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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Not a waitress or barista

    Press Ganey, at your service- the snipes that tell the CEOs what will make them "popular", not medically superior. And we all want perky patients, not healthy ones, right?
  2. Tea Causing Vomiting?

    WOW...folks been suffering since the 2005 post... :) I much prefer iced tea- and that seems to help reduce any GI problems. I don't like hot fluids at all. But, with the various herbal blends, it...
  3. insulin help!!

    To hold Lantus is like turning off someone's pancreas..... But yes- as joanna73 said, you really need clarification from the docs YOU work with, OP.
  4. Why Nursing staff harm thier charges??

    what in the bajingers are you reading? to understand a psychopath is not a good thing....give it up, or seek
  5. Dead bodies?

    There are more combinations of defects possible in a child than you can ever imagine. I value the time I worked pedi, but I wasn't prepared for the babies needing livers- so glow in the dark...
  6. Patient Autonomy

    If he is not the POAH, or a resident- there is no privacy for him. If she's in pain- medicate. If he IS a pain, social services :) What a
  7. Sometimes it just happens- don't knock yourself for that. :hug: You're human. Hang in there, and best of luck
  8. insulin help!!

    New diabetics are especially at risk for hypoglycemic symptoms since their body is used to really high numbers- the "normal" numbers cause problems for a while. I was running around near 400 (and...
  9. Dead bodies?

    O. M. G. Thank you for caring about that little one- expected death or not, he deserved some
  10. insulin help!!

    Call for parameters. You can do that :) It's very different for each person...example- my grandma gets shaky below 90....I've been in the upper 30s and still able to get to a glucose source. I...
  11. Worked for 2 days, required to list on app?

    While I agree that leaving it off is reasonable (and have done it for a 12 hour "job" - day and a half, and a 3 MONTH job that was a joke- and I went back to a prior employer after that), you need to...
  12. Dead bodies?

    The first time at one hospital, I did get SERIOUSLY creeped out when I went in there and saw the pathology specimens in semi-opaque (like sherbet quart containers) tubs on shelves from floor to...
  13. Dead bodies?

    Yeppers. If you're the one that can most safely leave the floor, it's you, usually someone else to help with the stretcher, and the body. I never minded dead folks. They weren't in there anymore....
  14. Watch that scratchy voice. If she had soot on her face, there may be soot in her respiratory tract.....BIG concern. Get sats w/all vs. (unless you just focus on the pain). Also, I'd be reporting...
  15. This thread is 2 1/2 years old. Who is Sheila? :) Look at what Daytonite wrote- you can't get better than her
  16. What in the world is wrong with "risk for"???? I didn't see where the guy has an infection, but decreased mobility would increase the risk. Skin breakdown is actual (heels, back)
  17. Who cares what they think? If they whine, turn up your iPod.
  18. Yep. The Olympics are real water-works catalysts for me. Agree
  19. Failed Pre-Employment Drug Screen

    Those who use mj aren't the gold standard in knowing what constitutes "impaired". :) Debating the issue with someone who uses enough to be horrified at being questioned re: impairment is...
  20. well, good lord- by now the op has probably been promoted to don... yo- [/size] op..... what happened???
  21. When they QUIT talking to you, be very worried.
  22. not true. lpn/lvns i've worked with have been great to work with- and many are still friends (even though we no longer are paid to be in the same place at the same time). but they do/did not...
  23. Rant: I will SHOW you where it is

    I call it lazy
  24. How do I interact with terminally ill patients?

    No b.s. If you cry- so be it. It's their death, not yours (though it can be difficult for you, too). If there is some little thing that they want, go all out to try and get it for them (within your...