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  1. Difference between LPN and RN knowledge?

    justme1972 replied to stewiegriffin's topic in General Students

    I'll give you a good example. This semester we had to do group projects and "teach" the class a procedure. In our group we had 5, and two of them were LPN's...one with 18 years of experience and...

  2. Self Harm Questions in Triage

    justme1972 replied to KNARE's topic in Emergency

    Heck yeah! That MI patient with crushing angina or the lady with the large kidney stone....I'm sure when asked, "Have you ever thought about harming yourself or others." You'll get 100% on those....

  3. To the girl who was texting all through chemistry class....

    justme1972 replied to polka-dot's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Read my post about texting...you can take care of this problem the same way. I'm taking Psych right now and there are two fresh-out-of-high-school girls that just carry on a conversation during class...

  4. To the girl who was texting all through chemistry class....

    justme1972 replied to polka-dot's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If this girl is behind you and you can't see her, and you KNOW she is texting all through class, then it wouldn't bother me one bit. However, if you hear the "click click click" all through class,...

  5. Confused on ABG's

    justme1972 replied to Rfitz101803's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Stolen from another thread.... An easy way to remember which is which: ROME: Respiratory= Opposite: - pH is high, PCO2 is down (Alkalosis). - pH is low, PCO2 is up (Acidosis). Metabolic= Equal: - pH...

  6. terminated

    justme1972 replied to luminous's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think we have enough info to even have a judgement on what happened. The OP stated no details other than her co-worker was supported by others but gave no indication of what her co-worker did...

  7. Will I get fired?

    justme1972 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    I think some of us are starting to

  8. VENT.....this really sucks

    justme1972 replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The NICU is such a specialized field and nothing you really learn in school prepares you for the NICU. I think to make that decision in 4 weeks, especially since they had no problems with your skills...

  9. Frustrated with Clinicals Feel like Giving Up

    justme1972 replied to live&love&heal's topic in General Students

    Don't worry, this is typical, we have our "pets" in our class, and I hate to say, I am not one of them. Clinicals, I have learned, is really not the opportunity to learn a whole lot, it's about...

  10. Will I get fired?

    justme1972 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be honest...I find it very, very distrubing that a cup of coffee and a cell phone call and a semi-nap took priority over a patient needing blood pressure medication and getting cleaned up. Was...

  11. NO more private loans!!!! How to finish school??

    justme1972 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    She can take the financial aid from the school to pay her living expenses and use the money from scholarships to pay her

  12. Ever had an MD document things to make you look bad?

    justme1972 replied to ruralnurs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    To me what the physician did was illegal. You have your charting, the physician has theirs. To me, the physician doesn't have the authority to change NURSING charting. This is what is beautiful about...

  13. This Is Not Right!

    justme1972 replied to Nursebarebari's topic in General Nursing

    It's wrong, but I would let it go. I am a huge advocate against cheating, but personally, until you get into upper-level nursing where writing papers helps you understand theory, I personally find...

  14. hippa violation

    justme1972 replied to glasshalffull's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Interesting point. I wonder if the hospital can file HIPAA charges against the OP or does it have to be the patient? The OP technically did commit a violation, but I say no harm, no foul, but lesson...

  15. Are you forced to practice IV's and injections on each other in nursing school?

    justme1972 replied to kroegerk's topic in General Nursing

    Our school is weird...the phlebotomy class does for sticks but the nursing classes do not. I did a stick on a SIMS man and then did my first stick on, ironically, a nurse who was hospitalized during...

  16. NO more private loans!!!! How to finish school??

    justme1972 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Call the hospitals for scholarships...most offer

  17. Hand Sanitizer Damaging to Rings?

    justme1972 replied to April, RN's topic in General Nursing

    All hand sanitizer is made of, is alcohol and glycerin, maybe a fragrance, that's it. The reason it will turn white gold is that white gold has silver in it (or nickel or palladium)...that is what...

  18. Do you take any stimulants?

    justme1972 replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    You will get enough sleep and not need pills if you go to sleep and get enough hours in. If you feel like you always need something to stay awake, then you probably need to see a physician to see...

  19. fundal checks

    justme1972 replied to short1978's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a case this summer when I externed that I was told by the physician was rare, but if the nurse hadn't been doing frequent fundal checks post-c-section, it may have turned into something serious....

  20. I thought I was going to die.

    justme1972 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    This is just one of those cases where you will win the battle but will probably lose the war. If it's just inconvenient to turn it in early, then bite the bullet and turn it in. On the other hand (and...

  21. How do you feel about wearing the nursing caps for pinning?

    justme1972 replied to MnemonicFanatic's topic in General Students

    I am sure if they were attending a traditional graduation, they would have batted an eye on purchasing a gown and mortarboard (did I spell that right?)...obviously you aren't going to wear that again....

  22. I thought I was going to die.

    justme1972 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    Ok...I'll tell you what the instructor was doing and alot of instructors do. When we turn in our care plan, we have a due date. You have two choices. 1. You can turn it in one -week early, have it...

  23. Blood Transfusion Question

    justme1972 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have a few questions and I am looking for a specific source I am having trouble finding. 1. During preparations for a blood transfusion, is giving Tylenol and Benedryl considered protocol and a...

  24. Blood Transfusion Question

    justme1972 replied to justme1972's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    see, this was exactly my thinking as well when i answered the question and when i went back and checked my textbooks, they didn't say anything about benadryl being given beforehand....just to be sure...

  25. What is the law on this....

    justme1972 replied to short1978's topic in General Nursing

    It's about really and truly paying attention to what you are doing. When my twins were both tiny babies, when they got a little bigger, I couldn't carry both of their carry-alls by myself when I went...