Alex Egan LPN, EMT-B

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    School Shootings

    Alex Egan replied to OldDude's topic in General Nursing

    I think physical security of the schools has been covered plenty in this thread. I will say I don't know that adding armed teachers and TSA style security will be a very effective method. Frankly the...
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    Specialty Poll for male nurses

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

    Which one of your constitutional rights is violated by an evaluation you don't find stellar
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    Assisted living home from hell

    Alex Egan replied to allenmel's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Well congratulations that's the wongest thing I've heard today. The board of labor (name may very in some states) is a state agency in charge of enforcement of laws around pay and discrimination. I...
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    Assisted living home from hell

    Alex Egan replied to allenmel's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    It may be against some department of health regulation, but from a department of labor view it's leagal. Involving one state agency will often bring another. If they are conducting fraud on how they...
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    Assisted living home from hell

    Alex Egan replied to allenmel's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Ok looked at your profile. Wisconsin. Here we go Madison Office 201 E Washington Ave; Room A100 Madison, WI 53703 Phone: 608-266-6860 - 608-264-8752 (TTY)Milwaukee Office 819 N. 6th St; Room 723...
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    Assisted living home from hell

    Alex Egan replied to allenmel's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Mandation regulations are usually only very restricted and leagaly binding for Nurses (RN/LPN) not knowing what state your in it's hard to give a more specific answer then that. However it's beyond...
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    Charles Cullen and Other Healthcare Serial Killers

    Alex Egan replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    How the DON at his final hospital avoid charges is beyond me. She LIED to the police saying that the pixis only stores records for 30 days hindering the investigation. If Cullen's friend hadn't passed...
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    Private duty nurse? Home health?

    Alex Egan replied to Avill's topic in Private Duty

    Is this the USA? What state? I have never heard of the department of labor determining the need for SKILLED care. There has to me an MD order someplace. No one is gonna pay for a nurse and not want...
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    Camp Meds... not a fan

    Alex Egan replied to CloudySue's topic in Camp

    Hi Colin. Are you a nurse? I just want to provide you with the best answer to your
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    Need Help! Want to Switch Specialties!

    Alex Egan replied to Newgurl17's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would say about half the time I didn't find it to be to my liking. Weather it was because of the employer or the job, who could tell. It's scary to move jobs and financially risky. Do you're due...
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    Scope of practice

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

    Well there is what the typical RN thinks the scope of practice for an LPN, and then there is what the state says. Read the law in Texas. Nursing school is rubbish about teaching LPN scope and the...
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    Create a Meme - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    Alex Egan replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Nurse: "doctor Worf the patents in room 7,8, and 10 are all coding at the same time!" Worf " I suppose today is a good day to
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    Private duty nurse? Home health?

    Alex Egan replied to Avill's topic in Private Duty

    If there is one thing I have learnt in This business over the last decade, it's trust your gut. Proceed with ******** detectors on high, and split when you know it's time to
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    Private duty nurse? Home health?

    Alex Egan replied to Avill's topic in Private Duty

    If it's a skilled nursing case requiring a LPN or Rn there has to be a care plan in place. It doesn't matter if it's a six hour/week or a 112 hour /week
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    Non sterile suctioning and infection?

    Alex Egan replied to daniela095's topic in General Nursing

    "It just went in" is a term for prom night not a professional. The oral suction should not have been near the trach. There is an obvious risk for infection. What are the chances of getting an...
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    fenestrated vs unfenestrated canula

    Alex Egan replied to Maria V. Belingon's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know the nclex answer to this question. I know once cleared by speech I feed my pediatric patents who have cuffless trachs all the time. If speach says they won't aspirate then that's good...
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    Camper to Nurse ratio?

    Alex Egan replied to Sudsy's topic in Camp

    Don't forget to include the staff I'm that number. If you see them for any medical need and handle their charts they create work. I bet you're pushing a 200/1 ratio there. UAP don't count if they...
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    66 yo RN with disability pushed out of job wpould like to know options

    Alex Egan replied to susan5406's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Pediatric home health/PDN Small patents, make your own schedule. Pay might not be the greatest but you can pick and choose your cases and shift with full autonomy. Psych background will be excellent...
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    Medication administration confusion???

    Alex Egan replied to Mike DBD's topic in General Nursing

    So my understanding of the term dispensing is packaging a medication for direct use by the patent, not another nurse. Even assuming I am wrong I believe this refers to the use of pharmacy techs, thus...
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    Medication administration confusion???

    Alex Egan replied to Mike DBD's topic in General Nursing

    Ok. So I'm gonna com in and ad a little here. 1. Actually there is no pharmacy involved in the process at all in the dialysis units I worked in. The physician writes for the protocol, labs are taken,...
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    Medication administration confusion???

    Alex Egan replied to Mike DBD's topic in General Nursing

    CMS guidelines specifically forbid the drawing up of any medication at chair side. Thats most likely the reason they want to do it this way, is to comply with the current CMS guidelines around...
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    Medication administration confusion???

    Alex Egan replied to Mike DBD's topic in General Nursing

    Ok so the reason this works is because of the setting, and the label system. On the dialysis unit I worked on the medication labels were printed the night before. They have the patents name, MRN,...
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    Can a new grad have spidey senses??

    Alex Egan replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    So as a rule in my life when I see a red flag I try not to say "my favorite color is red!" You got a bad vibe, its an HOUR AND A HALF AWAY!!! And trust me you were their second choice after the first...
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    Infrared and/or No Touch Thermometers

    Alex Egan replied to Riley RN's topic in School

    So I use a SantaMedical RY220 for my home care cases. I like it pretty well. It's very sensitive to environmental temperature changes so moving it from my car to the clients house it takes about 30min...
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    Camp Nurse?

    Alex Egan replied to marsbar37's topic in School

    Good gravy. That's gotta be a big camp! I'm glad you found a position where your not solo, and can be letter supported. My camp has used new grads to varying levels of success but we make a...