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    Male Nurse Hair Styles

    BrandonLPN replied to Benners's topic in Men in Nursing

    At the risk of veering off topic... You do realize that one of the main points of the show Mad Men and Don Draper is that the belief that the mid-century was some sort of era of innocence and/or...
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    SICK of BSN Pedestal

    BrandonLPN replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    And nurses who graduated 20 years ago have learned something new on the job each and every day of those 20 years. Just because a nurse graduated 20 years ago and hasn't went to school since, that...
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    Who's the Best TV Nurse? - allnurses in the news

    BrandonLPN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Trapper John had his own TV show outside of MASH? I learn things everyday on Allnurses.
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    How important is your 'look' as a nurse

    BrandonLPN replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well, no, its not okay to make jokes about obese patients. Of course, I'm only human and if I were to say I've never joked with my co-workers about a patient's appearance, I'd be lying. But I can...
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    How important is your 'look' as a nurse

    BrandonLPN replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well, I don't really think body fat percentage should be used as an indicator for health. Just that its at least a better indicator than BMI. of course, that's not saying much. And this really gets...
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    Is the RN--->BSN push a clever way to get older nurses out of the way

    BrandonLPN replied to Nola009's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Are there any BSN that allow their students to sit for the PN NCLEX after the first year of the nursing program? It would make the BSN program much more affordable if the students could work as a LPN...
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    Interventions without MD orders

    BrandonLPN replied to Novo's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, ok, I see, read the sentance
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    Who's the Best TV Nurse? - allnurses in the news

    BrandonLPN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, this show is easily a candidate for the most accurate protrayal of nursing, ever. And kudos to them for setting the show on a geriatric care unit and resisting the temptation to have the show...
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    How important is your 'look' as a nurse

    BrandonLPN replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    No, it's not. I lift weights and the weight of my muscle mass puts my BMI well over 30, into the obese category. In fact, at my previous job, I had to fight with HR because their stupid "healthy...
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    Interventions without MD orders

    BrandonLPN replied to Novo's topic in General Nursing

    But, he/she was right in saying we cannot administer Tylenol or start an IV without a phys. order, those being medical interventions. I do believe that it's wrong-headed to view that as a "limitation"...
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    How important is your 'look' as a nurse

    BrandonLPN replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well, I'm sure the PCPs of your overweight coworkers have also advised them to loose weight. And I'm sure some of those providers and their nurses are overweight, too. I think you'll have a hard time...
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    Quit my first nursing home after 1 day!

    BrandonLPN replied to Trixyp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Try to find a government ran facility. They tend to be much, much better than the for-profit nursing
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    Who's the Best TV Nurse? - allnurses in the news

    BrandonLPN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Of course, its also a site for LPNs, seeing as we're nurses and the site is called Allnurses.... My favorite TV nurse? Ann Perkins from Parks and Rec! Favorite Ann Perkins quote: Patient: I...
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    Nurses, why do we nurse when it is so hard for some of us??????

    BrandonLPN replied to kat009's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You mean like being accountable for answering your own essay
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    Insulin Administration: Standing and Sliding Scales

    BrandonLPN replied to blackdiamond407's topic in Patient Medications

    In long term care sliding scales and carb counting aren't always necessary or desirable. Many (if not most) of my diabetic residents recieve "standing scale" (I like that term) novolog. That is, they...
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    an oldie but goodie

    BrandonLPN replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    I would imagine they could only monitor for observable signs of hypoxia like lips turning blue or changes in
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    UPS Drivers make HOW much????

    BrandonLPN replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I was looking around the Web and I once found a LPN job in a remote part of the Yukon Territory that paid 65 Canadian dollars an hour. Of course, up there, a loaf of bread probably costs $10 and...
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    Millennials in the workplace

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

    In our med room, we used to have a piece of paper on the wall above the med cart that read "Just put on your big-girl panties and deal with it" I was sad when someone complained and we had to take it...
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    May 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    BrandonLPN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    In Soviet Russia, stethescope listens to
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    May 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    BrandonLPN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Stethescope: "Go ahead, I'm
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    Do people think you live in the Twilight Zone?

    BrandonLPN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Kind of like saying "You too" when the ticket guy tells you to enjoy your
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    UPS Drivers make HOW much????

    BrandonLPN replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Degree inflation and a relative lack of unions are the main factors keeping RN wages down. If UPS drivers make more than we do, too bad, so sad for us. UPS employees unionized and advocated for their...
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    Do people think you live in the Twilight Zone?

    BrandonLPN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I worked at a large hospital that had a bar across the street that catered specifically to night shift
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    UPS Drivers make HOW much????

    BrandonLPN replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get what the big deal is. Education has never been a guarantor of a high salary. Sometimes higher education correlates with higher pay, sometimes it doesn't. Librarians have to have a masters...
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    Is the RN--->BSN push a clever way to get older nurses out of the way

    BrandonLPN replied to Nola009's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The fact that people have been saying since 1971 that ADNs where on the way out only goes to show how wrong they were. The educational requirements of the field are changing, but with glacial speed...