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  1. Interested in agency work in NE Kansas...looking for info

    ljds replied to ljds's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the recommendations; I REALLY appreciate it!

  2. DVT Prophylaxis in critical care

    ljds replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in General Nursing

    The reality of the deal is getting the TEDS to fit properly, which is difficult with an alert, otherwise healthy pt; trying to put them on a little (or BIG) old lady with fragile skin and joint pain...

  3. humidification during oxygen therapy

    ljds replied to Pipsqueak's topic in General Nursing

    Another option is saline nasal spray/drops, applied directly into the nose every couple of hours. These are found OTC at pharmacies everywhere, you just have to be sure not to get the medicated ones....

  4. What should I do?

    ljds replied to RN123456789's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If they typically hire from within the organization, I'd get a job in the organization. If you want to work maternity/NICU, those pts are going to have surgeries, too. Depending upon how large your...

  5. do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

    ljds replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

    I just don't think that striving for average is a positive character trait. I can't even begin to address the positives and negatives in the PPs stream of consciousness, but I think she does hit on a...

  6. do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

    ljds replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. If everyone did the minimum, think how, uhh, well, average the world would be. I think I have more personal pride and integrity to do more than just the bare minimum; I can't believe that you...

  7. Interested in agency work in NE Kansas...looking for info

    ljds replied to ljds's topic in General Nursing

    I wondered if you were still up there! How are you doing!? THanks so much for the recommendation! I really appreciate

  8. do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

    ljds replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

    I have no real advice for the OP, since if your admin isn't going to back you up,it looks like either their way or the highway... but I think certain environments facilitate better teamwork. At our...

  9. Interested in agency work in NE Kansas...looking for info

    ljds replied to ljds's topic in General Nursing

    bump; doesn't *anyone* have any recommendations of agencies in the Lawrence-Topeka-KC area?

  10. Nervous about the new job...always afraid I will get fired...

    ljds replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, it SOUNDS funny, but I actually work with a nurse who signs everytime you ask her to do anything, everytime you call to tell her a pt needs something, everytime you tell her new orders have been...

  11. Is this a for real "HIPAA" violation????

    ljds replied to mom2michael's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I wouldn't want my 7 year old on our floor! Urgh, I can just imagine what she would come into contact with, or what germs she could bring in to immunocompromised pts! It sounds like your floor is...

  12. Are we being phased out?

    ljds replied to fishchick72's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm in northeastern Kansas, and we are still hired in hospitals here, though not in the numbers that RNs are. Other job opportunities for LPNs here are home health, doctors offices, and of course...

  13. random Ob-Gyn Questions

    ljds replied to Still Riding's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Only people who are already lactating will begin to lactate in instance #1. HOWEVER: I was nursing my then 8 mo old baby, and I was working as an aide on the medical floor of our hospital. I was...

  14. Need Advice ASAP-have been suspended

    ljds replied to robinregisterednut's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My impression is that harrassing phone calls *are* illegal, aren't they? Even if the person doesn't know they are being harrassing. I mean, if you are confused and you have a car wreck, you are...

  15. c-diff, contagious?

    ljds replied to all4schwa's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There are different strains of bacteria. For example, E coli can be a harmless, even beneficial bacteria; or it can be a strain that causes severe illness and death. The C. diff that we are worried...

  16. 24 Hour Chart Checks

    ljds replied to CosmoLvn's topic in General Nursing

    On our floor, when the unit secretary enters the order, she puts a red "E" by the order. Then, when the nurse signs it, she goes into the computer and verifies that the order is there (we have...

  17. Interested in agency work in NE Kansas...looking for info

    ljds replied to ljds's topic in General Nursing

    I know I'll probably have to travel some, though I'm assuming some of the nursing homes in Lawrence use agency. Do you have any experience with agency? I would defend LMH as a great place to work....

  18. Does your floor have an RN to patient ratio?

    ljds replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    NE

  19. LVN in L&D?-vent-help

    ljds replied to tinyscrafts's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm in Kansas, but that is my experience as well, that most places don't even hire LPNs for post partum. I worked in an independent birthing center for 4 years, doing L/D/mother/baby; but I couldn't...

  20. Does your floor have an RN to patient ratio?

    ljds replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    On day shift we have typically 2-3 pts (usually three) per staff; so a team of a nurse and an aide might have 5-6 pts. Sometimes because of call ins we might have teams of 7 or 8, but that is rare....

  21. Safe Pt Ratios for Med Surg

    ljds replied to MedSurgeMess's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work on a 45 bed med unit, our staffing ranges typically between high 20s to high 30s. Day shift usually has 5-6 pts per nurse + aide team. TPCs (total pt care; where a nurse does everything for...

  22. Pratt Online

    ljds replied to blufoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    So Kelly, were you thinking of

  23. Hiring a BSN vs. ADN nurse

    ljds replied to Julie4804's topic in General Nursing

    I think another reason that ADNs are sometimes preferred is that, in our area, anyhow, the ADN nurses almost always have programs where, after the first year, they are an LPN. Many of them work part...

  24. Nursing Unions-what is the good,bad, ugly?

    ljds replied to johnson0424's topic in General Nursing

    How big are the hospitals that you all work for that have unions? I can see the advantage, especially if you have a large hospital. My dh is a teacher, in a union, and if the union weren't there, he...

  25. 8-month nursing and lacking skills

    ljds replied to frogdog's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP: good for you, for seeking out a position that will challenge and teach you. Hang in there! Just a general comment: I find that there is less case management and more clinical skills...