Glycerine82 LPN

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    3:00 a.m. victory

    Glycerine82 replied to Red Kryptonite's topic in General Nursing

    SO true! SUCH a great feeling....OMGoodness I miss my lil' old people! That reminds me of something really funny.....I told my sister that we call "milk of mag and prune juice" a brown cow, and it...
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    Not Cut Out to Be a Nurse?

    Glycerine82 replied to wanna_be's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes we don't need a specific protocol or rule in place to get something done, we just do it because it makes sense. I think that's what your missing. It sounds like you are over analyzing...
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    LPNs are nurses too.

    Glycerine82 replied to vbarger28's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm in a(n) LPN program now and it is INSANE. Thanks for this post, I've already encountered the eye rolls and the "Well, RNs have better jobs, there is less grunt work" (I happen to LIKE the...
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    Nursing students not happy to hear about how tough it is to get started as a nurse

    Glycerine82 replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe they have other professors who have told them otherwise? I just had fundamentals lecture today and my professor put a HUGE emphasis on the "nursing shortage". Everyone believes they will have...
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    I am starting to love wound care - am I nuts?

    Glycerine82 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    THAT would be fascinating! LMAO @ baby
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    I am starting to love wound care - am I nuts?

    Glycerine82 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Guilty! Whats ironic is that when I got to dissect a cat I was completely horrified and bawled like a baby the whole time. I eventually found "clinical mode" and dissected the kidney which was...
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    I am starting to love wound care - am I nuts?

    Glycerine82 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Not nuts at all! I get gleeful when I get a good wound to check out. Can't wait to see some in my clinical rotations. I had one patient who had a fasciotomy on her calf while I was taking A&P....
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    Esme Needs Your Prayers

    Glycerine82 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    So glad shes on the road to recovery.
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    Do you talk to yourself?

    Glycerine82 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "Come ON Glycerine". "OH you stupid B^&&, why did you do that" "Come on now, stop being difficult" (Talking to any inanimate object that isn't cooperating" I also have full conversations...
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    A first for me in clinicals today

    Glycerine82 replied to aeris99's topic in General Students

    hahaha so do
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    Help From Experienced CNAs !

    Glycerine82 replied to Keesha2015's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    First and foremost, move the bed so that it is about flush with your waist area. Too low or too high and you will have a really tough time. If you are rolling the patient away from you, first use...
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    Win $100! May 2015 Caption Contest

    Glycerine82 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I told him even nurses had to clean
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    Legal responsibility to perform CPR?

    Glycerine82 replied to smellslikesarah's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked LTC we weren't required to be certified for CPR and were to yell for help or get the nurse if/when we encountered something like this. At the hospital we were all BLS certified and...
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    Why do some nurses come across to be rude?

    Glycerine82 replied to mathboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's important not to confuse rude with no-nonsense or bluntness. Healthcare isn't customer service, although the powers that be would like us to believe it is. You're not a customer, you're a...
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    Physical exam on women

    Glycerine82 replied to OwlieO.O's topic in General Students

    When I worked inpatient acute rehabilitation, the nurses had to do a head to toe assessment on all new admits. Often times they would just ask the pt if there were any issues anywhere they needed to...
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    3.4 gpa-doomed?

    Glycerine82 replied to iheartcells's topic in General Students

    *grabbing popcorn and
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    "Don't Work" Isn't An Answer

    Glycerine82 replied to mirandaaa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, I loved it when students were on the unit but that just meant I got to focus on my 8 patients rather than my 13. Certainly never meant I didn't have work to do...... can't even say that with a...
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    Need help with graduation gift idea for new RN grad

    Glycerine82 replied to Windynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Gift certificate for a massage....she'll need one after a few
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    "Don't Work" Isn't An Answer

    Glycerine82 replied to mirandaaa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    this type of job is ideal, because it's pretty much part time but it's not.
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    "Don't Work" Isn't An Answer

    Glycerine82 replied to mirandaaa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's really, really hard to work full time in nursing school. Not only are there clinicals several days a week, but there are also classes to attend. I think its very unrealistic to go into it...
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    A first for me in clinicals today

    Glycerine82 replied to aeris99's topic in General Students

    Yay! Just fyi, it's HIPAA. :-) Glad you had a good
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    What is the freaking deal with OB?

    Glycerine82 replied to Mavrick's topic in General Students

    I'd like to know, too. Especialy after just being with my sister for her ENTIRE delivery, there is no way in HEII I would EVER want to work OB, haha. Seriously, if she wasn't my sister I would have...
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    Bedpan? Why not a Poise pad?

    Glycerine82 replied to TryVeganToday's topic in General Nursing

    Right, well I wanted to explain my reasoning since I had indicated that I've done it. :-) The rest of my comment applies to the hospital setting, not LTC. Out of curiosity, if a pt had to lie flat...
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    Bedpan? Why not a Poise pad?

    Glycerine82 replied to TryVeganToday's topic in General Nursing

    Another way to get them into it is to put one on over your clothes. Hey, it works. :-/ (90 something lady with dementia. We all called her "grandma"...OMG I loved that
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    Bedpan? Why not a Poise pad?

    Glycerine82 replied to TryVeganToday's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever seen a patient with pemphigus all over their perineal area? Believe me, a chux and open brief is the only way to go in that circumstance. He used a urinal to void but this is how he...