flightnurse2b LPN

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    HIPAA VIOLATION!

    flightnurse2b replied to mehart2001's topic in General Nursing

    every now and again after a bad night, i forget about the kardex's in my pocket and take them home. then when i work again (which is sometimes a few days later) i bring them back to shred. it happens....
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    Does this happen to anyone else? (female cath)

    flightnurse2b replied to studentnurse2012's topic in General Students

    i always bring a spare foley with me when cathing a female just for this reason! something else that is good practice to do: before you open your sterile pack and get your sterile gloves on, put on a...
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    The "woes" of 12 hr. Shifts

    flightnurse2b replied to thegreenmile's topic in General Nursing

    i am one who enjoys the 12 hour shifts--i like doing my 3 nights and having 4 off. i don't want 8 hour shifts 5 days a week.... i would feel like i was missing everything! yes the 12 hours are long...
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    Where's the Beef when it comes to your Nurse Manager?

    flightnurse2b replied to thegreenmile's topic in General Nursing

    a good nurse manager is willing to get their hands dirty and help out when they are needed. also, they care about their staff and what is going on with them.... that we aren't just a warm body on a...
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    Fighting mandate regarding flu vaccines

    flightnurse2b replied to Blessedx3's topic in Disaster Preparation

    you make excellent points. working in a non-clinical area was not offered to anyone at my hospital. they actually have run out of the vaccine for the nursing staff, anyways, and don't know when they...
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    Problems you believe a deaf RN might run into

    flightnurse2b replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    i am really curious about your stethoscope with the digital screen, it sounds cool.... do you have a link that i could see what it looks like? also, is it only for heart sounds? if so, how will you be...
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    Fighting mandate regarding flu vaccines

    flightnurse2b replied to Blessedx3's topic in Disaster Preparation

    read the comments posted on the bottom by people in NY in response to the mandate of vaccines being dropped. "This is NOT a legal victory and one more example of health care workers putting...
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    Fighting mandate regarding flu vaccines

    flightnurse2b replied to Blessedx3's topic in Disaster Preparation

    but there is alot of that going on.... i was watching CNN i believe it was yesterday where campbell brown, lou dobbs and jack cafferty all were saying how nurses need to get vaccinated to keep them...
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    Fighting mandate regarding flu vaccines

    flightnurse2b replied to Blessedx3's topic in Disaster Preparation

    i wish you all the luck in your decisions, blessed. i personally don't agree with the notion that health care workers are the problem and i wish so much people would stop saying that it is us who...
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    MY sister "wants" to be a nurse? I don't think she should!

    flightnurse2b replied to misspink789's topic in General Nursing

    don't stress yourself out. let her try her hand at nursing. if it's not for her, she'll know. we lost half of our class not only because of bad grades but because they just knew it wasn't for them.......
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    In 2009, still amazed that sexism is alive and well

    flightnurse2b replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    the reason why physicians behave like this is because they get away with it. i hope your hospital has what our hospital calls a "physicians bad behavior write up". they are not exempt. if we have to...
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    Stupid (or impossible) things Joint Commission has required

    flightnurse2b replied to 1Tulip's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    my favorite is when they tell you to clear off the window sills. the rooms are small enough as it is and people have so many visitors theres never enough room for the patient's things and meal tray to...
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    without an RN licence what else can i do in nursing field until i get my licence?

    flightnurse2b replied to GN-nurse09's topic in New York Nursing

    i'm not sure about new york state but i know here in florida once you complete fundamentals of nursing you can work in a hospital as a nurse tech. we have quite a few graduate nurses as well as...
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    How much walking do you have to do every day?

    flightnurse2b replied to Bill Levinson's topic in General Nursing

    i wore a pedometer one night at work (12 hour shift 7p-7a) and i walked 14.3
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    Does this happen to everyone, or just me?

    flightnurse2b replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    i've dropped two of the all important ASCOM portable phones in the potty. also lost some glasses, scissors and pens in the toilet. i've been fortunate with my cell phone though... usually that one...
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    Do RN's have to have a CNA or Patient Care Tech working under them?

    flightnurse2b replied to Nicki7701's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    maybe ambulatory care, like a doctor's office or clinic? or school nursing? i work in a hospital on a cardiac floor and i have 8 patients. all of us nurses would drown if it was not for the techs......
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    Evidence LPN's may be "phased" out

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

    your friend is mistaken.
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    comfort pt with tortuous sigmoid colon

    flightnurse2b replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    tortuous colon is kind of a scary way of saying that someone's colon is longer, redunant and more twisted than normal. as far as it causing pain, most people don't even know they have it--it's...
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    Poor spelling in charting

    flightnurse2b replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    sort of on topic, i was following a nurse one day and went back to look at her notes because she hadn't passed something to me in report that i would have needed to call the doctor on if it was a new...
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    NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    flightnurse2b replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    not to add fuel to any fire.. but not all doctors actually hire certified/registered medical assistants... and very few states require it. alot of practices get away with paying these people very low...
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    What is the difference between a sitter and a cna???

    flightnurse2b replied to misspink789's topic in General Nursing

    where i work, if someone is sitting with the patient on a 1:1 basis, they are responsible for total care... but that is only if they are sitting with just that one patient, and only if the sitter is...
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    Nurse Manager threatening to report me to BRN...

    flightnurse2b replied to Cosper123's topic in General Nursing

    i dunno, i probably would have said something to the guy first before reporting him... is it a regular thing that he naps on the job? i would have asked him privately if everything was OK and why he...
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    Mannitol: IV bolus or as side drip?

    flightnurse2b replied to tatara's topic in Patient Medications

    it's pretty standard where i work for mannitol to be administered as a drip, 100ml over one
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    Who died and made Joint Commission "God"

    flightnurse2b replied to 1Tulip's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    the reason why i get fed up with the joint commission is that they take our valuable time away from patient care with their chart checks, room checks and probing questions when we are already spread...
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    When to draw the line on religious and cultural accomodation?

    flightnurse2b replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    i hope this post wasn't directed @ me, i have never experienced anyone who has been prejudiced towards me, ever. i don't know what it feels like so i don't know how i am being selfish and overly...