flightnurse2b LPN

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    Pregnant...4 weeks...advice on sharing news at work.

    flightnurse2b replied to jillianLPN's topic in General Nursing

    i didn't tell anyone until i was almost 22 weeks pregnant. i work on a tele floor and believe me we hoof it, the patients are so heavy and we have 8 of them. i was just really, really careful and...
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    if i decided to be a doctor, i would be.....

    flightnurse2b replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    forensic pathologist like Dr. G. i think it would be absolutely fascinating, always trying to solve a
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    What's in your pocket(s)?

    flightnurse2b replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in General Nursing

    i work 7p-7a on a tele unit. we have COWs that we use and each patient has a drawer that i put their meds and any other supplies specifically for them (like IV starts, dressings and such) and then we...
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    BLS vs ACLS

    flightnurse2b replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in General Nursing

    anyone can call a code, from a housekeeper to a lab tech. most people who work in a hospital environment are required to have BLS and if you find someone unresponsive, by all means call a code. good...
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    RN vs Surgical Technologist

    flightnurse2b replied to kyou03's topic in General Nursing

    your best bet to transition quicker to an RN would be to go the LPN route. you'll already be a nurse that way and have a strong foundation in nursing care and knowledge. a surgical tech program is a...
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    BLS vs ACLS

    flightnurse2b replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in General Nursing

    BLS as siri said is a pre-req to ACLS. i would just take the BLS. most places won't let you take ACLS unless you are licensed (RN, LPN, paramedic, RRT, etc) anyways unless they just want your
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    Really irked

    flightnurse2b replied to chellelynn25's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    don't worry about it, our job as nurses encompasses the CNA's work and as long as you were getting your LPN pay to do the job i don't see any harm done. our floor regularly is short CNA's and we just...
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    No Nicotine!

    flightnurse2b replied to Brikkz's topic in General Students

    oh yes, they do. i just moved from north carolina. worked at two different facilties in the raleigh/durham area. smoke free hospital campuses with same rules, you get caught smoking at work on...
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    Potential Complication of TPN

    flightnurse2b replied to liser79's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, i would def go with
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    Evidence of swine flu risk to pregnant women rises

    flightnurse2b replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    what is the incubation period for the swine flu and how long are you considered contagious? i assume as long as you are still sneezing/coughing/febrile, you are still contagious, since the flu is...
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    No Nicotine!

    flightnurse2b replied to Brikkz's topic in General Students

    wow that's crazy. i don't smoke but probably 85% of the nurses on my floor do. we are a smoke free facility and we do not have a smoking patio or area anymore, so the rule is that if you are an...
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    Help! Me and my family needs health insurance

    flightnurse2b replied to jrowmom's topic in General Nursing

    here is the nurse's service organization: http://www.nso.com/personal-insurance/ i would try BCBS in your state though. they usually are somewhat reasonable unless you have a pre-existing and have...
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    ethical dilemma with a DNR last night

    flightnurse2b posted a topic in General Nursing

    so this situation is over and done with, but it's weighing heavily on my mind. i would like any input on what you guys think.... i had a patient last night with metastatic CA (originating in the...
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    excelsior college

    flightnurse2b replied to bringtherain's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i am going to be starting the program as soon as i get my official review back, i sent in my transcripts a few weeks back and now i am just waiting for that so i can get started! i am really hoping...
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    As a nursing student, will I be prodded to become Prochoice?

    flightnurse2b replied to avidhunter3's topic in General Students

    no one can prod you or force you to become anything. the only thing you must become as a nurse is nonjudgemental. when i took my ethics class, we spent quite a bit of time on abortion, and because i...
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    ethical dilemma with a DNR last night

    flightnurse2b replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    that was the problem. the ONLY thing on this chart was a peice of paper similar to one of those that you would sign to sign out AMA or refuse any other intervention, signed by the patient, with the...
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    ethical dilemma with a DNR last night

    flightnurse2b replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    my supervisor said it's because we don't know that the patient was in his right mind and although he answered all questions appropriately still could have been "incapacitated" due to advanced disease...
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    Nurse Survey Shows Deficiencies in Hospital Swine Flu Readiness

    flightnurse2b replied to Laidback Al's topic in Disaster Preparation

    i haven't heard anything about my hospital screening during admission in the ER or any precautions as far as swine flu is concerned. we only have 2 negative pressure rooms on my floor which are...
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    ethical dilemma with a DNR last night

    flightnurse2b replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    see, the patient's admitting orders were admit to PCU with telemetry. we have a med-surg floor and an oncology floor that he could have gone to, but he was specifically admitted to PCU with tele. i...
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    Why is LVN to RN a waste of time?

    flightnurse2b replied to Divest's topic in General Students

    being an LPN is not a waste of time. it was very worth it for me and i am enrolled in excelsior LPN-RN program and will be done next year. i am making alot more money than i did as a medic and i am...
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    Bad night last night

    flightnurse2b replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    yikes. sorry you had such a bad night. tell your charge nurse to sit on it, you're entitled to be stressed out.... and she should have been helping you instead of criticizing you. losing a patient is...
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    Gift for a preceptor?

    flightnurse2b replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    i got my preceptor an iTunes gift card, since she really liked to download music and always had her iPod with her at work... and of course, a nice card and a bunch of compliments to the director of...
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    ETOH/heroin/cocaine=GOOD times!! :)

    flightnurse2b replied to MizzLizz's topic in General Nursing

    god bless him. underneath that person that you see, is the person that was once there before. if you were to look at photos of me from say 8 years ago, i was a shell of what i am now. i never woke up...
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    Enough is Enough

    flightnurse2b replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    thank you for that. i think we so often are the ones thrown under the bus (along with the nurse's aide) for the call bell not being answered. our director is actually notorious for walking by them,...
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    ETOH/heroin/cocaine=GOOD times!! :)

    flightnurse2b replied to MizzLizz's topic in General Nursing

    i am a nurse and a recovered drug addict. it is rather infuriating to me the way some of these patients behave, and i remember that once upon a time, i probably behaved that way and treated my nurses...