flightnurse2b LPN

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    Please pray for a friends granddaughter!

    flightnurse2b replied to Mommy_of_3_in_AL..RN's topic in General Nursing

    prayers sent up for this baby, her family and all her
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    New York to Florida Licensure Information

    flightnurse2b replied to Mike987659's topic in Florida Nursing

    i am not sure if NYS is on Nursys.com, but that is what i used when i got my FL license (my initial state of licensure is North Carolina). it's a $30 fee and it allows the FL BON to verify your info...
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    Hi, I'm Thunderwolf and I am a Smoker

    flightnurse2b replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Nurses Recovery

    i bolded that statement because i think that was very true for me as well. i never wanted to quit because i associated not smoking with me getting fat.... and yes, i did gain weight since i've quit,...
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    Do nurses make the worse family members or patients ?

    flightnurse2b replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    i had a doctor for a patient last week and he was wonderful. i was a bit skeptical because all the other doctors i've ever taken care of have been a bit hypercritical, but when i walked in and...
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    Hi, I'm Thunderwolf and I am a Smoker

    flightnurse2b replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Nurses Recovery

    i was just reading this thread and found this post i made from last year. i am proud to say that after i wrote this post, i quit. i have been smoke free for over a year. god bless all of you that are...
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    Instructor Present

    flightnurse2b replied to fabiusgile's topic in General Students

    have someone take a nice picture of your clinical group and go to target and buy a matted frame (they cost like $10-$20) and some pretty colored sharpies and have everyone sign the frame on the...
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    Do nurses make the worse family members or patients ?

    flightnurse2b replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    no, it's really not rude. there really isn't much of a reason to try and throw your weight around or intimidate someone. when my family members are in the hospital, i'm not there to work, i'm there to...
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    Parking Lot Code....

    flightnurse2b replied to Christie RN2006's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:very true. i wonder why people wear shirts that say "HI I'M A NURSE" or a license plate that saying "ERNURSE"... it's asking for some disaster to happen in front of you. i seem to find myself...
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    Do nurses make the worse family members or patients ?

    flightnurse2b replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    i don't ever tell people i'm a nurse unless by chance i have scrubs on and people ask me what i do. i'm just a person when i clock out. i've had nurse patients/family members that were completely...
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    Mispronouncing a word makes you less of a nurse

    flightnurse2b replied to Unique87's topic in General Nursing

    i've been a patient many a time and i would only hope that the nurse taking care of me can corrently pronounce the medications they are giving me and the condition they are giving the med to me for....
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    Parking Lot Code....

    flightnurse2b replied to Christie RN2006's topic in General Nursing

    it's amazing how God puts us in the place where we are meant to be at the right time. i'm glad your friend's grandma is ok! good job
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    Amazing..lpn's actualy needed....

    flightnurse2b replied to mrsmoo2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    you're awesome, deva. i had a patient the other day that one of the other nurses asked me to get an IV on that she couldn't get. i walked in and just said "hi, i'm allison, i'm going to start your IV...
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    Army vet billed $3,000 for war wounds

    flightnurse2b replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    god bless you for your service to our country, glasgow. 100% agree with you on universal health care... we do need it. i hope i will see it in my life
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    NC LPNs

    flightnurse2b replied to WhoNeedsaShot?'s topic in North Carolina Nursing

    hey, i am a LPN and also a paramedic in the raleigh area. DUMC, durham regional and duke raleigh hires LPNs on some of their M/S floors (which is where i am) but you have to catch the jobs while...
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    Nurse, treat thyself

    flightnurse2b replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    i have done this to myself. twice. and i felt so much better. once, when i was in medic school, i cut the top of my thumb off in the meat slicer working @ cracker barrel. so i just put my little peice...
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    Prayer/positive thought request for a fellow nurse

    flightnurse2b replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    she is still hangin on... no more changes yet, though... she is still "critical". i'm actually going to be down there next week and i will go and visit her myself. i am keeping my fingers crossed that...
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    Does any Rns who work in a hospital have LPNs assigned to them?

    flightnurse2b replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    i work on a mixed RN/LPN floor and we all have our own assignments with 2 techs assigned to the wing we are working on to help us with vitals, ADL's, etc. we are all
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    Army vet billed $3,000 for war wounds

    flightnurse2b replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    i would also like to see where that came from. last time i checked, president obama was fighting for better care of our vets and implementing a universal health care system so that we all could have...
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    I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    flightnurse2b replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    it really just cements what we already know, viva. it's heartbreaking. i've seen it numerous times and every time i watch it i still cry. it is honestly worth
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    I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    flightnurse2b replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i really wonder what the guy that runs the anti-michael moore website had to say when he saw that movie and found out that the "guardian angel" who sent him the money to pay his wife's medical bills...
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    I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    flightnurse2b replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    how is it fiction when i just verified alot of the things he put into that movie from my own personal life experience as a nurse/paramedic/patient??? i'm not even going to argue with you because...
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    I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    flightnurse2b replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    this movie is amazing. i've seen it several times. i wish people would stop saying "oh michael moore is a bias liberal"... open your eyes. it's the truth. i know as a paramedic i've had to divert from...
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    should patients be able to choose to end their life if they are in pain and dying

    flightnurse2b replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know how i truly feel about this in my heart of hearts. i did a paper about it in nursing school for ethics class and i do believe that terminally ill patients of sound mind should be able to...
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    Does it bother you to address MDs by their title of Doctor?

    flightnurse2b replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    no it doesn't bother me at all. i call them Dr. so and so unless they tell me otherwise, but i don't do it in front of the patients. i work with a few doctors who have told me to use their first name,...
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    Prayer/positive thought request for a fellow nurse

    flightnurse2b replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    well, just spoke with my friend at the hospital, and a bit of good news! she is still on a vent and is being sedated around the clock, however they are trying to wean her off the diprivan as she is...