Pipsqueak ADN

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    Milk of Mag

    Pipsqueak replied to NellieP73's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure you can. If syrup or honey consistently is ordered it'll be fine as is. But if the pt can have only pudding consistency you'll have to thicken it or get an order for something
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    do you check you license for any discipline?

    Pipsqueak replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/view.asp?a=1104&q=432883&dsftns=30628 Here's the web address for the PA BON. Click on the link "License
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    speaking valve for trachs

    Pipsqueak replied to tammy07's topic in General Nursing

    I work with many pediatric vent dependent clients and the PMV is introduced as soon as possible. It is actually beneficial because it does help to increase lung pressures and does help assist with...
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    Intake calculation

    Pipsqueak replied to tmax8272's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree that ice cream is counted as liquid intake. I have heard conflicting theories regarding pudding. How can pudding be considered fluid intake as it does not turn into a liquid at room
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    LPN working as CNA

    Pipsqueak replied to LPN01112005's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have refused to do it when I was sent to a LTC facility thru my agency. Not because I didn't want to do the work and not because I "didn't know how" to. I can and often do perform duties that are...
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    Pulse Oximetry

    Pipsqueak replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    Please explain this to me. I had a pt (infant) who had these exact parameters d/t a heart condition. We were to immed call the physician if the sats went (and stayed) above 85%. I can't seem to figure...
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    Night shift nurses

    Pipsqueak replied to CABG patch kid's topic in General Nursing

    You cannot live a life of 7 nights. I think your body would fight it. Two/three night shifts in a row is all one can reasonably do. And boy will you be tired after them. Sleep when your body tells...
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    good health insurance for per diem nurses

    Pipsqueak replied to celle507's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck in your search. I also used ehealthinsuranc.com to research and compare. I got declined be several companies but have finally been accepted by geisinger health ins. So far I've been happy...
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    Where should the BUBBLE Be

    Pipsqueak replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught and I also read on the insert (not recently though) that the air bubble follows the med. Not to be stupid, but usually the pt is laying down, therefore when you give the injection,...
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    Multiple Agencies

    Pipsqueak replied to caliotter3's topic in Home Health

    If I haven't worked any recent cases from the agency and don't plan on picking up any shifts in the near future, I would still include them on my resume, listed as inactive. The agencies I have worked...
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    Changing outer canula of trach

    Pipsqueak replied to mitchsmom1990's topic in General Nursing

    I am a pediatric homecare nurse (LPN) in PA. Yes, changing the trach is within our scope of practice. I take care of many trached and vented babies and we change their trach's once a
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    What would you change about your scrubs?

    Pipsqueak replied to daisygirl_001's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My biggest gripe is that I swim in medium size scrub tops, size small looks like it fits perfect once its on, but actually putting it on, or worse yet, trying to take it off is horrible. I need...
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    humidification during oxygen therapy

    Pipsqueak posted a topic in General Nursing

    I arrived at my pedi homecare case and noticed the kiddo was on 3L rather than the usual 1L. I asked the family why and they said they turned it up so that they may use the humidification because his...
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    Excelsior College

    Pipsqueak replied to Ali8155's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I was able to waive NC 2 with my LPN education. I have to take NC
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    what are your thoughts...

    Pipsqueak replied to kk2000's topic in General Nursing

    Actually this is considered abuse. Maybe a few inservices would be in order in case it was forgotten where the line of abuse/neglect
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    Retractable syringe - use of

    Pipsqueak replied to SusanJean's topic in Nursing Career

    Hmmm, not really sure. Guess that would be up to our infection control nurse. Might want to ask her about it though, as I have heard of other nurses c/o this happening to them as
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    Retractable syringe - use of

    Pipsqueak replied to SusanJean's topic in Nursing Career

    You are supposed to depress the plunger fully to retract the needle before removing it from the patient. I was never sure of this myself, and therefore had always removed the needle before rectracting...
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    Last names on ID badges and retaliation by patients

    Pipsqueak replied to ICRN2008's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our first and last names are listed on our badges, but then I work in long term care so I don't think the risk is nearly that of a hospital. When i was doing clinicals in school, our badges had both...
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    Breathe sounds and heart sounds

    Pipsqueak replied to ActNGrowRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    http://www.wilkes.med.ucla.edu/intro.htm I think the auscultation assistant is a pretty good one, and its
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    getting pregnant and finding a job

    Pipsqueak replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in General Nursing

    We had a new grad that got hired at our facility last year. She was 7 months pregnant with twins when she got hired. Only worked for a few weeks before she had to stop working d/t health reasons....
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    nurse locater devices

    Pipsqueak replied to SWAT_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Our ID badges are used to allow us to gain entry to the stairways and to allow us to go through staff entrances to the facility. Times are recorded in the system when you swipe your badge, but there...
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    Nursing notes what to keep or discard

    Pipsqueak replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, and I thought I was bad. No way did I keep everything (although it did take me months after school ended to finally part with some of it). Took awhile to sort it out, but I trashed everything...
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    Lung Sounds: Diminished or Shallow?

    Pipsqueak replied to Spider Cat's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I had a patient that had a chest x-ray show bilateral infiltrates. When I assessed his lung sounds, the upper lung fields were clear and I could not hear any breath sounds in the bases. I mean not...
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    How do I know I passed?

    Pipsqueak posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the NCLEX-PN last Friday and was told it could take up to a month to get your official results but one of my classmates told me that if I go online to the BON website in about 2 days and click...
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    Prefilled syringes

    Pipsqueak posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I have been visiting this site for quite some time but have never posted before this. I know this has been discussed here before but I couldn't find the thread it was on. I was hoping someone...