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    Can a unlicensed person gave and take orders?

    Balder_LPN replied to 5kids & 1 husband's topic in General Nursing

    i dont intend to turn this into a tit for tat, but RN's, LPN's and MD's make mistakes also that often result in hospitalization of pt's. Higher levels of training do not eliminate mistakes. An MA is...
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    Who's got their hand in the Demerol cookie JAR?

    Balder_LPN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure that federal law prohibits giving amphetamines or narcotics over 30 days at a time, and each scrip requires a doctor visit, not a phone call. Is it actually my state law and not...
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    Does EVERY LIFE really count??

    Balder_LPN replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not trying to be inflammatory or anything here, and you have far more experience than me, but what about advocating for your patient? Isnt that the next most important thing to actually providing...
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    Friend's BP

    Balder_LPN replied to kyboyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I'm going to get alot of crap about this but I'll say it anyway, it worked on a friend of mine. but you have to have the right kind of PERSONAL relation ship for this to work. It's time to shock...
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    Lipping the bottle

    Balder_LPN replied to PoppaD's topic in General Nursing

    I have searched hi and lo, asked floor nurses, intructors, doctors, and the hospitals infection control nurse. I have searched the internet and scientific databases in the libraries of several...
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    Number of Meds per Resident

    Balder_LPN replied to aander2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Most pt's who have meds I am crushing must have thickened liquids. Can you thicken these
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    The coolest phrase I've seen.....

    Balder_LPN replied to Balder_LPN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    BUMP, I just thought more people should see
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    I was just thinking about the child who was disemboweled

    Balder_LPN replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a new requirement in many area's, but usually just for public pools, not private. By June 2008 all commercial pools in WA state must have either two main drains properly plumbed so that if one...
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    Do you ever offer to shave female patients?

    Balder_LPN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I remember
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    Nurses and Mental Illness

    Balder_LPN replied to nurse2b2010's topic in General Nursing

    Try being married to one! It'll make your head
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    Do you ever offer to shave female patients?

    Balder_LPN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I graduate next quarter. Last week in clinicals this came up with one of my patients. The female nurse I was working with was younger than me (I am 41 and male) and brought it up to me, she was unsure...
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    Lipping the bottle

    Balder_LPN replied to PoppaD's topic in General Nursing

    I graduate next quarter and I brought this issue up in class. While the instuctors seem to be pretty hip on evidence based practice, they all think this is benficial. But for the reasons brought up by...
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    Tattoos and epidurals

    Balder_LPN replied to Lacie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    my occupational health nurse wont give me any injection through the tattoo on my deltoid. she said there is risk of pushing the ink into the muscle and there may be pathogens isolated in the ink even...
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    Needlestick- who pays for PPD therapy??

    Balder_LPN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    If you are stuck at work here in washington state that is normally covered by workmans comp insurance (State dept of L&I). So it is niether you nor the hospital you work for, but the same...
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    So many Schedules, so little time.

    Balder_LPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I couldnt beleive this t-shirt I stumbled across on the web. I understand being against the drug war, but that is ridiculous. I mean, what are they hoping to accomplish by this?? I certainly dont...
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    So many Schedules, so little time.

    Balder_LPN replied to Balder_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Well.... I'm pretty sure the meaning is something like "Look at how many different drugs there are and I dont have enough time to take them all." if you look closely it is pretty much drugs w/ high...
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    Medication Administration: Nurse as a caregiver

    Balder_LPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who is an RN. Her friend works as a caregiver (unlicensed). This friend routinely passes out meds to her clients that have been put in the weekly pill cases by either a licensed person...
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    Medication Administration: Nurse as a caregiver

    Balder_LPN replied to Balder_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Different story if you are not being paid. She is being paid though. In our state what you are describing is excluded from the definition of nursing practice, buy when you receive compensation it all...
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    MA's please stop letting school practice on you !

    Balder_LPN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    "in the old days"?? Our school (i'm almost done) requires the students to sign a consent about this practicing on each other the first day of class or you are gone. It is upfront in all the...
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    My school forgot what??

    Balder_LPN replied to vivibonita's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm not one of those sue happy people in our litigious society, but this screams lawsuit to me. All the students lost wages (including delay d/t continuiing education whatever) d/t the schools failure...
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    Who's got their hand in the Demerol cookie JAR?

    Balder_LPN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    ??? Am I worng that scrips for amphetamines can only be given 30 days at a time and the doctor must actually see the pt to write more scrips? 3 30 scrips at a time seems to be illegal to me, is there...
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    Placed on hospital committee

    Balder_LPN replied to fgoff's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the whole no smoking campus thing and support it wholeheartedly (and I am a smoker). but no smoking within view of the campus? if you fired someone for a legal activity conducted while on...
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    I was just thinking about the child who was disemboweled

    Balder_LPN replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work on commercial pools. Most places the health dept inspects them and they must have an anti-vortex cover or a special shut off valve that trips if something clogs up the main drain. This...
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    lpn

    Balder_LPN replied to countrylane123's topic in General Nursing

    hmm, there must be plenty more jobs in your area for lpn's to have turned down this one for that reason. Obviously, having a tattoo does not have anything to do w/ your nursing skills. But it does...
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    Blood Draw Yields Fatty Deposit??

    Balder_LPN replied to stephanfloess's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen this happen with a friend of mine who went to the hosp with BS>1300 and DKA. I couldnt believe what it looked