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belgarion

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  1. is fmla detrimental to companies/hospitals?

    belgarion replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse Me? I used intermittent FMLA for four years to take my XYL to and from medical appointments without getting myself in a bind at work. Usually it was only a half day after lunch once or twice...

  2. Flu Season...

    belgarion replied to eegrnbsn's topic in General Nursing

    We are being "strongly encouraged" to get the vaccine this year. I took it last year and a couple of months later I got the flu anyway, just like I manage to do every year when I take it. I missed a...

  3. I need two people to respond to this question about nurses and attire.

    belgarion replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer dark solid colors for the most part. I do have a set of burnt orange scrubs with a couple of white logos on them. Thought about tossing them a couple of days ago but I guess I'll give them...

  4. home remedies you would NEVER try

    belgarion replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Read the bar of soap thing in a syndicated doctor's column. A lot of people swear by it. I haven't tied it myself. The following ones are some I learned growing up on a west Texas ranch. If you...

  5. Can they fire you for not picking up overtime?

    belgarion replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Being available for OT is walking a pretty fine line. If you say yes too often they start to take it for granted you will work and they won't even consider asking anyone else. Then they get mad when...

  6. how do i become a dialysis nurse

    belgarion replied to noctanol's topic in Texas Nursing

    My XYL is on dialysis. At the center she goes to almost all of the nurses were originally hired and trained as techs. The company pays for nursing school for those who want to go that route and...

  7. Did you ever see a patient taking two laxative at the same time

    belgarion replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    One part means one of everything as in a 1:1:1 ratio. It doesn't matter what measurement you are using, you use one of it. In this case it could mean one cup of prune juice, one cup of applesauce,...

  8. Did you ever see a patient taking two laxative at the same time

    belgarion replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I seem to give senna-gen and docusate together to at least one patient every night. The formula I know for a "cocktail" is one part prune juice, one part applesauce, and one part unprocessed bran....

  9. Is this a microcosm of what happens in nursing on a DAILY basis!?

    belgarion replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

  10. dayshifters please please please...

    belgarion replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Nursing

    About 20+ years ago when my wife was the med aide at a small LTC on nights, the DON always seemed to wait until 1100 or noon to call her to ask a question that either could have easily waited or...

  11. Seriously, WHO does this?

    belgarion replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Assuming the manager is not a total moron, the nurse in question was simply fishing and you swallowed the bait hook, line and sinker. That trick is has been around forever, probably because it works...

  12. medication time regulations

    belgarion replied to KittykeeperRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate HS meds. You go to give them to the patient @ 2100. The pt. says "I never go to bed before midnight or 1 AM so that's when I take these at home". So you say something to the pharmacist or...

  13. How exactly should I handle this?

    belgarion replied to LaurenNicoleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Think about it for a minute. If the doctor had reacted with anger or defensiveness, you would probably have been very suspicious about what was really going on. Instead, she stroked your ego, said...

  14. Excelsior and jobs

    belgarion replied to stevefl's topic in Online Distance Learning

    [quote=stevefl;4526233]They told me I could have a beard but no lipstick or lipstick with no beard.....decisions decisions.... Steve:jester: Can you paint your finger and

  15. No Pay iincrease for new ACLS?TELE cert??

    belgarion replied to RunnerNurse09's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't even get an increase when I passed my one year anniversary. I'm not about to ask about a raise for the ACLS and PALS I completed a couple of months ago. Why go asking for a kick in the...

  16. ACLS=not having to have BLS?

    belgarion replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Where I am we took the written BLS test one mornig after shift then a couple of days later we did the BLS station during ACLS. We did PALS a week

  17. Written up today for something stupid

    belgarion replied to lylenrn's topic in General Nursing

    Working in a place where we have a lot of swingbed patients we are at an especially high risk for this sort of thing. Since swingbed stays can last up to 21 days, checking the entire chart every time...

  18. What are some reasons why some go for their LPN before they go for their RN ?

    belgarion replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in LPN to RN

    I had about a year of training with unemployment available under the Workforce Investment Act. LVN school was 11 months, ASN was 2 years minimum. The only way to do the ASN was to bust into my 401k...

  19. Welcome to your new job! Lesson #1 Lock up your valuables!

    belgarion replied to SimonJester's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started working in manufactuing on 12 hr shifts, I would always take two sandwiches to work and put them in our breakroom fridge. At night, this area was pretty isolated. Someone kept...

  20. Can you work as a CNA/NA/LPN as licensed RN?

    belgarion replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we sometimes have an RN cover an LVN shift when no LVN is available. We also have a brand new RN who is continuing to work as an LVN until an RN slot opens up or she finds an RN position...

  21. Welcome to your new job! Lesson #1 Lock up your valuables!

    belgarion replied to SimonJester's topic in General Nursing

    I have a Littman 3000 steth and you can bet I never let it out of my sight unless it's locked up. A couple of the docs around here keep eyeballing it. Not that I don't trust them but I think they...

  22. DVT and Homan's sign

    belgarion replied to HarmonyW's topic in General Nursing

    We were taught how to do it and then we were taught NOT to do it. I don't think I have ever done it with a real

  23. Why are patients scheduled for operation not allowed to eat?

    belgarion replied to ms.pebbles's topic in General Nursing

    As long as we are on the subject of NPO for surgery, I have a question that has bugged me for years. Why is the time the patient starts NPO always start at midnight? If the surgery is scheuled for...

  24. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    belgarion replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    For those who correct patients who prefer to call the things diapers, do you continue to correct (sorry, "provide education") even after the patient continues to call them diapers? Or do you respect...

  25. BLS and ACLS

    belgarion replied to lilnurseling's topic in General Nursing

    Did all three through my employer this year. Had to sign an agreement that if I left voluntarily within a year the cost of the programs would be withheld from my final check. Like if I got a job...