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    Modesty Issues

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to ToryAdore's topic in Operating Room

    Make the procedure as "clinical" as possible by not using any slang, also keep as much of the pt covered as possible. There are some people who are going to get embarassed no matter what. Another idea...
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    Dad has CA again

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    You and your family are in my
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    No Relief, Embarrasing Moment

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Marie I am so sorry that this
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    15 Weeks in, and still loving it...

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Way to go
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    My innards are falling out !!!! EEEKKKK

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The fortitude does come with time. About how a baby makes things different...the added weight and expansion of the abdomen greatly increases intra-abdominal pressure, non stop for roughly 6 months....
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    Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    ROFLMBO!!!!
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    My innards are falling out !!!! EEEKKKK

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm 24 and in decent shape, had 2 children and I had to have all my innards repaired after my son. VH with A&P repair. I still wonder if me pushing when his shoulders were straight up and down...
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    Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    Had a pt call the office one day saying that her "woody cat" hurt.
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    Treating residents/patients like idiots

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in General Nursing

    Q. said Wow. I never refer to my patients as "hon, sweetheart," nor would I want to be addressed as such. Do people refer to doctors as such? Actually, I have an the RARE occasion that they tick me...
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    Day shift vs. night shift

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to lisa1130's topic in Nursing Career

    I LOVE nights!!! I'm a night owl anyway, so it works for me. I haven't been on nights in 2.5 years, and I'm fixing to go back to them. I have children, just had DD when I did it before, and she was in...
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    Puuuuuuulese!!

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    We once had a mom bring son's old adhd meds in because "They no longer worked". Lid to bottle glued in place, she says it was because he would take them all. When we got the bottle open, it contained...
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    Whay is there so little support and so much backstabbing?

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can work and study with me anytime!!! If there's been no memo put out, and the NM hasn't spoken with you about it, I wouldn't believe it. I agree with the other poster, go and ask if it's okay....
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    Private LTC vs. For Profit LTC

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to Serenity USVI's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    donmomofnine wrote:I work not-for-profit, religious affiliated CCRC and I will NEVER work at a for-profit LTC facility again. I used to work at one of these, and I
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    Too busy for break?

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to merae's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, it's so nice to see a kindred spirit! To the OP, sometimes it happens, I hope your next shift goes
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    I Quit!!

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to Shannon RN 2be's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!!!
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    I've been looking for signs of burnout, I found them...

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've seen these in myself, lol! Just think of HH,
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    What I don't know can hurt you!!!! (long)

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to ArmyWife,RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't be so hard on yourself, just take this shift in stride and learn from it. You will find that some nurses are never happy and nothing you can do will change that. Some nurses are also seemingly...
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    Documentation

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to DizzyLizzyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I use half narrative/half CBE. I always charted at least q2, even if it was nothing other than "Lying in bed on back with eyes closed, respirations even and unlabored". It did take me a while to get...
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    POLL: Do you still use trendelenburg?

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to bluesky's topic in MICU, SICU

    I must clarify that I've only used it in fairly stable pts who have a low bp. I've never used it in a critical
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    Blow out at the desk, who was at fault? both share blame I think?

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    You're quite
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    Blow out at the desk, who was at fault? both share blame I think?

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bottom line, each nurse has a pt assignment she/he is responsible for. To not tend to a pt is negligent, regardless of admitting dx. To not ask for help when you know you need it is also negligent. If...
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    Do you have to take algebra?

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to NavyWife's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I hate math myself and am taking intermediate algebra online right now. I really like the way I do it because it comes with a disc that shows you what you are doing in addition to telling you...
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    Nursing Home Job

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to piscesgirl's topic in General Nursing

    In my area, a lot of the nursing homes teach CNA classes every so often. Try calling around to see who does offer it. Also, the new CNA's are usually guaranteed a job there. ETA: Some private pay...
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    Non-Smoking Hospitals

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to katy_kenemy's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the time security is outside at the hospital near me. The nurses don't go down with the patient usually, but sometimes the night nurses will take a pt with them when they go out. Also there...
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    med carts/control freaks

    SouthernLPN2RN replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Me, I'd leave it nasty a couple of times and make the comment that why should I bother when they're gonna complain anyway? :rotfl: I'm a neat freak about the cart myself, and it never occurred to me...