BRANDY LPN

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  1. Collodial silver?

    BRANDY LPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Not sure of the spelling. Does anyone know anything about this? The way it was explained to me (by a lay person) is that you use a machine that looks like a car battery and stick two poles and a piece...

  2. do you know enough about MI symptoms?

    BRANDY LPN replied to diamondmeadows's topic in General Nursing

    If you had a pt with sudden CP lasting 3 hours(at the time of hospital visit), radiating to left arm, back and neck, and labs and EKG and chest xray were normal. pt rates pain 7/10, b/p 146/94 p...

  3. Foley balloon, test or not to test

    BRANDY LPN replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

    Chiming in to say that once when I tested the balloon it WOULD NOT deflate, can you imagine the pain THAT would have been upon d/c? Anything can be defective, the safegaurds are put there for a...

  4. The Today Show

    BRANDY LPN replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    I am tired and kind of lazy tongiht, so forgive me for not reading the whole thread, and if this has already been mentioned I'm sorry..... How in the world will being able to differentiate between...

  5. Video cameras banned in L&D

    BRANDY LPN replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am in the minority here in that I never minded the family video-taping or taking still shots, and would generally even try to give them an opportunity to get "posed" pics of baby in warmer, if...

  6. Need Common Phrases in Spanish

    BRANDY LPN replied to roxburin's topic in Emergency

    Thank you, all the ones I only put in ( ) I KNEW I was mis-spelling, was just trying to get as close as possible to pronunciation as I could. I have a question about "Que hacer por ti" a husband of a...

  7. Need Common Phrases in Spanish

    BRANDY LPN replied to roxburin's topic in Emergency

    Que hacer por ti? what can i do for you? via con mio come with me orinar urine aqui (a key) here (con- TAR- say las ropas, pon-TAR-say las bata) take off your clothes, put on this robe el bano the...

  8. Most embarrasing moment as a nurse/ma/cna

    BRANDY LPN replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    At my last nursing job we wore the scrub tops that snap up the front, and while leaving my pts. room i caught my top on the door handle, while simultaneously walking out and opening the door,...

  9. Multiple shingles sites?

    BRANDY LPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is it possible to have shingles in more than one area? For instance can you have the rash around your eye AND on your chest at the same time? I have never seen shingles first hand before and don't...

  10. Babies cut during c-sections?

    BRANDY LPN replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know how she feels, I won't go into details but one of my laceration scars still twinges a bit now and

  11. Babies cut during c-sections?

    BRANDY LPN replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OMG Dawngloves, that is horrible, I cannot imagine how bad that must have been for all

  12. Babies cut during c-sections?

    BRANDY LPN replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wasn't even THAT lucky, my epidural had ran out several hours before delivery and they wouldn't give me any more because "you will have to stay in recovery too long" and wouldn't give me lidocaine...

  13. Babies cut during c-sections?

    BRANDY LPN replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My son has a DENT in his head from the forceps, it is still there he is ten. I was 19 when i delivered him and remember pointing it out to the ped who said "oh it will most likely go away, and if it...

  14. Babies cut during c-sections?

    BRANDY LPN replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have seen it happen once and like alot of others it was during a stat section, was also the only time I ever witnessed a prolapsed cord, and from prolapse in LR to delivery in OR it took a whole 7...

  15. boils....septicemia

    BRANDY LPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay who knows how common is it to develop septicemia from recurrent boils? Have any of you seen this? Any good links/with statistics? Thanks

  16. Caught son eating his stool

    BRANDY LPN replied to lukejea's topic in General Nursing

    Read this article on pica, and try not to worry too much unless it becomes a persitant problem. I just found out my 4 year old that has been potty trained forever.... just pooped in her brothers candy...

  17. Blood Glucose of 1700!!!

    BRANDY LPN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I saw 1700 in the hosp. when I was a student, he was comatose, and had a stroke the thing I remember most is his temp was like 110, because of the stroke, he

  18. Parental supervision on ped floors(m)

    BRANDY LPN replied to endoblues's topic in Pediatric

    I had a problem with this when my dd was little, and as a parent who was then a nursing student I want to add my story and opinion. My dd was in PICU for one week with RSV and while in the PICU I...

  19. suspended license

    BRANDY LPN replied to jmb62's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa! Excellent point, if she is in some sort of facility you did the right thing, if she is at her own home, or the home of her daughter, then you didn't. We commonly had family sign for meds in the...

  20. suspended license

    BRANDY LPN replied to jmb62's topic in General Nursing

    Homecare Worker, You did do the right thing by having the daughter sign the narcotics out and you don't say but I hope that you also had her sign any that remained back in. You did this to protect...

  21. "Take down" in LTC?????

    BRANDY LPN replied to NurseyTee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Check with your nurse practice act under mandatory reporting, but I believe it is also YOUR responsibility to report this. Of course it would also be the responsibilty of the facility, but YOU could...

  22. suspended license

    BRANDY LPN replied to jmb62's topic in General Nursing

    LPNs and LVNs are the same thing just different title in different states FNPs and ANPs are RNs with advanced degrees CNAs are NOT nurses nor are they allowed by law to adresss themselves as such....

  23. "Take down" in LTC?????

    BRANDY LPN replied to NurseyTee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree that you need to report this to the BON, this person will continue to abuse pts. and also you can always call your local ombudsman if you suspect abuse. Doesn't the mandatory reporter laws...

  24. suspended license

    BRANDY LPN replied to jmb62's topic in General Nursing

    I too was wrongfully accused of "professional misconduct" by my BON. All I received was a letter of reprimand, which doesn't SEEM that bad, however it will remain on your record FOREVER and will cause...

  25. As a patient, do you disclose your qualifications?

    BRANDY LPN replied to lisalau's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you that we should not and should not be expected to treat them any differently, but I have never taken it that way in report if anything I have always felt it made my job easier by being...