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    Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    BrandonLPN replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My nursing school had an "employment specialist" come in toward the end and do mock interviews with us. I think it really helped some
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    Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    BrandonLPN replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    True, new nurses are kind of in a pickle if they don't like their first job. Lots of pressure to just stick it out an get that invaluable year of experience under their
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    So your boss/manager tells you...

    BrandonLPN replied to mikeb123's topic in General Nursing

    There's a reason there are certifications for specific specialties like diabetic foot care, wound care, oncology, etc. Our general education (both RN and LPN) prepares us to be generalists, not...
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    Have you ever lost it with a patient?

    BrandonLPN replied to notjustanurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hanging up the phone on annoying/demanding family members is very satisfying. You get the pleasure of snubbing them without the risk of saying something you can't take back. Also fun is to turn your...
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    Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    BrandonLPN replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Well, if you're smart, you just don't list places you've only worked for a couple months. Only list the employers you want
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    Narcotics administration

    BrandonLPN replied to schoolmack's topic in Patient Medications

    You don't know what kind of a life this addict has had to endure. I personally know crack addicts who have lived lives since childhood that I know I couldn't have survived. And I consider myself a...
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    Amiodarone

    BrandonLPN replied to Stormy8's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We give PO amiodarone on a long term basis in LTC. We don't check the pulse before administering it and there are no ordered parameters for holding it. Should we be checking the pulse before we give...
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    2 glove technique? HUHH?

    BrandonLPN replied to RN1822's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I actually wear more than two pairs of gloves when cleaning a code brown. You can deglove multiple times in the midst of it, making it easier to prevent contaminating the clean stuff. Touching clean...
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    Considering leaving hospital after new grad internship

    BrandonLPN replied to GypseyGirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't think you're giving yourself enough credit. Look at all you've accomplished. You had a successful career as a LPN. You went on to get your RN. You had the guts to move across the country. You...
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    Ooops, I told off a doctor

    BrandonLPN replied to catladynurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How were you protecting the pt from harm? Like the doctor doesn't know the side effects of Bactrim? As a nurse, you should know that fighting an infection trumps possible GI distress. And Im sure the...
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    Comparing A Nurses' Salary

    BrandonLPN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Look, here's the bottom line. Even though there are two different educational pathways to get your RN, the fact remains that they result in the EXACT same licensure with the EXACT same scope of...
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    Homecare Nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to nursemartin00's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Providing actual hands on care in the dark is stupid and dangerous. Your nursing judgement trumps the parents' wishes. This seems like a case of that ridiculous "customer service" mentality rearing...
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    Comparing A Nurses' Salary

    BrandonLPN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I agree that having a BSN is a career boost and, everything else being equal, it will give you an edge over new ADN grads. But how are you more qualified? The ADNs have the exact same nursing...
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    Fun answers you can use for the dumb questions we get...

    BrandonLPN replied to tenjuna's topic in Men in Nursing

    Does this really come up with guys here? I've only once had a patient express surprise/disapproval over having a male nurse. And that was actually when I was an aide. I think the public is thoroughly...
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    Comparing A Nurses' Salary

    BrandonLPN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Well, if they thought you could bring more to the table than a new grad ADN they would pay you more. Guess they don't think you do. A month of actual nursing experience is with more than a year of...
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    Comparing A Nurses' Salary

    BrandonLPN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I don't get your point. Of course the nurses all don't make the same amount. A nurse who's been working for 20 years deserves to make more than the new grad. You move up the pay scale with experience....
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    Ooops, I told off a doctor

    BrandonLPN replied to catladynurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, correcting a doctor in front of the patient is
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    LPN working CNA shifts??

    BrandonLPN replied to Julie1963's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    What's wrong with working the floor as a CNA as long as you're paid as a LPN? I do this on a weekly basis where I work. If you start acting like working the floor is beneath you, you're going to lose...
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    Comparing A Nurses' Salary

    BrandonLPN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Why should you get paid more if you're doing the exact same job? If you think you deserve more, then go find a management position that actually utilizes all that extra
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    Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

    BrandonLPN replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    Obesity is a flawed way to measure health. It's just weight divided by height. A man can be very muscular and so weigh "a lot" and thus be considered
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    Do I give the med or hold?

    BrandonLPN replied to spectrabrite's topic in Patient Medications

    Yes, it can be a slippery slope once you start bending the rules. First you say "I don't need to hold that." then you say "she doesn't really need a 8am dose AND a 1pm dose" then it's "I don't have...
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    Toileting during Dialysis

    BrandonLPN replied to Lynx25's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I'm a LTC nurse, and I don't blame the dialysis staff for not toileting the patients. They have neither the staff nor the supplies. Of course, expecting us to send a CNA is equally
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    Does this nurse totally not like me??

    BrandonLPN replied to chariot's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes I'm concentrating on something so hard, I don't even notice when people say 'hello'. Or maybe she gave a slight nod that you didn't notice or something. I'm of the opinion that a "hello"...
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    Do I give the med or hold?

    BrandonLPN replied to spectrabrite's topic in Patient Medications

    The ironic part of working at a state facility is that we don't have to worry about state regulations. Maybe that's why I have a hard time understanding those nurses who do. So many of those state...
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    Do I give the med or hold?

    BrandonLPN replied to spectrabrite's topic in Patient Medications

    Like I said, I'd put it on sick call for clarification. But, in this case, I don't see the point in holding it. Better he get a "quick release dose" than no dose at