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    Showing up to work SICK

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a nurse but i also feel so guilty when i need to call in sick. I just recentally (like after my surgery this las aug) started taking real care of myself by taking the needed time off. The...
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    If you are the patient's advocate, can you sue the MD?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    for me as a patient the thought of nurses as patients advcates makes sense. Nurses do things like try to get meds that will work better or take care of a problem that just appeared. They will get the...
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    burning at iv site when flushed with ns/hep.

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to big apple's topic in General Nursing

    when I have an infiltrated iv it feels like a burning feeling when it is flushed with
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    Kindergarten Career Day

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Kiren's topic in General Nursing

    and maybe something good to mention why though going to the hospital can be scarry it is sometimes needed to make them feel
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    Nurse with latex allergy?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to curliegirl80RN's topic in General Nursing

    the hospital where i am a patient is as latex free as possible. still when i was a patient at an orthodontist i told them i was latex allergic so that I could limit my exposure since it is hard for...
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    501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I was sleeping in the computer room on an air mattress because we had company we moved a tv down there. it is still there and that was
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    How come Docs don't have to wear scrubs?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I kind of like the doc in the scrubs. It is less
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    Unreal interview

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    off topic but i defenitally misread the title as "urinal
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    How come Docs don't have to wear scrubs?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    my plastic surgeon wears scrubs even on thursdays. thursdays are the day that he has clinic. p.s. plastic surgeon for reconstructive surgery and tumor removal (benign) not nose job or boob job. just...
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    My 4 yr old son is newly dx with Leukemia ALL

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry for what you are going through. Just focus on that prognosis they gave you, and try to get the spirits up. though I know it will be hard try not to worry to much about
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    Needle sticks (Question for all nurses, esp those in ER)

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in General Nursing

    Ya one time one of my OR nurses got stuck and they asked for permission from my parents (since i was a small child at the time) to test me. it came back neg and the nurse was thankful to my parents...
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    Oops! I showed up on my day off!

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked at the local pharmacy chain I thought was scheduled at a certian time and I showed up 45 mins early to take care of some stuff. About 15 miniutes after I got there the shift supervisor...
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    dcotor asked me to leave room

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    off topic but my parents had a similar experience. It was after a surgery of mine when i was five. it was a few days post discharge and i was still lethargic. parents took me to the er. they did a CT...
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    CNA: Krappy attitude

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to FinderKeeper's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The last time I had surgery (about 2 months ago) one of the floor nurses came and did everything, "Because the CNA's are busy and I have
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    Child Protective Services--Reporting?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    some people take it to far though. When i was a very small child, in a supermarket with my dad, he had me riding in the cart and i pulled off my shoes and socks. someone later called the cops saying...
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    PICU: PALS, ACLS or Both?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Vicki_RN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    also, atleast at the childrens hospital I am a patient at there are patients like me. 19 years old or older (some are in there 30s 40s or 50s) because they have been a patient there their whole lives....
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    Camp Nickname for GS Nurse (silly)

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to TNUp2Jen's topic in Camp

    I went to a camp when one year the camp nurse's nick name was
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    When to use hot packs?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    in my life as a patient hot packs have been used on me to: 1. make veins more prominent because I am a tough stick 2. when my iv's infiltrate to make the pain less
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    What is the nurse to patient ratio in your facility?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Colima's topic in General Nursing

    at the hospital i am a patient it depends on the ward. most i am not sure because i have never asked a couple of weeks ago i had some plastic bone put in my face and (for reasons i am not sure of)...
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    Rules for the ER (long)

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Well there are some people that are laypeople that are understanding. Me for instance. I am not a nursing student or a nurse...I am just a person who has been in the hospital alot and being here...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    .I agree do
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    Pain Scores Effective or not

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    As a patient I hate the pain scale of 1-10. I find it hard to put a number to my pain. I want to give it the number it deserves but I dont want to seem like I am really complaining and...
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    Pt beds in the hallway

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Nurse1966's topic in General Nursing

    after one of my surgery i was placed in the hall. this was because they were suposed to have a discharge that did not
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    Tomorrow is the BIG DAY

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    They may even be glad you are going there cuz they know how well you will be taken care of. My cooworkers this summer (not nursing related, i worked in an office) were freaked by the idea of me...
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    how would you feel as a pt?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to crissrn27's topic in General Nursing

    I, as a patient, feel that as long as the nurse: 1. introduces him/her self 2. says something to the effect of if you need anything feel free to call me 3. checks in occationally 4. is available in a...