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    Moving on.....

    BrandonLPN replied to TorsadesRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congratulations! The wind's at your back now! Nothing's more exciting than a fresh start and a new beginning. This may sound cheesy, but it's true when they say whatever doesn't kill you makes you...
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    Fun answers you can use for the dumb questions we get...

    BrandonLPN replied to tenjuna's topic in Men in Nursing

    Several of my little old nursing home residents refer to me as "that nice doctor who passes
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    The math doesn't add up

    BrandonLPN replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    One nice thing about LTC.... I don't miss those stupid cell-phone thingies I had to have as an aide in the
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    What makes you want to vomit?

    BrandonLPN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    The ad that pops up at the top for me is for some sort of sheet of paper to put between your skin folds in your belly to avoid skin-on-skin irritation. Not a vomit-inducing ad, but disturbing enough...
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    The math doesn't add up

    BrandonLPN replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if it's just signing a card, yes I'll do that if I have to. That's not a big deal, time wise. But it IS asinine, make no mistake about
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    The math doesn't add up

    BrandonLPN replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't a follow up phone call a few days after discharge from the charge nurse make more sense? They could go over discharge instructions and make sure they were understood. They could answer any...
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    "For Nurses Only"

    BrandonLPN replied to csereno123's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Isn't it weird how hard it is to read something like this without paragraphs? It doesn't seem like it should be that hard, but my brain just won't let me do it. To the OP: are you using an iPad? When...
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    I'm becoming very discouraged

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

    What kind of places have you been applying to? Just
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    The math doesn't add up

    BrandonLPN replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, what kills me is that people are *paid* to come up with this garbage. And very likely paid more than most of us here. And it's not as though this is some brilliant new concept. Stores and...
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    Handbook of Nursing Diagnoses

    BrandonLPN replied to MonaIwa's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very curious how a floor nurse would be able to really use nursing dx on a regular basis. Especially in acute care. Should the "tasky" stuff take a back seat to care planning? Is this wise or...
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    Positive or Negative... EMR

    BrandonLPN replied to kikididi's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Thanks for posting that, I guess it's more than a
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    Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    BrandonLPN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

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    Positive or Negative... EMR

    BrandonLPN replied to kikididi's topic in Nursing Informatics

    My question is: Is it true there is a federal mandate that all medical records have to be EMR by 2014? I keep hearing this, but I suspect it's a rumor. I can't imagine my facility implementing EMR...
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    The math doesn't add up

    BrandonLPN replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    If it were simply signing a card... ok, whatever, I can do that. It's still an absurd policy thought up by an absurd person, but whatever. The OP stated, though, that the nurseshave to *write* little...
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    Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    BrandonLPN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I dont blame the nurses, i blame the people implementing such nonsense. If hospitals are going to pay extra money for nurses to come in and work, they should just put them on the floor in an...
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    The math doesn't add up

    BrandonLPN replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    Only someone impossibly out of touch with every aspect of the real world would ever think having nurses make thank you cards for patients is a good idea. The fact that someone, somewhere is paid good...
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    What makes you want to vomit?

    BrandonLPN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Any altered body functions related to cirrhosis or liver failure. Jaundice and ascities. That horrible brown, greasy urine that stains everything and just smells... septic or something. I've cared for...
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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

    The grammar error in the title of the thread adds some unintended irony. (I agree with the sentiment,
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    Is it OK to give baking soda and water to LTC patient without a doctor order?

    BrandonLPN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, I give sodium bicarb mixed in water to several residents for reflux. Of course, our 70 year old physician is infamous for his old-timey orders. We also give spoonfuls of mineral oil for...
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    New nurses in LTC

    BrandonLPN replied to Sweeti738's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If your coworkers are telling you to "get out now", I would question their
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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

    Definetly not for 90/60. Why would that, by itself, worry you? Of course, a lower than normal BP can be symptomatic of other things. Like sepsis or GI bleeding. But then they'd be presenting with...
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    Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    BrandonLPN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    You were clearly in the right in the situation you descirved there, but be careful saying there's "no way" another nurse can get something done faster or by themselves. Personally, I can transfer many...
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    The Slow Code: Justified?

    BrandonLPN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've always been confused by what officially constitutes "pronouncing". Where I work (skilled nursing in Michigan) if I discover a dead resident I chart "resident found without pulse or respirations",...
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    Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    BrandonLPN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, sorry, I thought you meant you gelled and gloved just to touch the sink or something. It was making my head explode. (I'm still not gonna re-wash my hands in front of you, though :)
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    Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    BrandonLPN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Fair enough. The very idea of someone telling me to wash my hands again when I know I just did it got me all riled up. And I've never worked somewhere that had dispensers IN the rooms, so there you...