jeepgirl

jeepgirl LPN, NP

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  1. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

    jeepgirl replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    never heard of that and would be afraid to try it... i'd be afraid that i'd inject some sort of particle into the patient. you know the only clear things by IV

  2. Should I stay on Med/Surg?

    jeepgirl replied to Mommy/Grandma's topic in General Nursing

    on our floor, our very high functioning LPN can do admissions, however we have to go in and assess the patient at the same time. when he is done with the paperwork, we look at it and sign our name to...

  3. Is there nursing after 50?

    jeepgirl replied to Malt123's topic in General Nursing

    my mom is 63, an RN, and loving it! she's a psych nurse and has been for 20 years. she's found her nitch and i don't think she'll ever

  4. how do you delegate to techs?

    jeepgirl posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    i was wondering, how do you guys delegate to your nursing assistants? i've tried everything... from being direct and to the point "nurse aid, can you please go and assist my patient up to the...

  5. What does your spouse do?

    jeepgirl replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    My husband's a

  6. why no tylenol before blood cultures drawn?

    jeepgirl replied to nursenatalie's topic in General Nursing

    i have never heard of holding the tylenol before drawing BC. now, I have heard this for antibiotics. at our facility, we take the kids temp immediately prior to drawing the culture. maybe if you give...

  7. advantages of BSN vs. ADN

    jeepgirl replied to katiebugg's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    i actually did a breakdown of this article and study for my BSN program - my research and theory class. The study was SOOO flawed that I cannot believe it was ever published. The person who designed...

  8. what is "chandelier sign"?

    jeepgirl replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    towards the chandelier! I've heard it referring to PID. and yes, they do sometimes go pretty high!! its pretty

  9. "On your unit, what are your duties as CHARGE NURSE?"

    jeepgirl replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    and where do you work

  10. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

    jeepgirl replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    OMG no way!!!!! you have to be making that one up! how can anyone be that stupid! didn't you guys have to check off on skills? poor

  11. Dealing With Aggressive Coworkers

    jeepgirl replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    maybe not everyone would agree with me on what i'm about to say, but I think that maybe, just maybe you're making a moutain out of a molehill. well, i should clarify that. at least at first maybe you...

  12. Brain Dead Child Discharged to Home With Parents

    jeepgirl replied to Euskadi1946's topic in Pediatric

    now, i don't know much about organ donation... but if he hadn't been on chemo / radiation for a while and the CA hadn't spread, couldn't they have transplanted him? if so, this was such a

  13. CP twin, one normal...?

    jeepgirl replied to alphafe's topic in Pediatric

    its not always birth trauma or lack of O2. CP is VERY complex and can have many, many

  14. American citizen going to foreign nursing school

    jeepgirl replied to kasha78's topic in General Nursing

    why don't you go through an america school and do travel abroad? they have it for nursing students. if you're wanting to do the travel thing. i know nursing students who have done a semester at...

  15. How many weekends are you required to work?

    jeepgirl replied to Roni725's topic in General Nursing

    We have a small unit. Our schedular makes sure that we all split the weekends evenly. If our weekends aren't even, there is a reason, such as having requests off. I don't think that we've ever had a...

  16. GOOD nursing shoe suggestions other than Danskos??

    jeepgirl replied to NCNurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    Z-Coils

  17. 20 month old high temp

    jeepgirl replied to Mandarella's topic in General Nursing

    that is how I've seen it done where I am. Usually, unless the child is having respiratory problems or other problems... then bring the kid in ASAP. We usually just treat a temp because it makes the...

  18. 20 month old high temp

    jeepgirl replied to Mandarella's topic in General Nursing

    motrin is a wonderful thing. try

  19. New grads in Peds!

    jeepgirl posted a topic in Pediatric

    Just wondering how you others feel about it, and how long you think they should be on orientation. Myself, I was hired into peds / mother baby. I spend most of my time with peds. While I enjoy the...

  20. disciplinary nightmare

    jeepgirl replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    anyone know what

  21. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

    jeepgirl replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    we have an article hanging in our breakroom about a patient who was being air flighted. they were using the CLAVE IV tubing system. during the flight, the patient was hooked up to O2--- the o2 was...

  22. how do you delegate to techs?

    jeepgirl replied to jeepgirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :rotfl: yeah, i said nurse aid instead of

  23. new BSN in postpartum nights?

    jeepgirl replied to SpecFuz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    you won't be bored on nights in post partum, i can tell you that! i currently work peds and i float to our OB floor to do mother baby couplet care. i really enjoy it when i go, and i'm always busy.......

  24. wrist watch, fob watch or lanyard watch?

    jeepgirl replied to monstermunch's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i didn't think of the expandable ones. i really don't like those, and i don't know that it would catch one of your patients but it might certainly pinch you! i love all of my fossil watches... my...

  25. wrist watch, fob watch or lanyard watch?

    jeepgirl replied to monstermunch's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i didn't think of the expandable ones. i really don't like those, and i don't know that it would catch one of your patients but it might certainly pinch you! i love all of my fossil watches... my...