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    Different Piggyback Antibiotics, Same IV Tubing??

    applewhitern replied to Pinky89's topic in Medical-Surgical

    At one place I worked, the pharmacist made this the policy for secondary tubing. We used the same tubing for
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    Word of advice

    applewhitern replied to NURSE 2014's topic in General Nursing

    I used to have panic attacks and severe anxiety problems, too. Turns out it was my thyroid. When my doctor would check it, sometimes it would be very hyperactive, then other times it would be...
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    Pre paid tuition available??

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

    This was popular back in the 80's at a time when there was a shortage of registered nurses, at least in my area, anyway. The nursing classes were pre-paid for you, but you had to pay the core classes...
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    Do you stand up for yourself to patients?

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

    It really depends on where you work and the culture of your work environment. Where I live, we are a work-at-will state, and you can and will be fired for any reason. Also, we do not have unions....
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    Snapshots vs. The Big Picture

    applewhitern replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Seems like this manager would jump in and help out on a severely understaffed unit. Instead she comments that the call bell has been going off for more than 3 minutes? Could she not answer it?...
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    Do you stand up for yourself to patients?

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

    Our facility will side with the patient and their families. The nurse is always at fault. The patient/visitor can talk to you anyway they want to, treat you any way they want to, threaten you, lie...
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    D.O.N' S Practising Favortism by hiring freinds only

    applewhitern replied to nurselg1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Both nepotism and favoritism are alive and well at my facility. DON has been there forever, hires all her family/friends, so it isn't always just someone who is new that does this. We have people...
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    applewhitern replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You would be fired and escorted out of the building if you were caught with a gun at my
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    Professionalism as an LPN

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

    I work with three LPN's every day at my job. I perform the duties they aren't allowed to do. I also have my own group of patients, same number as the LPN's. I cannot, and will not, check all their...
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    Professionalism as an LPN

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

    I am also confused as to how anyone would know a patient would need IV insulin "at the beginning of the shift." I have been an RN for 23 years, and I have never known at the beginning of the shift...
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    Professionalism as an LPN

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

    In my facility, the RN takes a full patient load, PLUS has to perform IV pushes for the LPNs. The RN also has to perform any duties pertaining to IV ports, central lines, blood products. Each state...
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    tums in an ng tube

    applewhitern replied to menardca's topic in General Nursing

    We use Tums for the calcium, not for an anti-acid. A lot of our elderly patients are on Tums, because it is a good source of calcium, and it is
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    Why do we eat our young?

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

    I am an older, experienced RN. It "used to be" that I would get paid a hefty amount in addition to my usual salary to orient new nurses. Now, I don't get one extra penny. It can be a lot of extra...
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    Dry Hands

    applewhitern replied to puroticorico's topic in General Nursing

    I thought certain ingredients caused the loss of integrity of the gloves, so that was why hospitals use lotions without petrolatum (?) or mineral oil (?). I can't remember which ingredient causes...
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    I can't use sick time I've earned??

    applewhitern replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    We can't use any of our's until we have been out for 3 days straight, and that is only if you actually have 240 hours in your "bank." Then, of course, you only get paid for that 3rd day; no pay for...
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    Next shift RN took over - help

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

    We always try to "cover everything" in one phone call. What the other nurse did was teamwork; don't sweat
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    New Nurse Wanting to Leave First Job

    applewhitern replied to kr1989's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Take the office job!! Try to work out a notice if you can; you do not want to burn bridges in
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    Was reprimanded and told to resign. Advice or thoughts would be appreciated.

    applewhitern replied to nurse20011's topic in General Nursing

    I've been thrown under the bus a few times in my career, too. Once I was three floors down, attending my patient to a V-Q scan (as was required at the time) when the wife of one of my elderly...
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    8 fired (3 Nurses) for refusing flu shot.

    applewhitern replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What about staff with allergies to flu vaccine ingredients? Do they get fired, too? I think if they fire nurses for this, they should also demand to see proof that anyone who comes in contact with a...
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    First Nursing Pay

    applewhitern replied to nurse_student1's topic in General Nursing

    I made $2.00 per hour working at a job in the 70's. My rent was $80 per month. Gas was somewhere between 32-55 cents per gallon, depending on the year. I would bring home about $90 per week, and...
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    First Nursing Pay

    applewhitern replied to nurse_student1's topic in General Nursing

    Don't remember, but probably work clothes. Back then my RN pay was $12 per hour. We wore white dresses with white hose and shoes, so I probably bought some whites. I do remember buying little gold...
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    Cant believe the nurse did.....

    applewhitern replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    We used to make our own magic mouthwash, too. All it contained was benadryl, viscous lidocaine, and maalox. (We used to use maalox on decubitus ulcers, etc., too.) Some of us older nurses had to...
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    Cant believe the nurse did.....

    applewhitern replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    I have never seen mouthwash in a hospital or LTC setting that contained alcohol, so it probably didn't
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    Feeling like a servant

    applewhitern replied to nurseywifeymommy1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our patients are not allowed in the refreshment room; they cannot just go in there and fetch their own drinks, ice, or snacks. Almost all of them are either on diabetic finger-sticks, or fall...
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    I cannot believe a nurse did this......

    applewhitern replied to shellybsn's topic in General Nursing

    Why is it always nurses that society wants to complain about? If it had been a doctor that tickled the child with the cotton ball, I bet not a darn thing would have been said. If your husband was...