Alex Egan LPN, EMT-B

Home Health (PDN), Camp Nursing

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    Trach change!

    Alex Egan replied to Mavsmomma01's topic in Private Duty

    MY flextends generally come with a wire stylet. Regardless whatever came with, you do need to
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    Trach change!

    Alex Egan replied to Mavsmomma01's topic in Private Duty

    Firstly, please clarify the setting you're working in, I assume you're doing PDN. Emergency trach changes require the same steps as routine changes. If the trach your client uses has has an opturator,...
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    Good option for packaging medications for camp?

    Alex Egan replied to maryen's topic in Camp

    I work in the north east. We use a company called camp meds, and enjoy it. I don't know if they are cleared to work in CA. Also they package in 30 day rolls so I'm just assuming that your camp does...
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    Reported for this?

    Alex Egan replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    Having things on the 485 but not in the MAR or Any other shift to shift document sheets is another hallmark of the big "M" as
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    Reported for this?

    Alex Egan replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    I have been in home are for eight years. Pouring formula prepared by other persons (parents or nurses) is not avoidable in most of my cases. It is common practice, that doesn't make it correct, but...
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    teenagers and pot

    Alex Egan replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    There are some preliminary studies that get thrown around as real data. This is from Cannabis and Cannabinoids - National Cancer Institute the issue is data reliability and public understanding. The...
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    Should I learn martial arts for psych nursing?

    Alex Egan replied to Wanderer RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I have only know one nurse trained in martial
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    I hate group projects

    Alex Egan replied to LPNtoRNin2016OH's topic in General Students

    When I die I want my pallbearers to be my group project partners, so they can let me down one last
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    Nursing Agencies

    Alex Egan replied to Yesutor's topic in General Nursing

    Good morning. The internet is world wide, you cannot begin to expect help without some more information. Where do you want to work? What is your work experience? What agencies have you contacted?...
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    Bad job reference from my school...now what?

    Alex Egan replied to Dreamscometru's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The reference, as far as I understand, never stated OP didn't pass. But expressed their opinion that OP shouldn't get the job. The opinion can't be slander because it is subjective, and not...
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    Nurse in a bar... Should you help?

    Alex Egan replied to crc2015's topic in General Students

    this is where my head goes... man an falls over in the bar clutching his chest bystander: "does anyone know CPR!?" drunk nurse: "I KNOW ALL THOSE
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    Bad job reference from my school...now what?

    Alex Egan replied to Dreamscometru's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would just like to calm a little of this illegal/slander talk. Know what you are talking about before you open your mouth. Slander can only occur when a lie is told about the person in question. If...
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    Are we saving lives?

    Alex Egan replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone who goes into healthcare to save lives should watch the movie bringing out the dead. Frank: I realized that my training was useful in less than ten percent of the calls, and saving lives was...
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    Nurse in a bar... Should you help?

    Alex Egan replied to crc2015's topic in General Students

    I'll leave this here Being a Good Samaritan Generally if your in an emergency and not being paid to be there as a healthcare provider you are considered a Good Samaritan. You should provide care as a...
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    I saw another nurse assault a patient

    Alex Egan replied to morman's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like the reporting was handled correctly in your case. If abuse is whitenessed than it should be stopped right then. I was discussing this thread with my wife and she immediately jumped to Mike...
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    I saw another nurse assault a patient

    Alex Egan replied to morman's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ok so to start lets say if the situation is how it was presented here it must be reported. Now for the unpopular part. I'm not sold. Firstly the setup of a "big male" (excellent job setting up a...
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    Things that go BUMP in the night

    Alex Egan replied to brillohead's topic in Private Duty

    I had a case where a toy would randomly turn off in the middle of the night. I guess the design has a crazy long standby time, because at like 1AM I would here it laugh and say "good
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    Nonskilled home care issues.....

    Alex Egan replied to sjbmrn's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Yea you want to pay a rate commensurate with other local agency's. But higher pay doesn't equal better performance. Truthfully I have spent years in peds PDN and am laid quite well as are my coworkers...
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    Spice Spice Baby

    Alex Egan replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in Emergency

    Group use is a nightmare I can't even imagine. One of our local crews got their ass handed to them by a seizure patient who ended up being a spice user. Stopped seizing started fighting. No police...
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    What's your lice day like?

    Alex Egan replied to blue bag nurse's topic in Camp

    My camp has done it both ways. When Instarted the nurses did all the lice checks. Around my second year we went to a company. We always do checks on the first day. When the nurses did them we would...
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    Camp Nursing for AAS students

    Alex Egan replied to jeanmari1's topic in Camp

    As stated above this will be difficult to find because you don't really have any marketable skills or expearence. You have skills and experience but not to the degree you could sell. I recomend you...
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    Why don't nurses bond?

    Alex Egan replied to bellcollector's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't worry the firefighters all think your job is super easy even though they have no idea about nursing. Color within the lines of your actual knowledge. Otherwise you draw a picture of a
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    Why don't nurses bond?

    Alex Egan replied to bellcollector's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yea partners and crews get together until they don't. Then someone sleeps with someone else's wife, or the local fire **** (woman who enjoys many partners in the same social group) wants to try...
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    Why don't nurses bond?

    Alex Egan replied to bellcollector's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yea don't base what happens in real life based on what happens on TV. I assure you firefighters have as much drama as
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    Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    Alex Egan replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    What part of the U.S. are you in? Rate of pay is super dependent on cost of living and location. I make 22-25 an hour as an LPN, in central PA. but LPNs in more rural areas are at about