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    Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    You guys want my opinion? I am flattered. I would much rather you be honest with me. If I am asking you for a ginger ale and you have a patient down the hall puking their guts out or actively in the...
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    Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry I just realized this post is REALLY off topic. That is one thing I worry about. I worry I am bothering them. I always feel like I should be able to do more for myself then I can. It is probably...
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    Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Being a member here has also helped me. When I am in the hospital and I push my call button and my nurse doesn't come for what 10 mins I now realize they WILL come when they can and that maybe it is...
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    Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    I just sent one saying that it would be better for patients, nurses would have more time for us, there may be less med errors (though in the email i said would) thus making shorter stays. Said from a...
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    ER Waiting Times

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to pmose01's topic in Emergency

    The only time I have gone to the ER recently I was taken back right away. I only saw 1 person in the waiting room and was there because I had vomited blood. I feel like I just got lucky however. Waits...
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    RN's removing surgical drains

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to conniejean's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My nurses have always removed my JP drain after my surgeries, and it is in my
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    upper endoscopy

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in Gastroenterology

    Hey, Endoscopy went well. I was sedated, remember waking for like a minute if that. It was weird to wake up with something down my throat. I THINK I started to reach for the scope. Then I was out...
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    My son was denied health insurance!!!!!

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    From what my parents have told me since I have a condition, she also needs to be careful what states she lives in. Some states allow that if she even just changes insurance she can be denied. Not even...
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    Patient asking for phone number to keep in touch, what do you say?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to amy0123's topic in General Nursing

    I do that
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    My first clinical is soon, any advice?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to meezer1234's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. Just talk to them it really helps them and it may help you
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    Best-smelling liquid meds!

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    tylanol with codene does not smell all that
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    Got the phone call, not the letter

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Penny8611's topic in General Nursing

    glad it turned out
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    Patient asking for phone number to keep in touch, what do you say?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to amy0123's topic in General Nursing

    Closest that has ever happened with me is that I sent one of my OR nurses a letter, at the hospital, thanking her for taking amazing care of me. I had put a return address on the envelope and I now we...
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    Male Nurses/female Patients

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    So I had an upper endoscopy today and I had my first male nurse. He was my post care nurse. He was working with a female nursing student who did the things like remove my ekg electrodes. But he was...
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    My son was denied health insurance!!!!!

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Now note I am just 20 and this is my understanding. If you have a pre-existing condition you need to have health insurance at all times. If it lapses between jobs or anything like that then you can...
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    What was the toughest situation you encountered at the Hospital as a Nurse?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    At least it was "only" amnesia. Could have been alot
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    Got the phone call, not the letter

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Penny8611's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad they got you in faster under the circumstances. That would have been really unfair to have made you
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    I want to tell the story, Is it a HIPPA violation?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Ya, I hope that would be
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    I want to tell the story, Is it a HIPPA violation?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Me
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    gyno appt

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to LVNwannaBE2007's topic in General Nursing

    Thing is she SHOULD know this, she was a nurse before she married my dad, yes that was 30 years ago, but I am assuming atleast that was known even back
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    gyno appt

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to LVNwannaBE2007's topic in General Nursing

    arrrrg, these types of posts keep coming up and reminding me I need to bite the bullet and get it over with. Never been and I am 20, and I have a tumor disorder that puts me at a higher risk of...
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    How often do you see New grad hired straight into Peds??

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in Pediatric

    One of my nurses this summer was a new grad. Only out 3 months. She was even one of the best and most compassionate nurses I have
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    Strangest thing you've heard a co-worker or patient say?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Nursing Humor

    So this is not a co-worker or a patient but one of my doctors who I had never met before. I saw a neurosergeon on friday, I said that I had not had an MRI of my head of years (used to have them...
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    "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    There is a person who works at my school. She has 4 kids and has taken SO much time off, "O he is sick", "He was having a bad day and got kicked out of school for the day", "Kids have a snow day" now...
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    Strangest thing you've heard a co-worker or patient say?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Nursing Humor

    ahhh so that is what they are called. I always call them the squeezy