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    Is It Wrong to Look at Your Own Medical Info?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to jamonit's topic in General Nursing

    I think it should be ok. I mean it is your info, you will get it one way or another and since you understand medicine more then a layperson you should be able to accss
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    Male Nurses/female Patients

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    Ya. I like when they explain what the options are. that time it was wait for a nurse to come unhook my IV since it was attached to my bed, or use a bed pan provided by him. it wasnt a hard choice at...
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    Male Nurses/female Patients

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    Once I had a male aid offer to put me on the bed pan, then he went and he then went to get my nurse to get me off. I did not ask him to get her, but I was 18 so that may have had something to do with...
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    Patients ordering their own meals

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to cdktRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a patient it is so nice to have. I am always a post op patient when I am in the hospital (at least so far) so you never know how you are going to feel day to day. I can look at the menu and order...
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    funny charting errors

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to hello_nurse_mel's topic in Nursing Humor

    I really love this one. I am a Christian, and I laughed SO hard. I go to a Christian college and just shared this with some of my friends and they laughed
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    Common infectious disease in the ER

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Neversad's topic in General Nursing

    Ya I only just got the vaxine last year before going off to college. Before that my mom exposed me as much as she could. but i just NEVER got
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    My name is Susan and I am part of your OR team

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    well you deserve to hear it. just because what you do for the patient is not seen by them due to them being asleep does not mean it is not important. It is in some ways more important because you can...
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    My name is Susan and I am part of your OR team

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    not always. there is one or nurse that stuck out in my mind. I sent her a thank you card. and we now have a correspondence, send each other Christmas cards and when she sees me at the hospital she...
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    What nursing "invention" would make you famous?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to juscallmegrace's topic in General Nursing

    Actually yes when I think about it the last time I had one, the gel was vaugly
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    Common infectious disease in the ER

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Neversad's topic in General Nursing

    yup. i got the vaccine. my doc HIGHLY recommended it since I was not
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    What nursing "invention" would make you famous?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to juscallmegrace's topic in General Nursing

    That would be
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    Does your hospital have a "Thanks to my Nurse" form?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    That is good to know. Thank you so
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    Does your hospital have a "Thanks to my Nurse" form?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much. I will definatilly do that next time. Actually there are a couple of nurses that I will do it for soon. Who I still remember for the WONDERFUL care they gave me. Unfortunitally there...
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    Does your hospital have a "Thanks to my Nurse" form?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    should I ask what those names are or on the out side of the envelope should I put: Unit Manager Unit such and such and DON for such and such a hospital ps thanks for telling me where to send them....
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    Common infectious disease in the ER

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Neversad's topic in General Nursing

    Me. No mater what my mom did to expose me (she had it as an adult and did not want me going through that) I never got it. I got tested at the last summer (before I started college) and I was not...
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    Does your hospital have a "Thanks to my Nurse" form?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    I wish the hospital I went to had this. I never know where to send praises to. There are quite often nurses that I want to tell did a good job. I wish I could. p.s. not all patients think you are big...
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    Help! Need information on end stage CF

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to pedsRN121's topic in General Nursing

    Yes this was so with a case in my town. There were these two twins. They both had CF. They were both in need of lung transplants though one more then the other. The one who needed it most got one, the...
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    You know you work nights when.......

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    atleast they care enough to have knocked/to
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    DNR bracelet with DNR written on it. HIPAA???

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    yes have braclets. I see no difference between allergy braclets (which as a patient I wear everytime I go to the hospital with no prob, i would rather wear it and everyone know DONT GIVE THIS PERSON...
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    Being a Big Guy

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to MurseHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    *Note this is coming from a patient* I may be nervous at first at your size. I am 4' 10" so you would be tremendously bigger then me. If however you showed yourself to be a caring competent nurse I...
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    This Was Truely Unexpected Event

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to angelique777's topic in General Nursing

    that is
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    Asperger's Syndrome

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a really good book. it is about a boy with aspergers. here is what amazon.com says about it "Amazon.com Mark Haddon's bitterly funny debut...
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    What nursing "invention" would make you famous?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to juscallmegrace's topic in General Nursing

    that would be amazing. When I was in the er a few weeks back mine fell about every 20 mins or so. I was getting
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    Do you remove occluded or infiltrated IV right away or wait until new start done?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    at the hospital I am a patient, if it is infiltrated then they pull it and put warm compresses on the area. then they get new access as soon as
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    wow. he actually lit his girlfriend on