TCJan

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1. My LTC facility is starting to Hire Med Techs

   TCJan replied to NC Girl BSN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I work with Medical Techs in a Hospital. I think the Board of Nursing across our nation is either being very non protective of the patients lives or they are being paid off to look the other way! I...

2. Drug Seeking Behaviors?

   TCJan replied to JLN1129's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Question....I am a LPN, have been for many moons. I had a male patient who takes scheduled Methadone 50mg q.12hrs. He also has Percocet 5/235 and Motrin ordered, q 4hrs. As a new nurse on the unit,...

3. Opinions spouted on religion and politics at nurses station

   TCJan replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   Well what's this then? I'm 63yrs. old, LPN. I had to call a doctor for a lady in minor chest pain, a 25yr. R.N. with tatoos all over her body was in charge. She asked me if the patient was...

4. Was this really routine? On partial birth abortions

   TCJan replied to geekgolightly's topic in Ob/Gyn

   What is the Metz test your talking about? And when is a fetus's nervous system developed? Well I just went into the internet and found an article on it...so here it is......... [ Carolyn's Home Page...

5. That is it, I am becoming a Walmart greeter!

   TCJan replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

   I know exactly what you mean......in a nursing home I worked in, we had no pill crushers.......maintence was to buy us some "pliers", mind you to cruch pills with.....they were too cheap to buy...

6. nclex.com

   TCJan replied to adiraf's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Go to Link: Ultimate LPN NCLEX Study Guide http://[email protected] cost $89.00 don't know anything about it, but saw the ad one day and thought I'd try to let the nurses at "all...

7. Central Lines: saline or heparin?

   TCJan replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

   Whats the Regs. for LPN's flushing Picc Lines, with 3cc of 100u/cc of Heparin. These Rehab. units in nursing homes are admitting high acuity pts. from hospitals and expecting LPN's to care for their...

8. Was this really routine? On partial birth abortions

   TCJan replied to geekgolightly's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I beleive that our government(authority) made abortion an OK thing, in order for population control. In the meantime, 1.5 million babies are aborted every year for the past 30 years. All because of...

9. transgender nurse (transvestite)

   TCJan replied to nursecathy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   The United States is a melting pot. Universities like diversity. We can't discriminate. I've never seen an animal act like he/she wasn't what he was born as. But............. I've seen men...

10. KROGER'S ON STRIKE - - 3 states involved- - guess what they want???

    TCJan replied to passing thru's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Go to Dr. Dean's website and look up the article on 'FAST ACTION TO AVERT A NURSING SHORTAGE'. Very good article! He sounds solid on these issures and willing to help us nurses in alot areas....

11. Please help me

    TCJan replied to PMHNP10's topic in Correctional

    The little time i worked in a Correctional facility....I passed meds. to about 250 inmates a day ! You don't have time to read charts to find out what they have done. YOu can but who has the time....

12. Mad cows, orange alert...scared?

    TCJan replied to ernurse2244's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Mad Cow /Crutzfelt-Jacobs syndrome in humans has already been in the U.S. . I cared for a patient, in Michigan, who died of it! I talked with another nurse who had also cared for a patient in a...