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    Question about Jackson Pratt Drains & retention sutures

    Jay-Jay replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    I remove JP's all the time! We get a LOT of breast cancer surgeries, and they always have a JP or Hemovac. Quite often, the MD gives orders for the nurse to remove them. Even our RPN's (LPN's) are...
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    salivary stone

    Jay-Jay replied to jwy66's topic in General Nursing

    I had the duct under my tongue block up when I was in nursing school. My GP managed to get me an emergency appt. with an ENT surgeon. He plopped me down in his chair, and went in after it with a...
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    B12 Injections - Teach the Family?

    Jay-Jay replied to Jay-Jay's topic in Home Health

    In Ontario, we have a protocol for determining when it is safe to delegate a nursing task to someone who is not trained for it. One of the criteria is that the task has to be done often enough for...
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    Charting Bloopers

    Jay-Jay replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    I am currently giving IV Abx. to a patient, who, according to the client list I get from the office, has an "Infected Page Maker site." Wow, that must have been SOME computer virus!!
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    Tips for Dressing to Scrotum?

    Jay-Jay replied to Jay-Jay's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Hmmm....possibly could do the same thing with Steri strips, too. Yes, I can 'see' what you're
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    Tips for Dressing to Scrotum?

    Jay-Jay replied to Jay-Jay's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Not sterile enough, I'm afraid, unless I used it to hold the ABD pad in place. I mean we are talking a pretty MAJOR wound here: SIX surgeries on the scrotum (!!!) Even the surgeon is wondering how...
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    Why LPN??

    Jay-Jay replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Have PM'd the poster re. the above post, which was in response to some posts made in 2001. Also, have asked the other mods re. the possible need to lock this thread. In the meantime, please, please...
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    Nursing, God's Work

    Jay-Jay replied to Nurse Nevada's topic in General Nursing

    Carol, I stand corrected! Thank
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    Nursing, God's Work

    Jay-Jay replied to Nurse Nevada's topic in General Nursing

    Very true, Fab4! I've known some wonderful homemakers, cleaners, etc. My mom's had the same cleaning lady for 40 years, and she is an absolute gem! She's even volunteered to come and stay overnight...
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    Nursing, God's Work

    Jay-Jay replied to Nurse Nevada's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that's true, jl, and sometimes when we just 'fall' into a line of work it's not the right one. And no, being 'called' is NOT a 'bunch of hooey'. It does not happen often, but, speaking from a...
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    Nursing, God's Work

    Jay-Jay replied to Nurse Nevada's topic in General Nursing

    It makes me angry that EVERY TIME someone starts a thread about their faith, they are jumped on, always by the same people. I must ask you all to chill out and back off. Those who have a faith in...
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    Have you ever given report to the next shift...

    Jay-Jay replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    They can't interrup the tape.... HAH!! When I was a lowly student, on this one particular unit, nurses TALKED all the way through report!! IT DROVE ME NUTZ!! And (as a lowly student!) I felt I...
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    Receptionist drawing meds

    Jay-Jay replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    They do indeed, Karen. What is happening here is highly illegal. Only nurses and licensed practical nurses with a med. administration certificate can give medications or draw them up. Many...
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    LPNs co-signing blood

    Jay-Jay replied to John Cusano's topic in General Nursing

    Hi...I've corrected the typo in the thread title. Co-singing blood?? Gave me the willies, it did! I thought only RN's could co-sign. Theory being, if you co-sign, you're responsible for hanging...
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    Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

    Jay-Jay replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Gotta vent!! GRRR!! Teenager with pilonidal sinus and an attitude! She screamed her bloody head off as I was trying to pack it. I backed off...shouldn't have done so....she decided she didn't want...
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    Roaches are going to drive me out of home care!!!

    Jay-Jay replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    OMG!!! Guess what I just finished doing tonight?? Licking 30 envelopes to send out invitations for a party!!
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    Roaches are going to drive me out of home care!!!

    Jay-Jay replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    OMG!!! Guess what I just finished doing tonight?? Licking 30 envelopes to send out invitations for a party!!
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    what qualifies?

    Jay-Jay replied to kcrnsue's topic in Home Health

    Same here. Are you in Canada
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    Drawing Blood From PICC Lines

    Jay-Jay replied to rileygrl11's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Why not? The reason isn't obvious to me! I would think you would not want to do a peripheral draw on a pt. receiving heparin, because they are much more likely to bleed from the puncture site and get...
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    Cold Pot????

    Jay-Jay replied to RNsweetie's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard the term. I agree, 02 at 3 lpm should be delivered by NP. COLD could stand for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, but the POT part has me scratching my head. Anyone else? Any RT's out...
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    The most pee ever.....

    Jay-Jay replied to KC CHICK's topic in General Nursing

    Had a patient when I was in pre-grad who we thought was going to code. I don't recall the dx, just that he was either a para- or a quad, and was having a lot of difficulty breathing. They had him...
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    Drawing Blood From PICC Lines

    Jay-Jay replied to rileygrl11's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Voumes for peds are smaller, of course. Usually with an adult blood draw, we waste a whole vial of blood (red topped tube, which I think is about 7 mls.) Flushing is done pre and post with 10 cc NS,...
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    Drawing Blood From PICC Lines

    Jay-Jay replied to rileygrl11's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have often done blood draws on PICC lines in the community. You have to know what type of line it is, however. Some have special one-way valves that can be damaged by pulling back on a syringe....
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    Quit nursing school due to head games.

    Jay-Jay replied to BioRN's topic in General Students

    Bio, wish I'd seen this thread before you quit, so I could have offered my encouragement. So sorry for you!! I too went back to school to be a nurse after getting a degree in Biology. I too had a...
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    hearing aids and stethoscopes - HELP!

    Jay-Jay replied to NCLauree's topic in General Nursing

    I have a severe hearing loss in one ear, and a moderately severe in the other. I have a Littman stethescope with an amplifier that works off a 475 hearing aid battery. Works great, had it 12 years,...