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  1. Nursing students on medication

    kjnsweets replied to kjnsweets's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ok I was not the only nurse on staff that noticed something wasn't right. The student stated casually that he takes adderol to get through school. You all are beating me up for taking patient safety...

  2. Nursing students on medication

    kjnsweets replied to kjnsweets's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Believe. It or not I believe that patient safety comes first and foremost. I am an LPN and have been for several year. I worked a full time job and had 3 kids and a husband the whole time with out...

  3. Nursing students on medication

    kjnsweets replied to kjnsweets's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It's because they have told us that they are on it and they have voices to their fellow students that they are on it to stay awake. We have a new RN that we hired and she says that in school she was...

  4. BG- 74, would you give or held insulin?

    kjnsweets replied to Hope2017's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Not enough info in the question to answer

  5. ED tranfer.. No verbal report required

    kjnsweets replied to HeartRN13's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We do something similar but if they call and the sbar has not been faxed we do not take report. It's all about safety and making sure the patient is stable before they are sent

  6. Losing respect for nursing students

    kjnsweets posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've always been one that enjoyed having students. Im not one to eat the young. We were all there once. But I feel like I'm losing respect for some of the new students coming out. I guess I'm old...

  7. Reporting a hipaa violation

    kjnsweets posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I have a question. How would I go about reporting a HIPPA violation? I have a relative that is in a nursing home that on of the staff members posted on Facebook that my relative was in the nursing...

  8. Losing respect for nursing students

    kjnsweets replied to kjnsweets's topic in General Nursing

    There are alittle of both. Young and second career. I find the second career ones aren't so bad. I think that most of it falls on the instructor. I was taught by an army nurse she was very strict and...

  9. How fast can this program be done?

    kjnsweets posted a topic in Excelsior College

    Interested in doing his bit I want to know that if I put my nose to the grind how long am I looking

  10. How fast can this program be done?

    kjnsweets replied to kjnsweets's topic in Excelsior College

    Ok so I have no prerequisites. So in other words its however quick I want to do

  11. I'm not going to lie...

    kjnsweets replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    I am currently getting my ADN and soon to be getting my BSN. I had a mom that was one of the best ADNs that there ever was. She showed me to never stop learning and to always put your pts first. I...

  12. Joint commission and high risk medications

    kjnsweets posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does joint commission determine what drugs are high risk or does the facility determine which drugs are high risk and joint commission just puts that tag that lpns can't hang those drugs? Sent from my...

  13. Joint commission and high risk medications

    kjnsweets replied to kjnsweets's topic in General Nursing

    It does thank you so much Sent from my iPhone using

  14. Depressed-Need Your Positive Thoughts/Prayers

    kjnsweets replied to smithkidsmom's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Ok first of all prayer works! I firmly believe that! 4 years ago I almost lost my son to bacterial endocarditis. I was really hard of myself because I didn't see it. The signs were there but I didn't...

  15. Nurses working overtime

    kjnsweets replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm reading these posts... To the one that is working in ER playing on the computer....I wouldn't say that in a public

  16. Trying to bridge

    kjnsweets replied to MissNOcent23's topic in LPN to RN

    Sometimes that route is better for some. Either way. It works. College network is clear about their cost when you sign the contract. Those that signed the contact and then decided later that it was...

  17. Trying to bridge

    kjnsweets replied to MissNOcent23's topic in LPN to RN

    I do college network also and I love it but you have to be self proficient and motivated and not a procrastinator to go that