Alex Egan LPN, EMT-B

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    The every year Snow thread

    Alex Egan replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I just got home from my shift on Friday
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    Stressing over snowmaggedon

    Alex Egan replied to HigginsdogRN's topic in General Nursing

    This. I had to walk a half mile in waste deep snow after getting stuck today. I never made it
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    The every year Snow thread

    Alex Egan replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I just got a message from my home office. "We are just calling to confirm that your going to work tonight, but you can't call us back because we are leaving early because the snow started" good to...
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    Overtime pay

    Alex Egan replied to millriders2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    HA... Tell them you wil call the labor board and ask them. See how quickly the tune changes. I had a dispute with an employer. They could not simply not pay me until the next pay, 15 days away. This...
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    Cna-Rn bullying, lies, hiding things on charts

    Alex Egan replied to chicsurfs's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Your threads were merged. I replied to a thread titled "report to BON?" Or some such title. You were asking if a report to the BON could backfire. This thread made no mention of a med tech. After...
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    Cna-Rn bullying, lies, hiding things on charts

    Alex Egan replied to chicsurfs's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I have also read your other posts, after I made my last reply. It would be my impression that your main issue is with a facility, a med tech, and a for profit school, and now a nurse. Although it's a...
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    Cna-Rn bullying, lies, hiding things on charts

    Alex Egan replied to chicsurfs's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    A report to the BON is a very serious proposal. By reporting you are putting the nurse at risk of loosing there ability to earn. (I realize that bad or addicted nurses place themselves in this...
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    Epi-Pen costs

    Alex Egan replied to Astocker93's topic in Camp

    Well I'm not a huge fan of it, but I have heard of places buying a vial of epinepherine and useing a syringe to give it. The potential for a med error is of course a major concern. Also obviously...
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    Camp Nurse Conference

    Alex Egan replied to zzisaac's topic in Camp

    It's my first conference, I'm hoping to network the heck out of the place. I always love meeting camp
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    Camp Nurse Conference

    Alex Egan replied to zzisaac's topic in Camp

    I'll post again in this thread that if anyone wants to road trip I am driving down from PA so that's a bunch of states along the way I'll hit. Can also share accommodations as I have an air B&B...
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    Nursing has a high divorce rate

    Alex Egan replied to Faada's topic in General Nursing

    Consider also that nursing is a profession with a good income compared with others. I would say the divorce rate could be higher because the nurse in the couple can afford to leave. I had a nurse...
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    Sweeping second hand watch?

    Alex Egan replied to Meldel's topic in General Students

    I buy the cheapest watch with a second hand possible. I want the option to throw it out of it gets super
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    Finding employment in OKC, OK LPN with Theft misdimeanor charge

    Alex Egan replied to ns405's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    So looking at your other posts. You graduated 5 years ago and never took the NCLEX. Are you presently licensed? If not I wouldn't assume that getting permission to test and a liscence with...
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    Low tech RN trained by family on high tech care

    Alex Egan replied to MNHanspook's topic in Private Duty

    No I don't think your liscense is at risk for the training. More so any stupid thing you would do. Any lawyer would get a million dollars of you screwed up and the agency said you were trained by a...
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    Low tech RN trained by family on high tech care

    Alex Egan replied to MNHanspook's topic in Private Duty

    I have been in home care for six years with three different company's and it has never happens to me. A family orienting me to case specifics yes... General training
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    Low tech RN trained by family on high tech care

    Alex Egan replied to MNHanspook's topic in Private Duty

    A family member signing orientation forms saying you have been trained on specific equipment is not ok. The whole point of the form is to protect the company from liability if you screw up they put...
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    Advice background check

    Alex Egan replied to Stephanie1123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As a rule if you were booked the it's gonna show up on a background check in some
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    Good option for packaging medications for camp?

    Alex Egan replied to maryen's topic in Camp

    The only trick we have to keep people from bypassing camp meds is to make it clear that medication, except for epi pens and rescue inhalers, will not be allowed on the bus. The camp director, and...
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    Liability for an LPN working as a PCA

    Alex Egan replied to bornfree7777's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you not intervene? If the NTG is present with orders and parameters then you would give it. You are a nurse. Just because you are working as a PCA you are NOT relieved of your knowledge and...
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    Liability for an LPN working as a PCA

    Alex Egan replied to bornfree7777's topic in General Nursing

    What risk are you perceiving here? Even if you just doing basic care, you're still a nurse. Don't do anything a reasonable competent nurse wouldn't do. What risk are you perceiving here? Even if you...
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    Good option for packaging medications for camp?

    Alex Egan replied to maryen's topic in Camp

    The key is to make sure you can legally repackage medications. Some states reserve this for
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    Where will I have the least amount of contact with men?

    Alex Egan replied to nightflower's topic in Ob/Gyn

    so the OP being a male that wants only to work with female patents raises signals and gives you pause? Because there are "issues with males". So are you implying that the OP may have an alterior...
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    Where will I have the least amount of contact with men?

    Alex Egan replied to nightflower's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Lots of you posters falls over backwards thinking of reasons for this situation to exist for a female, that she may have been abused, or in a controlling relationship. Suddenly the possibity that...
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    Good option for packaging medications for camp?

    Alex Egan replied to maryen's topic in Camp

    Don't be A stranger, let us know what your camp decides to
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    Reported for this?

    Alex Egan replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    Exactly this. I'm glad everyone here works in a setting where they don't have to do this. But most of my cases are in a similar situation. It would be at best impractical and mostly impossible to not...