KaroSnowQueen RN

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    did I make the wrong decision??? allowing a parent to hold

    KaroSnowQueen replied to wnydapoo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    YOU DID GREAT!!!! Don't second guess yourself in situations like that. You helped the baby and the mother. it was a great thing for them both. Your co-worker, well, if she was my co-worker I would...
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    Bedside Report...

    KaroSnowQueen replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    We did this at my last job and I absolutely hated it. HIPAA was a big joke, as most of the rooms were semi-private, and there were always family members at bedside, especially at 7 pm. So then...
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    If you won the lottery, would you continue to work?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Natingale's topic in General Nursing

    Oh hell no!!! That being said, I figure I will win the lottery sometime in the near future ONLY BECAUSE I now finally have a job I really like and want to stay here for the next twenty years. So,...
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    Controversial Job Offer

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Mommyof2RN's topic in General Nursing

    If you do not personally believe in abortion as a choice for yourself, I am not sure you would "fit in" at an abortion clinic. Go there. Sit in the waiting room. Listen to what they say to the...
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    You know you have a great job when.....

    KaroSnowQueen replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    When the worst part of my job is the commute When we get to go home early because of a city-wide festival When I talk with a patient, and actually feel like I contributed something to his/her health,...
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    Assessment and Urgency a thing of the past?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in General Nursing

    Maisy, I am appalled at the "care" or lack thereof, that your F-I-L has had to endure from these people. Please, don't let up on your reporting/berating/fury against these ridiculous people at the...
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    Nurse Staffing Laws: Should You Worry?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :yeahthat:
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    Why wouldn't you chart this??

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, if it were me, :twocents:I would: A.get another nurse to witness that the meds were expired, B.write an incident report, send copies of the incident report to both the nursing and phar...
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    I hate direct admits

    KaroSnowQueen replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hated direct admits when I worked the floor. As you all have said, they would often go home, bathe, eat, pack a bag, then come dragging in three or four or more hours later. Then the MD office did...
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    If I move to a different state, will I have to do the nursing boards exam again?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to mack7580's topic in General Nursing

    IF you have already passed NCLEX, you will recieve a license in your current state of residence. THEN you will have to apply to your new state for reciprocity, pay some dollars, send in some...
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    Are 2 year nurses getting phased out?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to mack7580's topic in General Nursing

    This tired tale was going around when I started nursing school in 1983 >> they were going to do away with LPNs, and 2 and 3 year RNs. Didn't happen then. Ain't going to happen
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    Do you say you're a nurse...

    KaroSnowQueen replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have been an LPN for twenty-four years. When I am asked what I do, I say, "I'm a nurse." I know in some states LPNs are severely curtailed in what they can do. In the two states I am licensed in...
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    What would RN's do?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    The sheer number of vaccines very small children has increased greatly in the last 40 years. As has the rate of autism. A does not necessarily equal B, as we all know. However....I have two friends...
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    Ever have a patient dead and then NOT dead?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    :eek:Holy freaking'
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    To all the "Old School" Nurses

    KaroSnowQueen replied to TiggerBelly's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, patients and their families have gotten more demanding, much more rude, and more willing to be brazenly non-compliant. The families will stand in the way of the nurse, literally and...
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    Have you reported each needlestick injury?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to ChristyMNOP's topic in General Nursing

    Clean sticks in the med room, no. Why should I? There's no risk to myself, other than my own stupidity or clumsiness. Dirty sticks, only had one (malfunctioning safety device on a Lovenox syringe),...
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    was/is graduation this negative for you too?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to angelwingsamy's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!!! Just go and ignore the fact that some family members have picked this time to play their "its all about me" card. My own mother told me numerous times that I should not go to...
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    Coaching women during childbirth has little impact

    KaroSnowQueen replied to URO-RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What an igmo!!!! I have given birth to three babies and had multiple kidney stones. Kidney stones were a breeze to pass compared to an 8 lb 11 1/2 oz baby with shoulder dystocia, even WITH an...
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    How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Don't know if I have posted in this thread or not, but here I am anyhow. I have always disliked the fact that my first and middle names were a total of eight letters long, I looooooooooooove long...
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    blackout curtains advice

    KaroSnowQueen replied to ymm123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Cheap and easy: Doubled up sheets of aluminum foil taped to the windows with duct tape, covering all glass, and the tape is on the wooden part. Keeps out all sunlight and keeps the heat of the room...
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    I Need Your Opinion...both Lpn

    KaroSnowQueen replied to UnclearFuture's topic in General Nursing

    go for the rn. i am an lpn, and trying to go for your rn is not a seamless bridge, it is a real pain in the tushie, and it has been such a circus, (that credits too old, not enough credits in that...
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    Most "Clueless" Thing YOUR Manager has Done

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital chain was in the process of closing a hospital in an upper lower class blue collar neighborhood and opening another one on the opposite side of the county (near where all the rich folks...
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    where can LPNs work?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to NurseHopefulInOH's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As an LPN for 24 years, I have worked LTC, hospitals, agency, home health, private duty and for a major medical health insurance company. I know other LPNs who have worked in MD offices, clinics...
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    Help with Pyelonephritis nursing care

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Ana77RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    coming from someone who had chronic pyelonephritis for a year, i would add, difficulty w/adls d/t weakness r/t dx, also what about fever? www1.us.elsevierhealth.com/evolve/ackley/ndh6e/constructor/...
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    Promotions in LTC?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    All of the above, plus you could be the asst