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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    xtxrn replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Even an old fart can find this a good

  2. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    xtxrn replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    y e

  3. Tylenol IV

    xtxrn replied to Adri_RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Have you had any issues with it masking infections that would normally be caught with an increased temp?

  4. Will a Nurse PLEASE help me on this Case Study?

    xtxrn replied to Samian Q's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What nutrients are needed for potential treatments for the fx hip? What nutrients are depleted in smokers? What medication:food interactions are there? Does a history of something increase the risk...

  5. How has All Nurses.com helped you!?!

    xtxrn replied to RNdiva505's topic in General Nursing

    I have no other contact with nurses, or my "past life" when I was working. I still keep my license current (at least until they start asking for hours worked, then I'll be forced to give it up), and...

  6. Tylenol IV

    xtxrn replied to Adri_RN's topic in Patient Medications

    LOL.... I remember that too- and if there were orange candies that were sort of like SweeTarts, that was a HUGE deal :yeah: I wonder if the non-nursey sorts loved the

  7. rn taking orders from an lpn?

    xtxrn replied to tofunurse<3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  8. rn taking orders from an lpn?

    xtxrn replied to tofunurse<3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yep- not always about the alphabet involved behinds one's name, but the years of DOING what's been learned :) Most of my nurse friends are LVNs from TX. I have RN friends as well, but I worked with...

  9. Tylenol IV

    xtxrn replied to Adri_RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Wow- never even thought of it ever being IV...if it works (and doesn't destroy the liver in the long haul), sounds good :) The dose is more than the newer recommended

  10. I'm so sorry guys I did not want to create all this mess

    xtxrn replied to mon74's topic in General Nursing

    I have a cousin who was admitted to a hospital in Italy for an illness she got while on vacation. She said the nurses were VERY nice to her and the hospital treated her very well. She is a nurse...

  11. How do you deal with suspected addicts?

    xtxrn replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    My poor dad had a lap choley a few years ago. This is a guy who has had a blown appendix ( that he doesn't remember much of- I DO, since I was the one hollering at him with the Better Homes and...

  12. How do you deal with suspected addicts?

    xtxrn replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure she loved the idea of actually walking the CO2 bubbles out of her

  13. Nervous nurse's guide to ebb and flow enemas

    xtxrn replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of ebb and flow enemas...used to give the Triple H....high, hot, and helluva lot My first enema-giving experience in school was, uh.....embarrassing My instructor was there, of...

  14. How do you deal with suspected addicts?

    xtxrn replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a para with a hip disarticulation who also had a dinner plate size decub in his sacral area that went to the bone. He was also on a methadone maintenance program, and his doc would NOT treat...

  15. rn taking orders from an lpn?

    xtxrn replied to tofunurse<3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Medicare only covers the rehab/SNF aspects of reimbursement. If they don't show progress, they have to be discharged from Medicare,and either go private pay, LTC insurance, or Medicaid. Medicare pays...

  16. what is a systematic review?

    xtxrn replied to judieli's topic in General Nursing

    That link requires a password. The easiest and clearest way to find out what evidence is is to look up the definition in the dictionary, and find what fits in the articles you have. YOU need to do...

  17. How do you deal with suspected addicts?

    xtxrn replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, cherrybreeze.....if pain meds are discussed with any sort of specific med, it becomes an issue that it's really not. It's no-win for the patient. To the OP- you will work out your own way to...

  18. rn taking orders from an lpn?

    xtxrn replied to tofunurse<3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Very common misconception but Medicare reimbursement for SNF patients is pathetic, especially with PT/OT/ST; the facility loses money, but to keep their Medicare/Medicaid "standing" in good order,...

  19. How do you deal with suspected addicts?

    xtxrn replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just keep learning, and hang in there- it gets easier to give the meds....when I worked drug rehab, in order to get the daily dose we needed to start with for tapering benzos, we'd give 10 mg of po...

  20. Nutrition to prevent and treat pressure ulcers???

    xtxrn replied to judieli's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Nutrition and wound healing are in the nutrition or fundamentals books

  21. rn taking orders from an lpn?

    xtxrn replied to tofunurse<3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In many states they can, and if they're the ADON in an LTC, they're higher up on the food

  22. rn taking orders from an lpn?

    xtxrn replied to tofunurse<3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's the issue with the dumping laws. The nursing home in this situation would be violating federal law if they didn't take them back because that is their residence at the time- even if...

  23. How can nurses avoid burnout?

    xtxrn replied to nolamor's topic in General Nursing

    Another old thread.... oh well, here goes :) While I started in this back in the mid 80s, and had more options as far as just up and moving to another specialty, it really was a key in dealing with...

  24. How do you deal with suspected addicts?

    xtxrn replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah- and you're very common in that :) I understand that people want to be able to SEE the symptoms and complaints match up, but they are too varied between individual people. Like a LOT of...

  25. rn taking orders from an lpn?

    xtxrn replied to tofunurse<3's topic in Geriatric, LTC