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    I Chart Too Much?!

    BrandonLPN replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    There are certain clichés in nurses notes that I hate, too. "No voiced complaints", I never chart this. I always put pt *denies* pain or nausea or SOB or whatever. This shows we actually, you know,...
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    Do you think psychiatric care is inadequate in the US?

    BrandonLPN replied to MusicEMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Closing down the state mental asylums in the eighties was a huge mistake. Yes, they needed reform, but institutionalization is preferable to having unmedicated, unstable people roaming the streets....
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    Funny & Cute Things Our Demented Patients Say

    BrandonLPN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Teeniebert, you must be from West Michigan, too. I've had a few little old ladies that lapse into Dutch as well.
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    LVN ICU/ER jobs?

    BrandonLPN replied to b.barnes5's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Don't discount what you can learn in skilled nursing. For one thing, the acuity level is rising fast for these facilities. Also, being a nurse isn't about how many ICU skills you can notch in your...
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    LVN ICU/ER jobs?

    BrandonLPN replied to b.barnes5's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As a LPN, I suppose this is a kind of an odd sentiment, but I really don't think that LPNs *should* act as the primary nurse for a group of pts in acute care. I think the LPN role in acute care falls...
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    I'm becoming very discouraged

    BrandonLPN replied to bkworm8it's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That's interesting. Where I live, dialysis clinics are one of the surest bets for new grad RNs with no experience. It's usually the other way around here. A new RN will have to spend a year or two in...
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    Professionals or "workers"

    BrandonLPN replied to blackribbon's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    And I hate it when people say "if you don't like it, just leave". Heck no, if I don't like it, I'm gonna change it! There's nothing more satisfying than toppling unjust authority and making the...
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    Professionals or "workers"

    BrandonLPN replied to blackribbon's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    You don't understand what unions do. It's called COLLECTIVE BARGANING. The union fights to extract the highest possible compensation (in the form of wages and benefits) from the employer. If an...
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    My Reasons For Avoiding The Acute Care Hospital

    BrandonLPN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    The future of healthcare is moving away from inpatient acute care and more toward outpatient procedures and home health. And as healthcare changes and evolves, nursing schools really need to stop...
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    Do you call the doctor at night for low B/P's on night shift?

    BrandonLPN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I kind of feel like I'm missing something here. Unless the resident is displaying other symptoms, or this BP is part of a clear, rapid trend downwards, I don't get why you would call on this. A bp of...
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    which is harder.. to be a pedi nurse or geriatric?

    BrandonLPN replied to BabyRN23's topic in General Nursing

    Well, this is potentially a hot button thread. I agree both are draining. I've never worked in peds, but I can only imagine that having the parents constantly hovering about would be nerve wracking....
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    Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    BrandonLPN replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    I'll say it again. If we clung to every tradition, we'd all be walking around looking pretty ridiculous. Time passes. Things change. Traditions
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    So I didn't fully tell the truth about my resume... background check??? HELP!!!

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

    Right, because employers are always so honorable and loyal. It's not like they cut hours or lay loyal nurses off at the drop of a hat just to save a
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    Tired of being treated like we are less than a nurse because we are not RNs!!

    BrandonLPN replied to misscutiecute2010's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Or Licensed Pill Nurse. Or Little Peon
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    Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    BrandonLPN replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    Well, just because some people "hold it dear" doesn't meanthey should be able to force it on the OP. And, let's be honest. In no way is this any sort of "sacred tradition" for the classmates who...
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    Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    BrandonLPN replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    I'll agree with this to some extent. It occurs to me that if the OP is the type of person who would make a stand over her principles regarding the hat, then she's also probably not the type of person...
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    I'm becoming very discouraged

    BrandonLPN replied to bkworm8it's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Think outside the box. Try dialysis clinics. County jails. State prisons. Detox clinics. Methadone dispensaries. Skilled nursing facilities. And many (if not most) of these places pay better wages...
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    Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    BrandonLPN replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    My attitude is also "who cares?". As in "who cares if she comes to graduation without a cap on?" If her classmates get all spazed out about her not wearing a cap it's on *them*. What, is one female...
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    Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    BrandonLPN replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    I DEMAND nurses wear caps! And judges powdered wigs. And all doctors need to wear those white tunics with the funny collars. And those headbands with the little mirror thingies. And farmers really...
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    Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    BrandonLPN replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    Actually I think judges in the UK or Australia or something still wear those wigs. Of course they look like eccentric weirdos, but they still wear
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    What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

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

    What I *don't* miss about the hospital are the "flavor of the week" patient relation initiatives. I remember once we were told we needed to sit on the edge of the bed, hold the pt's hand and have a...
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    Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    BrandonLPN replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    If someone *wants* to wear a cap, whatever, do what floats your boat. But for a nursing school to demand that it's female students wear one to graduation is silly and archaic. Why have such a policy?...
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    Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    BrandonLPN replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    I can guarantee you I wouldn't look very professional in a dress, stockings and a
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    Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    BrandonLPN replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    I think it's clearly discrimination. The real question is: Is it worth fighting over? That's up to the individual, I guess. I will say that the argument that caps are a "tradition" is a silly...
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    OK Managment you win. Nurses are leaving on time now.

    BrandonLPN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would keep charting and if you have to rack up the overtime to do so, then so be it. Call their bluff. At my last job, I had to get an hour of overtime every night to finish charting. Each time I...