LPN1974

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  1. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

    LPN1974 replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

    What does a PE have to do with your sex life? If you can't separate the two, then I agree.....you don't need to assist with PE's.

  2. working sick...need advice:)

    LPN1974 replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    This is why the hospitals are a dangerous place to go....go there and you'll GET sick.....thru no fault of employees like you....but the administration, bosses, etc, who won't let people who ARE sick...

  3. shaving cream to clean dirty butts??

    LPN1974 replied to old heart's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we have a foam specially formulated for cleaning skin of bm/urine. It's called Carrafoam. It looks like shaving cream, is in a can and comes out simliar to shaving cream. But it is...

  4. New to LTC/SNF - Does this sound right?

    LPN1974 replied to CMLPNnowRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds normal to me. I live in Arkansas, been on my job for 25 1/2 years, and am only up to a little over $19.00 per hour. And one big bounus you get by being so close to work is no transportation...

  5. I Don't Think So!

    LPN1974 replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    And they wonder why they can't find nurses to

  6. I Don't Think So!

    LPN1974 replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    i realize this thread is over a month old, and you've already moved on to greener pastures, but please do reconsider ever literally walking off a job. that does go against your license...it is...

  7. My Face Feels Big

    LPN1974 replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    And do you pee your pants? I do. So I try not to get into any hard laughing or coughing fits. UNless I'm real close to a

  8. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    LPN1974 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I was wondering, too, just exactly what would happen if an MA did something that injured a patient.....where would the responsibility lie....with the MA or the physician? A nurse, RN or LPN,...

  9. My Face Feels Big

    LPN1974 replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Bipley, if I could bring it to ya, I would, girl. That's pitiful to be so sick and not have anything to take. Send the bf after something. When I get sick like that I usually take at least 2 days...

  10. So she go after the sabotaging nurses's license or job?

    LPN1974 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you better believe I would be doing something about it. Your wife gets reprimanded and terminated but the one who actually disconnected the tube gets

  11. Hey Bipley.....

    LPN1974 replied to Simba&NalasMom's topic in General Nursing

    I'm looking for good news, too. I figured the other thread was going to be closed, I came in tonight, and saw it was. Glad to find this one, maybe we'll get an update here,

  12. New CNA Job

    LPN1974 replied to Becky718's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Some of my thoughts are observation of the patient, how they're feeling, are they eating or refusing to eat, bowels and urination...is that acting okay, the patient's skin color, skin warm, dry,...

  13. I just took the NCLEX - PN, my thoughts.

    LPN1974 replied to BigB's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My first licensure was in california....1974.....they were slow then, I think it took about 6 weeks to get the results. Haven't improved any have

  14. Smelly Co-Worker

    LPN1974 replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    I just hope it goes well for the nurse who needs help..... I pray for her she will be receptive to Bipley's attempts to help her. Bless her heart....she must really be suffering thru

  15. Family "Rage" toward nurses

    LPN1974 replied to sawbuck's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't seen any verbal, physical or mental abuse by families at my institution. However, I have seen some irate parents when they think something wasn't done like it should have been done.{I work...

  16. Smelly Co-Worker

    LPN1974 replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    "may not be??" I've smelled stinky armpits and I've smelled stinky lady partss. Armpits and lady partss do not equal each other in severity. No where even close, no

  17. Smelly Co-Worker

    LPN1974 replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you can believe whatever you want, and so can everyone else. I'm not going to debate it. As someone else told ME, in this same thread, let's just agree to disagree and let it go at that. It's...

  18. Smelly Co-Worker

    LPN1974 replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Hairstylingnurse......there are several links thruout this thread that you could click on to learn about several conditions that women can get, and these conditions have an odor. I think the nurse in...

  19. Smelly Co-Worker

    LPN1974 replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I happen to believe it. I can smell certain odors on certain people, sometimes. And I KNOW what it is. However, what I have noticed is nowhere to the extent that Bipley describes. I have...

  20. Patient injured, nurse under investigation

    LPN1974 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know where else to post this, so I'm putting it here. A recent situation at work, aLOT of grief/pain for the patient and the nurse under investigation. I will try to give some background,...

  21. Is it legal/ethical for preceptor to sabotage student?

    LPN1974 replied to Roland's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Seems to me the nurse who unhooked the chest is laying a trap for her ownself. These young/new nurses just coming out of school can be excellent patient advocates, and she may just cross the wrong...

  22. Smelly Co-Worker

    LPN1974 replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Looking for an update to this problem and hope things went well

  23. CNA performing a newborn screen?

    LPN1974 replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I noticed that, too. Like I said, I'd better shut my mouth. Don't even get me

  24. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    LPN1974 replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did that once. The previous nurse had set half a can of Jevity on the top shelf of our med cabinet, when I reached up to get new cans to feed my patient, I proceeded to shake the one I picked up and...

  25. CNA performing a newborn screen?

    LPN1974 replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, CNAs are really doing alot aren't they? What do they need nurses for? Shut my