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    What Do You LIKE About Being an LPN?

    teeniebert replied to pagandeva2000's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The facility I'm currently working in has RN case managers for each unit. Being an LPN, I can pass on information and know things will get done (meds refilled, doc contacted, etc). At my last job it...
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    Funny things patients say !

    teeniebert replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    This weekend I was working the dementia unit in LTC. I was at the med cart when one of the residents pulled up in his wheelchair right behind me. I didn't think much of it, since the unit is full of...
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    do you like working for a staffing agency?

    teeniebert replied to CNA1991's topic in Agency Nurses

    Yes and no. It's nice because I get to choose what shifts to pick up. It's frustrating when I don't get a call for 2-3 weeks and the bills are still there. I'm making at least $5 more per hour than...
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    Gen X,Gen Y,baby boomers in the work place

    teeniebert replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Re: texting/cell phone use at work I agree that texting or making personal calls while on the clock is unacceptable. However, I'm glad that many people carry their personal phones while working....
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    Don't know what to do... Nursing is only thing I look forward to.

    teeniebert replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Or try working as a CNA--training is 3-4 weeks and it could help you get your foot in the door at local
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    What color scrubs do you wear?

    teeniebert replied to MJB2010's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    There are 3 hospitals in this area and they're all color-coded. 1 - nurses wear royal blue, techs wear black; 2 - nurses wear navy blue, not sure what others wear; 3 - not sure what nurses and techs...
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    Vinnie Jones Shows Hands-only CPR

    teeniebert replied to JustADream's topic in General Nursing

    hee hee...Bullet-Tooth Tony does CPR...with Errol on the
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    BM's anyone?

    teeniebert replied to SuperStarRN's topic in General Nursing

    I usually get accosted with skin issues--"what is this thing on my back?" or "does this look infected to
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    Any good funnies in medical transcriptions?

    teeniebert replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in records an ENT doc brought me a chart and asked if the discharge summary could be corrected before he signed it. The dictation was something like, "consider referral to audiology for...
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    What the what??

    teeniebert replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    The first time I encountered metoprolol it was "Generic for Toprol" which is much easier to say as "TOE-prawl" than any alternative; keeping the emphasis on the TOE just felt
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    Catheterization Expiriences

    teeniebert replied to ubsjl's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for this! i've been lucky enough to get the urethra the first time so far, but then i've only been at it for 2 years. i did have a pt. who was scanned for >999 ml after 6 hrs w/ no void;...
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    What the what??

    teeniebert replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    I had an instructor who said, "ab-DOE-men," another who said, "intestInes" (with a long I in the last syllable), and yet another who referred to the round mark on a newborn's head from vacuum-assisted...
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    How long did you lurk before you joined?

    teeniebert replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't lurk--I joined right away because I had a specific question about an LPN program. I got a quick and accurate answer, so I stayed and I'm very glad I
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    My strange anxiety

    teeniebert replied to cosyla's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Any time I've had to give a sample it's been at an occupational health center. You'll most likely have to hang up your coat and purse, empty your pockets, then collect your sample in a private room...
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    Need opinion! ASAP

    teeniebert replied to IreneM555's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you can afford it, time-and-money wise, I'd say go for it! I was on a 4-to-5 year waiting list for an RN program and decided to enroll in a private LPN program in the meantime--now I'm working...
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    Scope of practice ?

    teeniebert replied to cornettclan's topic in General Nursing

    My Computer Engineer husband nearly spat his drink across the room at this...after I'd laughed myself hoorifice and he'd asked, "What? WHAT?!!?!" of
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    I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    teeniebert replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    The Crusty Old Bat who helps me out most often in my current job is named William. Bats come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and
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    Pyridium onset?

    teeniebert replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, it takes a while, but when it finally kicks in OH BOY does it
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    Reporting in LTC/Brain sheet

    teeniebert replied to ana_espana's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The facility where I work uses a 24-hour report sheet with a row for each resident and a column for each shift. Code status, MD, and case manager are printed under the resident's name. I grab an...
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    Re-directing tips needed for Alzheimer's/behavior pts

    teeniebert replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A family brought in some DVDs and a portable player for their mother. Her favorite one to watch was Golden Girls, and other residents would hear the theme music from her room and get interested, so...
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    Assited Living: The new skilled care

    teeniebert replied to NJayne17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Is your facility hiring? I'm not sure if I'm joking or not. Management relying on nursing judgement for admits doesn't happen just
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    Need a Cranial Deimpaction of the Writing Kind!

    teeniebert replied to clinicalteach's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is effing brilliant. I tend to dive into the mending pile, crochet cat toys, or bust out the crayons/colored pencils, but the idea is the same. Edit:
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    CORRECTIONAL AGENCIES or TRAVEL NURSE AGENCIES THAT HAVE A CONTRACT IN CORRECTIONS

    teeniebert replied to daniellejudith's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Medical Staffing Network is a national agency; they do corrections in my area but I don't know if that's universal. Also not sure if they hire new
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    Funniest Things Doctors say!

    teeniebert replied to RNdiva505's topic in Nursing Humor

    I worked with a doctor in LTC who has a distinctive Middle Eastern accent. He frequently answered his cell phone (after checking caller ID, of course) with, "NO SOUP FOR YOU!" The first time I heard...
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    Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    teeniebert replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor