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  1. UM Review RN

    Let's play: What's that word mean?

    UM Review RN replied to blueberrybon's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Goofy definition sentence: "They're now using devices at work to tragus." Actual definition TRAGUS: the little piece of skin in front of your ear that put your finger on to stop
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    Let's play: What's that word mean?

    UM Review RN replied to blueberrybon's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Oops. My bad.
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    Let's play: What's that word mean?

    UM Review RN replied to blueberrybon's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    OK, OK, I'll stop messing around.:chair: Ayurveda: an ancient medical system
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    Let's play: What's that word mean?

    UM Review RN replied to blueberrybon's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Can I use it in a sentence instead? Pannus: Don't getcher pannus in an uproar. Ayurveda: Ayurveda pon the coffee table again?
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    Scrub top design

    UM Review RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I wish they would make a scrub top that's a plain color with just a big RN on the back of it. What would you like to see in a scrubs
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    Oops! I showed up on my day off!

    UM Review RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Which I guess is better than not showing up if you're scheduled. But it also makes me feel pretty doggoned stupid. I probably make that mistake about two or three times a year. How often do you make a...
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    Scrub top design

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

    How about a scrub top that has nursing symbols on
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    Scrub top design

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

    Check out the aviator scrubs. I'm gonna get me some of these.
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    Scrub top design

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

    Maybe for the ER, it needs to be bullet-proof. For me -- tele -- I just need something in a
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    Telemetry/heart attack scenario help

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

    I'd leave him on the monitor also, given his circumstances and his
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    The CMA Debate

    UM Review RN replied to sharona97's topic in General Nursing

    Come to think of it, I recall one person who took most of the RN courses, then challenged the LPN NCLEX and passed. My apologies for getting the thread off-topic. Carry
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    The CMA Debate

    UM Review RN replied to sharona97's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for clarifying, Sharona. Here in Florida, the LPN course leads to certification and then after passing NCLEX-LPN, the LPN is licensed. No college courses involved, just tech school. Whereas...
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    The CMA Debate

    UM Review RN replied to sharona97's topic in General Nursing

    Not to nitpick, but I never knew you could get an LPN license by going through an Associates
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    How you trat the pateint u r taking care of?

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

    Hello and welcome to Allnurses. I'm not sure I understand your first question, so I'll skip it. I see that your location is Lebanon, so I guess English is not your first language. #2. Yes, I do care...
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    Wondering how others deal with RUDE patients, docs, colleagues?????

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

    I agree with Tweety. Two wrongs don't make a right. Although I also have my little challenges, I grit my teeth and do my best. After all, it takes effort to retaliate and it's simply not worth my...
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    Transfering pt to Long term facility

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

    Our hospital just copies the entire chart and sends it with the patient. No nurse to nurse report. No problem. :) Maybe you should suggest
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    It's sometimes hard being a nurse of color isn't it?

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

    Forgive me, haven't had time to read the entire thread, but here's my quick take on this: Think of it as an opportunity. Bring your best to your job and do your best for every patient regardless of...
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    Stroke nurses please read: GRANDPAS HUGS

    UM Review RN replied to bethem's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Stat head CT? Tylenol for temp over 99? Nice
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    "let loose the nurses of war"

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

    Several interesting threads about this are found here. https://allnurses.com/forums/f50/ma-saying-shes-same-rn-132610.html https://allnurses.com/forums/f43/mas-being-used-nurses-7080.html...
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    Bling on the job?

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

    I wear my wedding band, that's it. It has small stones set into it. Nothing sharp. I don't even wear earrings to work any more because they tend to get caught on my hair or my stethoscope and pull out...
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    Rapid Response Team for Families

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

    It's more than that, though. Unwarranted requests waste valuable resources by tying us up where we are not needed. Because we cannot be in two places at once, unwarranted calls could delay treatment...
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    No blood draw from IV starts?

    UM Review RN replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    I always draw labs from our direct admits from the new IV access to minimize sticks. Never had a problem, plus I get bonus points from the patient/family when I tell them what I'm doing and
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    Rapid Response Team for Families

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

    I'd report that to the Medical Director and/or Risk
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    Rapid Response Team for Families

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

    OK, that's completely over the top. Is this another customer service initiative or is this another ploy to deskill nursing? Don't those idiots realize that lives will be lost due to the increased...
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    ALL Nurses should have to be a REAL patient

    UM Review RN replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a patient and it has helped me to see things from the patient's perspective a lot better. It doesn't make me a better nurse, just a more compassionate one. Some examples of my experiences...