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    How Old is "to old" to START a nursing education?

    applewhitern replied to Greenlee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Physically, there is a huge difference between 38 and 54. I am 57. When I was 38, I still jogged, etc., stuff I simply can't do now because of my knees and back. Your body really does start slowing...
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    an oldie but goodie

    applewhitern replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    To check 02 sats in the olden days, we just used litmus paper. Place it on patient's forehead; it turned pink, red, or blue, depending on their sat level. OK, I'm just
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    is it nurse's week?

    applewhitern replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't gotten anything for nurse's in YEARS. Once a year the whole hospital gets cake and ice cream; that is, IF you can leave your department to go get
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    Why Can't Spouses and Families Understand The NOC Schedule?

    applewhitern replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed! Actually, I wish the whole world was more respectful of people that work odd shifts. I have worked the same shift, the same days of the week, for 5 years now, but invariably someone will...
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    is it nurse's week?

    applewhitern replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing planned for nurses at my facility. As
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    applewhitern replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    We have had some bad experiences with nurse practitioners. That said, we have had some bad experiences with medical doctors. There are good and bad providers, whether NP's or MD's. I agree the NP...
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    Rant

    applewhitern replied to Palliative Care, DNP's topic in General Nursing

    I would have just simply said, "that's ok; I'm a pharmacist!" or something like that. Our records do not indicate employment or education either. We only indicate if they are disabled. Every nurse...
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    My patient takes ibuprofen for sinus congestion!

    applewhitern replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in Patient Medications

    I am not a doctor nor pharmacist either, so take my opinion with a grain of salt! I have read up on the anti-inflammatory properties of ibuprophen, and understood that you would have to take it daily...
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    Is there a possiblity of a drug test on CNA first day orientation

    applewhitern replied to sam94's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Strong possibility of drug
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    Current and former sacred cows in nursing

    applewhitern replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in General Nursing

    Cuddles, way back in the dark ages, mothers who just gave birth did stay in the hospital for several days. They were on bedrest, didn't even get to ambulate! Today, we know to worry about blood...
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    Dizzy during circumcision

    applewhitern replied to RavensNation's topic in General Students

    Years ago we would line the babies up in a row, and the doctor would go down the row doing the circumcisions. The thing that bothered me was the screaming the little babies did; their faces would...
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    ADN to BSN credit by exam instead of papers?

    applewhitern replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have wondered about the research classes, too. I actually had to take 3 research classes in my RN to BSN program. I wondered what was the big deal about reading, then writing, about something...
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    Industrial Piercing

    applewhitern replied to jessadarling14's topic in General Nursing

    We cannot wear dangling earrings at my place of employment, or any jewelry that could scratch or harm a patient. I wore hoops in my ears years ago, and a patient did grab one and ripped my earlobe....
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    How do we educate the public on ways to afford medications?

    applewhitern replied to Mrs Helleck's topic in Patient Medications

    I have insurance thru my employer, but I had all my prescriptions changed to the $4 Walmart ones, to save money on co-pays. Well, guess what. Last week I went to pick up refills of the same meds I...
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    If no union in right-to-work state, then what?

    applewhitern replied to callmecrazyRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I hear ya. I am in the south, too, and unions are few and far between down here, plus I live in a "right to work" state. I have worked at quite a few hospitals over the years, both full-time and...
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    Current and former sacred cows in nursing

    applewhitern replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in General Nursing

    I remember when a patient had a cholecystectomy, they were cut massively, all the way down the chest, and it was a big deal. Same with fem-pops; a million staples that leaked and bled. And yeah, the...
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    an oldie but goodie

    applewhitern replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    I remember when Vioxx and Propulsid were the rage, then taken off the
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    ADN's being pushed out

    applewhitern replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The hospitals in my area do not offer tuition reimbursement for people who are already RN's. Some offer to assist with LPN to RN tuition, however, for a 2 year
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    Current and former sacred cows in nursing

    applewhitern replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in General Nursing

    Would you believe at my current hospital, we have to obtain a doctor's order to infuse PRBC's thru a 22 g catheter. I have tried to educate nurses here about red cells being 4 microns, and the...
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    an oldie but goodie

    applewhitern replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    Glass mercury thermometers. Phisohex cleanser. My mother was so scared we would get impetigo, she washed us down every night with phisohex, until they took it off the market. Then they came out...
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    an oldie but goodie

    applewhitern replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    I was watching an emergency room show (forget the name, but it comes on all the time) a few weeks ago, and they had a rash of college boys who all went to the ER because they were peeing blue. It was...
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    an oldie but goodie

    applewhitern replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I always strived for a pretty robin's egg blue. One hospital used GREEN food coloring; now if that wasn't gross! They let the pharmacist choose the color; only a non-nurse would've picked...
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    an oldie but goodie

    applewhitern replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    As far as I know (which isn't saying much, ha ha) the cap is specific to which nursing school you went to. Each school had their own style. You got the stripe for RN; the LPN's cap were plain white....
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    Any RN's available to answer questions?

    applewhitern replied to Sasha13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is the problem I have with schools; you are paying for ridiculous classes like
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    What age of patient's are the most difficult for you?

    applewhitern replied to ddane94's topic in Patient Education

    I love my patients; I dislike their family members. The family that has no clue that I cannot "fix" their Alzheimer's/dementia Mom or Dad, and who refuse to see just how far their disease has...