Lenap

Lenap

Infusion, Oncology, Home Care, Med/Surg

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  1. Nclex

    Lenap replied to got2luvnights's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congratulations!

  2. Would you let your hospital treat your loved one?

    Lenap replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    It all depends on few factors. Do you know the docs well enough, how's nursing staffing,how long it takes to get admitted,.. etc In my (family) case I would definetely say YES! I know our docs and...

  3. Oncology as independent specialty floor or part of Med/Surg?

    Lenap posted a topic in Oncology

    For those of you working inpatient Oncology floor in a hospital settings : I am interested to know if your floor considered to be a separate specialty or is it part of a Med/Surg? Our oncology floor...

  4. Long night/week HELP!!!!!

    Lenap replied to shearernurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! What a week of hell! You are trully a "SUPERNURSE". You deserve a nice vacation after all

  5. would you be mad at your CNA?

    Lenap replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You did a right thing when you used your judgement and asessment skills when you saw your patient being in respiratory distress. I just don't understand if the RN for that pt. left the floor for the...

  6. PO Reg diet for pt w/ enteral tube?!

    Lenap posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just recently I had a pt w/ enteral feeding tube. Right at the begining of shift even before I took (taped) report on this patient, he vomited and his ENtube got dislodged, to be exact large part of...

  7. PO Reg diet for pt w/ enteral tube?!

    Lenap replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    I could not believe when i came back to work 2 days later and find out the pt was d/c home w/out enteral feeding tube! What was the point of inserting it, checking placement w/ x-ray-all this trouble...

  8. PO Reg diet for pt w/ enteral tube?!

    Lenap replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for replies. I guess this is more common than I thought possible. I agree 3rdShiftGuy that a lot of patients often get a 12hr continous feeding through the night (most often seen in pts on TPN)...

  9. GOOD nursing shoe suggestions other than Danskos??

    Lenap replied to NCNurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    I've tried Dansko but they felt way too uncomfortable for me. Bought Flexor by Ecco and I love them! They are so soft, light, flexible, and shock absorbing. Feels like you are walking barefoot. I...

  10. Do you work in unsafe neighborhood?

    Lenap posted a topic in General Nursing

    I see many job ads offering $10k-15k bonuses and $50+/hr pay for nights and weekends.....most of these offers come from hospitals which happen to be in extremely bad neighborhoods....for example West...

  11. PA loan forgiveness ???

    Lenap replied to opalmRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    http://www.pheaa.org/loanforgiveness/healthier_futures.shtml nursing loan forgiveness for healthier futures to help recruit and retain qualified nursing students in pennsylvania, the "nursing loan...

  12. What's your fav scrub store??

    Lenap replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had ordered from these stores. They have great service, huge selection and really good prices. http://www.uniformcity.com, http://www.jascouniforms.com

  13. old skills that we do not use anymore

    Lenap replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for info. i don't work in icu so i don't know if they stopped this practice. i can see all of the above reasons why it's not the best to use nss on pt's that are in coma , paralized or just bed...

  14. old skills that we do not use anymore

    Lenap replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a Head and neck CA floor and we still use NSS squirts before suctioning trach pts!!!!! And it does work!!!! Trust me! Nss helps pt to cough up all that mucus and makes it easier for me to...

  15. Anyone work 20 hour shifts?

    Lenap replied to bam_bam's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard of 20 hr shifts. This should be illegal. No one can function normally after getting less than 4 hrs of rest. I have heard of some jobs offering 16 hr shifts (actually paying for 40 hr but...

  16. Philadelphia Chromosome

    Lenap replied to luvrn's topic in Oncology

    This is a really sad case. It always breaks my heart to hear anyone has a bad prognoses. I once had this man with lung ca w/ mets to his brain. Only got diagnosed after family brought him to hospital...

  17. Philadelphia Chromosome

    Lenap replied to luvrn's topic in Oncology

    sorry, did not read your question correctly. tried to look up what it means to have an absent philadelphia chromosome. this is what i found: "about 40 years ago two forms of chronic myelocytic...

  18. Philadelphia Chromosome

    Lenap replied to luvrn's topic in Oncology

    the philadelphia chromosome results from a mutation called a translocation (two chromosomes break, then parts from each chromosome switch places). in cml, the translocation occurs between chromosomes...

  19. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    Lenap replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    This happened little over a year ago. 1 day after I was send home with my newborn I had difficulty breastfeeding my baby, so I paged my OB/GYN . Shortly I received a call back displayed as "U of P" on...

  20. weekend differential

    Lenap replied to allevi's topic in General Nursing

    No weekend shift differential (we have to work both Sat and Sun every other weekend) and no extra shift differential or bonus. Only 1 1/2 pay if overtime. We also get major number of call outs during...

  21. Birthing classes

    Lenap replied to burger914's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My husband and I never took childbirth classes because of our crazy schedules. Instead we read a lot of books and watched enough birth videos. We did just fine without lamaza/childbirth preparation...

  22. Wierdest thing you've found in a bedside table?

    Lenap replied to edouglas's topic in General Nursing

    One patient called me to say her bed was wet...and this was due to her voiding in a little emesis basin instead of a bedpan that was right next to her.And the emesis basin full of urine was sitting...

  23. Hating my first job

    Lenap replied to jbeck817's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think everyone feels the same way you do when starting out a new job! Most people it takes 1 yr to feel completely comfortable with a new job and it's tasks. Don't give up! With each day you will...

  24. "Too nice" to be a nurse?

    Lenap replied to Supercalifragilistic's topic in Nursing Career

    We need more nice nurses like you! Sometimes nurses forget that we are all human and we all need human touch. Our patients end up in the hospital not because they decided its a fun place to hang out....

  25. Discharge Flap

    Lenap replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    You are an excellent patient advocate ! You did a right thing in this situation. What would have happened if the patient died or got injured during transport? We deal with a lot of trach patients and...