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    Is my resident at risk for fluid overload/ CHF/ etc.

    lpnflorida replied to lashuna1028's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Morte, thanks for bringing it to my attention of my incorrect calulation based on time.. so h20 intake is now 1200cc daily with roughly equal of 3 1/2 cans of jevity. Again this is not necessarily...
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    oxygen and vaseline

    lpnflorida replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Dianah, great article. Call my education way old, but I was taught not to use vaseline for nasal membranes due to the slight chance of causing aspiration pneumonia. Hence I have never used vaseline...
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    Is my resident at risk for fluid overload/ CHF/ etc.

    lpnflorida replied to lashuna1028's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    70cc x 6 hours = 360cc 1 can jevity is equal to 240 cc.. that would not be enough nutrition to keep a bug going. Most of our tube feeds are at least at 70cc around the clock with h20 flushes from...
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    Very Upset And It's Affecting My Marriage

    lpnflorida replied to jurneesma's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    First piece of advice. Tell your husband to shut his darn mouth. While he may be feeling stressed so are you. He needs to be supportive of you , not an acting out child " I'll visit momma alone crap"...
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    Calling all LPNs to read something....

    lpnflorida replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It seemed to me the original poster of the thread you mentioned first off is not in the health care field. They did a simple search of Patient Care Aide/Nurses Aide which came up with a generic list...
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    "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    lpnflorida replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    What is done in the state of New York is the business of I believe those of you who work in New York. Do not blanket all LPN's in one pot so to speak. My state is different as are others. At this...
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    Nursing Week Suggestions

    lpnflorida replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.scribd.com/doc/7474370/Nursing-Trivia-1-Nurses-Cap http://www.nursinglink.com/news/articles/3554-cute-medical-facts-and-trivia Have a great nurses
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    How would you have handled it -- (spinoff from the "customer service" thread)

    lpnflorida replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone on the team can request a visitor to leave the room. That would include an aide especially if that is the patient's wish. Your nurse dropped the ball as I see
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    "Compartmentalized" support staff

    lpnflorida replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Tait, I do not think you are treating your aides badly at all. You mention expectation of them as being lower for patient care. I think it is our responsiblity to let our aide assigned to our patients...
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    Forgetting to chart PRN narcotics or other PRN meds

    lpnflorida replied to lolalolacherrycola's topic in General Nursing

    I love your idea, if only all the electronics we use would talk to each other so to speak. take a blood sugar automatically have it registered on the patients records. Blood pressure, medications as...
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    "Compartmentalized" support staff

    lpnflorida replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I believe if at the start of an assignment once the tech/ aide gets their report to take a moment to inform them if any vital signs are outside of the norm. I would give the parameters myself, tell...
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    The law about patients obtaining their own chart

    lpnflorida replied to Mommy_of_3_in_AL..RN's topic in General Nursing

    If it were me when I went to my visit with a new doctor I would ask them if they would like copies of my former records and then sign their forms and have their office obtain them if they feel they...
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    Family in Denial

    lpnflorida replied to whodunit's topic in General Nursing

    It is not easy for family members to see their loved ones change from the people they once knew. It is a process they must go through it does not happen overnight. It takes time, it takes exploring...
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    define no call no show

    lpnflorida replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    she must have received the text messeage as the DON I believe the original poster stated was okay with the fact that this person was not a no show no call therefore was not
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    define no call no show

    lpnflorida replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In this day and age of electronics I say the nurse met the criteria of notifying somone she would not be coming in. What is the difference if it is a text message or a voice message. Either way she...
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    MRSA- precautions with history of

    lpnflorida replied to lleamon's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our facility this past year has the policy once MRSA always, Meaning they all go into
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    "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    lpnflorida replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am no matyr. I am content earning over 41,000 a year for working no overtime, straight days 3 days a week. While I enjoy education, becoming an Rn does not interest me. I am quite happy with my...
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    10 years or longer in nursing?

    lpnflorida replied to ICAN!'s topic in General Nursing

    30 years and counting. My choice of nursing does not make me unhappy at all. The only thing I have any control over is my own attitude. That saves me on the rough days. Nursing has been good to me, in...
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    Pay raise with the current financial crisis in the US

    lpnflorida replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    We have no union hospitals in our area, we only got 2% this year that is the lowest I have seen over 10 years now. 2% no where near covers how the cost of living has risen. Yet I am happy to have a...
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    Keeping the Other Half Happy

    lpnflorida replied to MeganAK's topic in General Nursing

    I often hear at home " I feel useless. I wish I could go to work instead of you" Yes, darlin very much does feel useless. He worked for 30 years then unexpectedly had a stroke. His health has been...
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    How often should patients get bed baths?

    lpnflorida replied to Skippers1's topic in General Nursing

    A few of our patients who have very dry skin, we put body lotion in the water with no soap, that way they are freshened up but it won't add to drying out their skin. Our patients get showers every...
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    Nurses with spouses with chronic illness

    lpnflorida replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh how I can relate. We have been dealing with declining health since darlins stroke 1 1/2 years ago. He is 16 years my senior and the love of my life. I have changed my shifts to every weekend and...
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    "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    lpnflorida replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am concerned by the mention that they are now changing the LPN school to focus more on long term care. I can not imagine that. I never saw the inside of a nursing home until last year. That was I...
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    VENTING ABOUT MY FIRST JOB... my awful memory... and my awful orientation :(

    lpnflorida replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    lepspn, I forgot to mention, I stayed at my first job for 20 years, my second job I am still there after 10 years. Sometimes , I think we learn to love that which we master and of course the patients....
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    VENTING ABOUT MY FIRST JOB... my awful memory... and my awful orientation :(

    lpnflorida replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    I feel empathy for the feelings you are expressing. Starting any new job is overwhelming, now multiply that times 10 for nurses. First reassure yourself you will get it. Knowing your drugs and labs...