justiceforjoy

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  1. "I'm just a student nurse!"

    I said that once and was instantly corrected by a very awesome social worker, whom I was talking to about a patient, "No. Not *just* a student! :)
  2. Pre-op........what to expect

    No patient
  3. Never seen anything quite like it (the things visitors do...)

    That'd be
  4. Help with Precaution Questions.......

    Mask for respiratory, yeppers. Airborne (respiratory): N95 mask minimum. I use gown and gloves as well, though... Droplet: hair cover, mask with eye shield, gloves, booties, gown. Contact: gloves....
  5. Help with Precaution Questions.......

    We learned flu as a droplet precaution, not airborne. For all airborne, use the N95 mask. Chicken pox, TB, measles. Use the N95. If you're going into a room where the person is on precaution and...
  6. Failed Sterilization vs. Abortion Pill

    This is a tough situation for me to think about, because my mom had an abortion 31 years ago. She says she still thinks about it from time to time and it breaks her heart. Then again, I wouldn't be...
  7. Blood transfusion

    Bacterial growth as well as the RBCs actually breaking down. No point infusing dead
  8. I've been THAT patient/visitor

    You said one thing? That's why you're THAT visitor? haha You're fine. You've got one heck of an inner judge going on
  9. RN in Long-Term Care

    I think you and I have a different opinion of "in charge", unless you're assuming that the RN is the CN? (I'm in Canada where LPNs can work without an RN present. When I think of "in charge", I think...
  10. RN in Long-Term Care

    Here, there is one RN or LPN per floor. RNs are NOT supervisors for LPNs, but they will have more of a scope to practice within, of course. Of course, this all is very dependent on where you are...
  11. First week of nursing school and I am already freaking out...

    Only read what you need to. i.e., if you already have knowledge about x, y, and z -- why would you spend a lot of time on those chapters? Instead, focus on a, b, and c. After you get the "class" for...
  12. Can you be a hospice nurse without being religious?

    ^ Even though she isn't a "hospice" nurse, she likely deals with people fearing death or families going through a death. I think that post was a great contribution to the discussion of religion in our...
  13. Union allows discrimination against nurses

    They weren't demoted, then. They were laid off from their original jobs and then accepted the company's offers for the CNA
  14. Terrible breach of professionalism?

    I would be absolutely touched if my loved one's nurse cried. In fact, it would make me feel more comfortable in my
  15. Swine Flu Takes Heavy Toll Among the Healthy

    Yes, it induces a severe immuno *response*, hence those with lesser immune systems aren't actually at as much risk as healthy young people. It is like the flu of
  16. What would you change about Nursing to make it better?

    Perception of the LPN's role. Yes, it has changed a LOT the past x-years in
  17. medications

    We are taught to do the rights three times. We have nine rights (patient, drug, dose, route, time, reason, education about the drug, documentation, refusal). First check and second check are back to...
  18. Handling of urine specimens

    Are you sure they didn't fail to mention a stock of cups just for those purposes? Whomever ordered them in sounds very uneducated about their
  19. finished AP I in five weeks.. whew

    Eek! We have A&P as one class in BC and it was spanned over 8 weeks, I think... It was my favourite class of them
  20. Embarrassing clinical moments... share yours

    I laughed at your story, but I'm going to back you up here by saying that it is just awesome that you let her choose which finger. Keep doing that! I haven't made any mistakes just yet (I still have...
  21. Not "qualified"

    Tailor the resume to all other aspects of the job posting and use a skill-based resume instead of a chronological one. (google that
  22. Can you be a hospice nurse without being religious?

    You answer honestly, where do I go after death "I don't know" then ask them what they think. They aren't really supposed to ask you about your personal religious views. If they ask you flat out, you...
  23. Is it possible????

    Not through "ultrasounds", but through Lithotripsy,
  24. Post Partum...

    Things I learned that my nurses failed to do for me after going to nursing school, haha: emotional status checks. (I showed no interest in my daughter for quite a while after she was born,) and...
  25. Resume help & Career advice please

    Work experience isn't nearly as important as the skills you have. You have a whole host of skills you've gained from being a mom. Organization, critical thinking, planning, budgeting, team leading,...