LeChien BSN, RN

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    Does mother know best?

    LeChien replied to Fayevalentine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That hurt my eyes to
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    Which has priority? Chronic pain or constipation?

    LeChien replied to akruc353's topic in General Students

    Maybe their constipation is causing their pain..gotta analyze the
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    Initial Drug Test

    LeChien replied to Damiapa's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you reported
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    How do you recover from a bad patient experience?!??

    LeChien replied to PadmeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Why does it matter who fetched it for her if she got her damn water in the
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    Initial Drug Test

    LeChien replied to Damiapa's topic in General Nursing

    If you're doing that on your break from school, you'll be doing it on your days off from work, and this would likely happen in the future. I would steer clear of anything
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    CNA lost a close resident

    LeChien replied to guest05/03/16's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The original post seemed a tad creepy to
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    Meaning of your username?

    LeChien replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    Mine means "The dog" in French. I love dogs. J'aime tous les
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    To the nurses, a question.

    LeChien replied to NTechTruth's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Not every nurse refuses to help a CNA. But when I say I can't it's because I'm doing a part of my job at that moment that is imperative and it's something a CNA cannot
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    Would you report this?

    LeChien replied to JPKToxicWaste's topic in Private Duty

    I was going to say leave it be until you mentioned disregarding orders. If you plan on staying with the case, put it in writing and bring it to the case manager. You are all supposed to be a team to...
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    Bring Your own TP

    LeChien replied to Catcar1963's topic in Private Duty

    Haven't had too many, but the daughter of the mom (not my patient) used to shave her pubes in the shower and leave them there. I told the mom it's not part of my scope to clean after anyone but myself...
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    First day on the floor post orientation...

    LeChien replied to Tinkers33's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    What type of workplace are you in? I've only ever had 3 days orientation where I've been
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    How can we track when bed alarms are activated??

    LeChien replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above statements^^ all alarms are ultimately your responsibility and if the techs turn them off as you say...then that needs to be addressed to a manager, for YOUR license's
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    What do you think is the priority diagnosis or this patient?

    LeChien replied to ital91's topic in General Students

    You didn't mention anything respiratory related/stated cap refill is normal...so you wouldn't use respiratory or perfusion as a priority nursing dx. I would definitely use pain/comfort, and impaired...
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    Are hair accessories unprofessional?

    LeChien replied to silhouettedreams's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I wear a small bow clip almost every day to hold back my bangs. I usually color coordinate it with my scrubs. I see nothing wrong with
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    Angry..

    LeChien replied to JellyDonut's topic in Critical Care

    "Trying" is the key word
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    Taking a trach/vent pt to school

    LeChien replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    No *extra* pay compared to what? That's your
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    CNA Interested in enhancing résumé

    LeChien replied to ESergentSpikes's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Dare I say...going through nursing school will greatly enhance your chance of getting hired at a
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    How to care for stroke patient?

    LeChien replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    This would be a great time to ask your instructor
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    That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    LeChien replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    I've never even had to mix insulins outside of nursing
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    criminal background

    LeChien replied to lovingme01's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Why not ask the
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    Patients who die right after the family leaves the room.

    LeChien replied to nitenite's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My grandma had cancer, and they said she had about 3 months left. My family flew in on different days to visit her after she was diagnosed, and ten days later she passed. I truly believe she was ready...
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    Compartment Syndrome

    LeChien replied to maddyakers's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    All that money for textbooks and nobody uses
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    Wanna know what's cool?

    LeChien replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    Or you push with all your might and the AED tells you "push
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    Independent practice in CA?

    LeChien replied to M.I.'s topic in Nurse Registration

    Everyone wants to come to California, it's really not all that
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    My first med error

    LeChien replied to JosMar93's topic in Nursing Career

    You can tell them you feel like you need more training..if they aren't willing to orient you to your liking, you have the right to find employment elsewhere. Sorry this happened, it's a terrible...