MikeLPN

Saunder's Review and Saunders Q+A together (there was a deal on Amazon back when). I don't know how many questions there are between the two but I did not even get close to covering 50% of the supplied questions. Both come with CD's with test, quiz a...

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Thoracic outlet syndrome?

LFT's and any other psychotropics? Sinus Arrythmia?

I need help from you oncology nurses. My dad is in recovery from colon ca w/mets and my mom just got diagnosed with uterine ca and today we decided to defer radiation d/t quality of life issues. And my wife's sister has small oat cell in the lungs w/...

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Psychotropic Drugs by Keltner/Folks published by Mosby. It is very comprehensive, detailed and small in size.

Ayyy Caramba!

I use our wound cleanser for an initial cleaning and then blot it dry while coaxing the remaining skin edges into approximation using swabs if need be - especially if the skin rolls under. Then I apply steri-strips cut to a decent length and try to m...

Learn to smile and say "No problem" when everything is going wrong and all at once.

I bought Chart Smart and it helped a little and I try to read some of what the other nurses chart when I can which seems to help more. One time I charted "Bed hold policy not sent because the ambulance would not stop even though I was running after i...

My wife works as a day HHA and about once a month works at the LTC at the local hospital when they are really short days/eves. I work as a full-time eve LPN at a different LTC facility. This was my weekend as charge. Don't get me started. But I have...

My wife works as a day HHA and about once a month works at the LTC at the local hospital when they are really short days/eves. I work as a full-time eve LPN at a different LTC facility. This was my weekend as charge. Don't get me started. But I have...

Be quick and be very,very,very gentle. Put the new catheter in as far as you took the old one out (you don't need to be poking the opposite wall of the bladder). Don't push until you get urine, put it in and then wait for it. I've heard of the stoma ...

I'm new but seeing as how the last charge nurse quit and moved to Alaska because she was tired of all the BS (Her sage advice to me was "Michael, never, ever be charge") then came the day supers "elected" me charge. And me sitting there in the meetin...

Sorry for the rant. I guess I'm just going to have to get serious about the LPN-RN program and quit screwing around. And that's MY attitude :)

We dissected fetal pigs in APII (cats for those with religious preferences). I don't see what the point was of the whole excercise. And then we had to take a lab test to identify the parts of the animals. :uhoh21: This is the third time in my life I...

Good Med Aides Rock

New Balance 608

NPH 15 units. R 11 units. But only after a recheck before. And a follow-up would be nice.

LOL in end stages COPD/CHF not taking oral well and was previously on 40mg oxycontin po bid. I spoke to NP who then gave order for buccal oxycodone (oxyfast) 10-20mg qh prn because of concerns with pain coverage. Now somebody on days (who were also ...

The needles for lovenox seem dull. Is there a reason for this?

You will get a better idea of when to yell at the CNAs and when to be nice to them and what they look like when they are actually working hard. You know what they know and you know how to do their job so when the time comes to :angryfire you can say...

Well, I've only had one "tense" epsiode. Resident was diagnosed with a UTI in AM. A new TMA called me down way late. He had crackles, mottling, an almost undiscernable BP way low, no intake, demented, SPO2 awful and DNR besides. The paramedics didn't...

Well, I've only had one "tense" epsiode. Resident was diagnosed with a UTI in AM. A new TMA called me down way late. He had crackles, mottling, an almost undiscernable BP way low, no intake, demented, SPO2 awful and DNR besides. The paramedics didn't...