PedsAtHeart

PedsAtHeart LPN

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  1. home remedies you would NEVER try

    PedsAtHeart replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    If you dye your hair and it happens to get on your skin and stains it, you can take cigarette ashes and add a drop of water, mix together and use it and it will take the hair dye right off. The lady...

  2. what makes a good nurse?

    PedsAtHeart replied to shley's topic in General Nursing

    I was once shy... then I became a nurse

  3. Fictional-Hospital Scrubs for Real-Life Nurses

    PedsAtHeart replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think its that we are not allowed to have private lives, its that the patients want to THINK that we don't. I don't go out for drinks in my hometown because I don't want patients seeing me...

  4. Intramuscular injection technique tips

    PedsAtHeart replied to dedicate's topic in Patient Medications

    I think the pulsating might just be their muscle twitching. I have that happen every now and then. No biggy. I do not dart. But I am not slow either. I get my needle right next to where I am going...

  5. very badly behaved ped client

    PedsAtHeart replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    When I have a peds patient who is acting unruly, I try to get on their level and explain to them exactly what I am doing and why. I also let them know that no matter how they act at home, when they...

  6. baby to the nursery please

    PedsAtHeart replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have never worked OB but have had 2 children, at the same hospital, with VERY different experiences. When my daughter was born they would not even let you keep your baby in the room with you. It...

  7. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    PedsAtHeart replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have never ever in my years heard an LPN refer to themselves as an RN. Most LPN's I know are like me, proud of those 3 letters!! *And I will be just as proud once I finish school and pass boards...

  8. Flu shot tips

    PedsAtHeart replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I always ask the patient, most come in with their sleeve already rolled up! I personally prefer mine in my dominant arm. I massage, gently, for just a quick moment. Nothing hard or

  9. What type of nurse does this?

    PedsAtHeart replied to Shelby029's topic in General Nursing

    We have a NP here at our clinic who handles most of the Women's Health, including prenatal

  10. My patient takes ibuprofen for sinus congestion!

    PedsAtHeart replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in Patient Medications

    I also frequently take Ibuprofen when my sinuses are bothering me. It decreases the swelling, which in turn decreases the pain and discomfort. I rarely ever even get antibiotics, most of the time...

  11. Who is to blame

    PedsAtHeart replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Maybe all 3 of them?? Isn't it the rule, if it wasn't charted... it wasn't done?? I don't think any of them should have been fired over this, but technically they all failed in one way or another and...

  12. Is the WIA grant for any nursing student??

    PedsAtHeart replied to 19erikita86's topic in General Nursing

    I received WIA assistance when I was in LPN school. It was great. There are guidelines for it, financial and such. I know I qualified because I was a single mom and was low

  13. PHN...

    PedsAtHeart replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

    Check into IHS (Indian Health Services) they use Public Health

  14. Pertussis Titer instead of vaccination?

    PedsAtHeart replied to GleeGum's topic in General Nursing

    A sore arm for 2 weeks?? I'd much rather have a little soreness than risk spreading pertussis to an unvaccinated baby... Personally, I had the vaccine and was not even sore. Not a bit. The shot...

  15. Any tips for giving injections?

    PedsAtHeart replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get the whole bevel thing either... its going to be the same whether it is up or down... I also don't agree with the whole "darting" thing. I have never been able to dart. Everytime I tried...

  16. Do you believe animals have a sixth sense towards death?

    PedsAtHeart replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I do believe animals can sense things, whether it be death or our moods. I read somewhere, dont remember where, or I might have even watched it on TV that cats can tell who is about to die by a scent...

  17. Allergy nursing

    PedsAtHeart replied to julieurn's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for an allergist for about a year.... I might be able to help

  18. Question re. applying a tourniquet post flu shot anaphylaxis

    PedsAtHeart replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with the other

  19. What do you call the Doc?

    PedsAtHeart replied to Flipper911's topic in General Nursing

    I refer to them as Dr. so and so... even if I have a personal relationship with them I still do this. I also would not call someone by a nickname unless that person said thats what they wanted. My...

  20. Working while pregnant

    PedsAtHeart replied to Nightingale11's topic in General Nursing

    With my daughter I worked as an aide in LTC until I was 7 months along. Had to stop because I was lifting too much by myself. With my son I worked up until the day before my scheduled c-section. I...

  21. charts on plain sight--HIPAA violation?

    PedsAtHeart replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with the itsmejuli. When I worked LTC the charts were all kept at the nurse's station. Charting was done at the nurse's station, or a nearby table, or the med cart. I see nothing wrong with...

  22. Hipaa violation?

    PedsAtHeart replied to tirzo13's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't there have to be medical info along with that name for it to be a HIPAA violation? Thats what I have always been told. So technically a name on a chart is not a violation, but having the...

  23. Exploitation

    PedsAtHeart replied to runningwoman's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, legally you do not have to be given a 15 minute break, though most employers will try to do this. Hmf, I have been working in clinic setting for 8 years and I couldnt tell you the last...

  24. Lidocaine w/ Progesterone Injections????

    PedsAtHeart replied to LotsofExperience's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yes they are very thick! I wouldnt think lido would help any. Rocephin is mixed with lido because it burns so darn bad, but I think the progesterone is simply because it is soooo thick. Testosterone...

  25. TB Skin Test

    PedsAtHeart replied to Dani9's topic in General Nursing

    If you go through the state health department, which most positive PPD's are referred there (at least in my state) then they will offer the meds. I dont think they are actualy antibiotics, if they are...