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    Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    BrandonLPN replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if we're all thinking of the same thing when we say "mopping the floor". Of course we all clean up sudden messy situations that pop up. And, yes, we keep our work areas tidy. This is...
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    Well.. I guess I am going to be canned

    BrandonLPN replied to Phoenix2541's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I get tired of people using the "McDonalds Coffee Incident" as an example of litigous stupidity. That coffee was WAY too hot, the plantiff was very seriously burnt. She would have had a serious burn...
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    Well.. I guess I am going to be canned

    BrandonLPN replied to Phoenix2541's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    New plan: Get myself admitted to the hospital and then trick the housekeeper to put a piece of tape on me. Hello Easy Street
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    LTC: 3 Strikes I'm OUT???

    BrandonLPN replied to mejajo02's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Slow paced?? What nursing home do you work
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    Hospital sued for faces drawn on surgical patient

    BrandonLPN replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    But if its true she was only fully put under for the sole purpose of the prank, I would say she has a huge case for damages,
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    Hospital sued for faces drawn on surgical patient

    BrandonLPN replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    I missed where it said this in the article, but if true, any licensed person knowingly involved should lose said license. To fully anesthesize someone for the sole purpose of carrying out a prank is...
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    RN wants BSN but not in medical

    BrandonLPN replied to robertharvey58's topic in General Nursing

    Remember, the words "medical" and "nursing" are not
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    The student loan bubble is starting to burst

    BrandonLPN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, and if the poor people are running out of bread to eat, why don't they just eat
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    A Nursing Perspective of "Being Eaten":The "Eater" Nurse to the "Eaten" Nurse

    BrandonLPN replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    For all the nurses who feel "stuck" or in a rut: "The untold want by life and land ne'er granted, Now, voyager, sail thou forth, to seek and find." -Walt
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    Residents leaving facility with scheduled medications

    BrandonLPN replied to JBMmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When our residents go to stay with family (or whatever) for a few days, our policy is that the 3rd shift LPN is to set up all their meds the night before in little baggies to take with them. This...
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    A Nursing Perspective of "Being Eaten":The "Eater" Nurse to the "Eaten" Nurse

    BrandonLPN replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. -D.H.
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    Any Advice on Being a Self-employed CNA/GNA?

    BrandonLPN replied to Guest707336's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What is a
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    Cry baby CNAs

    BrandonLPN replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I get annoyed when I interrupt my nursing duties to help a CNA change a resident, and the aide hasn't even started. I'm sorry, but I do feel you should have as much done as possible before I even step...
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    Weekly Weights

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

    You're right that the licensed nurse is ultimately responsible for everything. I guess I just wonder why my managers don't just go straight to the aides with complaints about stuff like weights or...
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    Cry baby CNAs

    BrandonLPN replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And this sort of self pity isn't unique to CNAs. Many of the LPNs I work with complain that we do all the "real" nursing work like passing meds and changing dressings, as opposed to the RNs, who fill...
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    Cry baby CNAs

    BrandonLPN replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I understand where youre coming from. The "we do all the hard work" line always makes me roll my eyes. We do do the things CNAs do. There's not a shift that goes by that I don't wipe a little butt or...
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    Analogies and metaphors

    BrandonLPN replied to izzflr's topic in General Nursing

    I am so totally going to use "like taking a deep drag from a bong" as an analogy the next time I teach a pt to use an incentive
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    The Night The Fire Died

    BrandonLPN replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think there's anything wrong with saying "don't make waves" It's wise to pick your battles. I think some people are more in love with the idea of being martyred for a cause then they ever were...
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    Out of curiosity, how many male RNs are former military veterans?

    BrandonLPN replied to egypshun03's topic in Men in Nursing

    Mnay of my LPN colleagues never attended nursing school. They were medics in the military and challenged the PN
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    Tattoos are taboo at work. Yes? No?

    BrandonLPN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    How would you know if a doctor has tattoos on his arm? They usually don't wear short sleeves. The fact that fewer and fewer facilities are mandating employees cover their tats only goes to show...
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    How do you brighten your patients day?

    BrandonLPN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Sarcasm brightens my day more than cutesy pictures. I know some patients feel that way,
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    Weekly Weights

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

    You should be going after the aides, they're the ones getting the weights and they're grown adults capable for being responsible for their own work. I'm going through this with my unit manager and...
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    What is your opinion?

    BrandonLPN replied to bugs1439's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As a lifelong TaB addict (yes, they still make it) I'm firmly of the opinion that the claims against sugar substitues and artifical sweetners are exaggerated. However, I would never say they're a...
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    What can i expect after becoming a Nurse & Nurse Practitioner?

    BrandonLPN replied to Jessica_RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ok, thanks for that info. I always assumed NP education was general in the same sense RN education is. Guess I should do a little google research before I assume. . Apologies to OP for
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    What can i expect after becoming a Nurse & Nurse Practitioner?

    BrandonLPN replied to Jessica_RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm pretty sure there's no such thing as a "neonatal NP program". You can chose electives that pretain to pediactrics. And you can chose the subject as the basis for thesis papers and whatnot, but I...