LACA BSN, LPN, RN

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    What Teacher's Really Want ??

    LACA replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    A lot of it here tends to rely on two factors....who the student is and the teacher's mood of the day! If the teacher is in a crabby mood, I almost always see more notes that say "just call home and...
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    I got a surprise this morning....

    LACA replied to LACA's topic in School

    My little girl was born on December 19th in 2008...I didn't have my Christmas shopping finished LOL She was a planned c-section (and I still didn't finish! LOL!) and was born on a Friday. We went home...
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    Rocephin Question

    LACA replied to janat's topic in General Nursing

    i've given and gotten rocephin im injections....i've always diluted it with lidocaine, i've been told that it stings either way. i've had patients react from one extreme to the other...some never...
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    Should second-hand smoke be illegal in a home with children?

    LACA replied to starzrn's topic in General Nursing

    What's the big deal about parents going outside to smoke? I have a 2 year old, neither my husband nor myself smoke. We have relatives/friends who do...everyone knows that smoking is absolutely not...
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    A little advice poowease

    LACA replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    Uhm...hate to correct you...but according to my 2 year old its "pwease" and "fank
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    Questionable privacy violation on public forum?

    LACA replied to kashyyykrn's topic in General Nursing

    I can see why some would share these feelings, and I completely understand. It still seems to me that she definitely crossed the line with what she posted, even though mentioning the name isn't an...
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    Questionable privacy violation on public forum?

    LACA replied to kashyyykrn's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so lets put it into a bit of perspective.... Let's say I'm looking around FB and I come across her profile, it says "RIP SoNSo" then goes on to tell that she saw this person on Thursdays, she...
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    Do you think removing an NG tube is "killing someone"?

    LACA replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I were in a similar situation when our 11 week old son was placed on life support in 2008. He was hooked up to every machine known to man for 5 days. After the first couple of days, we...
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    Questionable privacy violation on public forum?

    LACA replied to kashyyykrn's topic in General Nursing

    HIPAA violations occur when patient's name AND identifying information are given...Honestly, I'm not completely sure this IS a violation, but like you, I'm leaning very heavily towards yes. First and...
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    What does your username mean?

    LACA replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    LACA....LA is my daughter's first two initials, CA is my husband's first two initials..our last name also starts with A, so you could say it's their first and last name initials as well. Plus, as a...
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    Torn between continuing my education and my family :(

    LACA replied to wifeandmomoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    i feel your pain and i'm sorry for the struggle you are having in trying to decide what's best for you and keeping your family in mind at the same time. :redbeathe i graduated my lpn program in june...
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    Do Nurses Still Make *Real* Beds?

    LACA replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a school nurse, so no hospital bed making here...I did it during clinicals because one of my instructors was "old school" and you better believe those corners had to be right and tidy haha!!...
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    school nursing to office nursing?

    LACA replied to eshleman's topic in School

    I went the opposite direction....from MD office to school nursing....I agree with the above poster about the things that prepare you for an MD office from school nursing....it definitely helps you as...
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    Fired because of Facebook???

    LACA replied to hairtocare's topic in General Nursing

    I am an elementary school nurse and MANY of my coworkers here at the school are also FB friends of mine---we joke around, talk, and discuss funny things or upcoming events at school on FB...we do NOT...
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    What do you do if your friend is "THAT patient?"

    LACA replied to mskate's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so I will be the millionth one to echo this sentiment---defriend her immediately. If she hasn't been in your life for the past 10 years, she can't be a close friend....if she was a close friend...
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    They never cease to amaze me

    LACA replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    What I hate is when teachers send kids up here after they have felt of the kids forehead and TOLD the kid "Your head is really hot!" and then act like they are astonished that the kid doesn't have a...
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    Who's ready for Spring Break??? (this is a vent)

    LACA replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Ahhhh!!! Just gotta get through today and one more week...and then it's time for SPRING BREAK!
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    Gluten-Free Cafeteria?

    LACA replied to Spidey's mom's topic in School

    My thoughts on the situation are based on what I would do if it were my child. No school cafeteria can guarantee that the food is completely 100% free of any contact with gluten...I really think...
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    African Americans as nurses.

    LACA replied to Daniel Floyd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Seriously??? This question is ridiculous and unnecessary. Your ethnicity has nothing to do with your ability to be a nurse. Sounds like someone is trying to start some drama or an argument about
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    School clinic substitutes- help!

    LACA replied to millhouse's topic in School

    We have ONE sub for our district (well, we have 2 or 3, but the others won't travel to my school....they say its too far). Every time I've called her lately, she's told me no. So I've left my sick two...
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    Help with a nursing paper

    LACA replied to studentrn28's topic in School

    I emailed you
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    Random Question: med keys?

    LACA replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    My main set of keys with my badge, door key, file cabinet key, AED key, med cabinet key, and med cart key go home with me each night. There is a spare set of keys hanging on a hook behind my desk in...
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    friend/nurse where I go for tx, did she violate hippa?

    LACA replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in General Nursing

    Let me get this straight...If I hear something untrue from someone, and spread it around--how is that not slander? I'm still saying it, therefore spreading untruths about someone. Just because I...
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    Parents/Patients demanding investigations

    LACA replied to 15isto2's topic in General Nursing

    I would never have been able to actually prove that my son's cause of death was directly related to the hemangioma OR to the doctor's neglect, so I didn't really pursue it. Yes, "sons" was correct....
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    mints

    LACA replied to Flare's topic in School

    You can't just sign a form, leave the medicine, and let her take it when