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    one side love problem between student nurse and doctor

    BrandonLPN replied to chinglee's topic in General Students

    Obviously, I was being somewhat tongue-in-cheek. My point is threads about female nursing students pining after med-students sets back both nursing and the woman's movement by a few
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    The HARD Truth for most nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Though I must admit, putting playing candycrush while you work as her/his 'speciality' in her/his signature is pretty
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    one side love problem between student nurse and doctor

    BrandonLPN replied to chinglee's topic in General Students

    This thread is unintentional proof as to why nursing needs more men in order to be considered a real profession. There are an alarming number of female students here who apparently think nursing is...
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    Nursing Home - Abandonment?

    BrandonLPN replied to sfisher50's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I took the OP's post as saying the ADON was, indeed, in the building. And if the ADON was the one to send the LVN home, I'm sure a report-off of some sort
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    Nursing Home - Abandonment?

    BrandonLPN replied to sfisher50's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The ADON is either a LVN or RN herself. In LTC, a single licensed nurse can cover an entire facility on their own. Therefore, no, this is not
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    Healing Others But Killing Ourselves. Why Nurses Eat Their Young

    BrandonLPN replied to LIRBA's topic in General Nursing

    OP, based on your post, I can't help but wonder if part of the issue at this job was poor time management secondary to long-winded and overly detailed
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    Application question

    BrandonLPN replied to MNbyte's topic in General Nursing

    Why ARE you leaving? I'm not entirely clear on that. Is this an educational rotation or something like
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    I am afraid of Anatomy and Physiology

    BrandonLPN replied to Housebabyj's topic in General Students

    Are you saying A&P is a nonsense class? I can't imagine a LPN not having to take a course in anatomy and
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    Application question

    BrandonLPN replied to MNbyte's topic in General Nursing

    What position are you applying
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    Who takes the med error hit?

    BrandonLPN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Some unknown variables here. If the med list was received first (not at the same time as the "real" D/C orders), then I don't view it as a med error. The charge RN had a list of meds faxed from the...
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    Med Error

    BrandonLPN replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in General Nursing

    Giving meds that another nurse poured may not be best practice, but its not automatically a med error. In the future, just say you're not comfortable giving meds you didn't pour yourself. If you say...
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    Fascinating article about male/female nurse pay dfferences

    BrandonLPN replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't deny the findings of studies that show men earning more than women. I just think there are other explanations for those findings bedsides sexism. A man making more than a woman isn't...
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    Do Male Nurses Get More Respect?

    BrandonLPN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Im all for standing up for yourself, but threatening to "take a patient outside" for running their mouth is clearly crossing the line. I'm skeptical any nurse could do that and keep their
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    The HARD Truth for most nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think he meant he makes sure to join the aides while they do a bed bath. As in the bath they were going to do anyway. Not chasing down an aide to do a task the nurse could do
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    Fascinating article about male/female nurse pay dfferences

    BrandonLPN replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I still say there's plenty of non-sexist explanations for male nurses averaging higher yearly incomes, even in the same fields. The article even admits it didn't adjust for the fact that women tend to...
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    Nurses can eat properly if they manage their time

    BrandonLPN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    No, being fat is not a contradiction of a nurse's role. The role is to provide competent nursing care. The role is not to serve as a paragon of healthy living. Of course obese people should lose...
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    Central line dressing days

    BrandonLPN replied to ngodin's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't notice a change one way or the other, of course I don't have access to the raw data. Our rate for UTIs for patients without indwelling catheters was high. We had mostly male residents, and...
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    How Often Do You Check...?

    BrandonLPN replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Honestly, if you think a stable nursing home resident always needs a BP check for routine BP meds, that actually shows a lack​ of critical thinking
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    How Often Do You Check...?

    BrandonLPN replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It sounds like this DON came directly from the hospital, without any LTC experience. She's probably used to q4hr vitals on all patients and all that jazz. Students and new nurses are hung up on this...
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    The HARD Truth for most nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yeah, I've always felt it a bit odd that some find it necessary to announce that they don't like cleaning poop. Of course you don't. None of us do. Wouldn't it be pretty weird for someone to say that...
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    Central line dressing days

    BrandonLPN replied to ngodin's topic in General Nursing

    What's the rationale for picking a day, say Sunday, for all central line dressing changes instead of doing them based on when it was inserted? Is it because they were being forgotten or overlooked,...
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    The HARD Truth for most nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    To be honest, I can recall an instance where our ward secretary provided personal care as well. But she had been a CNA many moons ago. The idea of maintenance or housekeeping doing this, especially in...
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    The HARD Truth for most nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Are you addressing me? I post in many threads, in many forums. I couldnt let the notion of janitors wiping poop pass without
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    CNA job to demanding?

    BrandonLPN replied to cassieann20's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like this facility has serious staffing issues, especially if the residents really are at a skilled nursing level. 3:55 CNA ratio is bad, 1:55 is horrible. Call outs are no excuse either,...
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    Even In Nursing, Men Earn More Than Women

    BrandonLPN replied to Not Your Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    But one has to ask: Are a higher proportion of male nurses advanced practice RNs than female nurses? Do a higher portion of male nurses work in higher paying specialties? If the answer is yes, this...