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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would probably get unnerved by that many people, though it leaking like that would unnerve me to. One of my more recent surgeries, I had 2 faces anytime anyone came in the room. My nurse and the...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    well i think it is true. if my nurse is in wit me constantly it is not a good sign, especially in te ER which is where I was at the
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    who gets medical records for dead/retired doctors offices?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    that is a good question never thought of it
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do not understand this mentality of patients. As I have said to one of my nurses before when she was upset because she felt like she had been ignoring me all shift: "I am HAPPY you were not in here...
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    Who numbs for needlesticks?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to care4kids's topic in Pediatric

    I like to be numbed but these days I have stopped asknig. I was enver given any issue about it (since my hospital is a peds hospital so they are used to it) but I felt like a baby. I warn the nurse I...
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    Adults Who Can't Swallow Pills

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Medic946RN's topic in Emergency

    with me I used to be able to swollow 6 pills at once with no water at all. Now everytime I try I puke. My psychiatrist thinks it is a mental thing, but not one I can controle. He said that probably...
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    Student nurse gives out number to patient !

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I have recieved the address of one of my nurses. I had sent her a thank you to the hospital and that christmas I recieved a christmas card from her, with her address in the return address on it. since...
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    Rules for the ER (long)

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    ahhhh, thanks for
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    Rules for the ER (long)

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    what is the demerol
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    Who numbs for needlesticks?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to care4kids's topic in Pediatric

    I must respectfully disagree. To this day (16 years later) I still remember one certian blood draw.Blood drawa, yes most of the time they will not tramatize a child. I had MANY MANY in my life and...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    poor
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    Adults Who Can't Swallow Pills

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Medic946RN's topic in Emergency

    i have trouble swallowing pills. When I try i vomit. i used to be able to swallow pills at the same time with no water. my psych doc thinks that probably after one of my surgeries when i was on...
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    pediatric vital signs

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to dan_dfc's topic in Emergency

    patient at peds hospital here and in the er bp is a part of triage and every x hours (not sure doesnt seem universal must be by the
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    Who numbs for needlesticks?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to care4kids's topic in Pediatric

    where i am a patient. if you are on the floor and they need to put a new one in they do not use it, told they dont have time to use it on every single patient who needs a new one. i have also had ivs...
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    Did anyone have a CI who stole from the clinical site?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to 2BSure's topic in General Nursing

    and what could they do with it? i guess if they had a clogged drain or
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    ya not my most shining of moments but at least i can learn from my
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    What exactly does an OR nurse do?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    From a patients bit of knowledge. Support the patient in pre-op Make sure everything is running smoothly for the patient Make sure the patient is not freaking out In general just be there for the...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I just learned this one from myself, didnt go to the ER or anything and not as amazing as some of these stories but it is one of my many shining moments of intelligance! Do not, 3 days after oral...
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    Blind in one eye...can I still be a nurse

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to tripleagraham's topic in General Nursing

    from research Ihave done due to having one eye myself, having one eye is not a disability, unless the vision in the other eye is so bad you are clasiffied as leagally blind. I could be wrong but that...
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    EMS Diversion Protocols

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to pm80's topic in Emergency

    Well, I am justapatient, but I was taken by ambulance yesterday (thursday) morning. I requested to not be taken to the closest hospital, becuase I am a patient at a hospital about 5 minutes further...
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    BSN RN & Certifications not allowed on my badge: I am outraged!

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to Simba2241's topic in General Nursing

    I am a patient......to me it doesnt matter. When I first read the op's post I read it to mean that there wasn't even RN on the badge, and was thinking that was not good, but if this is over having BSN...
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    Terminated because of my Attention Deficit Disorder

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to LPN&momof3's topic in General Nursing

    I have had ADD my whole life, however I did not get diagnosed until I was in 6th grade. I went to a private school where there was no special ed or any of that type of thing, and they did not go...
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    JCAHO and bedside medications...

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to RN*mommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have once had a med left at bedside. Duing one of my surgereis I got a cornial abrasion, and was placed on erythromicin ointment, and the nurse left that at bedside, and told my mom (with out...
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    thanks.
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    I am a very young nurse. Will my patients be frightened?

    lpnstudentin2010 replied to youngandnursing's topic in General Nursing

    I have been thinking about this post. I realized that I do see this mans point. Especially being a young girl myself, I would be uncomfortable and embarassed to have a young guys (especially if he was...