QuilterLPN

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  1. central line needle-less connector changes

    QuilterLPN posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Just a quick question about how to determine when it is time to change a cap or needle-less connector on a central line. The policy where I work states they must be changed q72hours, or daily for TPN,...

  2. central line needle-less connector changes

    QuilterLPN replied to QuilterLPN's topic in MICU, SICU

    thanks for all the

  3. How to prepare for ACLS?

    QuilterLPN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    any thoughts on how to get ready for ACLS, when I've never had it before? I just finished PALS, and it wasn't that hard, but I've heard that ACLS is

  4. A question for RN's and RN students.

    QuilterLPN replied to craigm's topic in General Nursing

    Public health jobs frequently require BSN. If you have the choice between the two, and you can get in now to the BSN - do that. It may be another year or two before you get into the ADN program....

  5. should I transfer?

    QuilterLPN replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    holy

  6. Good place to buy scrubs in Portland?

    QuilterLPN posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hi, I am looking for somewhere around the Portland area to buy some scrubs. I would like to try them on before I make a purchase. The last time I bought some mail-order, they just didn't fit very...

  7. Taking a child off life support

    QuilterLPN replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    Doctors are not obligated to provide futile care. Sounds like this is futile

  8. Over-prescribing antibiotics at its best! (i can't believe this happened)

    QuilterLPN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe she needs her adenoids out! I had a mouth breather behind me in class for a while. It DROVE ME CRAZY!! Maybe the Doc was a little irritated

  9. ripping an arm out of a socket...is this true

    QuilterLPN replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    So why is this nurse giving patient care if she cannot use her arm (to help transfer patients) without it dislocating? We had a nurse on staff who had shoulder surgery, and she couldn't come back to...

  10. IV push ativan...please help this student!:)

    QuilterLPN replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    I have always diluted IV ativan (and it looks like most other folks here do too) because it is so viscous. It has the consistency of pancake syrup. And then if you dilute it in a 10 ml prefilled...

  11. Patches left in public

    QuilterLPN replied to amgo24's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Could it have been the type of patch that you clip leads on? You said the label was down, from the underside they look alot

  12. Students... hobbies?

    QuilterLPN replied to tutusandfrogs's topic in General Students

    Depends on how many other obligations (work, family) you've got going. I wasn't working during school, but took care of children and home, etc. My "free" time was spent doing laundry and taking boys...

  13. Tipping a doctor, acceptable?

    QuilterLPN replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    It would seem to me highly unethical for the doctor to accept such a gift. Cookies, chocolates ok, but $2000? I believe that's considered "conduct unbecoming" for nurses, seems like that would apply...

  14. Nursing shortages? Not in my area!

    QuilterLPN replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Come to the Gorge! The hospital in The Dalles has several openings. Hood River probably has too, but housing is cheaper in The Dalles. Good

  15. Anyone have a huge student loan bill?

    QuilterLPN replied to dreamBIG's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You know, it might be worth your while to look into loan re-payment programs for your state. There are many places (like my area), that if you work full time as a nurse, the gov't will repay your...

  16. Hello I am taking a pole

    QuilterLPN replied to michw2's topic in General Nursing

    ROFLOL! See, now I was thinking of the North Pole! Personally, I am a RN, but I have LPN in my username. I started posting on Allnurses when I was a LPN, now that I have my RN - I just haven't updated...

  17. Friend nonsupportive...opinions?

    QuilterLPN replied to Jerico's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Maybe

  18. Kid Question...

    QuilterLPN replied to FNPhopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned "Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems", by Dr. Richard Ferber. This book should be given to every new parent! The ideas in the book are similar to the...

  19. Are 12 hr shifts long and drawn out?

    QuilterLPN replied to FirstYear2005's topic in General Nursing

    Whether I've worked 8's or 12's, there never seems to be enough time in the day to do all the things that need to be done! You are doing the right things now, like learning about ADL's and watching...

  20. I'm so happy I'm getting teary-eyed!!

    QuilterLPN replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    congratulations! How nice it is for people to hand out "atta-boys" once in a while. I got a couple myself during my last shift. I had 2 patients say, "wow, I bet you've been doing this a long...

  21. "Gray areas" in med pass scariest

    QuilterLPN replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Depends on what the med is, IMO. If they only want half of that pain pill, fine. I'll chart that. A psych med may be a different story. What are their symptoms? Do they really need all of it? Are...

  22. Allergy shots SQ or intramuscular?

    QuilterLPN replied to nurscee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow I had this same question a few weeks ago. My hubby just started allergy shots (you should have seen his skin test - holy moly - he reacted to everything). So I explained that after the first few...

  23. Question about obtaining POA for aging parent

    QuilterLPN replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    perhaps a good place to start would be with a "power of attorney for health care", (that's what it is called in Oregon anyway - your state may differ). The POAHC is one component of a living will,...

  24. How do you decompress after work?

    QuilterLPN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had a difficult shift this afternoon, and was called off after only 4 hours. That's fine, I can go home, kiss my kids good night and go to bed. Well, I woke up a few hours later and laid in bed...

  25. How do you decompress after work?

    QuilterLPN replied to QuilterLPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    *Sigh* I am not a drinker. Something tells me that if I drank a little, then I would drink alot. Too many grandparents were alcoholics, watched my grandma die of liver failure, not pretty. But the...