mercurysmom

mercurysmom

Early Intervention, Nsg. Education

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About mercurysmom

mercurysmom has 27 years experience and specializes in Early Intervention, Nsg. Education.


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  1. Too Many Visits - advice for teachers?

    My kid was drawn to the nurse's office like a moth to a flame. He received meds every day and also had snacks available (metabolic disorder). He never faked actual illness, fortunately, since that usually ended with stuff that he avoided at all cost...
  2. Fountain Pens for Charting

    In homcare? I wouldn't chance it. The first time anything lands on a wet surface and a spot goes through the page onto someone's kitchen table... There are so many quirky aspects to home care (visiting nurse or private duty) that could end up with ...
  3. License at Risk? Put up or shut up,,,

    Three in 27 years. 2 for narcotic diversion, one for stealing from a patient. A LOT. Repeatedly. I also know a sweet woman who used to work in LTC that clearly had mild dementia who was "encouraged to retire." She still came by once a week and read...
  4. Come On People, How Stupid Are You??

    I'm one of those people who need to stop and think when I encounter . I was consistently hopelessly confused by then in elementary school. In desperation, perhaps, my second grade teacher taught me to think "Arrow points to the smaller number." Lig...
  5. Kiss My Nursing Dream Goodbye?

    My son had a similar experience. He took ASL1 and didn't study or do the work. His lack of effort earned him an F. (I'm Deaf and we sign at home, so he really had to work hard to fail that class!) We now refer to it as his "therapeutic F." Honestl...
  6. Getting around the 18 y.o requirement

    This was me. I entered a hospital-based LPN program at 16 and proceeded to have the stuffing knocked out of me. I grew up...FAST. I graduated at 17 and sat for my boards the day after my 18th birthday. If my birthday had been even a day later, I ...
  7. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    Fire retardant bibs for smokers. The way the test tube would heat up after you put in the clinitest tablet to check sugar in urine. Not really something one should multitask...I don't know how many test tube I dropped and broke because I held it t...
  8. What Am I Doing Wrong?

    LOVE these suggestions! The other suggestion I would add is to set up a situation that requires you to "teach" the information. In order to teach a concept and explain how it relates to other concepts, the information must be firmly entrenched in lo...
  9. pre reqs

    Some community colleges allow students to retake a class to earn a higher grade. The previous attempt stays on the transcript, but the grade of the retake is the one counted in the GPA. This can only be done once per class. I earned my ADN in 2 yea...
  10. Nursing school supplies

    Just Beachy is right: "exclusive use" means that in the most restrictive sense. Here's an example... I have an iPad and a laptop that are strictly for work. (I'm a lecturer and professional tutor.). The laptop is only used by my C-Print Captionist....
  11. Am I wrong from refusing to help a friend?

    This. I agree 100%. As for your family members who are giving you a hard time for "not helping her in her time of need," her time of need was the first day of class! She had several options available to her, but she *chose* not to pursue them. This...
  12. General Pediatric feeding pump care

    The Oley Foundation has some really nice info regarding Home Enteral Nutrition. Checking HEN (Tube Feeding) - Oley Foundation would be a great place to start. You can find lots of great info about the Entralite Infinity pump here: E...
  13. Central line

    Um...really? A PICC line is a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter. You might want to check your facts. Lippincott NursingCenter
  14. Odd interactions

    When my sisters and I were young, my Mom worked nights at a little nursing home/rest home type facility. Our babysitter usually went on vacation for a few weeks in the summer, and we spent the night sleeping in the back of our huge green station wago...
  15. What Nurses really Want to Say When They Chart

    "1700: Pt A&Ox4, steady on feet, independently amb in hallway q15min, denies discomfort or anxiety, states "I'm waiting for my boyfriend, the ********** said he was on his way." 2010: pt not in room. unit searched, security notified. Pt discover...