did take advantage of it..my lungs were assessed x 35 students so they could all hear...
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    Assessment practice...ever find something wrong on your pretend patient?

    CT Pixie replied to dudette10's topic in General Students

    I'm another tachy girl..no tests or exams have ever figured out why..my PCP tells me..well you seem to have the metabolism of a rabbit..why not the heart rate too. While practicing taking apical...