Alex Egan LPN, EMT-B

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    MD order to NOT allow resident to go to the hospital

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

    Give the phone to the paramedics so she can make them go away... That I would like to see. My system and I think most systems do not allow on scene physicians to direct care, not to mention by phone....
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    Funny Mistakes

    Alex Egan replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    One time I almost administered stoma powder nasally in place of saline spray. The bottles were exactly the same size and shape, stored right next to each other. Thank God I have a habit of shaking...
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    Employee health

    Alex Egan posted a topic in Camp

    Hi all, I find each year we end up being the employee health department for our counselor staff. More concerning is that a lot of our staff is stuck at camp, as they are foreign and don't have cars in...
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    485 and facesheets

    Alex Egan replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    ^^^^^^ now that's informative.
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    2014 camp work thread

    Alex Egan replied to Alex Egan's topic in Camp

    I don't like to let people go in blind. We have had some nurses pop when they get to camp and figure out its not all bandaids and tummy
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    485 and facesheets

    Alex Egan replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    I don't think there is any harm in trying to understand WHY our patents have a specific
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    Night shift sleep patterns?

    Alex Egan replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    I just let my body do what it wants on my days off, although I also keep to schedule by rarely taking a day off. I usually work 28 days out of the month, only 8 hour shifts though. I think l am just...
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    485 and facesheets

    Alex Egan replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    I believe the brain death or vegetative state labels only apply to pts who were neuro intact at some point. I have a few patents who are globally delayed and were such since birth. Others who have TBI...
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    How to follow policy when off duty?

    Alex Egan replied to RNduke129's topic in First Year After Licensure

    On further consideration we drive even faster for doctors. You haven't had fun until you watch a podiatrist clearing c spine on the side of the
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    How to follow policy when off duty?

    Alex Egan replied to RNduke129's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First aid is the way to go. Know your limitations, and be careful. I was an EMT for years and whenever we hear "nurse is on scene" we tend to speed up. Not because nurses don't know what they are...
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    Sleeping with HMEs (Trach noses) safe?

    Alex Egan replied to coraline44's topic in Private Duty

    I think a lot of the thinking behind limiting the time HMEs are applied started when they were newer and didn't work as well. Also I think it is very patient by patient who can tolorate them for long...
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    Sleeping with HMEs (Trach noses) safe?

    Alex Egan replied to coraline44's topic in Private Duty

    Yea I have known several trach kids who just drown on the humidifiers. Or they don't keep them on and dry out. So they use HMEs around the clock. I have also seen kids who's spO2 is better on HMEs I'm...
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    EMT Starting RN program anyone else go down this road?

    Alex Egan replied to Deuceswild1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have never used the phrase "stupid nurse" quit putting words in my mouth and telling me how I feel. But thank you again for writing another diatribe about how useless EMS is, and again bringing...
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    EMT Starting RN program anyone else go down this road?

    Alex Egan replied to Deuceswild1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Referring to the original post. I think a lot of us started out with an EMT background an some of us felt we were well served by it. While some will look at EMS and EMTs of all levels as less than, I...
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    EMT Starting RN program anyone else go down this road?

    Alex Egan replied to Deuceswild1's topic in Men in Nursing

    In hindsight I have nothing positve or constructive to say to the previous post. I hav redacted my response and welcome the mods to remove this
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    Night nurse sound asleep!

    Alex Egan replied to maryen's topic in Private Duty

    I don't even know what to say. This is by far the worst and most baseless male bashing I have seen in quite some time. The post also has nothing to with the topic of the nurse (gender not determined)...
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    Autonomic dysreflexia and quadriplegia- patient question

    Alex Egan replied to alexisbmosley's topic in Neurological

    I'm assuming your patent was treated by EMS. If this is the case she was treated with a standard coma cocktail. It's a push of narcan, glucose and thimine. This is given based on patent presentation,...
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    Ew!

    Alex Egan replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    The is why I am never without my
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    no dose to give written on MAR anymore?

    Alex Egan replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    My agency has started to do this and I think it's an accident waiting to happen. It's ok for the normal stuff but I have some renal patents on sodium and potassium and that math is a little more...
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    Let go from my first patient - Please help me understand!

    Alex Egan replied to cazach0122's topic in Private Duty

    I have a saying. "Nurses have an expiration date, just like milk. It not the milks fault it's expired, it's just time for it to leave." Even on the best cases, when everything is going ok, sometimes...
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    Toxic Nurse

    Alex Egan replied to jenrak's topic in Nursing Humor

    In ems we called them dark clouds. I worked with a medic named Jane who was one for her entire career. If a bus full of hemophiliacs was going to rollover, it was absolutely going to be on Jane's...
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    Fired from 1st Camp job

    Alex Egan replied to Isitpossible's topic in Camp

    I think it all boils down to the nurses tolerance of risk, and perception of safe practice. I have never felt that my practice at camp endangered me or my license in any way. Sometimes practice is not...
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    EMT as Camp Medic

    Alex Egan replied to CampEMT's topic in Camp

    I interviewed at a camp where the meds were given by a "retired couple from Florida" as the camp director described it. He was pushing that as a selling point, because "you won't even have to touch...
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    EMT-b going for lpn, will it be somewhat easier?

    Alex Egan replied to benzino90's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was an EMT prior to being an LPN. I think the answer to your question depends on what you have done with your EMT. if you took the class and worked for a transport company...well you have seen the...
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    How much was your lpn program?

    Alex Egan replied to joyfullpn's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    $8800 in 2004. Not accredited