Pipsqueak ADN

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    I just don't know how to do this....

    Pipsqueak replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand. If you are working a different shift, why are you responsible for "teaching" her. Are you being compensated for this extra time beyond your shift when you are going above and...
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    Anyone know if the PA BON will join the uprising?

    Pipsqueak replied to redheadmommy05's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i completely agree. this whole thing has me shaking my head. we are already nurses with tons and tons of clinical experience. i speak only in the perspective of an lpn, because i don't know what kind...
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    LPN are we professional nurses or just RNs?

    Pipsqueak replied to Butterflybee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am an LPN and close to finishing my associates degree. I gotta admit I was dismayed when I learned that a BSN is the only nurse that is considered to be a "professional". When I first entered...
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    Why are beta blockers contraindicated for ppl with asthma?

    Pipsqueak replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    The heart contains beta 1 cells and the lungs contain beta 2 cells. Beta Blockers don't differentiate between beta 1 or 2, they block ALL beta cells, which is why they need to be used very cautiously...
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    LTC nurses - I need a reality check

    Pipsqueak replied to LakesideRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I feel really blessed. My first job out of nursing school was at this wonderful long term care facility. There were approx 35 residents per unit and each unit was staffed by a charge nurse, 2...
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    Help guys, how can we express the size of the tracheostomy tube?

    Pipsqueak replied to Melandru's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what the typical adult sizes are as I am a peds nurse, but here is how the sizing works in the Shiley and Bivona trachs: Example: "3.0 Neo Shiley": 3.0 refers to mm Id (mm of inner...
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    Help guys, how can we express the size of the tracheostomy tube?

    Pipsqueak replied to Melandru's topic in General Nursing

    All of my pts are trached. I've never heard of describing the size as "french". As a matter of fact, I routinely change my clients trachs, and nowhere on the box is the word "french" used. The poster...
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    Any excelsior grads here in PA?

    Pipsqueak posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I have heard in some areas it is hard to find a job if you are an excelsior grad for various reasons, but don't know anyone here in PA to ask. I plan on calling around to some of the local facilities...
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    Pulling G tube?

    Pipsqueak replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    From what I understand, the POA only makes decisions WHEN the patient is unable to make their own decisions. If this patient is awake, alert and oriented, why are they not capable of making their own...
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    Excelsior College

    Pipsqueak replied to KLR1234's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I just posted in the PA forum looking for excelsior grads. I will soon be done the program and was wondering if excelsior is frowned upon by employers and whether or not anyone has had a problem...
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    HELP with Endocrine System

    Pipsqueak replied to Delta18's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm with you on this one, I hate studying endocrine! Try this site out..........helps to keep it simple (well as simple as one could possibly make endocrine)
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    ? about Excelsior exam, NC4

    Pipsqueak replied to respect all nurses's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm thinking that while it is a benefit, it won't be prescribed soley for this reason. Not quite sure how we should answer on the test. I'm still thinking it would be considered an intervention from a...
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    bolusing a trach with ns but not suctioning afterwards

    Pipsqueak replied to Happiness08's topic in General Nursing

    I do it sometimes. I usually sx first without the NSS, but if the secretions are beyond the lenght of the trach, adding just a few gtts of NSS will induce a cough and results in the airway being...
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    Question about NOTE?

    Pipsqueak replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    What's a
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    What are CNA's allowed to know? (HIPAA question)

    Pipsqueak replied to Donnagg123's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Obviously, the scenario in the OP is a HIPAA violation for all the reasons already stated. Now, if you're asking if CNA's in general are allowed to access the chart(for work related purposes), you...
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    Pipsqueak replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i don't qualify for either of those two programs. neither do alot of people i know. medicare and medicaid is not universal. so to state that americans have 2 forms of universal healthcare is simply...
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    LPN Petition to Take RN Boards

    Pipsqueak replied to withasmilelpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :yeahthat: This has been recently discussed:
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    Pipsqueak replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Under UHC, healthcare will not be "free". You will still be paying for your healthcare. The big difference is you will cut out the middle man by paying for it via taxes instead of the insurance...
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    Pipsqueak replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You know, I really do see both sides to this argument. I do. I grew up in a home with family members who were/are very anti-government. I heard all the rants and speeches about how the govt did this...
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    Pipsqueak replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Very very true............I did it, but I was lucky enough to have a very supportive family to help me.......whom I will be forever grateful
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    What are CNA's allowed to know? (HIPAA question)

    Pipsqueak replied to Donnagg123's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I completely agree with everything stated here by WarEagle. At the LTC I worked CNA's were not allowed to access charts. Careplans, yes, charts, no. They received report from the nurses, we told them...
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    Pipsqueak replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Until the hospital demands payments that are far out of your budget. Next thing you know, your bill goes to collections, your credit report is ruined, you eventually lose your home and any other...
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    Crushing Ecotrin for G Tube, Isn't that wrong?

    Pipsqueak replied to WVStarFish's topic in Patient Medications

    I just wanted to add my two cents. It is highly unlikely that the doc is aware this is happening. He has written an order for aspirin. Other than that, he is not involved in med administration at all....
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    Suesquatch, GN

    Pipsqueak replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    :ancong!::grad: Way to go Sue, I knew you would do it! I couldn't wait to get online to see how you did. Everytime I see someone pass this monster, it is all the more motivation for me. You all are...
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    NICU/Neonatal Nurses: Please Help Me.

    Pipsqueak replied to BabyNurse_PJN's topic in General Nursing

    I have never worked in a NICU, so I really can't answer your question from the perspective of a NICU nurse, however, I am a pediatric homecare nurse, and I am the one who takes care of some of the...