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    Sharpies to label transparent dressing

    applewhitern replied to Chisca's topic in Infectious Disease

    AmoLucia, yes, we have had that discussion, too. Our nurse manager would have a fit if we used a permanent, sharpie-type pen on an IV bag, claiming that it would absorb. We don't put dates on our IV...
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    PAWP

    applewhitern replied to LNRN11's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We do all the time. We have one doctor in particular who just LOVES swans, and it seems every one of his patient's get one, whether they need it or not. I have read that a lot of places aren't using...
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    Calculator at work?

    applewhitern replied to 1Luv_xo's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in many different hospitals in my 25 years of nursing. Some of the smaller hospitals do not have a full-time, 24/7 pharmacist, and do not have fancy IV pumps that calculate drip rates...
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    Calculator at work?

    applewhitern replied to 1Luv_xo's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you may carry a calculator. Be aware, however, that you will have to be able to pass math and/or calculation tests in school, and your particular school may not allow a calculator during...
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    Help!! I'm shut out of the NCLEX exam!

    applewhitern replied to NurseCookie2013's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    At my university, an 83 was failing. You could only make 84% or above; you had to have a 94 to make an
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    Allergy to soap?

    applewhitern replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    We once had a doctor who had problems with the skin on his hands. He would wear two (2) pair of gloves~take one off, wash hands with one pair of gloves still on. I know that really doesn't solve the...
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    Scrub the hub

    applewhitern replied to arbldj1234's topic in General Nursing

    Of course we were taught that. I went to school in the 80's and back then we were required to swab a central line hub with betadine. I have noticed nurses who don't bother to swab anything, period....
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    "Wait for the nurse"

    applewhitern replied to brido's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It has nothing to do with "how hard a nurse has worked for that title" or anything like that. The laws are in place to protect the
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    Are you married sweetie?"

    applewhitern replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree, they are just making "small talk." Besides, we ask them all kinds of personal questions, so maybe they think it is
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    New Grad Mistake!

    applewhitern replied to CaligirlRN75's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Since you said the patient's neck was stiffening and she could not move her tongue, I would not have questioned this
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    No call/ No show

    applewhitern replied to Redder's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility has a 2 hour call-in window, thank goodness. I agree, how do you know what you will feel like 4 hours ahead of time? The last time I went to work sick (I thought I could make it through...
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    Limitations on Nursing Student Experiences

    applewhitern replied to nurseethel's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am not an instructor, but I worked in Pediatric ICU at a major teaching facility for many years. And no, our students were not allowed to touch the children in the ICU. They could only take some...
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    Scrubs!!

    applewhitern replied to BBB<3's topic in General Students

    Hmmmm. I think you guys should have to wear the white dress with white stockings, white nursing shoes, and cap, like I had to wear when I was a student in the dark ages. just
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    Size matters? (IV question)

    applewhitern replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    We will use a 20 for blood. If we use a 22, we have to get a doctor's order to use it. At my old hospital, a huge teaching facility, they didn't care what size we used. They always said a red-blood...
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    Size matters? (IV question)

    applewhitern replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    PSU_213, our CT machines require a 20 or larger in the AC. It has nothing to do with the tech at my hospital. They simply are not allowed to do a CT without a 20g A/C; something about the...
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    Travel Nurse Assignment in Houston

    applewhitern replied to chubby40's topic in Travel

    I rented a 2 BR, furnished apartment in Houston for $1600 per month. This included all utilities, and was gated (safe.) I would need to know what hospital you are talking about in Houston, as far as...
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    Horrible Monday, lost job, extremely late to another job interview

    applewhitern replied to sw1242's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nothing really to add, but want to point out to any new grads reading this, how easy it is to make a med error. This nurse passed nursing school, passed NCLEX, but managed to fail the dosage...
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    Made a dangerous mistake

    applewhitern replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    You can "push" magnesium sulfate IV in certain situations. We used to "push" it all the time for seizures, torsades, and other stuff. Pushing it fast in this manner is usually OK unless the patient...
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    "Wait for the nurse"

    applewhitern replied to brido's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have LPN's in our doctor's offices in my area. Most of the Medical Assistants that I personally know work in the hospitals. There are a few random doctors that have an RN follow them around, but...
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    Nursing License

    applewhitern replied to tke4life556's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My state sends us a plastic credit-card type with a halogram on it. We use it to "swipe" for classes, etc., just as you would swipe a bank card. Has our name and registered nurse number on it;...
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    Testing out of A&P

    applewhitern replied to beccaboo322's topic in General Students

    If you were unsure about this, then you need to check with your school and go over their curriculum carefully. In nursing, one thing builds from another. For instance, my school required A&P...
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    Patient Care Nurse

    applewhitern replied to boushie87's topic in General Nursing

    I guess things have changed since I was a nursing graduate. We could give meds and anything else during the time we graduated and then took boards. Of course, if we failed state boards, we were...
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    People really believe this????

    applewhitern replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Carolinapooh. If you earned the title, why shouldn't you be free to use it, regardless what discipline it's
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    Definition of the word nurse

    applewhitern replied to Destiny'skid's topic in General Nursing

    "Nurse" is a protected title in most states. This is not to protect the nurse; it is to protect the public from someone claiming to be a nurse, but who isn't. If someone represents themselves as a...
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    Low census

    applewhitern replied to mstoltenberg's topic in General Nursing

    I am in the deep south, Florida and Alabama; our census has been extremely low. Feast or famine, it