vampiregirl BSN, RN

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  1. vampiregirl

    Made a mistake last night.

    vampiregirl replied to ejmonroe's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm not sure if hospitals do CNA assignment sheets, but if so, can you grab one for the other patients or just your assignments? I know the nursing home I work at has them by units. If we were short...
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    Abdominal pain??

    vampiregirl replied to turtles's topic in General Nursing

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    CNAs are very disrespectful to LVN, that is me..

    vampiregirl replied to Bala Shark's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Have you addressed your expectations to this CNA (in private), behavioral and quality of work? I have seen nurses allow this type of behavior, by responding by snapping back or even yelling back....
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    CPR Boards

    vampiregirl posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Has anyone used a CPR board under a patient during a code instead of placing the patient on the floor (either in the hospital setting or in LTC)? Any thoughts on them would be appreciated.
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    Can someone tell me more about being a CNA?

    vampiregirl replied to slou!'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Turbohound, it sounds like things are rough for you right now. I hope things get better soon. I too found CNA work to be one of the hardest jobs I've ever had, but I also think it has been the job...
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    CPR Boards

    vampiregirl replied to vampiregirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm inquiring because students in CPR class I taught at a LTC facility asked me about them. I told them I would get back to them. From the product descriptions I found, it looked like an effective...
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    Should I have done anything differently?

    vampiregirl replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully, the EMS crew that brought your patient noticed the same inconsistencies as you did (great job by the way!!!!!!). Where I work as an EMT, if we notice (or suspect) something to not be right,...
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    Plantar Facitis-Heel Pain, help!

    vampiregirl replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    Something to consider if your doctor recommends orthotics and your insurance won't cover them... good orthotics last for 6 years or so and can be transferred from shoe to shoe. I've found that I can...
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    "Men should be EMT's or Doctors!"

    vampiregirl replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Neat way of dealing with what sounds like a very challenging patient! I liked how the patient was encouraged to share some experiences from being a female editor in what was probably a very male...
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    Can someone tell me more about being a CNA?

    vampiregirl replied to slou!'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just thought I'd add another thought to the list... many nursing homes (I'm not sure about hospitals because I've never worked in one), offer great tuition assistance programs for CNA's going into...
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    CNA to patient ratio

    vampiregirl replied to southwest's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It sounds like you are a CNA in a hospital, I've been a CNA in long term care, so I'm sure things are a little different. I've had more patients than that on occasion (up to 22, uuugggghhh). It's not...
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    Nursing student freaking about BPs

    vampiregirl replied to midcom's topic in General Nursing

    Also, a word of encouragement. Some of the skills I've had the toughest time learning are the same ones that I now consider to be my strongest skills. If you take the time to really work on them, in...
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    Nursing student freaking about BPs

    vampiregirl replied to midcom's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a local EMS station near you? If so, you might see if someone there would work with you for a few minutes or if there would be a good time to stop by. Often they have a two-headed training...
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    physician substitute

    vampiregirl replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a blood bank, and I've never heard of that term either. Most of our staff (myself included) has some type of medical background and then undergo an intensive training program (2 months...
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    Nitrogen Wash Out

    vampiregirl replied to canoehead's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Was it was one of the disposable CO2 end tidal detectors? If so, some of them are only accurate for so many minutes (I think the ones I've used on the ambulance are only good for 5 minutes according...
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    General education requirements completed before starting nursing courses?

    vampiregirl posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Greeting fellow Excelsior students & grads... I was just curious if anyone had successfully completed any of the nursing courses before completing all their general education requirements (A&P...
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    MRSA help!

    vampiregirl replied to mollysdirtysprocket's topic in General Nursing

    From reading the OP's post, it refers to working in a group home. Many group homes, such as those for individuals with mental retardation or mental illness, unfortunately are fairly lax in universal...
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    Experienced Nurses Only

    vampiregirl replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    When I read the op, I'll admit I was a little offended (ok, I'm a student... can you guess?). But as I read further along in the thread, I began to look at this topic a little differently. I'm glad to...
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    Business casual

    vampiregirl replied to LadySugarBug's topic in General Nursing

    Try a second hand store. It sometimes takes a little time to carefully check an item for proper fit, stains, tears, etc, but it's worth
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    what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

    vampiregirl replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    After reading throught this thread, a thought popped into my head... I suspect that the MA schools continue to reinforce the idea that a "CMA can do almost everything that a nurse can do" throughout...
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    Why place mom on her left side???

    vampiregirl replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Also in an ambulance if a pregnant patient is immobilized for c-spine precautions (auto accident, trauma etc), elevating the right side of entire back (with several rolled blankets) tilts the patient...
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    RN as Inpatient, horrible and looong rant

    vampiregirl replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry you had a bad experience. I think that being a patient for anyone in the medical field can be a scary experience. You combine knowing some or all of the worst case senarios with logical...
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    Hey, CNAs.......got a question for all of you!

    vampiregirl replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work as a CNA in a LTC that has an acute care unit- mostly geriatric patients in for rehab. So it's the best of both worlds, experience with geriatrics and experience with (mostly stable) acute care...
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    Need some interesting ideas for a presentation

    vampiregirl replied to dano's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be the manager at a MR/DD group home, with most of my residents being geriatric. Since it's for a nursing class, you would probably need to modify parts of it, but I think the general...
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    Need Common Phrases in Spanish

    vampiregirl replied to roxburin's topic in Emergency

    I'm not sure if they have them specifically for nursing, but there are several wonderful "pocket" spanish guides for EMS personnel. The EMS versions would probably work fine. The one I use has lots of...