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  1. Will severe spinal stenosis prevent me from nursing?

    *Posh* replied to Butterfly0328's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Yes! Three years ago, I started having severe back pain and was dx w/ spinal stenosis, ruptured disks and degenerative disk disease in L4,5 - S1. I developed arthritis and bone spurs. I had numbness...

  2. can u be a nurse with hyperhidrosis?

    *Posh* replied to kmccl0013's topic in General Nursing

    "Virgin at a prison rodeo"!! I see I'm not the only Golden Girls fan here....

  3. can u be a nurse with hyperhidrosis?

    *Posh* replied to kmccl0013's topic in General Nursing

    Drysol works really well for my hubby. I tend to sweat when I get nervous. I researched it and had my PCP put me on PRN Clonidine. Works like a

  4. Patients dead from infected IV's....

    *Posh* replied to MassED's topic in General Nursing

    Those poor nurses... I wouldn't trade places with them for anything. You know they're being blamed for it, no matter what really

  5. Can't get a hold of Dr.!

    *Posh* replied to txdon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Many times. All you can do is document it. I suppose you can write the dr up but I have never been blessed with having to do that

  6. What is continue education / contact hours? License Renewal! Need help!

    *Posh* replied to hnt1987's topic in General Nursing

    CEU's/contact hours, all the same thing. I'm from TX. I don't remember what site I go to, but go to the BON website and it will give you info on where to go for CEU's (in TX anyway). I have never...

  7. Overwhelmed new grad, need tips

    *Posh* replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ask the other nurses for tips but do not take any short-cuts they may suggest, no matter how tempting it may be. A lot of nurses do this and it's easy to form bad habits, especially as a new grad. If...

  8. Why do we do this?

    *Posh* replied to dzadzey's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of this until now. I am absolutely horrified. I can only imagine how helpless you

  9. Breaking out of LTC

    *Posh* replied to mehitabela's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure you have a killer resume! Why don't you sign up with an agency? That's how I started networking when I moved to a new city. Had a great time working in different hospitals and received...

  10. Need some advise....PLEASE!!

    *Posh* replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Nursing

    Same here... $14 an hour? Forget it. I would not stay a day longer! Besides, at least you'll get a little more hands-on while getting your RN. We all deserve to like our job at least part of the...

  11. Appalled at LTC standards of nursing care

    *Posh* replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I cannot weigh in on the LTC question since I have always worked acute care. What I can say, however, is that I am an LVN (in my state) and no, one year less education does not a bad nurse make....

  12. LPN goin beyond scope of practice

    *Posh* replied to SweetheartRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Agreed... you are a brand new nurse. According to one of your posts, you had a problem with this LPN having this position anyway. You really need to let this go. Your attitude is a prime example of...

  13. LPN goin beyond scope of practice

    *Posh* replied to SweetheartRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just because it's anonymous doesn't mean they won't figure it out... I sure would. Especially since you've already said something about

  14. LPN goin beyond scope of practice

    *Posh* replied to SweetheartRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We do, too. We initiate iv's, push meds... the only thing we don't push are cardiac drugs. I've worked with a few RN's that I've prayed for my pt's safety when they were pushing those meds, but that's...

  15. LPN goin beyond scope of practice

    *Posh* replied to SweetheartRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    To answer your original question, if it were me I would think long and hard before reporting something like this to the board. I don't know how much experience you have, but it sounds like you have a...

  16. LPN goin beyond scope of practice

    *Posh* replied to SweetheartRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree... Where I'm from, LPN's can do admission assessments with an RN's co-signature and discharges all day long. Are you really considering reporting this nurse to the BON for this?

  17. Vocational nurse training cost???

    *Posh* replied to Ikram29's topic in California Nursing

    I'm from Texas and I paid $5,000 including books. It was a hospital program and our instructors were more like Marine Corp drill instructors. AWESOME clinicals - 7a - 4p, started at 2 days a week,...

  18. Dr. Scholls Dance Clogs

    *Posh* posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have two pair that I LOVE to wear for work. I still wear my Dansko's every so often, but these are like walking on air. They're cute, too - every time I wear them I get compliments from the other...