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    Tactful education; Obesity

    BrandonLPN replied to BlueLightRN's topic in Patient Education

    I hope you don't use this exact metaphor in these discussions with your obese patients.
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    Abuse Culture in Nursing...How Far Does it Go?

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

    As far as feeling like an automaton performing endless tasks.... I think all new nurses feel this way. There's a learning curve. It takes a while to become fast at the more mundane task-like stuff....
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    Abuse Culture in Nursing...How Far Does it Go?

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

    I think you'll find that you need to be emotionally disconnected in order to do this
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    Chemical restraint and lazy nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to Veronica.c's topic in Patient Medications

    And, again, the fact remains that this is a patient with a diagnosis of dementia and a documented history of agitation leading to self-injury. You make a number of assumptions. That no one else takes...
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    No hand sanitizer, no working equipment

    BrandonLPN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I rarely advise people to "run", I think that advice gets thrown around too much here. Especially in this economy. But if everything you say about your facility is true, maybe you should just leave....
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    Never hesitate to ask questions

    BrandonLPN replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    There was a student in my class who asked why "everyone" didn't just receive hemodialysis in order to save wear and tear on their kidneys. Not exactly a question, but there was another student who...
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    Another tattoo Discussion

    BrandonLPN replied to Alove725's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've found that nursing school was much more conservative regarding tattoos and piercing than employers are. Sure, visible tattoos might be an issue at some point in your career, but I think people...
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    Chemical restraint and lazy nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to Veronica.c's topic in Patient Medications

    People disagreeing with you are not automatically trolls. From the beginning, you replied to responses you didn't like with hostility. Take a look back over this thread. Make note of who has had to...
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    Chemical restraint and lazy nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to Veronica.c's topic in Patient Medications

    Well, yes, having patients medicated for their medical conditions does make my job easier, I must admit. Residents who have delirium and unsafe behaviors are often given drugs like depakote or...
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    Chemical restraint and lazy nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to Veronica.c's topic in Patient Medications

    There's a few things want to point out: Giving someone klonopin, depakote, risperdal, whatever as a sedative when said someone has a dx of dementia with manic episodes of unsafe behavior, it is NOT...
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    Chemical restraint and lazy nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to Veronica.c's topic in Patient Medications

    OK, so its scheduled. It still seems like it was ordered because his sundowning was causing him to be agitated and a huge fall risk. And you're jumping to conclusions if you think just because this...
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    Space Nursing

    BrandonLPN replied to Michael_Espelin's topic in Nursing Career

    As far as "sci-fi-ish" nursing specialities we might seein the near future..... I think we'll see more along the lines of gene engineering nurse specialists or nano-medicine nurse specialists long...
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    Chemical restraint and lazy nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to Veronica.c's topic in Patient Medications

    Why "should" he be up and alert everyday at 8am? He's an old man with alzheimers. I doubt very much that half a mg of klonopin is knocking him out from bedtime to 12pm the next day. Obviously, he is...
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    Mandated overtime. What?

    BrandonLPN replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I think you see it more in LTC because of the different staffing ratios. If I were to call in for my 11-7 shift, there would literally be no licensed nurse whatsoever for my floor. There is no option...
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    LTC med pass from PYXIS?

    BrandonLPN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My facility will shortly be doing away with med carts, and the LPNs will have to do the entire med pass from a stationary PYXIS machine next to the dinning room. That's anywhere from 35-42 residents,...
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    YOU need to know what accreditation really means!

    BrandonLPN replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Students

    Well, my PN school was a for-profit school. Yes, one of THOSE schools. The ones with the tacky commercials that play inbetween the soap operas and daytime talk shows. (Do YOU want a job in the fast...
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    Atheism in nursing

    BrandonLPN replied to pugmom79's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I'm not saying I would never engae in a patient's religous ceremony/prayer if I thought that would help. I just don't like the implication that it's my duty as a nurse to always do
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    Use of Nursing Diagnosis

    BrandonLPN replied to grandmabutterfly's topic in General Students

    I haven't been a PN student for a number of years. LPNs routinely function as MDS coordinators and are responsible for care planning and MDS assessments. I can only speak anecdotally, but I know I...
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    Want to work in L&D, NICU or Nursery but can't be in school for too too long. Not sur

    BrandonLPN replied to miar9412's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Not really. "Fewer hospitals hire LPNs" does not equal "LPNs are being phased out". There are LOTS of jobs for LPNs out there. The nursing home industry would collapse overnight if LPNs were phased...
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    Number One Pet Peeve in Nursing School: Future "Paycheck Nurses"

    BrandonLPN replied to joshmiller2010's topic in General Students

    You'll find that us "paycheck nurses" are still working long after the "It's my dream" nurses crash and burn. And, newsflash, Paycheck nursing students "want to be nurses", too. If you're in nursing...
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    UAP duties....help

    BrandonLPN replied to ssk5's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Some of the delegation questions in the NCLEX threw me for a loop. I remember a question asking which patient the RN should assign the LPN. As usual, two of the choices were clearly wrong. The other...
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    Nosey nurse

    BrandonLPN replied to Caleb_RN225's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Her visit to this patient's chart is forever imprinted on thr EMR. She's
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    Use of Nursing Diagnosis

    BrandonLPN replied to grandmabutterfly's topic in General Students

    As an addendum to my long winded post, I'll add that I do feel nursing schools spend too much time on care plans and nursing dx at the expense of other subjects. And I think it's a stretch to call...
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    Use of Nursing Diagnosis

    BrandonLPN replied to grandmabutterfly's topic in General Students

    About a year ago I had my duties "enhanced" to include being responsible for the monthly summaries on the residents on my LTC unit. This was followed by a stint as an emergency "stop-gap" MDS...
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    Bullied by a new grad, wth???

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

    I need paragraphs! And I have a pretty flat affect and I often read charts or flow sheets while the other nurse gives report. I don't feel that's rude at all. I'm listening. Maybe this new grad was...