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What is the current recommendation on taking blood pressure in the arm of a patient with bilateral mastectomies? Where is blood pressure taken on the leg? TIA

I graduated in 2015 and was taught the CD does not require gloves to draw up meds. My current fellow nurses disagree. Can anyone corroborate what I was taught?

I was 57 when I went to nursing school - if I did it, you can do it!

I graduated from nursing school in 2015. We were not taught to use the gluteal muscle for IM injectips as it is not recommended due to sciatic nerve injury. Were any of you also told the same?

I am a new LPN working on a dementia unit at a long-term care facility. I was not a CNA before nursing school and my school didn't provide a lot of training for basic nursing care, other than bed baths and transfers. I am in charge of the CNAs on my floor during my shift. I been here three weeks and feel the CNAs are not doing their job and are taking advantage of me. I've walked into a patient's room and seeing two CNAs looking at a cell phone which is against policy. I also have difficulty finding out which CNA is scheduled on a patient when that patient needs toilet it. I am not sure of their duties and feel uncomfortable reprimanding them. Can someone give me any advice in this situation? I don't want to start this job being taken advantage of by the CNAs.

I am a new LPN working in a nursing home on a dementia unit. Can anyone give me hints for administering oral medications for those residents who refuse ttake it the first time I offer it? I know their preferences such as offering it in putting, ice cream comic cetera but those who simply will not take it I just don't know how to react roach them to get it in. I thought maybe some of you had some tricks you could share.