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    Skin care question

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to MedSurgeNewbie's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Avoid scented creams or lotions. They can irritate, burn, and sting very dry
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    "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...."

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    On a side note, about the Spanish driver's test, my thought is if a person can't take an English drivers test in a predominantly English speaking country, how do i know that same person know what a...
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    "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...."

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    Speak for someone else. Has nothing to do with being closed-minded, i do know some Spanish now, my eventual goal is to be fluent in it (along with ASL). But i do get peeved when someone's been in the...
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    "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...."

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with
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    Sometimes I Miss Being a CNA

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't necessarily say it's a crisis. Maybe you need a vacation? I miss the bedbaths, the smell of that SeptiSoap. The pts. who soaked their sheets with nightsweats and were so grateful for their...
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    Call yourself a nurse?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to kittagirl's topic in General Nursing

    Or Diploma in Nursing and passed the NCLEX. We still have diploma programs
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    Sleeping during nightshift!!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    That too
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    Sleeping during nightshift!!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    it is a cow stretching her tongue to her nostril
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    Sleeping during nightshift!!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    Alright, here ya go. Aside from the opinion that i don't agree with sleeping on the job, the fact that sleeping on the job = termination where i work. Then that would mean, no money for house payment,...
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    Wound Care--"It itches!" Patient scratches around wound

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Good! My leg hurt just reading about that
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    Do you have to punch a time clock?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to deehaverrn's topic in General Nursing

    Every healthcare job i've had, we've had to do this. The hospital i work at now, we have numeric codes we can enter for things like floating to different depts., call time, and shifts that we didn't...
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    s/p thoracotomy question

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to zacarias's topic in Pulmonary

    Sometimes if there is a defective air sac(s) or a bleb on the lung, a pneumothorax can still persist. I've seen two chest tubes for a pneumothorax and
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    Sleeping during nightshift!!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    Saw that coming... I have worked 12 hour nursing night shifts, for OR and
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    Latex Allergy

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to kleinbbc's topic in Operating Room

    We have latex-free complete Foley kits. When they were on backorder, we did the same thing you
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    HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    i think people are still reading your first post and getting that impression form
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    Sleeping during nightshift!!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that i simply disagree with your position (reasons why are listed in prior threads), therefore i do not/will not grasp. Has nothing to do with BON rules, superheroes, or
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    Sleeping during nightshift!!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    During.Your.Shift.On.The.Job.On.Facility.Property.Where.Rules.May.Apply.
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    Sleeping during nightshift!!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    No, you're the only one. But i'm also one of those people that feels worse after a nap of 30 minutes, than a nap of two hours. No matter the length of time, i don't sleep at work, unless i'm on call,...
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    Protect your profession...

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to markdanurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I agree with
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    Admin and scrubs

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to ashlynn1031's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I've also seen several threads on here regarding the same problem. I work with a few people who encountered the same problem. It's definitely not an isolated issue. I'm all for lessening the...
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    Admin and scrubs

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to ashlynn1031's topic in General Nursing

    Considering that some offices i've been to have a bunch of people in a variety of scrubs, no nametags, and people who say "I'm the nurse", i'm quite concerned. I prefer not to ask the secretary about...
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    Sleeping during nightshift!!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    If i'm needing a nap at work (which i wouldn't take), then perhaps i need more sleep at
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    TPN and Lipids

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Nurse1966's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Maybe she's thinking a PICC (since the P stands for peripheral)? Which, if that's what she's refering to, i'd wonder if she really knows what a PICC is. Never heard of TPN and lipids going through a...
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    How to get to work in a snowstorm?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think i would have made up another excuse than reveal that kind of stupidity to
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    How to get to work in a snowstorm?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    reasonable = sees-it-my-way Thing of it is, though, no job may be worth someone's life, and i'm not talking about martyrism here, but, for me, the fact that i live 30 miles away from my job, it's not...