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    Trendelenburg positioning

    applewhitern replied to KBICU's topic in Critical Care

    We stopped this practice years ago at my previous facility. Now I work at a hospital where I see this all the time, but it is mostly because the nurses here do things the way they were done 30 years...
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    Is your workplace haunted?

    applewhitern replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    An elderly, completely bedbound woman was brought into our hospital from the nursing home. She was contracted, and had been living at the nursing home for many years. She was also aphasic. This old...
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    The Disrespect Of Nurses

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

    Management at my facility does nothing to protect the nurse. All that matters is the "patient satisfaction scores." They don't want police involved because it looks bad "in the community." If a...
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    Full Moon Syndrome: Fact or Fiction

    applewhitern replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught waaaaayyyyy back in nursing school that this was never proven..... I have personally never noticed a
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    Clientell Satisfaction

    applewhitern replied to Born_2BRN's topic in General Nursing

    If I transferred a call with a physician on the line, to a patient's room, I wouldn't have a job the next day! My facility is only interested in keeping the "customer and their family" happy, and...
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    What happens when patients make false accusations of abuse against nurses??

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

    With re-imbursement being dependent on "patient satisfaction scores" to a certain extent, my current hospital takes every single complaint seriously, no matter how trivial or ridiculous. I don't know...
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    Any new grads having major employment problems?

    applewhitern replied to lsid16's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Just this past week, my local newspaper printed an article about the mythical "nurse shortage" and how people should go to nursing school so they can get a job. Under the comments section, several...
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    Written up and confused.

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

    Wow. In my 23 years of experience, I've never heard of having to have an order to orally suction a patient in this manner. We suction our hospice patients, and hospice actually set up a portable...
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    As an experienced RN, do you like/dislike having a student nurse assigned to you?

    applewhitern replied to jamie32764's topic in General Students

    I don't mind students, as long as they are willing to learn something. I have had quite a few who would be quick to tell me "I already know that," or "We've already done that." It would be better...
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    Would you become an RN again if you had the choice?

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

    No, I wouldn't be an RN today. I don't even know where to start. The public treats us like we are waitresses instead of educated professionals. You can't tell a patient that you were busy in...
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    Question about PPN/IVP meds.

    applewhitern replied to Herman66's topic in Patient Medications

    We never "push"
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    Suggest "certifications"

    applewhitern replied to texasmum's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, if you read deeper on the AHA's site it does refer to it as a
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    Suggest "certifications"

    applewhitern replied to texasmum's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to work in any area (tele/ICU/PICU) prior to taking ACLS or PALS. As a matter of fact, many job postings require ACLS before even applying for the job. A lot of schools are now...
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    ADN/ASN RN vs BSN RN

    applewhitern replied to libran1984's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The ADN prepared nurse takes all the courses necessary to pass NCLEX and obtain an RN license, actually the same test the BSN takes. In regards to what your manager said, when I was in the ADN...
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    Doctors disrespect Male nurses.

    applewhitern replied to Jimmyjuice's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have been an RN for 23 years now, and I have never noticed any doctor disrespecting a male nurse, nor have I ever heard a male nurse say that he thought he was treated disrepectfully. Stop...
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    How many of you here wear ted/support hose to work?

    applewhitern replied to violet_violet's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My friend who is a cardiologist wears them, and he highly recommends them for anyone who is on their feet all day. Actually, most of his staff wears them, too. Why be embarrassed? You are a health...
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    Common nicknames for hospital items.

    applewhitern replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Airplane bath. I'll let you figure it
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    Are C's really the new A's in nursing school?

    applewhitern replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in General Students

    In my ADN program, you had to make 94 or above for an A. An 83 or less was failure. When some of the students petitioned for them to change the grade status, they said they "would not lower their...
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    WHY does a B.S. + RN not equal BSN

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

    When I went thru the ADN program back in 1987, microbiology and pathophysiology were required. I thought all ADN programs required micro. When I went thru the BSN program, the only difference was...
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    What kind of little "Thanks" does your hospital give, or are they too cheap?

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

    I don't need another keychain, change purse, cup or tumbler with the company logo on it. My hospital is extremely cheap about a lot of things, but when things get tough financially, they have the...
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    Are LPN's being phased out?

    applewhitern replied to JSlovex2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It depends on your state, and the facility in which you work. Our LPN's cannot hang anything to a central line, flush them, or re-dress them. If you just follow your facility's policy, you will be...
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    Do doctors treat male nurses different than female nurses?

    applewhitern replied to Nolander's topic in Men in Nursing

    We have a lot of doctors who are from countries other than the United States. We have noticed that some of them treat the female nurses like "third class citizens." Most "fit in" and do not...
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    Order for Port-a-Cath lab draws?

    applewhitern replied to jdsp87's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have never worked in any facility that allowed phlebotomists to touch a port or central line
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    People really do ask you for medical advice! Wow...

    applewhitern replied to tenjuna's topic in General Students

    Please be careful about giving medical advice. You might be seen as "practising medicine without a license." Yes, it is OK to tell people they need to see their doctor, or tell them they need to...
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    Working night shift, difficulty sleeping during the day!

    applewhitern replied to gloryfied's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Oh, just thought of something. If you try the benadryl or melatonin, try it when you are off, to see how if affects you. Benadryl causes me to have a hangover feeling. And melatonin can interfere...