Flare ASN, BSN

school nursing, ortho, trauma

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    Was this an appropriate order?

    Flare replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    i find it hard to believe that in this day and age of technical innovations that the doctors have no way of getting a message like that to one another other than leave an "order" on the chart and have...
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    Death....by cheese

    Flare replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just got off the phone with your BON and they are looking into this whole cheese fiasco. They said you better have a gouda reason for giving that patient cheese. LOL seroiusly. I thought it...
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    Professional improvement plans

    Flare posted a topic in School

    In my state we have to complete a yearly PIP or professional improvement plan. It's like a project that you will complete within the next school year. An action plan for a specific illness or an...
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    Student strip searched at school...

    Flare replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    alll I can say is
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    Professional improvement plans

    Flare replied to Flare's topic in School

    The kudos on the bottom of the posts don't cut it... Thanks a million!! Lots of great
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    How to calculate body burn percentage?

    Flare replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    There is also the palmar method where you take the size of the PATIENT"S hand and use that to estimate. The palm accounts for 1% os in a burn on a leg is the size of 10 of the patient's palms, you...
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    planning to take the RN course but have no exp in the med field, any advice???

    Flare replied to chocolategirl's topic in General Nursing

    lots of people start out with absolutely no experience in the medical field. Becoming a CNA is one way of getting some exposure. Another may be to inquire with a local first aid squad and become an...
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    Did you work while in Nursing school?

    Flare replied to GCTMT's topic in General Nursing

    I worked an every other weekend type job in a hospital while in nursing school. But then again I was young and living at home and had virtually no
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    Teaching kids to swallow pills

    Flare replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I worked in special ed for quite a few years - many of these children were on some type of medication so pill swallowing was a vital necessity. For some it wasn't a big deal, but many of them took...
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    How do you feel when you see family members and their Note pads in hand

    Flare replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    I usually don't mind the poeple that keep the notebook of questions and labs and whatnot. I actually think that is a good idea - but to keep track of every person that come into the room is just odd....
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    How can we protect the nurses?

    Flare replied to hdhnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Security is pretty tight in general in the hospitals in my area. Particularly if there is a psych unit within the campus but also in general. Typically the front door gets loched once visiting hours...
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    I am not in the medical field yet I would respectfully like to ask a quick question.

    Flare replied to James 1967's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in creepy situations where the person was more than able - granted - these were not people that were getting worked up for chest pain actively. I have encountered the charming souls that...
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    Had to leave early- what to tell the patients?

    Flare replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I agree - I think a patient would feel better knowing their nurse had the good sense to leave and transfer care to another instead of risking getting them
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    discharged a patient wearing telemetry

    Flare replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Call the hospice to try and track it down and then go and get it. Take it as a life lesson. It's happened before, and trust me - it's a lesson you won't forget. I remember being a brand new nurse...
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    I Worked A Movie Set as a RN!

    Flare replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds so cool!! I have been on the other side of the camera a few times as a rescue worker in a film about the end of the world, once as a party attendee, and as an extra in an HBO production...
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    Nurse and Firefighter

    Flare replied to mfisher6's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a firefighter and RN (which I suppose you could figure out from my name) I enjoy both a lot. RN pays the bills - i work as a school nurse after spend many years on a trauma floor. Firefighter...
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    question about school nursing

    Flare replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    In my state I can not, as a school nurse, give any meds without an order - this includes cough drops and tylenol. Granted, i have things like caladryl and bacitracin on hand but i also have standing...
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    What's the best clamp for an open catheter system

    Flare replied to Nursebabe2009's topic in General Nursing

    I would often just clamp a 2x2 onto the tubing, then i didn't have to worry about the
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    Things Change, People Change ;=)

    Flare replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Sure - I take report of difficult patients with a grain of salt. Don't get me wrong, it's nice to have the heads up and sometimes that assessment is spot on but sometimes that PITA patient starts...
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    Pt.'s partner asked to have intercourse with a stoma !

    Flare replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    There was a color commentary on this in another post which was helpful for me as I was curious as to how one arrives at that notion (All I could think of was the potential for perforation - medical...
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    I m in big trouble! I think I failed my drug screen

    Flare replied to alex68's topic in General Nursing

    I am sure that i could grow tobacco if i tried (ok... not ME... i can kill a silk plant, but you get my point) but cigs are huge business. Bottom line is if someone could get a premade product taxes...
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    Who can write a health care plan?

    Flare replied to tleigh7097's topic in School

    In my state only a state certified school nurse can write an
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    Made a terrible mistake at work and now I'm about to put in my 2week notice

    Flare replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in School

    Face it, not every decision that you make is going to be the right one. It's difficult, especially with the frequent flyers to determine when you need to make the call. When the boy cries wolf one...
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    Where to get Texas LVN CEU's online quickly???

    Flare replied to Mrs. Hamilton's topic in General Nursing

    Visit the cdc.gov website and look under the MMWR section they have free continuing ed that is usually worth 1-3 hours (they don't take that long). here's the address...
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    I m in big trouble! I think I failed my drug screen

    Flare replied to alex68's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah - I'll spare you the breaking the law speech. Though i don't imbibe, i have my own thoughts on the legal status of cannibis. The don't necessarily have to spell out what the u/a is for -or thay...