ragingmomster

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  1. How Do You Make Patient Assignments on Your Unit?

    ragingmomster replied to RN-PA's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I would think that a higher patient load with RN/LPN team would work well in your unit. I am lucky that LPN's are permitted to take patients with PCA and epidural or my work would be severly limited....

  2. Pinning dress, any suggestions?

    ragingmomster replied to perksrn's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps a professional uniform shop or catalog? I dunno what's appropriate for a pinning though, mine is still months away. Good

  3. The whole gamut

    ragingmomster posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Not a bad night last night, only 5 patients. Lady at the end of the hall was so touched that I bothered to rub her back and her dry dry hands with lotion that she started to cry and we said a prayer...

  4. need ideas for a change paper

    ragingmomster replied to ocicat's topic in General Students

    What is it that bugs you the most at work? I wrote my change paper about the way that the psych meds in the long term facility (jail) I worked in always seemed to run out about 3 days before the...

  5. Average pay salary for OB/GYN L&D nurse??

    ragingmomster replied to GladysStiles's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Salary.com says it

  6. moving the big ones

    ragingmomster posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Well, I will go back to work tomorrow on modified duty, whatever that means. Last night I twisted and hurt my back moving the FEET of a 400 lb man. When I mentioned getting a hoyer to move him, the...

  7. moving the big ones

    ragingmomster replied to ragingmomster's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I don't think the problem was with the weight. We did have two "puhers", three pullers, and I had the feet. He has special "big boy" chair that folds itself like origami to provide comfort for the...

  8. Shoes

    ragingmomster replied to EMC NURSE's topic in General Nursing

    I looked at the website, talk about funky! But at this point I will try anything. We have only one place to buy them in our state. Is anyone interested in talking about prices for

  9. The never-ending blood transfusion...

    ragingmomster replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    That is a LOT of blood product and it doesn't seem to be doing any good if he still needs more, HUH? I spent my Friday 3-11 shift ( medical floor) hanging blood non-stop on a 91 year old DNR pt. We...

  10. Help Me Become a Midwife!!!

    ragingmomster replied to Pit Bull KCM's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Your number one place for information on midwifery is http://www.midwife.org . It can help you find a school and decide what kind of midwife you want to be. Good

  11. LPN duties in the acute care setting

    ragingmomster replied to bloomer's topic in General Nursing

    I started on a 40 bed medical floor almost a year ago now. LPN's do all their own everything except push IV meds. We are allowed to push Lasix, Solu-medrol and one other that escapes me now. When I...

  12. School NCLEX pass/fail percent

    ragingmomster replied to morr4336's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    School graduation rate? Is that from the original number who enrolled? I think our grad rate is around 50% from those who start out. But our NCLEX first time pass rate is

  13. Nurses Who Kill

    ragingmomster replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    Well, unfortunately the title was very inflammatory. The articles that followed on the website are well researched and the bibliography looks pretty flush also. We will have sick people attracted to...

  14. A graduate nurse..........

    ragingmomster replied to debRNo1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Laughed my butt off with the smalllll print, and have now added the "Bigass Cookbook" to my general purpose gift list. Must confess to slowing down to "check on a call light" this am at 7:20 while 17...

  15. must allow nursery observation?

    ragingmomster replied to threesacharm's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just wondering about a couple of things...What part of the world are you in that they still whip the babe away as part of "policy"? And did they actually give her glucose water? So glad you had a...

  16. Awhonn

    ragingmomster posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all! I am an LPN with 12 years experience in various departments and am 2 semesters away from graduating with my BSN. I went back to school so that I could work L&D and then go on for a CNM....

  17. Grading Meconium

    ragingmomster replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just a link that came up when I googled... http://www.pngimr.org.pg/Meconium%20staining%20-%20Dec%2096.pdf Just in case it is difficult to connect..."MSAF was graded as 2 if there was a reasonable...

  18. IM injections

    ragingmomster replied to ragingmomster's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for such quick responses. Fortunately I have the kind of instructor who is willing to listen and learn. When I gave her my rationale for the use of the bubble, she thought it sounded...

  19. Moving to North Carolina

    ragingmomster replied to jc008347's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, am interested in moving to NC in the next 4 years or so. Probably in the Greenville area, since I want to go to grad school at ECU. How are jobs looking in that

  20. Fluid Chase/ Challenge

    ragingmomster replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in Medical-Surgical

    please tell me more, I have never heard of this

  21. Anyone ever have a tummy tuck?

    ragingmomster replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    can they reconstruct your belly button with an

  22. Anyone ever have a tummy tuck?

    ragingmomster replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what part of the country you are in cheerfuldoer, but if you are in MA, I have a reference from a friend of mine. She is a former OR nurse and told me who is the best here. If you work...

  23. How many of you are married to or date someone in the Medical Field?

    ragingmomster replied to echo*echo's topic in General Nursing

    When we met neither of us were in the medical field. First he supported me through LPN school, then I supported him through EMT school. Now he is supporting me through college to my BSN. Our future...

  24. Charting Bloopers

    ragingmomster replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    My favorite and most recent was probably a mistype by the unit secretary. Mr. Smith was to have a uterine culture. Now how would one accomplish