Alex Egan LPN, EMT-B

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    What areas of your HC could use a new change?

    Alex Egan replied to tining's topic in Camp

    You need to find someone who's excel skills are advanced. Your staff training issue can be solved with a spread sheet. You can program them to flag specific dates and other things. Well I can't but...
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    Circular Logic in Nursing

    Alex Egan replied to BrandonLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Yea...chart checks mean every chart. The 24 hour sheet is a tool but not foolproof. Back when I did LTC we would check all 60 charts every
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    Deep Suction for comfort with trach at end of life?

    Alex Egan replied to BryceBehrens's topic in General Nursing

    My policy on suctioning is if I can't hear it with my unassisted ear, I generally won't go after it. If he's not having a measurable amount secretions, then suctioning of any kind wouldn't be needed...
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    2015 Work Thread

    Alex Egan replied to Alex Egan's topic in Camp

    Congratulations kayakqueen! Please keep in touch and let us know how it goes. Most of us end up in PA, NY, and other northern places. I would love to hear how it is down south. I personally have ruled...
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    Deep Suction for comfort with trach at end of life?

    Alex Egan replied to BryceBehrens's topic in General Nursing

    My thought would be that comfort care usually means not adding invasive care. If the person has a long standing tracheostomy and has been deep suctioned for years, than its a normal part of their...
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    LPN & EMT certification

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

    I'm both, I have found no crossover. LPNs are not employed as nurses in any ED within 50miles of me. A job as a tech...well I could have just skipped the whole nursing school thing. I work as a...
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    What areas of your HC could use a new change?

    Alex Egan replied to tining's topic in Camp

    We serial number each epi pen and make a master list stored in a secure Google doc. I have spent the better part of four years writing procedures for first aid kits, med setup, and trip packing to...
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    2015 Work Thread

    Alex Egan replied to Alex Egan's topic in Camp

    Well I guess it's official enough. I have landed a gig about 30 miles from my house, so I can commute. I will be a staff nurse at a summer program for talented youth hosted at a local collage by a...
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    So Sick Of This Nurses Eat The Young Crap

    Alex Egan replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    The best lesson I ever learnt was not in nursing but on my first day volunteering on the ambulance as a fresh Emt. My preceptor who taught me more about critical thinking than any nursing school ever...
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    A Day In Your Health Center

    Alex Egan replied to campmonkey's topic in Camp

    We had two vials explode while mixing. One was mine the other the head nurse. If you call the company they generally replace them for free. The GBH thing is just crazy in camps that draw customers...
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    Infirmary aide pay rate

    Alex Egan replied to Hibbzem17's topic in Camp

    Camp pay is not usually fantastic. Realize you don't usually attach the term living wage to seasonal work. These jobs are ment to be temporary, and not to support families. They usually go to...
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    Lyme Disease in Camp Nursing Practice

    Alex Egan replied to Alex Egan's topic in Camp

    I'll have to give that a try. I'm game for just about any removal method that doesn't squeeze the rock or distress it overly. The goal is to get the tick to let go without regurgitating infected...
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    Second career LPN

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

    Your probably not going to find many. Persons with advanced degrees in another field will generally opt to take a transition program direct to BSN that is usually the same amount of time as most Lpn...
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    Even In Nursing, Men Earn More Than Women

    Alex Egan replied to Not Your Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think that a lot of this can be chalked up Tsimshian negotiation. I have always bargined for higher wages. I am always pushing for money and benefits. I feel as though woman are less likey to do...
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    Purchasing probiotics

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

    There is no conceivable reason I can see for you to get involved. There is no meds that a RN can buy and resell that a layperson could not. So if you moving a product from one place to another, to...
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    Unfrickenbelievable!

    Alex Egan replied to pedinurse003's topic in Private Duty

    I couldn't call the Medicare compliance number quickly enough. This is fraud, not even subtle fraud. I'm also not usually quick to report other nurses but his has to be reported to the state
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    Child Care Center for Children with Medical Needs

    Alex Egan replied to gfrivera89's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Your first gonna have to see what type of facilities your state allows and make sure there is rembursement for it. After that tere a plenty of models on the east coast you would want to tour and the....
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    If you can't pass the NCLEX after three attempts....LVN license only!

    Alex Egan replied to neonurse97's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for making my chosen profession a consolation prize fore those you deam insufficient to be an RN. That's awsome. +1 offended nurse here. Lets use your logic and just make all doctors who fail...
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    Advocating for my pt.

    Alex Egan replied to buggybum96's topic in Private Duty

    I would advise you to ask yourself. "Is this the hill I want to die on" are these the issues that worth being labeled for and having your coworkers anxiously waiting to slide a knife in your back. Sad...
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    EMT-B and RN: Scope of practice limitations

    Alex Egan replied to CamillusRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just going to throw it out there. I would wonder if you would be able to practice as a paramedic at the service your volunteering at? My vol company is a BLS service. We have paramedics who run with...
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    Changing Trachs

    Alex Egan replied to NightNurseRN13's topic in General Nursing

    i think that a little "fear" is a good thing. Fear meaning respect. You cannot loose sight of the fact that you are about to do something that will carry the slight risk of massive adverse event. IF...
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    How soon can I start looking for a camp job?

    Alex Egan replied to GoosbyLPN's topic in Camp

    Yes we could make 10s of dollars! I'm tossing around this years ideas for writing. I would love to read anything you put out. I want to try to time some new content with the influx of new folks for...
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    Epic Health Services

    Alex Egan replied to forgivenfaith119's topic in Private Duty

    My agency just got bought out by epic. I'm not optimistic this will be an amazing
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    Trach Changes in Ohio

    Alex Egan replied to rmcclurg1989's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The laws regarding scope of practice are so confusing. I wish my school had done a class on it. Really we got handed the practice act and told to review it after our NCLEX so we didn't get mixed up...
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    Trach Changes in Ohio

    Alex Egan replied to rmcclurg1989's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The situation you described in your post did not seem to be referring to a routine change. I'm not sure how I was to infer that. The presence of emergency supplies does not imply the training or...