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  1. P_RN

    Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

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

    The 11pm one...... :) :) When you DO return my page, please don't tell me you don't remember what you wrote, but you think you know what you meant to
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    Acetaminophen 500 mg recall Lot Numbers

    P_RN replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Some lots supplied by the Perrigo Company contained pieces of metal. Here is a portion of the
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    I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    P_RN replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Tell me why you are staying? And not that you love patients etc. What makes you want to stay? I suspect that your answer is because you want a good job reference or a good evaluation. Do you...
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    Gross bruising and scratches at surgical site

    P_RN replied to qaqueen's topic in Orthopedic

    I'm thinking what about fracture blisters? The edema stretches the skin and makes subcut blisters. Or perhaps she got her little fingers under the dressing? I'm allergic to betadine and I've done...
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    Piedmont Tech Greenwood SC

    P_RN replied to Carla25's topic in General Nursing

    You should have a faculty advisor. Check on that, because they can really save you time and money by telling you the courses you need and the order you need to take
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    Is Excelsior Accepted?

    P_RN replied to leeae85's topic in General Nursing

    in sc the nursing board is under labor, licensing and regulation. www.llr.state.sc.us/ i have also had problems calling them, but have had good luck in mail and email. there's a list of boards with...
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    Superiority in Health Care

    P_RN replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I worked with nicer people than some of you. PT was always wonderful, pharmacy is a busy place and every phone call they receive is someones Rx that is delayed for that call. Dietary was a...
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    Giving Multiple Shots

    P_RN replied to AlmostGolden's topic in General Nursing

    My DH has pernicious anemia and I have to give him injections q 2wk. He also needs an Iron injection 1x a mo. For awhile he also had allergy injections q 2wk. We've been married over 40years and it...
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    Nursing without license

    P_RN replied to TouchstoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's like that on my BON....with a list of disciplinary actions, the charge, the decision, the result, and the suspension or recision of the license. It goes way back I think to '99. On the...
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    ready to quit school, almost

    P_RN replied to catnip's topic in General Nursing

    And wait til you go to work as a nurse. Every floor in the hospital will have a different way to do things. Every team leader or charge nurse will have a different way of leading. Don't focus so...
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    Ok, silly/strange uniform question...

    P_RN replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    Wally world for turtles, Target in the exercise wear aisle, also some cheerleading places and gymnastic specialty stores. added: Like
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    Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

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

    Ok, how about when you had your hand operated on, and you came to my floor and asked ME to go to another floor to "show those nurses there" how to change a dressing. And how mad you got when I...
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    do nurses eat their young

    P_RN replied to teenynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mulan said it well. There are just grouchy people everywhere. Nursing is stressful. Nursing is also rewarding. When you get to be the senior nurse remember how you felt as a newbie. And yes, you...
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    ADN -> RN-BSN with no work experience?

    P_RN replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Nursing

    Go for it!! Your skills will not
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    Work and Sickness

    P_RN replied to angel63's topic in General Nursing

    I left my shoes in the car and had a pair of slippers to wear into the house. Washer right at the back door, hands and arms WASHED for at least 30 sec. No hugging until after shower. I was in...
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    Approximate Narc. count?

    P_RN replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    What I posted about the syringe was right after I read that an RN had injected 7.5 ml of liquid tylenol (she had prepared herself) into her patients central line. I was thinking what would happen if...
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    Airlock or not with Cortef?

    P_RN replied to yogastudentRN's topic in General Nursing

    Airlock? Do you mean a slight amount of free air behind the med so the track will not leak? Would a Z track accomplish the same
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    Remembrance Day

    P_RN replied to muffie's topic in General Nursing

    A Pittance of Time. Always makes me
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    New Nurse Needs Advice- ASAP.

    P_RN replied to AmberRN06's topic in General Nursing

    A teeny suggestion, what about doing some per diem or part time at the hospital? You might see that it's not what you want. That way you would already have a fallback position at the clinic. If...
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    Nursing pre-reqs

    P_RN replied to flower2007's topic in General Nursing

    How many hours (semester or quarter) of prerequisite courses do you need. When I started University, we (Nursing) took 20 hours a semester. That was full time and I was very young at the time. For...
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    Approximate Narc. count?

    P_RN replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    You said resident and not patient. Is this perhaps a hospice or long term care facility? I like the prefilled syringe idea, but the pharmacy supplying the med may not agree to do it. I'm also...
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    does anyone know of a web link to a simple metric conversion table. Ex: 1cc=1ml...et

    P_RN replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there. Here is a KISS that shows you the calculations. BUT remember you need to know these and not where to go on the web to have it done for you. The rest of the world's kids know this like the...
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    I felt very uncomfortable today as an LPN with less than 2 months of experience. I wo

    P_RN replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you have received official instruction in doing ANY nursing procedure you are not to perform it. As others have written check the scope of practice for LPNs in your state. In my state LPNs...
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    Homan's Sign: Useful or Useless? What's your opinion?

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

    BUT it's not a very accurate predictor. Something like less than 50%, if I remember
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    I don't get the MA deal...

    P_RN replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    I found a post I made a few years ago. https://allnurses.com/forums/85233-post6.html This resurfaces several times a year. We here at allnurses actually had a campaign to convince a physician to...