CashewLPN

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  1. injection technique

    CashewLPN replied to ZAROZINIA's topic in General Nursing

    you should not give injections through tattoos if it can be avoided... Why? the needle can damage some very expensive artwork, that often has to be fixed...AND, remember, the ink sits in the...

  2. Needle Stick

    CashewLPN replied to Frautara's topic in General Nursing

    I think the hep c compo is with the general antivirals...but I'm not sure... the CDC would have it posted on their website though..

  3. Needle Stick

    CashewLPN replied to Frautara's topic in General Nursing

    I think the hep c combo is with the general antivirals...but I'm not sure... the CDC would have it posted on their website though..

  4. Needle Stick

    CashewLPN replied to Frautara's topic in General Nursing

    hi guys... I was stuck p an IV insertion... the safety device on the needle malfunctioned, and, after the pt moved, I got a nasty stick in the hand... pt had HBV, and HIV+ I ran down to the ED, then...

  5. Chancellor's LPN to RN study guides

    CashewLPN replied to xmasbabe's topic in Online Distance Learning

    ok... what I've found out is that, 1) chancellors is not a school... its just a book maker 2) excelsior is a online only school where you test out of classes... hope this helps... --Barbara

  6. How is code blue announced at your facility?

    CashewLPN replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    we have a couple codes... code 99-- 'the' code... followed by unit and room number(eg. 4A10B) code 66- Disaster code, followed by status(status I means full lockdown, d/c all pts asap that can go turn...

  7. allnurses chat

    CashewLPN replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    icq is a chat software... kinda like aol's instant messanger.... but different... not much though.... go visit http://www.icq.com it has the stuff man... the stuff.... but, the chat here is pretty...

  8. Pain scale (Rated R)!!!

    CashewLPN replied to nurseyperson's topic in Nursing Humor

    well.. to explain the pain scale to my patients, I say that 0 is absolutely no pain whatsoever.... I say that ten is the equivalent of me dropping a cinder block on your foot, then me jumping on it 3...

  9. Sub Acute vs. Rehab Hospital

    CashewLPN replied to Huganurse's topic in Rehabilitation

    well... it has been my experience that the hospital rehab is the more critical(and we all know we get hit with some doozies) then the sub acute rehab... hospital rehab seems to be staffed slightly...

  10. Have you ever been hit by a patient?

    CashewLPN replied to sWolfie's topic in General Nursing

    well... I too have been hit, pinched, bitten, spit on, you name it... the worst (by far) a patient threw an entire water pitcher on me... Very full and very cold... sad thing was, I was going to...

  11. Any takers? Supressed sexual frustrations of husbands of Nurses...

    CashewLPN replied to Chellyse's topic in General Nursing

    Sexual Frustration... hmm... Perhaps from my point of view, yes, sexual frustration(and many other frustrations) are related to work. For anyone who is insecure, well.. figure, would you be feeling...

  12. a nurse's poem-I'm Sorry In Advance

    CashewLPN replied to leesonlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Phenominal Poem Although I usually run a humor board in my nurses station, I'm gonna post this in it... it is the truth. --Barbara,

  13. BOARDS: Good or bad if computer shuts down @ 75??

    CashewLPN replied to e-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well... I remember my computer stopping after 75 questions, and I just stood there and stared at the screen for a minute (you know the blank white, I think the damned thing just locked up screen)......

  14. Generation Y

    CashewLPN replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Well, at the last 2 institutions I've worked in, I have been the youngest nurse/employee hired... at 18(last year) I was a LTCF nurse, and was soon promoted to charge LPN. At three days after my 19th...

  15. Body Art...

    CashewLPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've a question for all of you... Thanks to the 'Starched Whites' rule of my workplace, they tend to be a bit transparant at times (like bright lights, and hot floors)... so, usually underclothing is...

  16. What do you do for yourself?

    CashewLPN replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    I pound a racquetball to death before work.. it relieves oh so much stress... it makes me feel good and loose before work... and a little workout makes work feel better too...that whole endorphin...

  17. Body Art...

    CashewLPN replied to CashewLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm... lets see... (as if you all havent already guessed) I am the proud wearer of 2 tattoos (one kinda new and itchy) and they reside on my back... I am a pasty pale person.. and they can be...

  18. Any LPN's out there?

    CashewLPN replied to lorrie's topic in General Nursing

    LPN, and proud of it... Thanks to the RN (real nurses for every patient... every patient deserves a real nurse, an RN) campaign going on... I get knocked as not being a nurse decent enough to care...

  19. What am I doing? Am I insane?

    CashewLPN replied to zdjoe's topic in General Nursing

    Alas... the bitter nature of nursing... SUBQ... I wouldent have believed about 90% of what you've written, unless I've seen it first hand... A vast majority of our units are understaffed......

  20. A short Quiz for all of you

    CashewLPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello... An odd quiz for all of you... what do you think of a kid who is just 19, She deals in needles and pills, and has held drugs with a street value of only god knows what in her hands? She can...

  21. A code of a different color....

    CashewLPN posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Now that I've got your attention... A Quazi code transcript from a pretty big hospital in NYC.... Scene: The nurse in knee deep in paperwork, the patient is transferred to the Rehab unit at exactly...

  22. cna salary

    CashewLPN replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Well, Should a LPN be paid as much as an RN... Should a CNA be paid as much as a LPN? I say no... the amount of schooling should be related to how much monetary compensation(good phrase, by the way)...

  23. NCLEX-PN

    CashewLPN replied to NurseNikki2001's topic in General Nursing

    Nikki, When I took my boards, it was primarilary geriatrics and STD's... 1 math question... My friend, she had all math... (or so she exclaimed...) Another friend got whopped with the max no. of...

  24. Dress Code

    CashewLPN replied to prmenrs's topic in General Nursing

    Well.. I actually like color codes... We have to pay for our own, but thanks to union, we get an allowence... its not great, but it works... the nurses wear white, and the aides wear teal... but,...

  25. Incompetent Nurses.. Why are they working?

    CashewLPN replied to Cherie's topic in General Nursing

    Please, get out of there... I worked in a failing facility as well for 6 months... I got out of there as fast as I could... A lot of the time I was the only nurse on a 60 bed Geri-Psych lockdown......