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  1. U.S. Citizen staying in Canada and working in Buffalo?

    BuffaloLPN replied to NewYorkRN2B's topic in New York Nursing

    You can work here and live there, you just have to explain that you are going to work everytime you cross the border. My family does it, but they are Canadian citizens and work in the US. The...

  2. New job and scared

    BuffaloLPN replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    I have been working as a nurse for ~8 yrs and I just cried the other day (starting a new job)! I was so nervous, felt like I should know everything already- as did the preceptor- and I totally lost...

  3. My experience in the ER- long rant-sorry

    BuffaloLPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I would love opinions on this one- Yesterday hubby wakes me and tells me he hurt his back. He is lying on the floor and can't move without 10/10 pain. How he got up the stairs I have no idea. This is...

  4. My experience in the ER- long rant-sorry

    BuffaloLPN replied to BuffaloLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we were taken into the back. It's not a problem waiting to be seen by doc, I was just upset that nobody(nurses) ever came back to check on him. I couldn't have gotten a nurses attention unless I...

  5. My experience in the ER- long rant-sorry

    BuffaloLPN replied to BuffaloLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your response. I struggle with the fact that during resp season, I look at all the people coming into our ER and think- can't these freaks just take some tylenol and stay at home? It was...

  6. OH Yeah, I had it all together

    BuffaloLPN replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the laugh, I needed it

  7. Chronic nausea in a 12 year old

    BuffaloLPN replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same as a 12 yr old, but it turned out to be stress related ulcers. I was always so nervous, shy, worried (over pretty much nothing) that it caused all the nausea. I took Zantac and Gaviscon...

  8. Mamma's Boys (vent)

    BuffaloLPN replied to Loribabble's topic in General Nursing

    The problem with these guys is they will never change! Their mothers ruined them, and undoubtly they will find some poor, low self esteem woman to take care of them for the rest of their lives!...

  9. Neglect...LPN was fired, RN was not

    BuffaloLPN replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    We team also, and although we do not split assignments(as is done on other floors), the LPN is responsible for own actions under scope of practice, with RN responsible for 'overseeing' LPN. Ultimately...

  10. Post Hep. B Vac. Series and testing for Antibodies

    BuffaloLPN replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

    I had titres drawn during post needle stick workup- discovered i needed a booster... and so it continued. After my FOURTH booster, then titre, etc I gave up. The employee health nurse said it is...

  11. HIPPA question for friend with POA

    BuffaloLPN replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    all pts have a record number. it's what the hospital uses to id, bill etc. it is on every chart, sticker etc. Admission forms, instructions, anything with pt major info is stamped with the number. We...

  12. HIPPA question for friend with POA

    BuffaloLPN replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    We require a medical record number when someone is callling for info. The pt/parent can give this number to people they will allow to call for info. Many parents have freaked when we won't tell them...

  13. Ready for the floor

    BuffaloLPN replied to pmanrnbflo's topic in General Nursing

    just wanted to say hi! and best wishes to another buffalo nurse. all the info is overhelming at first but you will get the hang of it. Best of

  14. Where do Insulin Gtts go in your facility?

    BuffaloLPN replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    we have DKAs all the time. qhr bloods drawn and physically taken downstairs to the lab, with a full

  15. Pediatrician's with children vs. Peds. without

    BuffaloLPN replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    Just as so many people say to me "when you have kids" ...it doesn't make you better nurse/doctor if you have kids. What about the ones who can't but love kids so much they choose to work with them as...

  16. LPN's in hospitals

    BuffaloLPN replied to DeLynn's topic in New York Nursing

    I got my LPN in NYS and didn't learn how to start/use IV's, only monitor site. Actually in my old textbook from way back in 1995, it states LPN's do not start them, or give meds through them! :chuckle...

  17. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    BuffaloLPN replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Having a bad day -perfect thread for me... - Patients who LIE, FAKERS. Am I the only kid who read "The boy who cried wolf"? - Healthcare workers who give in for fear of a confrontation or worse -...

  18. Effexor Withdrawl

    BuffaloLPN replied to kathygirl8's topic in General Nursing

    {{{hugs}}}kathygirl8 for me, adjusting to the effexor was worse at the beginning. did feel nervous after going off, but I didn't take it long. I felt the way you described the whole time I was on it,...

  19. Medical patients on post-partum floor?

    BuffaloLPN replied to tiliimnrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The problem with overflow pts is not MRSA, VRE etc. Not every pt on the med/surg floor is MRSA + either, and we have CF, immunosuppresed right in the next room anyway. There is no unit only for the...

  20. Team Nursing, Does it work???

    BuffaloLPN replied to nurse lucky's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We team- RN alone has up to 6 pts, RN/LPN has up to 10 pts. No aide on nights(well not after 11pm). Lpn's can do Iv meds (no push) and blood draws. Basically RN assesses, charts and helps with meds if...

  21. I p****'ed off a coworker

    BuffaloLPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I feel so terrible about this, DH says I should just forget about it... Towards the end of one of those 12 hr shifts where you never sat down, admissions til unit was full, VERY 'demanding' pts etc.,...

  22. I p****'ed off a coworker

    BuffaloLPN replied to BuffaloLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, as it turns out, she wasn't mad at me just ticked off in general. I'm glad I brought it up, I HATE when people are mad and don't discuss it. I think people would get along better if we talked it...

  23. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    BuffaloLPN replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Never storm into the lobby of a Children's Hosp with a cigarette in your mouth demanding that security light it for you so you can go up to NICU to visit your "baby on crack, but don't worry... I was...

  24. Phenylpropanolamine Question

    BuffaloLPN replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is still used in the US for veterinary use only. Many dogs use it for

  25. What Freaks You Out?

    BuffaloLPN replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Watching pica pt shove INCHES and INCHEs-ok FEET- of blanket, gown down his throat. The running comment is "would you like ketchup on that?" Also, not too gross but - once had a very confused elderly...