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    What kind of nurses have to suction patients?

    Crystal-Wings replied to Maya331's topic in United Kingdom

    You will do it a lot in private duty/home health if the patient has a trach or difficulty clearing secretions in the mouth/nose. It's pretty common at the
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    Can you take phentermine during a nursing shift?

    Crystal-Wings replied to Nsco2018's topic in General Nursing

    Adderal is for ADHD. A lot of people with ADHD can't think critically when they don't take their medication because they can't focus, like
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    Anyone Just Interested in Being an LPN, and not an RN

    Crystal-Wings replied to UnbreakableOne's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have no desire to be an RN. I don't want to work in a hospital and I don't want to do
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    Long hair at the bedside

    Crystal-Wings replied to kakamegamama's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's nasty to not pin up your hair in our line of work. It's just as gross as having long artificial
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    Asked to resign after 6 months

    Crystal-Wings replied to FNKA's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you dodged a bullet by being let go. That didn't seem like a good place to learn anything or work and build
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    Why I would tell you to stay out of nursing

    Crystal-Wings replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Amen! Preach it!!! Especially to the part where you touch on the training a lot of these companies give. 90% of the time it is half assed indeed! I'm sorry but I'm not comfortable watching a...
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    Annoyed by commercial

    Crystal-Wings replied to jodispamodi's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in California and staffing ratios sure as hell don't apply in LTC. Having 20+ patients is
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    Is aspirin a blood thinner?

    Crystal-Wings replied to ChloeLissa's topic in Patient Medications

    Is the pope
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    Anatomy and Physiology 2, Microbiology, and Pharmacology at the same time?

    Crystal-Wings replied to Nicoleashley's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That sounds like
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    Trach with oxygen

    Crystal-Wings replied to LilyRN99's topic in Pulmonary

    I wouldn't turn it off to listen to breath sounds. You can still hear them pretty decently during auscultation. It just takes some getting used to with the background noise of the
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    List the most frivolous complaints you've received

    Crystal-Wings replied to gardenpartyy's topic in Private Duty

    My current case: The house is dirty and the child's carpet is filthy, there were formula and medication stains on the wall/carpet, yet all the nurses have to take their shoes off because family...
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    Is it possible to get Gonorrhea working in a nursing home?

    Crystal-Wings replied to marie_0068's topic in Infectious Disease

    I smell a
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    Private duty nurse? Home health?

    Crystal-Wings replied to Avill's topic in Private Duty

    I'd be weary if the case manager seems off. They are your support on the job if something goes wrong or you have concerns about your client's changing condition. The first agency I was with, the case...
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    Employee Complaint

    Crystal-Wings replied to FlyingFishofFury's topic in General Nursing

    Good lord OP, next time she'll get offended because you asked her if she enjoyed her weekend. Talk about a special snowflake that needs to be handled with kid gloves. In the future, don't bother...
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    Newly passed LPN/LVN no experience

    Crystal-Wings replied to Samantha O5's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Are you in Santa Rosa? I used to live
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    I hate the politics in nursing

    Crystal-Wings replied to cwill2015's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Me too. If I never had to work again I'd be ok with
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    RN, sometimes rather work as an LPN

    Crystal-Wings replied to PeanutButter09's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think working in LTC as an LPN would be any less stressful than if you were working as an RN tbh. Just different responsibilities. I guess it would also depend if you're working as the charge...
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    Lead poisoning!

    Crystal-Wings replied to ABRN2012's topic in School

    I can't believe people are stupid enough to think that pencils are still made with LEAD. Pencils wouldn't be allowed to be sold if they were made with real lead. Come on
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    What are some horror stories families have shared with you about former nurses they had?

    Crystal-Wings replied to Crystal-Wings's topic in Private Duty

    That sounds pretty intense. Glad to hear the child survived! Hopefully no permanent damage resulted to the
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    What are some horror stories families have shared with you about former nurses they had?

    Crystal-Wings posted a topic in Private Duty

    So there's a thread about ridiculous requests families/parents have made to nurses, so I thought it would be interesting to hear the flipside of what parents have shared with you about bad experiences...
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    What Do Nurses Want?

    Crystal-Wings replied to medihacks907's topic in General Nursing

    What do I want as nurse? I do private duty and enjoy my job, but man I wish my agency paid us more money and actually offered benefits that were affordable. With what they pay us, most people are...
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    The detail I missed that set my day on the wrong foot

    Crystal-Wings replied to ellisjl's topic in General Nursing

    I put my scrub pants on inside out. This was when I just started working day shift and wasn't used to getting up early and was
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    Getting a puppy and working 12 hour shifts?

    Crystal-Wings replied to Hwills94's topic in General Nursing

    Get a cat. They are a lot less work and are much cuter
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    Why are nurses the only profession that cannot accept gifts?

    Crystal-Wings replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    I do private duty and I always accept/give gifts. Technically we're not supposed to per agency rules, but nobody (myself included) actually follows that rule, and it's not like anyone goes out of...
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    Is being an LPN REALLY that bad?

    Crystal-Wings replied to peppapig123's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't think so. I don't want to be an