purple1953reading

purple1953reading

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  1. Holidays: Here We Go Again

    purple1953reading replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    It would be nice to have a contract or rotating holiday schedule, but where I have worked too many are related to administ. or nurse managers, or DON or CEO or Drs. wife, etc, and they all get it off....

  2. Need ideas for Middle-School Career Day

    purple1953reading replied to ahsweeney's topic in General Nursing

    you need to do somehting to make them have interest in nursing, as most at that age are more interested in something more glamourous. You might start out with someithing about the fact that a nurse...

  3. Wanted - Funny Triage stories

    purple1953reading replied to phuninfl's topic in General Nursing

    The MAN who came to the ER and said "I am here for my PAP smear", seems his IQ was not up to par ,and the company where he worked thought it would be funny for him to show up and ask for one, and they...

  4. Low census policy at your hospital?

    purple1953reading replied to 2ndbach's topic in General Nursing

    To cover staffing issues in a small rural hospital, it was not usually the RN s who got called off, as had to have so many of those there. BUT to aid in times of too many patients, we had to take...

  5. Are Techs And RN's equal in managements eyes?

    purple1953reading replied to Indigomune's topic in Operating Room

    I think the phase is to phase out techs, in or, or even those on the floor. Several years our rural hospital went to all licensed personel, this stareted a great upheaval when all the LPNs thought...

  6. New grad NICU nurse

    purple1953reading replied to ren406's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A problem I have never had as mom to 5, three grand babies, one great dane, 2 other pets, nursed, sick mom till recently passed, everybodys' phone buddy for all those dumb questions regarding their...

  7. Why Dogs Make the Best Friends

    purple1953reading replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    House supervisor-proud mom to harlequin, merle great dane SADIE, the biggest baby ever. LOVESSSSSSSSSSSS her mom. Can squeeze into the smallest space to sit next to mom, (yes she owns the furniture)...

  8. Thoughts - Nurse Mistake

    purple1953reading replied to Seven, RN2b's topic in General Nursing

    And of course, this goes along with the story, where years ago we, had a preemie in the nursery for over 3 months, with the usual ups and downs, and he was finally doing well. The parents took a...

  9. Can we be 'Nuked' by our patient?

    purple1953reading replied to loricatus's topic in General Nursing

    I was just going to suggest you might ask the nurse manager, and get some badges to wear, for a set period of time, and then each person exposure should be measured and give a general idea of the...

  10. Need information about Norco

    purple1953reading replied to edsdcs's topic in General Nursing

    Try looking under Vicodin or Lorcet, same drug, more common

  11. Drug testing question...not for me! :)

    purple1953reading replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    I think I posted on her a few months ago about my niece, who blew her LPN program, and got drunk, and arrested. Well, that has yet to be resolved, but when she got arrested, the two exes,(never been...

  12. TNCC exam

    purple1953reading replied to grammy6's topic in Emergency

    When I took the TNCC course for the first time I took it with about 20 other RNS, some of which had been ER RN for over 20 years. I passed the first time around and many of them did not. HOWEVER When...

  13. Friend with breast CA considering stopping chemo

    purple1953reading replied to bigsyis's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that this is another of those decisions that must come from your heart, your gut, and life experiences. I have often wondered if I would start a chemo, surgery, protocol that offered me no...

  14. Flunked out of School!

    purple1953reading replied to Helluvaguy's topic in General Nursing

    In our state, anybody that has a highschool diploma or GED can go to a Junior college, that has an ADN program, After first year you are a LPN and then RN after second year. All they would do is...

  15. Would you return to work...

    purple1953reading replied to nurseinlimbo's topic in General Nursing

    Here, we have FMLA,and the law requires only 12 weeks be allowed. My husband broke his leg (tibia,repaired with rod, screws backed out, had to re do at 3 weeks post op).Anyway, not protected by union,...

  16. Stragegic Partnering

    purple1953reading replied to kkaz_17's topic in General Nursing

    I am famliar with two CHS hospitals, and the one in my hometown leaves much to be desired, the other is 45 miles away, but the it would surprise you that the two are owned by the same company. It is...

  17. Staying Up!!

    purple1953reading replied to Hydakins's topic in General Nursing

    Fortunately, I am one of those who listened in class, and never had to crack a book, but I did take really detailed notes,and read through them every night. When it came time to study for a test, due...

  18. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    purple1953reading replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    We once had a dr. order Malox, and the RN, (from out of country original) gave it IV> actually drew it up in a syringe, and put it in an IV, and it was dripping when I found

  19. No Child Carseat = Child Endangerment = Call to Police?

    purple1953reading replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in General Nursing

    the laws in our state have recently passed to say that all children under 80 pounds, 8 years old, must be in a corificeat.These are furnished by the fire dept. TO ANYBODY, who comes and asks. They...

  20. FollowUp to "Things You Wish You Could Say To Your Coworkers"

    purple1953reading replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    As HS, I do have to address issues, but I always do it in private, I don't discuss anybody with anybody else. I do have to make inquiries, to settle disputes, but do so discreetly. I don't make...

  21. Cataract - Calling All Eye Nurses (or anyone who has cared for post-op cataract pt)

    purple1953reading replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    In the 1970s, we sandbagged their heads, they were not even to breathe deep, thought was it would increase ocular pressure. Patients were fed by a nurse, and not sent home for 3 days or later. Biggest...

  22. Question about ETOH and clotting

    purple1953reading replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    Makes me wonder about his eye sight. Usually alcoholics, will beign to lose sight, once hgb, gets too low, from alcoholic

  23. will this keep license out of reach

    purple1953reading posted a topic in General Nursing

    I live in MO, and am a RN, my niece is completing the last week of LPN school. I just wanted some info of those who have had or know of similar experiences. She has been in and out of spats with the...

  24. will this keep license out of reach

    purple1953reading replied to purple1953reading's topic in General Nursing

    I have not felt that she should have pursued nursing school in the first place, but though perhaps she had things together at last, for making it all the way through, keeping grades up, and never...

  25. We Saved a baby yesterday

    purple1953reading replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Back in the mid 1970s, we had a mom come in about 5 1/2 months or so pregnant . We had no NICU, and we certainly did not know then what we know now. We delivered this 1 pound baby, ( I was an CNA...