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    lpn

    P_RN replied to countrylane123's topic in General Nursing

    lol i luv it
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    MD's submitting false nursing school records

    P_RN replied to crazy8's topic in International Nursing

    moderator note: no names
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    Nurses, Policemen and Firemen

    P_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is anyone familiar with the tragedy in Charleston SC with the deaths of 9 firefighters on Tuesday morniing? The funeral was Friday and was attended by at least 500-750 firefighters from all over the...
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    vertigo, nurse detectives?

    P_RN replied to Freshman RN's topic in General Nursing

    Tazzi is correct. Please ask for a diagnosis from your primary provider. Thread
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    How much did you take out in student loans?

    P_RN replied to jewelshouse's topic in General Nursing

    Prepare to be amazed: My BSN program was $13 semester hour. I did 2 1/2 years there til hubby got drafted & we moved away. When we returned I did a 2 semester ASN for less than $900. Of course...
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    Scheduling woes

    P_RN replied to ICRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I had a 5 pm flight to London.Leaving from Charlotte 120 mi away from my house. My manager couldn't understand why I couldn't work til 330 as the airport was only 90 mins away. I had a Bible...
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    Wacko RN - Write Up vs. Direct Report

    P_RN replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    Your place doesn't have a Security department? If a bystander did that you'd call them wouldn't you? As far as diabetes, that could be a possibility. My late SIL climbed a fire lookout tower because...
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    chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    P_RN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    What NEEDS to be done is for these patients to be seen and pain managed by a pain specialist who has total control over their first hours to days of hospitalization. My place had and entire...
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    Finally got chronic pain relief withOUT narcs!!!

    P_RN replied to SK-222's topic in General Nursing

    Gabapentin is my dear friend. I haven't tried Lyrica but from what I've read it is quite similar in effect. I have taken from 100 mg gabapentin a day to as much as 1200 mg a day. It takes titration...
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    chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    P_RN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I am also a chronic pain patient. I have been unable to work for the past 8 years. I take no narcotics now, but I have in the past. Fortunately I am able to maintain on neuroleptics and muscle...
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    Nurses with disabilities

    P_RN replied to Icare4u2's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Back injured nurse her. (BIN) for short. I belong to a group (non-profit) called work injured nurses (WING USA) http://www.wingusa.org/ Of course this in particular interest to us BIN, but there is a...
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    Come, All You Nurse Detectives

    P_RN replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a stone in my salivary gland below my tongue. Exact same taste you describe. Doc took what looked like a tiny crochet hook and snagged it out. Immediately taste was
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    Feed back about Lanting College

    P_RN replied to corie1113's topic in International Nursing

    From what i gather this is a BAD idea. Youa re already in prenursing here-correct? IMHO you should suck up the waiting time here and
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    alli ~ diet pill

    P_RN replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not really ready to spend all my time in the
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    Thankyou all, I found something!!!!!!

    P_RN replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent
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    Can I challenge the LPN Boards?

    P_RN replied to LiLSouthernAngel's topic in General Nursing

    This is the response I received from the SC BON. Apparently in SC in some instances you
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    Step 2 Diet (coronary artery disease) Shrimp?

    P_RN replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4764 Step diets are not used in the aha anymore. Seems like I recall the cholesterol in shrimp is a different or better or some such . Anyway...
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    doula? baby nurse??

    P_RN replied to newlvngrad's topic in General Nursing

    Hi newlvngrad.Many Self employed nurses visit out Entrepreneurs forum at https://allnurses.com/forums/f56/ How much experience do you have in nursing? I delayed 4 years in getting into hospital...
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    Pruritis at the movies?

    P_RN replied to nptobee's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness YES! ACE hardware (no financial interest) has an aerosol dust mite killer(made of some "-rethrin" not pyrethrin though., with no fragrance. You can even spray it on yourself. You...
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    hyperstension/hypertension

    P_RN replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    Typo My favorite word checker is Word Web which refers to the spelling error and says the nearest is
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    Nurses, Policemen and Firemen

    P_RN replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all. I knew I wasn't alone. My sister is married to a retired policeman-district sargeant. He's now a policeman at the fenderal court house. We had several nights we didn't sleep...
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    pain assessment and reassessments

    P_RN replied to heaverboo's topic in Orthopedic

    One thing I found is including the patient and family in the assessment. "Call me at 4 o'clock (hour after med) and tell me how well it worked". -not IF it worked When they call you, go see them and...
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    I'm sure I'll get 10,000 replies saying to run, run, run from this place!

    P_RN replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    No abandonment if you don't accept assignment. Run to the 10th power, run. Call the cops, call the ombudsman, call corporate and tell them you will NOT accept assignment, you will NOT return, you...
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    Hospital to charge employees who smoke

    P_RN replied to lpn2rnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    this sounds prejudicial to a lot of people. if the $5 were going toward building a smoking area, then maybe. i've never smoked, but both my parents did, i take etoh once in a blue moon, about 40#...
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    Help! O/T Gift Idea?

    P_RN replied to KMSCayne's topic in General Nursing

    My family has sent me gifts at work before. It's a touch and go situation. Most of the time I didn't get them though. Send the gift at a time when she is home to receive