Glycerine82 LPN

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    A&P -- just have to share my excitement!

    Glycerine82 replied to dc1994's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good for you! Learn the root words! They will be your best friend down the line. many times the answer is in the
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    what happens if IT issue intervenes in online schooling?

    Glycerine82 replied to Back2SchoolRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't know what you can do other than appeal to get your tuition refunded, which isn't likely. This kind of thing is look upon as you should have had everything figured out with enough time to...
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    I am fed up with PCT position...

    Glycerine82 replied to brittany1111's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I was a CNA in a hospital, and I got along great with my nurses. How much experience do you have? My advice is to find out if things aren't going the way they're supposed to. It could very well be...
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    Nurses Who Don't Want to be Nurses

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

    You're just going to have to wait until you get in the field. I've never met a nurse who complained to her patients, and thats what really matters. Everyone has the right (need, even) to ***** from...
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    Nurses Who Don't Want to be Nurses

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

    When you think about it, despite why someone goes into it, the ones who can actually do it must like it to some degree.
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    Doctor or Dockworker?

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

    I like it when people, especially doctors, are real. Certainly there is a time and a place, but I kind of find it refreshing. I'd rather work with a down to earth blue collar doc any day than one...
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    What do you think of this?

    Glycerine82 replied to Glycerine82's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I know! "Universal precautions"...or whatever it's called now. That actually happened to me when another HIV + pt was being admitted. The EMT handed me gloves while we were transferring him onto...
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    prn med help

    Glycerine82 replied to EricaRN2015's topic in Patient Medications

    The whole point of PRN pain meds in addition to scheduled, is for breakthrough pain. You would refuse a prn pain med because a scheduled med is due 3.5 hours later? Doesn't that defeat the purpose...
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    crohns and ulcerative colitis

    Glycerine82 replied to ViolinTreble's topic in Gastroenterology

    My husband has one of these, we're trying to find out which one, atm. From the research I've done, it really depends on the particular person. A lot of people have issues with dairy, and wheat....
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    HIPAA--Mixed up discharge papers

    Glycerine82 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I'd just call the unit and let the charge nurse know, but I wouldn't call administration. They could have a new secretary or who knows, and need to be aware of the
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    Answering the phone without accidental patient information release?

    Glycerine82 replied to IndianaISNurse's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I did unit clerk for awhile. Like others have said, you are allowed to say if they are there, and you are allowed to transfer the caller to the patients room. You are NOT allowed to give them the...
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    Weirdest thing...

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

    Had a guy who was just suuuuch an attention seeker. He was on that light EVERY 5 MINUTES, literally! "Can I have some water?" "This pad under me is wrinkled" "I need tissues for when this one...
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    Weirdest thing...

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

    When they do that to me, I direct said husband to the nourishment room. I will go above and beyond for my patients, and I often ask if family wants something to drink when I'm in the room, and I...
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    Did you like being a CNA?

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

    ADLs on 50 patients in 8 hours? That is 9.6 minutes per patient and you would have to start when you got to work. Never mind the time involved in getting 8 people out of bed and
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    Did you like being a CNA?

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

    I love it. I had 8 patients on an acute rehab floor. It doesn't sound like a lot, but they were all max X2, and had to be showered/bathed, dressed and brought to the dining room 3x. I also got them...
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    BSN Only? Give me a break!!

    Glycerine82 replied to michaelvgrigsby's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't have a problem with it for new nurses, but I do think RNs already in the field should be grandfathered in. I think the schools need to get on board though, because in all the time I've been...
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    Nurses Who Don't Want to be Nurses

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

    Now. Why would someone choose to be a CNA who didn't love it? THAT's a million dollar question!
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    Nurses Who Don't Want to be Nurses

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

    The only reason it bothers me is because some of them get admitted to the program before others who really DO want to be nurses, and who would also be great ones. It irritates me to think someone is...
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    Voluntary Euthanasia

    Glycerine82 replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I see what you're saying. I know for my Nana, the morphine certainly helped her slip away faster but it wouldn't have been enough of a dose to OD her had she not already been dying. I would think...
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    Voluntary Euthanasia

    Glycerine82 replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, I was responding to your comment that there are ways to keep animals comfortable. You're argument was that there were ways to prevent suffering...and euthanasia wasn't for the benefit of the...
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    Voluntary Euthanasia

    Glycerine82 replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You're saying the dosages ordered for terminal patients would kill a non-terminal
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    Voluntary Euthanasia

    Glycerine82 replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yeah, but if they weren't dying, it wouldn't kill
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    Voluntary Euthanasia

    Glycerine82 replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Your view is skewed. Saying that you don't think there needs to be a restriction on a definition isn't saying that you feel one way or another about that matter, morally. I would have voted NO,...
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    Voluntary Euthanasia

    Glycerine82 replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is no way to make a terminal, suffering, cat comfortable. Just what they have to DO to them to get them to the place where they are getting "comfort" measures is horrendous and horrific for the...
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    Voluntary Euthanasia

    Glycerine82 replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't think so. A lot of life insurance policies have clauses that allow for early withdrawal in the event of a terminal illness, so at least for policies like that, I would think it would be the...