Alex Egan LPN, EMT-B

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    Paramedic discrimination?

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

    Yea. I dotntl is that discrimination is the right word here but i understand your issue. Frankly "that guy" has ruined it for you. You know "that Guy" the one who speaks poorly of nurses, thinks CNAs...
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    Night shift lighting

    Alex Egan posted a topic in Private Duty

    I'm a little frustrated. I regular case I have...well it's best described as trying. Tonight mom tells me "I hope your ok sitting in the dark" I enquirer to find out that the only light the nurse is...
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    Hospice morphine overdose

    Alex Egan replied to Robbie8121's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Robbie as you can see people here are more than willing to discuss the topic. However you're getting paragraphs of information but giving only sentences. I think if you take the time to compose a...
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    Night shift lighting

    Alex Egan replied to Alex Egan's topic in Private Duty

    My bigger issue is determining cyanosis and pallor. I don't like relying on the pulse ox entirely. Your eyes are one of the most important nursing
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    Night shift lighting

    Alex Egan replied to Alex Egan's topic in Private Duty

    Yea. You all called it. It's a cluster of a case with lots of family issues. I went right into the office today and got the scheduler and clinical manager up to speed for this weekends issues. Making...
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    PROGNOSTICATE: The Future of U.S. Nursing relative to the changing cuture

    Alex Egan replied to jhill134's topic in General Nursing

    I think video technology as it is now is perfect and ready for roll out. The barrier if data storage retention and elimination are all solved digitally. For major events the video is in impartial...
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    Questions about BLS

    Alex Egan replied to sandyisb914's topic in General Students

    BLS is a four hour class. With a practical testing component on adult one person, two person scenarios, as well as infant CPR. There is a 25 question multiple choice test. Pay attention you will pass...
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    What was your new grad job as an RN or LPN?

    Alex Egan replied to Birdie3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I spent three months at THE WORST nursing home. Left for a too 100 employee in my state nursing home for three years. Hated both jobs. The first I hated a lot, the second was a low simmer. I realized...
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    CBD oil

    Alex Egan replied to Mariatvillanueva's topic in Private Duty

    So where is the rest of the plan of care? I would love to find it for all of my clients. Please help me understand where this document your referring to is located or called? As I said before. Basic...
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    Afraid to work as LPN

    Alex Egan replied to Tenzee1992's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yea. So be warned this isn't going to be super encouraging. You're a new grad. There is a reason employers prefer experience. As a new nurse you don't know what you don't know. In climbing the...
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    CBD oil

    Alex Egan replied to Mariatvillanueva's topic in Private Duty

    Oh but for the record per the Medicare.gov website Form CMS-485 (the Home Health Certification and Plan of Care- see Exhibit 31) meet regulatory and national survey requirements for the physician's...
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    CBD oil

    Alex Egan replied to Mariatvillanueva's topic in Private Duty

    We must have very different home care setups then. In my area the 485 is considered the care plan and the comprehensive list of physician orders. No other comprehensive care plan exists that I am...
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    I Did a Stupid STUPID Thing.

    Alex Egan replied to Avill's topic in School

    So today in cpr class one of my students finished the scenario and said "we lost him" I replied that in 10 years as a nurse and EMT I have only lost the ones that ran away, the others I knew right...
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    CBD oil

    Alex Egan replied to Mariatvillanueva's topic in Private Duty

    Are you implying that basic nursing care and administering a medication intended to improve health or treat a specific condition are the same thing? Over the counter/ regulated or not they are all...
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    CBD oil

    Alex Egan replied to Mariatvillanueva's topic in Private Duty

    In home care all care provided must be on the 485, or be referenced. For the nurse to do it, it must be
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    CBD oil

    Alex Egan replied to Mariatvillanueva's topic in Private Duty

    Yes. That's exactly what we are saying. All medications and supplements must be part of the care plan that is signed by the
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    ADHD nurse

    Alex Egan replied to nursingon's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have ADD. it's hard sometimes. What has healed is realizing that I have to find the way that works for me. The workflow and techniques that others use may just not for me. I try to approach things...
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    mobility issue- please help!

    Alex Egan replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    OldDude. I I have seen this with my MD kids before. Parents and providers are all going ho about potty training when it is age appropriate, the child is more mobile, and smaller and easier to move....
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    NG feed via syringe pump question

    Alex Egan replied to Anon101's topic in General Nursing

    Right but if you want the baby to get 20ml then you prime the tubing AND program for 20ml, than you have 2 ml left in the tubing when the feed is done. Amount infused 20ml. Amount used
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    Im scare guys

    Alex Egan replied to Rocio8809's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Twenty patents! Where are the other
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    amateur radio role in emergency communications

    Alex Egan replied to ICUnurse1997's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well it's an odd choice for a nursing forum but here we go. I am not nor have I ever been a HAM operator. I do know through my work for the local EMA that we have operators on file to assist in...
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    Dangers of teaching kids they can be boys or girls

    Alex Egan replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Really... another on me of these posts. Well let's start out with some background. Here is an opinion piece exploring the issue with some expert weigh in Trans youth clinics are seeing more trans...
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    63 yr old I want to go back to work!

    Alex Egan replied to Mayday#1's topic in Retired Nurses

    Pediatric Home Health / PDN. Very flexible, easy to break
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    mobility issue- please help!

    Alex Egan replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    These are great suggestions. However what you really need is a PT/OT consult and recommendation, then that recommendation entered into the care/educational plan so that the required equipment and...
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    CPR certification

    Alex Egan replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    You would think it but it's my opinion that the AHA exists for reasurch and if you're not researching you better be making money. So as Instructors we make