Glycerine82 LPN

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    Advice

    Glycerine82 replied to marienk's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever happens, I would absolutely fill out an incident report, so there is a paper
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    What grinds your gears about your coworkers?

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

    While we're on the subject, I loathe the word "diaper" unless we're talking about babies. I just find it so incredibly demeaning, I was always taught to say "brief". I'm not trying to pick on you...
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    What grinds your gears about your coworkers?

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

    Med wrappers, wound care supplies, paper towels, etc. all over the room from the Nurses. (A select few, usually). It also really bothered me when they wouldn't be careful when cleaning wounds on...
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    Fast-track RN programs?

    Glycerine82 replied to sechaorre's topic in School, College Programs

    I don't know about where you can find this kind of program, but they don't differ in the degrees that they offer. They are either BSN fast track or ASN fast track, the only difference is the amount...
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    Need a filler class for next semester

    Glycerine82 replied to waiting4ivpush's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Spanish isn't hard, but I found it very time consuming. The same goes for public speaking. Medical Ethics was fairly easy, but I believe there were a few papers required. IMO, the easiest of those...
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    Areas of nursing you would NOT like?

    Glycerine82 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about area, but there is one thing I simply can not, (nor will I ever be able to) do, which is bugs. I've often wondered what would happen if the day came where someone had one in an...
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    Sharing unorthodox treatments - Where to draw the line?

    Glycerine82 replied to radtechgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I just had a professor who swears that colloidal silver is the answer to Cancer and infections. I've tried to do some research on it, but haven't gotten very
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    CT Supreme Court Decision: Teen can't refuse Chemo

    Glycerine82 replied to SC APRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't blame DCF, and I can only wonder what on earth the Mother is thinking. The article said that she has said for years that she wouldn't put poison into her body if she ever got cancer? So an...
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    What prerequisites did you take/ are you taking?

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

    English I English II A&P I & II Microbiology Public Speaking Ethics Psychology Probability and Statistics (currently enrolled) To get my Associate in Health Science, I've also taken Biology I...
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    Kicking out visitors during report

    Glycerine82 replied to delphine22's topic in MICU, SICU

    Whenever I've needed family to leave the room (which was often, since I'm a CNA and I did a lot of changing, turning etc.), I've simply said "I"m sorry to interrupt, but I need to ask you to step...
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    In need of advice

    Glycerine82 replied to Brittany24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Everyone does it at their own pace. I don't want to tell you how long I've been taking pre-reqs, (haha) but its a lot longer than 2 years ;-) People ask me about it also, especially since there are...
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    Dealing with drug seekers without alienating them

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

    There is also pseudo-addiction, where someone acts like a drug addict/seeker due to under treated pain. I'm not sure how common it is, but from the study I read It can be difficult to tell the...
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    What Nursing Shoes Do You Wear?

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

    New Balance or nothing.
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    Is it OK to discipline nurses extra for calling in sick on a holiday?

    Glycerine82 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I think it should be a well documented reason, or Yes,
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    Dealing with drug seekers without alienating them

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

    *sigh* I don't know if your patient is a drug seeker or not, and I also don't think there is any way for you to truly tell, either. I think the only reason you should have notified the MD is if...
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    skeptical of another nurse

    Glycerine82 replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    I know! Come back and give us the juicy details. I need a life, I
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    skeptical of another nurse

    Glycerine82 replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't been through any nursing program yet, I've just taken 500 (not really, seems like it) pre-reqs and worked as a CNA. Even I could have answered every one of these questions...... I mean, how...
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    skeptical of another nurse

    Glycerine82 replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking she wasn't joking when she said 24 hr shifts and she was on something. I know I've gone 24 hrs without sleeping before and I was confused, delirious and not making any sense by the time I...
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    Opinion on using the word "retarded"?

    Glycerine82 replied to abbypoo's topic in General Nursing

    I've horrified people by the use of the word "demented" in describing patients with dementia. Its along those same lines. It's true, and it's a word used to describe their condition. I'm sure it...
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    Height measurement for double amputee

    Glycerine82 replied to firstclass's topic in Medical-Surgical

    All my years working as a rehab CNA I wondered this!! I also wondered if the patients get to choose how tall they'd like to be when they get fitted for prosthetics. Is that awful?
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    How do you do it!? (TN)

    Glycerine82 replied to patriotgal181's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would do my 12s in a row. Before my first shift, I made sure I had enough scrubs to last me and that I had food in the house. For those 3 days I worked, ate, slept and repeat. Then I had 4 days to...
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    Need neck surgery before starting RN program

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

    Just so you know, there are many reasons people use words in the wrong context and/or spell words wrong. Sometimes, its because of learning disabilities which only effect their written language,...
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    January 2015 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Glycerine82 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Just mix milk of mag with prune juice they said. It's great they
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    January 2015 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Glycerine82 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I told you not to give the Brown Cow unless she wasn't going to use the
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    A Day In the Life of a Rehab CNA

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

    Very true. God knows I wish I didn't have to, but I just worked with what I had. It's a hard situation to be in, for sure There were certainly patients I wouldn't attempt to transfer alone, and...