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  1. Giving tylenol to a family member.

    I was going to respond, but naaaaaaaaaaaa, way to blown out of porportion. Good
  2. Privacy in school nurse's office

    I was hoping to get a few more replies. I wanted to print this out and show the principal, that this is not how school nurses deal with privacy issues. Please share. Thanks in
  3. Privacy in school nurse's office

    Thanks for your reply. I just don't understand this. I spoke with the principal before we left, he didn't seem to
  4. Maybe the wrong place to ask this... Did I get this girl pregnant?

    Can't give out medical advise, please have her visit her
  5. am I wrong?

    Agreed, you should have taken the resident to the bathroom yourself. Why interupt someone who is already busy? I guess your manager saw it our
  6. Is it just my facility, or are nurses really this backbitting?

    My opinion is that society cares little about our fellow man these days. Even on this board, at times I've seen new grads and others, who are jobless say, well if you hate your job so, quit, we want...
  7. Most difficult to learn as student and nurse?

    Learning how to think on my
  8. student with vasovagal problems

    Just a thought, here's what happens to me. As long as I am activly involved in the procedure, I am fine. But, when observing it still happens to me. The last time it happened, a child had been struck...
  9. Pharmacology Question

    Weight Conversion Calculator,
  10. Paying for priority

    That is totally unacceptable! Sounds like it's a huge lawsuit just waiting to happen. All of my patients are given the best care I can give. I don't care how much money they have. Rich or poor. Why...
  11. Thats it! I'm moving...where can i get a job?!

    Try this, it's still the northeast....
  12. Japan needs nurses, STAT

    Wonder if anyone finds this to be a strange thought? No disrespect to the OP. We'd never get away with that
  13. Screening for employment

    Unless they would ever screen for pepsi, I'm in the clear..............:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: I just can't percieve why this question was
  14. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    How else would people learn? Good lord, it's no biggy. I just don't get the overreaction. It's not like you are very ill, made to remove your clothes, get into a strange bed, with all kinds of...
  15. I'm allergic to.....(laundry list)!

    I'm allergic to citrate, in blood drawing tubes. My platelets clump together and my CBC comes back with too few platelets. I never want to think I'm ill again like that. It was simple enough when the...
  16. First Med Error in 15 years

    That DON sounds like a bully. One med error doesn't make you a bad nurse. Sounds` like a toxic place to work. Also more than one day of orientation is needed for sure. When ever I meet nasty people...
  17. proper way to write g tube order in home care

    Pediasure 1- 3 cans via g-tube prn for decreased po intake, I tried, but still don't like it...lol. But, the number of cans of pediasure are based on a specific number of calories required to maintain...
  18. Back to Traditional Nursing Uniforms?

    I'm a peds homecare nurse, I have on capri's and a v-necked shirt right now, with my clogs.(AM at work, I bring my laptop every day) We never wear uniforms to work with kids, makes them think they are...
  19. What is a LPN/LVN salary?

    https://allnurses.com/california-nurs...ch-497480.html
  20. Starting pay for a lpn

    Depends on where you live and type of facility. You can find alot of information regarding this topic on a recent thread, just a day or so ago....
  21. scope of practice

    Do you mean change it or discontinue it? Big difference. I have changed trachs many times in home
  22. Question how much do you love this site?

    I joined this website 10 years ago, and I've never paid for a membership. I don't think it is necessary to pay money to participate. Free works just fine. Have a great
  23. Do you think this med error was preventable?

    "10 units of insulin @ dinner time, Hold for
  24. LVN's how much you make in 2010?

    Homecare Agency, Pediatric cases, $16/ hr, plus quarterly bonuses based on hours worked. No lowering wages
  25. Nclex Aug. 20 have questions

    , And the other two are so far out there you'll know they must be wrong. Good