KaroSnowQueen RN

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    Duties of a Medication Aid?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    My experience has been that they pass routine medications, and take vital signs. They may give prn meds with permission of the nurse (LPN or RN). They chart in the chart. They do NOT give...
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    baby sleeping in same bed as parents

    KaroSnowQueen replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    I had three biological children and they all three slept in my bed, sometimes all at once. I slept with my baby wrapped in it own blanket or a blanket sleeper, and lying in my arms. I never once...
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    Has anyone quit nursing and what career did you take up afterwards??

    KaroSnowQueen posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am off work for three weeks for minor surgery later this week. I could not care less if I never went back to work. I am tired of all the crap and politics every single day. New initiatives, new...
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    question...about returning to work after medical leave

    KaroSnowQueen replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think your friend's place is giving her the runaround and trying to make her quit. That business about not having FMLA because of being a nonprofit doesn't fly with me. My employer is not for...
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    Is anyone else uncomfortable with this?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

    I have preciously worked in areas where we had QMAs (Qualified Mediation Aides) to pass meds. Most of these girls were very smart, had went to a class to learn to pass meds and been checked off and...
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    Dual Licenses

    KaroSnowQueen replied to leesespieces's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I took my NCLEX in Indiana, got my Indiana license, then applied to KY just had to show proof of IN license, some paperwork and money. I am sure it is the same in IL/IN. Get your license in IL,...
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    Funniest Write Up You have Every Recieved?!

    KaroSnowQueen replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    I was written up by a brand new RN DON for "working for the paycheck." Um, well I sure as hell wasn't working for my health!!!!!! She thought I didn't have the proper Florence Nightengale touch,...
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    Patient ghost visit

    KaroSnowQueen replied to yankeesrule's topic in General Nursing

    I "heard" my mother's voice at the end of her funeral service, saying to me, "Sis, I love you." just as clear as day. I "felt" very clearly that she was above and behind my left shoulder. I was...
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    Sharps Containers in Public Restrooms?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    The only place I've seen them is in casino
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    Skeptical of Ultrasound at 12 weeks! Any advice??

    KaroSnowQueen replied to dougRN2BE's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My question is this: Did you get still photos from the ultrasound so you could see for yourself? In any case, if it were me, I would want another ultrsound further along in the pregnancy to confirm...
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    Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    KaroSnowQueen replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    We got one last month that said: Get some doctors and nurses that speak English!!!! We do have ALOT of foreign nurses, and some of them have VERY thick
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    Nurses Week: what makes you feel appreciated?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to douglask's topic in General Nursing

    You get a holiday bonus??? Where are you?? I'm coming
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    Effexor XR (venlafaxine HCl) Extended-Release Capsules and Effexor (venlafaxine HCl)

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Brian's topic in Patient Medications

    I guess I'm in the minority. I have been on Effexor XR for almost five years. It is a wonder drug for me. My dosages have varied between 75 and 225 daily, currently on 150 q am. I have had very...
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    HIV Positive Nurses

    KaroSnowQueen replied to JeepDudeRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I personally do not know any staff members with HIV. I don't know if I happen to not have been around any, or if my colleague keep it to themselves. However I have cared for several HIV/AIDS...
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    Do you ever deal with pregnant patients who "flip out"?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My youngest DD, when she was pregnant...oh. my. God. I told her she was never to have another pregnancy while living at home, my nerves couldn't stand it again. She was hell on wheels. Raging,...
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    driving after birth

    KaroSnowQueen replied to paintedbison's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Back when my kids were born, 26, 25 and 23 yrs ago, vag del with 4th degree lac every time, I was told no driving for six weeks. Even then, after six weeks, driving our one car that was a stick was...
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    my DON called today and told me i lost my job

    KaroSnowQueen replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry this has happened to you. I agree with the other posters: 1. See a lawyer. Terminating you because of your illness could put you under discrimination and or ADA status. 2. Call your...
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    If you won the lottery, would you still do your job?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to SK-222's topic in General Nursing

    Honey, I would quit with no notice!!!! I would call from the lottery headquarters!!!!!!! I would build new homes for me, my kids and my sisters, pay off everybody's bills, travel like there's no...
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    Questions about hours, OT, and quitting job

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    Do NOT work off the clock. Many facilities seem to have a culture of this. However, I have always refused to do this, and didn't catch much flack from the powers that be over it, although some of...
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    would you like to work in a place like this?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to gilbertonline's topic in General Nursing

    Where is this???? I wanna go!!!!!!!!!:smiletea: :heartbeat :1luvu:
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    Stupid things your school does/did

    KaroSnowQueen replied to MountainMan's topic in General Nursing

    Waaaay back in the day (1983), we had to strip down to our underpants and let our class partner give us a bed bath. Old fashioned bed baths with bath blankets, and only side (or part of a side...
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    Could have Lopressor contributed to death?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the other posters. You did nothing wrong. It was her time to go and she went. 5 mg would not have caused
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    When is it ethical to talk about religion with a patient?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I am a Christian, but do not press my beliefs on patients. If they ask, then I will pray or stand by while they pray (joining them in their prayer), but I do not and have not tried to "convert"...
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    Stage fright and report

    KaroSnowQueen replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    When you organize your papers for report this is what I do: I find a nearly empty page on my kardex. At the top of the page is Pt name age admit dr diagnosis allergy a&o x? cardiac (sr? pulses?...
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    Patient is a famous star

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Lara911's topic in Nursing Humor

    Several years ago, when The Rock was still in wrestling, he broke his ankle during a match in the city where I work. He was in the hospital where I worked then, NOT on the ortho unit, in a room far...