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    Dialysis and Renal Nursing

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

    It's sort of sad that it's obesity, diabetes and sedentary lifestyles that will be the driving force behind the job growth in this field. The government would save money in the long run by investing...
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    Bedside Reporting- your thoughts

    BrandonLPN replied to SailorMoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, because nothing could possibly happen with any of your other patients that would make you "late" for checking up. Forcing the nurse to write the time of the next "check" on the board is one of...
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    Advice please, for new grad seeking position in LTC. Thank you.

    BrandonLPN replied to Wokini1's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Always include a cover letter. I disagree, though, that it's necessary to find out the name of the hiring manager. "To whom it may concern" is fine. Most facilities don't do handwritten applications...
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    ASN license same like BSN ?

    BrandonLPN replied to 3ponceboy's topic in General Nursing

    There is only one RN license. It's the same license no matter which educational path you choose. It's the exact same scope of practice. There is nothing on the job that a BSN RN can do that an ADN RN...
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    Should I get my RN?

    BrandonLPN replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    There is an influx of new grad RNs in the market, true. But as a LVN with three years experience you will have a significant edge over
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    Rn being trained by lpn?

    BrandonLPN replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    For a student to feel this way doesn't really offend me. Nursing school and the NCLEX really do teach this. It's really unfair to students with no nursing background how schools paint an unrealistic...
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    Why??? Sleep interrupted nocturia post 12hr shift...

    BrandonLPN replied to julz68's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a new grad, I would never have said "pee". My nursing instructors would have gotten the vapors if they heard any of us say that word. A few years later.... yeah, I think nothing of asking...
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    I am scared to do CPR

    BrandonLPN replied to Luna1326's topic in General Nursing

    If all the person is doing wrong is not compressing hard enough then, yeah, you can just tell them "harder!" I'll agree with that. But I think we've all worked with a healthcare worker (aide, LPN, RN...
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    Rn being trained by lpn?

    BrandonLPN replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Right, 'cause real world nursing is 100% like the NCLEX. A LPN can't replace a RN, but that doesn't mean they don't have their own role to play. As for the whole "LPNs can't assess" thing.... well,...
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    Couldn't believe he did this...

    BrandonLPN replied to Elizabeth Renee's topic in General Nursing

    When we're talking about adult foster care homes, there's really no nursing delegation going on at all. The caregivers administer medications just like a family member would. It's not a nursing...
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    What you should never say at an interview

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

    Things you should never say/ask at an interview: Is there a camera in the med room? How much do you make? The Angel of Death has been telling me the time for purification is coming. Can we wrap this...
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    What you should never say at an interview

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

    A well written cover letter and resume are never tacky, regardless of the position being applied for. Absolutely necessary for a nurses aide? No, I guess not. But I was an aide for years, and I would...
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    Safe sleep aid for alzhiemer/dementia residents

    BrandonLPN replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Why is using Trazadone as a sleeping pill a bad thing? Medications have multiple
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    Staffing Ratios in Nursing Homes (for Arizona)?

    BrandonLPN replied to Miley22's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Interesting read. Only a few states listed any sort of ratios. And it should be kept in mind none of those ratios were for patient assignments. They were simply ratios for licensed nurses (LN) in...
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    Real world examples of unequal status

    BrandonLPN replied to nataliya86's topic in General Students

    I don't understand what the phrase "unequal conditions resulted in health consequences" means. Unequal as in not equal to OSHA standards? Unequal as in comparing working conditions in developing...
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    Staffing Ratios in Nursing Homes (for Arizona)?

    BrandonLPN replied to Miley22's topic in Arizona Nursing

    As far as I know, there aren't any legal staffing ratios for nurses in LTC, anywhere. I could be wrong. All I've ever heard is that all skilled nursing facilities must have a RN on the floor 8 hours...
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    Changing code status to DNR/DNI

    BrandonLPN replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Because no one enjoys shattering the ribcage of the dead body of a 95 year
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    I am scared to do CPR

    BrandonLPN replied to Luna1326's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm, If someone's doing CPR wrong they really just need to be pushed out of the way. Not a good teaching moment. After the code would be time for that. I agree, there's no need for sarcasm or...
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    What nursing habits do you take home?

    BrandonLPN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Coughing/sneezing into the crook of my arm as opposed to my hands. I'm always slightly horrified to see people in public sneeze into their open hand.
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    What nursing habits do you take home?

    BrandonLPN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Your DONs have more time on their hands than mine
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    Electronic charting- administration time out of compliance

    BrandonLPN replied to JBMmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When it comes to passing meds to upwards of forty residents, expecting the meds to be within the "hour before, hour after" timetable is completely unreasonable. Saying "If you're doing what you're...
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    Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    BrandonLPN replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

    I don't think "religious discrimination" applies to this situation. If administering a blood transfusion is against one's religion, then one shouldn't get a job where one is expected to do so on a...
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    Why??? Sleep interrupted nocturia post 12hr shift...

    BrandonLPN replied to julz68's topic in General Nursing

    I just say "I need to use the
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    Couldn't believe he did this...

    BrandonLPN replied to Elizabeth Renee's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you've got a point. I've admitted in other threads that my stance on medication aides and hospital techs has at least partial roots in nothing more than thinking about my own livlehood. What's...
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    Man = muscle, being taken advantage of

    BrandonLPN replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Men in Nursing

    One thing Ive noticed is that it's dangerous to try and transfer/lift a pt with someone who's ridiculously weaker than you. When a small, female CNA asks me to help transfer a resident out of bed, I...