flightnurse2b LPN

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    Why Do Nurses Write: "no new orders received"?

    flightnurse2b replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    i always write "no new orders received" if i call a doc for a change in pt condition and they do not give orders. i agree with cardiacRN--if they don't like it, too bad. i'm covering my butt. it's not...
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    Refusal of Potentially Lifesaving Treatment

    flightnurse2b replied to Mike A. Fungin RN's topic in General Nursing

    i feel that i am at peace with dying, if i'm a vegetable or i'm terminal, throw me on the beach and let me go in peace... but it is just human nature, especially a nurse's nature, to want to save a...
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    Refusal of Potentially Lifesaving Treatment

    flightnurse2b replied to Mike A. Fungin RN's topic in General Nursing

    i grab the "refusal of treatment" form, let them sign, and support their decision. i don't try to persuade them, i just make sure they are aware of the potential risks of not taking the treatment, and...
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    Bridgeport, Con St. Vincent Hospital

    flightnurse2b replied to Bella RN's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    i grew up in CT. not much to do in bridgeport, but the metro north does run to NYC in about an hour and 10 and it's only 30 or so minutes away to the greenwich/stamford/westport area (where i'm from)...
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    I made a doctor mad at me.

    flightnurse2b replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    don't worry about him. you did the right thing and advocated for your pt's wellbeing. it will not be the last time, unfortunately, that a doctor acts like a jerk to you. they can be such crabby...
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    Nurses I hate to follow ...

    flightnurse2b replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    there are some nurses on my floor who i dread following and as soon as i'm done with report go and look at all of them to make sure they're still breathing and not about to code on me.... and then i...
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    So what's next? Techs telling us to call the docs?

    flightnurse2b replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    oh it's great! we have a big medicare/medicaid population too... i didn't know you only get 1 lab run a day! sometimes our lab can use the blood already drawn from the morning labs... once you get...
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    So what's next? Techs telling us to call the docs?

    flightnurse2b replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    i have 8 patients on tele at night and i thank god for the monitor techs. they are excellent at their job and are 99% of the time spot on. we are responsible for checking and signing our strips...
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    clinicals, why are the nurses such *******.

    flightnurse2b replied to lesliedabbs's topic in General Students

    say a student gives the patient a wrong dose of something, the patient codes and dies, and the family sues. the nurse who was assigned to that patient is not exempt from being slapped with a lawsuit....
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    GOP releases healthcare plan; actual plan not included

    flightnurse2b replied to blue note's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    your posts no longer warrant any kind of response from me. i might as well nail jell-o to the wall. think of the word selfish. look in the
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    GOP releases healthcare plan; actual plan not included

    flightnurse2b replied to blue note's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i am a hard working american who just went without health insurance and paid for COBRA for four months because pregnancy is considered a pre-existing condition. the misfortune is not only of others....
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    clinicals, why are the nurses such *******.

    flightnurse2b replied to lesliedabbs's topic in General Students

    i work nights, so i don't see too many students... but i did work days for a short time where i did work with students. it is not a part of our job description to teach nursing students, that is what...
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    GOP releases healthcare plan; actual plan not included

    flightnurse2b replied to blue note's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    self inflicted misfortunes? nice. so if you don't have insurance, it's you're fault, and you should suffer. it's not socialism. it's treating everyone as human beings--not just those who can afford...
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    GOP releases healthcare plan; actual plan not included

    flightnurse2b replied to blue note's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    if we can find money to kill people, and we do, because we've been at war for 8 years now, then we can find the money to help people and have health care for those who need it. the excessive...
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    A Patient Made Me Cry Today

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

    i shudder at the thought of ever dying alone. i would be glad to have a stranger hold my
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    Question: Why don't hospitals color code the scrubs?

    flightnurse2b replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

    we aren't color coded. the only floors that are color coded are mother/baby, L&D and peds--everyone on those floors wears the same turquoise scrubs with a big emblem that says the hospital name...
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    GOP releases healthcare plan; actual plan not included

    flightnurse2b replied to blue note's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    whether it's 50 million or 10 million, it's too many. and immigrants don't count? are they not people too? i'm sick and tired of hearing that everyone can have health insurance if they cut back on...
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    A Patient Made Me Cry Today

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

    i don't know the whole story, all i know is what case management told me about his past and where he came from.... the man was dying and i did what i was supposed to do--allowed him to die in peace...
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    I was just laid off

    flightnurse2b replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    so sorry to hear that, sue. any news about the job you interviewed for
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    First code that shouldn't have been a code (long)

    flightnurse2b replied to MJJFan1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    rapid response, definately. and at 100 years old, if the pt was actually in an arrest, a code would have really been more hurt than good.... in my opinion,
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    Am I too shallow to be a nurse?

    flightnurse2b replied to jonsey77's topic in General Nursing

    i would suggest taking a CNA course first. it's usually about 8 weeks or so. they truly do the dirty work involved in nursing... and yes, it is your job too as a LPN/RN. if you can handle being a CNA,...
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    ADENOSINE ??

    flightnurse2b replied to laurainri's topic in Emergency

    on the unit i work on, we have to have the patient not only hooked to the monitored tele box, but they have to be hooked to the defib with paddles in place, crash cart and a cardiologist @ bedside....
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    ADENOSINE ??

    flightnurse2b replied to laurainri's topic in Emergency

    i was going to say that too... i just renewed my ACLS in may and people got points off their megacode for not raising the arm... that was something i was always taught to do. not saying it happens...
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    What's your favorite "Done with a ton of shifts in a row" routine?

    flightnurse2b replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    pack up a cooler with some lemonades, some watermelon, and some snacks, put on a bathing suit, grab a towel and plop myself on the beach. there is nothing i love more than floating around in the...
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    A Patient Made Me Cry Today

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

    apparently, according to his case manager, he was at a nursing home until his medicare SNF days ran out... but did not qualify for medicaid, so he kind of fell through the cracks... and thats where...