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  1. Hampton University LPN to RN BSN program

    nicenurselpn posted a topic in Virginia Nursing

    I am seriously considering going for my BSN through hampton universitys program. has anyone here obtained their degree from this university? any info would be appreciated! also, I guess I would have...

  2. VA Hiring Process

    nicenurselpn replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    I applied for a VA nursing job online for the VA hospital in AR. I am moving back home to AR at the end of this month. About a week after I applied, I got a phone call from HR dept in Little Rock...

  3. Fentanyl patches

    nicenurselpn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We cover them with Oposite as well. Especially with patients who tend to sweat a lot, it keeps the patch in

  4. New nurse and Med Cart Interruptions

    nicenurselpn replied to ricksy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I used to keep a notebook on the cart for staff members to write (non emergency) things down. It cut down on the interuptions from other staff

  5. Speedy med pass

    nicenurselpn replied to sbostonRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I currently work in a SNF with a patient census of 42 {there are 2 nurses}. I am taking up to 2.5-3 hours to complete the medpass. We have computerized EMAR. Shift starts at 7am, sometimes it is...

  6. I start my lpn class april 1

    nicenurselpn replied to shaylah's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Ditto on the a&p and medical terminology. Also, expect to spend a great majority of your free time studying. If you are required to wear white uniforms for your clinical rotation, please please...

  7. How to address being terminated in future interviews

    nicenurselpn posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was recently terminated from my nursing job of 5 years. I made the mistake of making a comment about administration (not nursing, but front office). In the time I was there, I had never been written...

  8. Mouth crud

    nicenurselpn replied to liveyourlife747's topic in General Nursing

    You could always soak the swabs in mouthwash. I am forever wiping faces and mouths myself!! With the disabled pediatric patients I take care of, most of them are mouth breathers. That means constant...

  9. Mouth crud

    nicenurselpn replied to liveyourlife747's topic in General Nursing

    I always use pink toothettes to soften up the gunk. I am a big believer in oral care!! Nothing chaps my behind more then seeing a patient with dried up secretions and crud in their mouth. Plus it...

  10. PT Pulls out their NG tube...boss says I need to fill out an event report?

    nicenurselpn replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, totally out of hand. Funny thing is, when a significent event occurs, there may not be an event report filled out. I talked with our QA nurse, and she gave me good guidelines on what NOT to write...

  11. PT Pulls out their NG tube...boss says I need to fill out an event report?

    nicenurselpn replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    We have to fill out event reports for lots of things. Gtubes get pulled out, or dislodged from deflated balloons. Scratches (even tiny ones). Heck, a new rec therapy person wrote an event report on me...

  12. Is your workplace haunted?

    nicenurselpn replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    At the old building (which was over 60 years old) there was the spirit of a nun who would go into the children's rooms and turn on the water faucets. Several of the old timers saw her, and one...

  13. Chafing

    nicenurselpn replied to dariah's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I would reccomend a thin layer of either baby powder with cornstarch to keep you dry or Gold bond powder. They both will keep you dry and prevent

  14. Pediatric patients...parents are KILLING me!

    nicenurselpn replied to lovelane78's topic in Private Duty

    You have summed up my thoughts exactly!! Some parents are just scared when it comes to taking care of a special needs child. I was scared to death at first, but with awesome nurses teaching me and...

  15. Pediatric patients...parents are KILLING me!

    nicenurselpn replied to lovelane78's topic in Private Duty

    My son was special needs. Severe brain damage, blind and deaf. Fed by g-tube and had a colostomy bag. I was blessed to have home care nurses help me with my son. They were there to take care of him...

  16. Kindred Sub-acute Care Facility background check ques?

    nicenurselpn replied to Scotthudson1966's topic in Rehabilitation

    I worked for them too over 4 years ago and they didn't do a credit check. If they did, I def wouldn't have been

  17. Any nurses with osteoarthritis?

    nicenurselpn posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am a 42 year old who has osteoarthritis of the hip and SI joint. As a child I had Perthes disease and had several surgeries on my hip. As a result of the ravages of the disease, my femoral head is...

  18. Don't you just hate it when you are scheduled to work on a holiday?

    nicenurselpn replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    At my work, they recently took our holidays away. For years we would rotate holidays. Now we only get 2 off a year and it is their choice which ones. I didn't mind working them before, because if I...

  19. Vent about management......

    nicenurselpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Nurses at my facility were just informed that starting on May 1st, we will no longer have the benefit of being off on opposite holidays. The DON has put into effect that nurses only (not the CNAS)...

  20. Vent about management......

    nicenurselpn replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    It is actually the CNA's who switch days/shifts all the time. Nurses in my facility usually don't not do this, but there a couple who are switching days with a nurse whose husband is terminally ill to...

  21. Vent about management......

    nicenurselpn replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't mind working holidays, I am used to it. But, it was nice to know that if I had worked Christmas this past year, that next year I would have that holiday off. From what I understand,...

  22. Vent about management......

    nicenurselpn replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    None of us floor nurses actually get to take our 30 minute breaks (which are deducted from us) due to there is no one to cover our units while we have our lunch or dinner breaks. I usually gulp my...

  23. Vent about management......

    nicenurselpn replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it wouldn't be so bad if management would have to follow this mandate. They sit in their offices and make these decisions with no thought what so ever to their staff. They also have started to...

  24. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    nicenurselpn replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    You know you're a nurse when in the middle of cleaning up a huge loose code brown, you say out loud " I have to get brownie mix when I get off work!" You know you're a nurse when you do the happy...

  25. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    nicenurselpn replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I call my report sheet my "brain". I have been known to be seen running all over the building lookin for my "brain" which is where I put my patients vital signs