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  1. is oxygen considered a medication?.. what do you think?

    lvnnars1 posted a topic in General Students

    i hear some people say it is, and the other half say it isn't. what do you nurses think? for example 2L oxygen via nasal cannula is that considered a

  2. Ambu bag with COPD patient question..

    lvnnars1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Was reading some threads on ambu bags and came up with a scenario. If a pt. has copd and is a code how many liters of o2 do we give while using the ambubag connected to oxygen. standard is about...

  3. Interested in working in a CA State Prison, What is CA's "No Hostage" Policy?

    lvnnars1 posted a topic in Correctional

    can someone please explain California's "No Hostage" Policy?

  4. Clocking out ..NO Overtime

    lvnnars1 replied to SNFLPN's topic in General Nursing

    it's almost impossible to finish everything including charting in 8 hours for most

  5. Who is in charge of making the incident report?

    lvnnars1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    for example, if a new skin discoloration or skin tear/open area is found on a patient and the supervisor was the person it was first reported to, is it that person's responsibility to make the...

  6. Joint Commission choose me...question!

    lvnnars1 replied to melisgood's topic in General Nursing

    is an order that states "Lantus 20 units SQ QPM" ok to be given either at 8pm or

  7. Joint Commission choose me...question!

    lvnnars1 replied to melisgood's topic in General Nursing

    so if a medication is given QPM what time is it

  8. Questions about Continuing Education Credits for LVN

    lvnnars1 replied to donnatroy27's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    anyone?

  9. Questions about Continuing Education Credits for LVN

    lvnnars1 replied to donnatroy27's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i just got my certificate of completion of 30 hours of CEU credits printed out. do i need to send this certificate to the board of lvn nursing?? or will the company i got it from (elitecme.com)...

  10. puree and mechanical soft diets

    lvnnars1 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    just for clarification.. when a patient is on a mechanical soft diet are liquids always gonna be thin unless there is an order for thickened liquids (to take medications)?. also, when a patient is on...

  11. puree and mechanical soft diets

    lvnnars1 replied to lvnnars1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    anyone

  12. New nurse, Second Medication error, Scared

    lvnnars1 replied to Kaysonrose's topic in General Nursing

    ahh ok, but what if the doctor came in during your med pass and you didnt notice him walk in and he didnt flag out the new lowered dosage in the chart? isn't that an honest

  13. New nurse, Second Medication error, Scared

    lvnnars1 replied to Kaysonrose's topic in General Nursing

    if you give less than the prescribed does, is that also considered a medication

  14. when you forget to carry out an order on your pt

    lvnnars1 replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    has anyone ever had a doctor come in the facility and made an order change while you were doing med pass and you didnt even notice the doctor come in so you had no idea there were any new...

  15. Writing Clarification Orders

    lvnnars1 replied to TrixieKat's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Can I also write it like this: "1/5/2011 2100 Clarification order for signed fax order D/C Tylenol 300mg, Start Tylenol 500mg 1 tab po every 4 hours as needed for pain" then nurses notes. ALWAYS write...

  16. Writing Clarification Orders

    lvnnars1 replied to TrixieKat's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    when clarifying a med order, do you need a d/c order for the previous medication that is being clarified? for example, old order was tylenol 325mg i tab po prn for pain, MD meant tylenol 500mg i tab...

  17. Obtaining urine specimen from foley

    lvnnars1 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    What do you guys mean from the "port", are you all collecting the urine sample from the tubing connected to the drainage bag? Or the foley cath directly from the

  18. Collecting urine sample

    lvnnars1 replied to NextSummer's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    now is a UA the same as a C&S, when collecting urine for a UA, do we use those little tubes show here

  19. How to admit new patients in LTC facilities

    lvnnars1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How do you admit new patients in ltc facilities? I've done a few before but the supervisor always did the paperwork/calling of the MD/Family, I usually did the skin check (measurement of any wounds,...

  20. How to admit new patients in LTC facilities

    lvnnars1 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    what are important things to tell the MD during this call? (Medications that the new admit is on, Diagnosis,

  21. Faxed signatures of physician orders

    lvnnars1 replied to Mazzi's topic in Legal

    just for clarification, are faxed orders considered telephone orders? do we fill out the telephone order form for any faxed signed

  22. How to admit new patients in LTC facilities

    lvnnars1 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    "-Notify MD s/he has a new resident at your facility." MD's should always be called for this, not faxed, right?, also how is a new admit assigned an MD, who usually does the assigning? do they usually...

  23. 1st day of orientation (scrubs or no scrubs?)

    lvnnars1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How many of you wore scrubs to your very first day of orientation of WORK? I'm thinking of wearing regular casual clothes as this is usually a day of videos/paperwork? thoughts

  24. are jobs on craigslist legitimate?

    lvnnars1 replied to sallyjane's topic in General Nursing

    yes, SOME are. I had an interview earlier this week from a post on CL, but watch out for possible

  25. 1st day of orientation (scrubs or no scrubs?)

    lvnnars1 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    just called them and they said business casual is fine for first day lol thanks