Glycerine82 LPN

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    What causes you to almost scream (internally of course) during your day?

    Glycerine82 replied to KonichiwaRN's topic in General Nursing

    being interrupted while elbows deep in something super important for my CNA to ask something super silly that could've easily
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    I hate fake call outs.

    Glycerine82 replied to KonichiwaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm super lucky that most of my colleagues are amazing and we can all trust each other, if someone say they are sick - they are; BUT there are a few who have a statistical impossibility of only...
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    What's your favorite nursing task?

    Glycerine82 replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    Repositioning my patients in their beds to make them more comfortable. Nothing worse than seeing people half way down with their feet on the footboard and blankets piled up under them. I like to...
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    What's your favorite nursing task?

    Glycerine82 replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    ?
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    Compression socks yes or no?

    Glycerine82 replied to Christina_'s topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    YES!
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    Mandatory Break Bill

    Glycerine82 replied to LizSRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    12 hour shifts are one of the reasons I love my job, I get to follow through more so than with 8's and I couldn't work 5 days a week in this field and stay
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    Med error?

    Glycerine82 replied to TraumaQueenRN4's topic in Pain Management

    If the order is worded "pain greater than 5" etc. I'd say its not an error. If the order is written for moderate pain give x and for severe pain give z, id say its an error. If it were me I'd give...
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    Confusion over pain med administration

    Glycerine82 replied to HarmonyStewart's topic in Pain Management

    Whaaa.....what?
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    Confusion over pain med administration

    Glycerine82 replied to HarmonyStewart's topic in Pain Management

    If you give the 2nd med at hour 5 you'd have to wait another 6 hours to administer another dose. Wouldn't it be better to wait the hour and administer two
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    Clinical Experience with "Clog Zapper" for G-J Tubes?

    Glycerine82 replied to cal06484's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We use a med called creon, although I've personally not seen it work well. We also have de-cloggers that act like a snake in a drain. Ive also seen coke used many times, always amazes me, for what...
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    Med reconciliation

    Glycerine82 replied to schoolforever's topic in General Nursing

    Best thing to do is have another nurse double check your work and try to get two lists to compare. I just made a transcription error with tylenol of all things. It only got caught because the family...
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    Caption This Cartoon Nurses Week Contest

    Glycerine82 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    I'll take this one if you take the guy in 5 with
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    What important paperwork do you use at work and would recommend to a new grad (Consents/orders etc...)

    Glycerine82 replied to LogicalCoconut's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    what i did for my first job in a SNF was take a copy of every form I needed. I kept them all in a 3 ring binder so I had them to reference and make copies as
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    interview for geriatric nurses

    Glycerine82 replied to stephhh's topic in Geriatric, LTC

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    RNs and up - Do you really use all of the "gen-ed" course material on the job?

    Glycerine82 replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    It may not be the information you use but the process of learning it that gives you the life/study skills that you need to have in order to go to nursing school and succeed as well as in everyday...
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    RNs and up - Do you really use all of the "gen-ed" course material on the job?

    Glycerine82 replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    I"m an LPN and I still had to take all the same gen eds the RNs did, just saying. I use most of it,
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    12 hr night nurses-how many recovery days?

    Glycerine82 replied to RatherBHiking's topic in General Nursing

    if youre going to fix your sleep schedule to where youre "normal" on your off days it takes about two recovery days. The first one you're a zombie and the second one a little better but still...
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    DNR care questions

    Glycerine82 replied to guest825264's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    DNR simply means if their heart stops you don't give CPR. If they need intervention, you do it. If they are comfort measures/hospice it all depends, but in general just because a patient is a DNR...
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    Medication nurse vs. Charge Nurse

    Glycerine82 replied to Earthgrlrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If the patient is assigned to me I do everything. If they fall, I deal with it as well as pass out the rest of my
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    (Inexperienced) LPN working (in LTC) again.

    Glycerine82 replied to LPNagain7's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    One thing to know is that no one does things exactly by the book and also finishes anywhere close to on time. Each facility has its quirks but once you start to learn the residents it gets a lot...
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    Non compliance?

    Glycerine82 replied to Glycerine82's topic in Patient Education

    With her its more like control. She seems to choose to focus on things that really aren't important next to providing patient care and helping our unit run smoothly. Diet non-compliance (especially...
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    The Right to Die with Dignity- MD assisted suicide

    Glycerine82 replied to SL2014's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Dear God, I had a suicide survivor on my assignment once. So horrible. Without going into detail I'll just say I couldn't understand how anyone could have wanted her/him to live in the state they...
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    "LPNs are glorified CNAs"

    Glycerine82 replied to nursetnc's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I can't do my job without my CNAs, I really can't. They are invaluable and a good CNA is worth their weight in gold. That being said, anyone with the mentality that LPNs aren't valuable members of...
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    Can I refuse to give PRN medications

    Glycerine82 replied to guest1113379's topic in Patient Medications

    The reason nurses give meds (among other things) is because we learned when it is appropriate to give a medication and when to hold a medication. Just because a patient requests a PRN medication...
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    New grad @ LTC/SNF/Rehab Facility. Hating it

    Glycerine82 replied to FromMNtoCA's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Over time you get to know the residents, even the ones who are there short term become familiar after awhile. This makes it much easier, for example, when a skin assessment is due for a resident you...