OneChattyNurse

OneChattyNurse

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  1. I may be crazy, but...

    OneChattyNurse replied to Coco48170's topic in Emergency

    i just received a pair of crocs. i had tried a pair on and really liked them. after wearing them for the past couple of nights, my feet are in heaven! there are several places you can get them......

  2. unworthy of an RN

    OneChattyNurse replied to LisaG21's topic in General Nursing

    re: the lpn...is it possible that she took an expanded iv therapy course for lpn's allowing her to perform the tasks in question. re: restraints...from a ltc standpoint, we are rarely allowed to use...

  3. LPN as supervisor?

    OneChattyNurse replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i realize there are different regs for each state. i have, however, worked as an medicare mds/careplan coordinator (i was able to sign off the mds's with an rn co-signer, my don) i have also worked...

  4. Do the state inspectors ever show up on noc shift?

    OneChattyNurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    the way i understand it, they are required to do a certain percentage on an "off shift". i have worked in ltc for about 10 years and have never had it happen. but then again...never say

  5. Best place for CEU's

    OneChattyNurse replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    i found this site ...you might find it interesting and helpful. http://www.nurseassistant.homestead.com/index.html i did not get a chance to really check it out...but it looked like it contained some...

  6. Best place for CEU's

    OneChattyNurse replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    i agree, all of the obra hours required for our cna's are provided by our facility. you have to attend x amount of inservices each year to keep current. i have not heard of other ceu's that are...

  7. Nursing student/Mom and last nerve about family life

    OneChattyNurse replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    i read in a magazine once that all you need to potty train a child is 1 day and $50. it was something like, you leave the diaper off the child and let him pee down his leg. by the end of the day, he...

  8. pap smears

    OneChattyNurse replied to Lateefa's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i just recently completed the lpn expanded iv therapy course. in iowa, we cannot do blood transfusions, 1st doses of any meds, give heparin, iv pushes or do anything with an iv on a patient under 12...

  9. Pxyis Medication Administration

    OneChattyNurse replied to Deb Howe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i have never used this system in an acute setting, but i loved it in an intermediate setting at the va. i wish we had this system where i work now, counting narcs is a

  10. Resignation

    OneChattyNurse replied to prettypaws's topic in General Nursing

    I know my current employer will not consider you for re-hire if you do not give at least 3 weeks notice. But I have been at other jobs that this was not as strict. I left one job with virtually no...

  11. work makes me sick, literally :OP

    OneChattyNurse replied to 2ndgenerationnurse's topic in General Nursing

    i was taking vitals on a patient i was transferring to er for suspected pneumonia. i was squatted down taking her bp when she decided to cough. unfortunately, we were face to face, as she was...

  12. Bar Code Scanning Meds

    OneChattyNurse replied to momangel29's topic in General Nursing

    i used this system at the va and loved it! i am now at a ltc unit in a hospital and we will soon be going to this system. it really does not take that much more time than if you were actually...

  13. CNA before LPN? benificial?

    OneChattyNurse replied to Nalini's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i was a cna prior to lpn school. i whole heartedly believe it gave me an edge over my classmates that did not go that route. you learn the basic interpersonal skills needed to relate to patients....

  14. Question about a medical condition

    OneChattyNurse replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    TAH = Total abd. Hysterectomy BSO = bilat salpingo oopherectomy (removal of bilat ovaries) This certainly does sound scary. Hopefully, as another poster said, it is the hysterectomy and not something...

  15. Advise about IV Drug Books

    OneChattyNurse replied to OneChattyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your input.....just wanted something to go

  16. Advise about IV Drug Books

    OneChattyNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am about to complete the LPN expanded IV Therapy class and was wondering which IV drug book to purchase. I am sure they are all helpful, but I wondered if there is one that is better. Any...

  17. Lupus

    OneChattyNurse replied to GEO's topic in General Nursing

    My mom was diagnosed in 1979 with DLE. She has endured many flare-up's and treatments(she used to get over 50 shots of cortisone in the face in one sitting). I have learned over the years that it is...

  18. Can't take boards?

    OneChattyNurse replied to melaniew's topic in General Nursing

    OH...I forgot to mention...the drunk driving charge for this guy was...get this...17 years old!!! As long as a hit comes up on your background check, you have to go through a bunch of paperwork before...

  19. Can't take boards?

    OneChattyNurse replied to melaniew's topic in General Nursing

    OMVI=Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated. I know of a few nurses that had been in some trouble and still sat for boards. BUT...I know of a nurse that had the same charge on his record and it...

  20. Angry at feeling used

    OneChattyNurse replied to Good_Queen_Bess's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Kaylesh...where are you from in the

  21. HELP my dry hands!!!!

    OneChattyNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Tis the season...every fall and winter my hands get so dry they crack and bleed. I literally have blood visible under my gloves. I have tried ALL kinds of creams and lotions, I bought a parrafin wax...

  22. Caring for the rich and famous

    OneChattyNurse replied to Kikumaru's topic in General Nursing

    I was working for a Home Health agency and had a case where I had to "sit" with this guy while he was in the hospital. I was a CNA, but could not do anything "hands on" since I was not employed by...

  23. What Freaks You Out?

    OneChattyNurse replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    OK...I know I was meant to be a nurse...I have been eating potato chips while reading this thread!!! Anyway, most things do not bother me too much in general BUT, I currently have a patient that is a...

  24. NCLEX support group

    OneChattyNurse replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Well...actually you did come to the right place. This site is like one big support group!!!!

  25. NCLEX support group

    OneChattyNurse replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about a support group...but I can offer you some encouragement. I took the NCLEX in early 1994. My class was the first at my school to take the computerized test. I think I stopped...