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    'Real' nurse's kit for toddler play?

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

    Hmm here take a look at these: Fisher-Price Medical Kit Fisher-Price Check-Up
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    'Real' nurse's kit for toddler play?

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

    Does Fisher-Price still make the doctor
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    Uses for Expired Bottles of Saline Irrigation

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

    Perhaps one that turned out to be the wrong size during a case, that was washed and steamed afterwards? (Ours would go back with the sales rep if that
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    Uses for Expired Bottles of Saline Irrigation

    Marie_LPN, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Every once in awhile, we'll have a few bottles of saline or SW that were kept in the warmers, but expired before being used, since they can only be kept in the warmers for X amount of days. The...
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    canadian lpn not a "nurse"?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to char1976's topic in Canada

    Do you have ACTUAL PROOF that NO ONE knows that LPNs are nurses? LOL There's quite a few people out there that do not know what an RN's job consist of. Using your rationale, well heck, RNs shouldn't...
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    Do You take your patients out for smoke breaks?

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

    No, it doesn't make sense for me to promote their unhealthy habit by inhaling the second hand effects of it
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    Ever Get Insomnia B-4 Work?

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

    I mainly get insomnia when i know that i'll be dealing with extremely expensive implant at work (ex. orthopedic implants). But i also remind myself that i need the sleep to be better alert, to do the...
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    Other jobs for LPN's?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to nursingbeauty's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Quite a few hospitals do not hire LPNs for L and
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    LPN to RN student forum

    Marie_LPN, RN posted a topic in LPN to RN

    there's a forum for graduate students. how about a forum for lpn to rn students. there seems to be quite a few people that are doing this, it might be nice to have a forum for it. admin note: i've...
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    If you could go back would you still choose nursing?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    Yes and no. I love nursing, but some of the other things (such as that **** degree debate) that come along with it are enough that if i had to do over, before LPN, i'd take another
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    How soon do you go to get your textbooks??

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Soon as they release the "book list", i get my books. The longer i wait, the less options i
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    Going to start looking for another job!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Like anyone feels like calling around to find a replacement when they're
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    Calculators.

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Lachrymologist's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Trained with Flo, lmao. Sometimes we got to use them, sometimes we
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    Behaviors and Call Lights! Help!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to carolbear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There are pts. who think their nurse is ONLY assigned to them, either that or to two pts., and they are considered alert and
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    Some musings about reading posts here...

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

    It's a 'sticky keys' option, that winds up popping up if you hold the shift key down for a long time. My desktop computer has it, and it's a pain in the rear, but it's not that hard to fix (takes...
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    Disciplinary Action Poll

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

    I think it's ridiculous that people would have to ASK for an exit interview. You'd think HR would want to know why their employees are
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    Disciplinary Action Poll

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

    That's just it, if i complain, i have to go back to work there when i'm done in the manager's office. I figure when my contract is up, i might stay another year, which will put me at 5 years exp.,...
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    What medical shows do you watch?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to shellsgogreen's topic in General Students

    It could be if it were a little closer to real
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    Family in or out during procedures???

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    I always ask the family to step out. If they don't, i pull the curtain
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    Disciplinary Action Poll

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

    It's not really the manager that i take issue with, but the people that report to her. They are supposedly the people in charge and report to her, yet they're buddy-buddy with a few of the regular...
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    Some musings about reading posts here...

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

    Yes, but according to some, if i use the wrong word, my IQ level must be lying in a flooded basement :angryfire But i didn't capitalize my I's, so it's probably in the single digits by
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    Calculator not permitted?!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Finallyy's topic in General Students

    They are teaching people to be a nurse, but with the idea that the people have already come to a certain point in learning. When i came to school in 2002, the instructors didn't know that my last high...
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    Calculator not permitted?!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Finallyy's topic in General Students

    We had to do this too. Also we were only allowed to use basic calculator, not the TI-83 that did
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    Calculator not permitted?!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Finallyy's topic in General Students

    Exactly, THANK
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    Calculator not permitted?!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Finallyy's topic in General Students

    Guess that would have screwed me then if that were the requirement, except for the fact that i aced Dose Cal, despite the fact that i've sucked at anything algebra and above in high school. Point...