purplemania

purplemania BSN, RN

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  1. Why all the fuss? Influenza.

    purplemania replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

    last year about 32,000 people in USA died from flu. I guess if they weren't related to you it does not seem

  2. not testing for influenza

    purplemania replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    you can test for flu by doing a nasal swab. However, the supply is low and in our hospital we are reserving it for people who are in life-threatening situations (like asthma kid on

  3. 10/10 pain..venting!

    purplemania replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    Re: 1/10 scale. If I am in acute pain and relate it as a "10" it may be because it is is worst pain I have ever had. This does not mean it is the worst pain I COULD have. We can only relate to...

  4. disciplinary nightmare

    purplemania replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with all of the above posts. Let the Lawyers hack it out. But if I were your attorney I would be wondering why your employer did not require a copy of your license. Failure to document is the...

  5. New and different job options?

    purplemania replied to DLHRNUSAF's topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine was an EMT before he got his RN license. He formed a company offering BLS, Healthcare provider CPR, ACLS instuction, NALS, PALS, etc. Also offered personal safety training (what to do...

  6. Non-religious based medical "missions" that allow kids? Any ideas?

    purplemania replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps you would have an easier time if you did not think of the program as a "mission", but as an opportunity to work overseas. Any place you work, here or abroad, can be a mission. Look at travel...

  7. "extreme makeover'' comes on at 9 PM EST...the one about BARIATRIC SURGERY

    purplemania replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    I saw it. THey had to remove all sorts of redundant tissue from trunk, arms,legs---just about everywhere. He looked great afterwards. In fact, he looked nothing like his picture from one year ago,...

  8. 75 questions.....please help!!!!!!

    purplemania replied to Charmed's topic in General Nursing

    There is no way to predict, regardless of how many questions you got. So I am taking the plunge and congratulating you early o passing because I bet you

  9. HIPAA violation?

    purplemania replied to moni rn's topic in General Nursing

    Don't call. WRITE. And keep a copy. If I were a hosp. exec I would want to know about this to snip it in the

  10. DSS Consulting....

    purplemania replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    what is DSS? Your post did not give any

  11. LPN assessment in LTC

    purplemania replied to Sersey's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The word assessment can be confusing to some. In Texas, only an RN can do an assessment, but LVN's are allowed to re-evaluate. Nursing homes allow LVN's to "evaluate" but the original assessment was...

  12. Recruiting and retaining nursing staff

    purplemania replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    we have tried advertising in other cities, Nurseweek, doing Fairs, going to schools---just about everything. Thankfully, our retention rate is up and we are not in as great a need, although we dream...

  13. Cell phones

    purplemania replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    we took the signs down prohibiting cell phones when it was learned that they no longer affected equipment, then put them back up when cell phones became a nuisance (people talking loud in the halls,...

  14. All night cramming....

    purplemania replied to SarahCeleste's topic in General Nursing

    You mentioned retaining knowledge---cramming puts information into short term memory. There will come a time when you will need to recall information in order to perform professionally. What the posts...

  15. Questions For a Few Nurses

    purplemania replied to ashnate02's topic in General Nursing

    when you compare beginning nursing salaries to other jobs, nursing is pretty good. The breakdown comes after years of service. Most jobs, nursing included, have ceilings on pay depending on what the...

  16. Wrote Dr. Phil yesterday....

    purplemania replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    are you trying to get attention to yourself or the nursing profession? You certainly don't speak for

  17. Need an answer to a common question...

    purplemania replied to SarahCeleste's topic in General Nursing

    I did not attend LPN school, but I agree with the above post. You are doing great so far and there is no reason to expect you will not continue to do great. Keep up the good

  18. Vacation/sick time versus PTO??

    purplemania replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Our PTO is paid into your PTO account every payday, and the accrued amount is reflected on the paycheck. The amount depends on length of service. If you need to take PTO (vacation, sick time, etc) you...

  19. Quick Question: when to put a patient on neutropenic precautions?

    purplemania replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.guideline.gov this site has recommended guidelines for all sorts of

  20. The fatting of America.

    purplemania replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

    You are so right, obesity is a problem. Childhood diabetes is increasing. We are digging our graves with our forks. But people equate nutrition messages with self-esteem messages and resent being told...

  21. Snow...snow and more snow!

    purplemania replied to funnygirl_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I guess you don't want to hear about it being 60 degrees and sunny without a cloud in the sky here in Texas.

  22. Losing Job...panicking....

    purplemania replied to Worthy's topic in General Nursing

    figure the cost of wear and tear on your car. Consider that school is your major focus right now. You are the only one who can make this decision, but if it were me, I would go for what is most...

  23. Clostridium Difficile

    purplemania replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    Now that you have read these posts, please be more tolerant when your pediatrician does not automatically prescribe antibiotics for your sick kid. We had to educate parents to the fact that a cold, or...

  24. can someone offer me advice?

    purplemania replied to n8isgr8's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a plan. Just be sure the courses taken in LPN course apply to RN program. Some may not, of course, because BSN goes more in depth. Our local university offers LVN-RN program whereby LVN's...

  25. need your opinion

    purplemania replied to nursy_ann's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sure, lots of problems go away if you ignore them, that is why denial is so effective in alcoholism, diabetes and other conditions. NOT!!!!! You do what you are trained to do and notify chain of...