KaroSnowQueen RN

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    Holiday Pay

    KaroSnowQueen replied to aktransplant's topic in General Nursing

    I have never in my twenty years as a nurse worked anywhere they gave holiday
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    14 Nurses Fired and 9 disciplined in Kentucky

    KaroSnowQueen replied to nurseattorney's topic in General Nursing

    I am SURE as are most people I've talked to in this area that there is MUCH more to this than is being let out. edited to keep foot out of
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    Renerian's thread "Worksheets from your shift..." uppdated w/ a poll

    KaroSnowQueen replied to renerian's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility says anything with pt name on it has to be shredded. Buit my supervisor recommends keeping your notes for six months in case of something coming up. And there are not lockers for all...
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    Late 70"s earth shoes

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Kayde's topic in General Nursing

    My old earth shoes from back in the day had a toe sole thicker than the heel sole, but they were soooooooooooo comfy. These do not look like the originals, but wonder if it is the same company or...
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    Question about Jackson Pratt Drains & retention sutures

    KaroSnowQueen replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    I am an LPN and have removed both the sutures and the JP drains. As recently as last
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    JP drains

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Cleopatra's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work in Louisville Ky and yes we do. All the
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    Prisioners as Patients

    KaroSnowQueen replied to June55Baby's topic in General Nursing

    Our prisoners are shackled to the bed by one leg. Guard at beside 24/7. Prisoners families are not told they are in hospital, pt's name listed as A. Orange, B. Orange (Orange being a code word...
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    A nurse, pregnant, what to do about scrubs?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to teresab_2000's topic in General Nursing

    Buy a couple of huge ones and live through it and be bored with them. If you're not sick of them by the time the kid comes, see if anybody you know sews and can cut them down for you. It should be...
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    CNA Patient Ratios?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to StacyC417's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I worked in LTC, my floor had 39 patients and three aides on days and one on second and thirds. We were considered ICF but had a lot of total care patients. The SNF floor had 50 patients, four...
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    Migrane Headache Treatment in the ED

    KaroSnowQueen replied to keaston's topic in Emergency

    I went in c/o of a screaming migraine that lasted four days at that point, getting to the point of nonfunctionalness (is that a word?). I had taken Ibuprofen, Tylenol, Excedrin, Benadryl, Lortab....
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    ? Men on Depo Provera ? Help ?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to obillyboy's topic in General Nursing

    Several years ago when I worked in psych/LTC unit, men with inappropriate sexual behaviors were given injections of depo provera. This included men who made unwanted sexual advances to both staff and...
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    Pregnant patients in the ED

    KaroSnowQueen replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

    A stupid doctor that's what kind. I have contacted the hospital. Trying to get the kids to sue but they haven't got past the baby being gone yet. It was wrong, it was bungled, it was inexcusable,...
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    Pregnant patients in the ED

    KaroSnowQueen replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

    I don't know our policy, but I do know my daughter in law went to the ER with abd pain in her 19th week and the ER doc decided to break her water and induce her since he said it was "inevitable" that...
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    How Do You Manage To Clock Out On Time?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    My day: Get report. Check labs. Most unholy values have been called to night shift by the lab, and calls made to md already. Check Mars for who gets meds at 7, 8, & 9, usually everybody. Fill out...
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    7 on 7 off schedule

    KaroSnowQueen replied to MRG™'s topic in General Nursing

    I used to work 3 on , 1 off, 3 on and seven off. That was doable, but I think the one day off in the middle was the key. I can't imagine doing 7 12's in a row on any shift. The older I get the...
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    The new pyxis

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it bothers me. We have had them for over a year and when something was said, it was brushed aside: "oh well, only pharmacy has it........." Like if somebody else higher up in co. wanted it...
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    Prozac friends?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to CarolineRn's topic in General Nursing

    I have been on Effexor XR for over a year and haven't noticed any changes in true emotions. If I'm happy and laughing, then I do. And when my grandson died, I screamed and cried for a month just...
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    Agency nurses in LTC settings

    KaroSnowQueen replied to PBU's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have never rec'd any kind of orientation at an LTC facility other than "here's the phone, press x to call, here's the charting schedule, here's the med keys, have a nice night" sort of
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    LPN with Battery Charge on Criminal Record-Help

    KaroSnowQueen replied to 14yearLPN's topic in General Nursing

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    mistakes in the NICU

    KaroSnowQueen replied to nicudaynurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My son in law's mother had a baby at an army post in the state where I work. This WAS several years ago. The baby was a premie, in an incubator. The thermostat on the incubator malfunctioned and it...
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    3 - 11 shift

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Jolly's topic in General Nursing

    I work both shifts, my hubby doesn't like for me to work 2nds, but I love it! I also work days, can't do nights, no sleep for me if I do. BUT..... seconds I work til eleven fifteen. Leave work,...
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    Gyn, tampon ?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to nolenurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have just ordered the Keeper and cloth pads, will let you know how they work out. Some friends of mine SWEAR by them, and say once you switch over you'll wonder what took you so long. I have...
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    Transition from restraint to restraint free facility

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Ric's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I worked in an LTC that was restraint free and it was horrifying. State said they were adults and had the right to fall OOB if they wished. Okay. Then why does state also think we have to keep them...
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    Pain scale

    KaroSnowQueen replied to webbiedebbie's topic in Pain Management

    I do think the faces thing has a place in pain assessment. My son in law was in the hospital a few weeks ago with r/o SARS - he didn't have it, thank God. My husband and I went to visit, and the...
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    poor spelling -- it matters

    KaroSnowQueen replied to glow_worm's topic in General Nursing

    My personal pet peeve is misspelled words. Here on the BB its not a big deal, we're laid back, or in a hurry, or just so happy not to be at work, nobody should care. But out in the real world, at...