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  1. New Grandson, need your input please, 33weeks

    realnursealso/LPN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi all, need to pick your brains. My dear little grandson was born 1/26 at 5:17am. My daugter did not realize she was in labor d/t the fact it was so early. Anyhow little Daniel was born 1 hr and 17...

  2. New Grandson, need your input please, 33weeks

    realnursealso/LPN replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi all, Daniel passed the scan with flying colors:wink2:. The doctors told my daughter he just needs to gain weight. Today they told my daughter that tomorrow OT will be in to work with Daniel, on...

  3. New Grandson, need your input please, 33weeks

    realnursealso/LPN replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    :balloons: You all need to know how wonderful you are. I feel much better since you all came to my rescue. I was most concerned about the scan of Daniels brain. But you told me it was routine. Whoever...

  4. New Grandson, need your input please, 33weeks

    realnursealso/LPN replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sorry, Daniel weighs 4lbs and 5oz. and he is 14inches long. Thank you all for the prayers and your info. Worried grandma

  5. HELLP Sybdrome

    realnursealso/LPN replied to gwenith's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry, can you please tell me what it is?:yeahthat:

  6. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    realnursealso/LPN replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to say, Merry Christmas to all my friends on AllNurses. Isn't that what it is all about? Happy Holidays, God bless you all. Some of us will be working, some of us will be home, but...

  7. The title "NURSE"

    realnursealso/LPN replied to omega17632's topic in General Nursing

  8. Volunteer Nurses Needed for Hurricane Emergency!

    realnursealso/LPN replied to glascow's topic in General Nursing

    I emailed Larry King to tell him of some of the answers we have been getting when we tried to volunteer to help. Maybe he can make it so the ones who have no transportation to the hurricane area can...

  9. phasing out LPNs

    realnursealso/LPN replied to kellyb's topic in General Nursing

    Let's phase out anymore posts with this line, been there done that. All it does is make people mad. We are here, we aren't

  10. My Hands are a mess in the winter!

    realnursealso/LPN replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in General Nursing

    For years I had the same problem until I quit using latex gloves. Also powder free. All of my problems with my hands vanished. The last time I put on latex gloves I got the hives. So do be careful,...

  11. LPN Program at BOCES in Mexico

    realnursealso/LPN replied to Chevelle's topic in New York Nursing

    What a surprize!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, I graduated from Oswego County BOCES, December 16, 1979. This December I will have been a nurse 25yrs . It is a great program with a fairly good sucess rate. I have...

  12. Who is a true idol for u? Nightingale or Peplau?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to yousev's topic in General Nursing

    Well, let's see. Florence Nightingale believed in total patient care and died of syphillis. Don't see her as someone to emulate :rotfl: . The other name mentioned, to be perfectly honest, I never...

  13. Who is a true idol for u? Nightingale or Peplau?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to yousev's topic in General Nursing

    Well, let's see. Florence Nightingale believed in total patient care and died of syphillis. Don't see her as someone to emulate :rotfl: . The other name mentioned, to be perfectly honest, I never...

  14. Permissive vs Mandatory Licensure

    realnursealso/LPN replied to NCINDASUN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a real world example. My grandmother was a practical nurse, many years ago. Well back then if you had worked with a dr enough, he could sign a paper and tell the licensing board that you had...

  15. Question for Syracuse area nurses....

    realnursealso/LPN replied to lissyrn's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi lissy, Lissy, I'd rather talk to you in a private message about this :) So pm me and I will talk to you. Small area..rather not say. Feel free to pm me

  16. Question from test today, need your opinion PLEASE!!

    realnursealso/LPN replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live it is against pts rights to force anything. The term now is

  17. What does your post name reflect about you?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    My name is because of that awful ad campain that the ana had a few yrs ago, about asking for a

  18. Union vs. Nonunion-Worth Dues Paid?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    I think unions are a good thing, let me tell you why. When I had been practicing only two yrs I worked at a hospital that was unionized. I was very new and new nurse eaters abounded there. I had...

  19. Ow

    realnursealso/LPN replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    Stupid me..put my stethescope in my ears and tap it to make sure the head is turned the right way:chuckle then drop it and it hits a hard surface because you automaticaly grab for your ears. NOW...

  20. Anyone know about peds home care vent cases?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to warrior woman's topic in General Nursing

    HI, I have been doing high tech peds home care since 1987.....that is the year I met Denny...........who was 7at the time and had just become vent dependent due to a car accident and becoming a quad....

  21. Hepatitis B Vaccine... Needing Answers

    realnursealso/LPN replied to AmyL219's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have a similar problem. I was feeling tired and run down, so I went to the dr. I had a cbc drawn and when the results came back my dr. redid the cbc...and again...and again. By this time my...

  22. Nurses.... Our Own Worst Enemies??

    realnursealso/LPN replied to MaineNurse67's topic in General Nursing

    This is the place for nurses to come and vent when they have had a bad day. We all encourage and support each other here. I will make no apologies for myself or other nurses who come here to get it...

  23. Needle phobia

    realnursealso/LPN replied to KristaB's topic in General Students

    Just wanted to let you know that anyone else can bleed all over, but:o if I bleed at all and look I pass out. You are not alone and I have been a nurse for 22 yrs. Good luck to you on your new...

  24. Unsafe future nurse! What do you think??

    realnursealso/LPN replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    The first thing to take into consideration is that she broke the law. Stealing syringes and iv kits is a very bad offense. Second of all if you have knowledge of this and someone dies, you could be in...

  25. vents on peds med/surg unit. HELP

    realnursealso/LPN replied to janetrn's topic in Pediatric

    Hi Janet, I'm an LPN who does homecare on vent dependent children. The vents that are used in the home are alot less complicated than the typical hospital models. The models we use are LP6's and...