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    LPN.working in a jail

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

    I didn't like it. The sheer size and nature of the med pass seemed to promote med errors. Sometimes we were even told to pass meds (a LOT of meds) that had been set up by another shift. The whole...
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    Two questions...

    BrandonLPN replied to LauraLiz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I took the PN boards about 2 months after graduating, but I started working as a graduate nurse in a jail a few days after graduating. this was in
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    Job Satisfaction: Can it be real in this field?

    BrandonLPN replied to thelittledoe's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Nurses with a higher degree should get more
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    Oriented X 3

    BrandonLPN replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There's lots of questions you can ask if you're trying to gauge how "with it" residents are. And after you really get to know your residents, you know exactly which questions to ask to be able to...
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    Quadriplegics bowel routine current practice

    BrandonLPN replied to Roboapple's topic in Rehabilitation

    Colace and senna should be given every day. Suppositories every 2 or 3, depending on the pt.And, yes, even after a suppository is given, the nurse must manually remove the feces. Or at least feel to...
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    Quadriplegics bowel routine current practice

    BrandonLPN replied to Roboapple's topic in Rehabilitation

    I think a regular schedule of manual feces removal is a fact of life for most quadriplegics. If they truly lack bowel motility, no amount of colace or senna will work with some degree of manual...
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    Job Satisfaction: Can it be real in this field?

    BrandonLPN replied to thelittledoe's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think the nature of the culture we live in makes nursing more stressful now than it has ever been. There's the entitlement mentality. (everyone thinks they or their family is a VIP) There's the...
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    SICK of BSN Pedestal

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

    Hmmm, well, people who watch sunny boo-boo (or whatever it is) and who think Hard Copy or their Yahoo! Home page are adequate news sources *probably* aren't the type who would benefit from higher...
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    Keeping Patients Out of Hospitals: A Private-Sector Approach to Health Reform

    BrandonLPN replied to chuckster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A system with an increased focus on prevention and a larger role for the community health RN is not necessarily "private sector" as opposed to "government funded". This sort of set up is exactly what...
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    SICK of BSN Pedestal

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

    I still maintain that what this country really needs is to shift the focus of post-secondary education away from the "well rounded" university model and more toward the focused, vocational model. Kids...
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    Co-signature for Insulin administration

    BrandonLPN replied to MissRN7's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think it's just inefficient to have the aide check the blood sugars and the nurse to come in 10-20 min later to give the coverage. Why not just have someone (the nurse) do it all at once. Especially...
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    2nd shift vs. 3rd shift

    BrandonLPN replied to kennybania's topic in Psychiatric

    I know a lot of people hate 2nd shift, but I love those hours. If you don't have kids, it's perfect. If you like to go out at night, you can hit the town at midnight and then sleep in all day. Now,...
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    Glucometer to use on multiple patients

    BrandonLPN replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think we must use a different kind of glucometer. Like GrnTea said, with the standard kind that uses a different disposable test strip for each use, I don't see where there's a risk for cross...
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    Glucometer to use on multiple patients

    BrandonLPN replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sarcasm?
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    Replaced by Certified Medication Aide!

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

    And I want to add that even though I usually function as a "med nurse" and spend most of my time passing pills, I still serve a vital "nursing only" role that a CMA could never fill. When I pass pills...
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    Replaced by Certified Medication Aide!

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

    I don't think saying I'm against CMAs replacing LPNs is putting anyone down. I will admit I have an obvious bias..... Being an LPN. I should also clarify that I'm not against CMAs in an assisted...
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    Replaced by Certified Medication Aide!

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

    I think passing meds SHOULD be something only nurses can do. So if today we say it's okay for UAP to pass meds, what will happen tomorrow? Will they say dressing changes take too much time and train...
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    I'm getting terminated from my first nursing job

    BrandonLPN replied to Nurseadam's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Technically, the word "god" is only capitalized in specific circumstances. If one is referring to the Judeo-Christian God, then it's a proper noun and is capitalized. But if one just means "god" as in...
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    I'm getting terminated from my first nursing job

    BrandonLPN replied to Nurseadam's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, if you're going to air your dirty laundry on a public message board, you should probably grow thicker skin. My advice from a few pages back still stands. Find a coworker you're buddy-buddy with...
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    I'm getting terminated from my first nursing job

    BrandonLPN replied to Nurseadam's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I knew it! Now, which hospital dramas are set in
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    I'm getting terminated from my first nursing job

    BrandonLPN replied to Nurseadam's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was referring to BostonFNP's post where he/she said hanky panky happens all the time between coworkers. Must be one of those sexy TV
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    I'm getting terminated from my first nursing job

    BrandonLPN replied to Nurseadam's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm no prude, but having sex in a public place (like a hospital parking lot or a supply closet) is more than just some harmless act of passion. If this happens "all the time" where you work, it must...
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    I'm getting terminated from my first nursing job

    BrandonLPN replied to Nurseadam's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree that people shouldn't judge so much. But what you did wasn't really just "your business". By doing it where you did, you made it your employer's business,
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    I'm getting terminated from my first nursing job

    BrandonLPN replied to Nurseadam's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you *have* to use this job as a reference, make sure to find a coworker who will give you a good one. Preferably someone you're on friendly terms with who will have pity. The reference you list...
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    Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    BrandonLPN replied to Idaho4me's topic in General Nursing

    I've been one of the more vocal advocates of the "nursing dx are a waste of time" theory. But since I've been assigned a caseload of monthly summaries at my LTC facility, I have come to appreciate...