Bipley

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  1. Medication Nurse Assistants

    Bipley replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    Right. And I don't support CNAs passing meds so I suggested an alternative, licensed and certified CPhTs. Not saying it is. But a BSN does have more education in pharm stuff vs. other levels....

  2. Medication Nurse Assistants

    Bipley replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    Times are changing, they haven't updated the PTCB site since they started it a few years ago. I teach the classes, there is a required set if info that MUST be taught to maintain accreditation. I'm...

  3. Medication Nurse Assistants

    Bipley replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    I never claimed passing meds was an unskilled task. If a CPhT has 9 months to 2 years of training and an LPN has 1 year of training, doesn't that make the LPN unskilled? I think that is an unfair...

  4. Need help talking with new RN

    Bipley replied to Crystle_clear's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like the idea of hiding meds in a pt's food, especially a psych pt. If they find the drugs they will believe they have been poisoned and just try getting them to eat after that. I don't...

  5. Medication Nurse Assistants

    Bipley replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    I've been thinking about this and I realized something. I collect antique medical books. I used to have a nursing textbook from the early 1900s. Chapter one was how to cook oatmeal. Nurses used to...

  6. working on Christmas?

    Bipley replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    Are you in Arizona? Or some other warm and sunny part of the country? Or do you live in snow and ice land? :) Actually, we don't have much of a problem with holidays at my hospital. Lots of...

  7. Medication Nurse Assistants

    Bipley replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    Well, let's look at this. In an ideal world only a BSN is going to give meds. But this isn't an ideal world. I am going to get slammed for this but I'm going to write it anyway. Let's compare a...

  8. Medication Nurse Assistants

    Bipley replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I realize that. I knew my position wasn't going to go over well but at least you are asking for details here so I will explain my thinking. Yes and no. That used to be more true than it is...

  9. Medication Nurse Assistants

    Bipley replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know about places like Illinois. Obviously, as it stands now Illinois should be excluded from letting a tech do anything but run a cash register. With that said, it is the Federal Pharmacy...

  10. Medication Nurse Assistants

    Bipley replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    I am on my way out the door right now to go to work and I don't have time to respond as I would want to. But I will tonight. I will get some info that is taught in CPhT classes and see if that sheds...

  11. working on Christmas?

    Bipley replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    I can't help you here, I'm an atheist and I always volunteer to work Christian

  12. Medication Nurse Assistants

    Bipley replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    The same certification exam is used throughout the country. No, they won't be changing it to LPhT as far as I know. Currently most states require licensing, eventually they all

  13. what do you think of the doctors you work with???

    Bipley replied to MagicalThinking's topic in General Nursing

    I went to a local hospital after work one day to visit a friend and there was a creepy, short, ugly, vile little man screaming at a nurse. He was sitting in a chair with his feet up on the desk...

  14. what do you think of the doctors you work with???

    Bipley replied to MagicalThinking's topic in General Nursing

    You know what makes me feel better about those kinds of docs? THEY are the ones that end up with med mal practice suits against them. Gotta love how the universe has a way of balancing itself out....

  15. medical advice seekers! (rant)

    Bipley replied to sconoli's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. I might have a little more sympathy if it wasn't stated clearly in the TOS. Quite frankly, I don't want to talk to anyone about their periods unless I'm at work and I have to.

  16. Check Your Wall Clocks - Hidden Cameras

    Bipley replied to Gomer's topic in General Nursing

    Don't bank on only clocks having a camera. It could be

  17. Medical terms in Spanish

    Bipley replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    I can go to the site where I found out about it and get you a specific link. I'll try to get it for you

  18. Medication Nurse Assistants

    Bipley replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    In all states a national certification is required, most states require licensing, and within the next few years all states will require licensing. So, to answer your question, within a few short...

  19. Medical terms in Spanish

    Bipley replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    This CD is cool because you do hear the words and phrases. You can click as many times as you want and repeat the word. As good as I am getting the one letter I cannot pronounce is the letter "Y"....

  20. Please help me think of a nursing-related name!!!

    Bipley replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you are Lori, what is your husbands first name? The two names might rhyme with

  21. Practicing IV sticks

    Bipley replied to vegnurse21's topic in General Nursing

    By this time you should have had lots of training that would answer these questions. If you don't know the basics, perhaps have your instructor go over it with you step by

  22. pls explain..hypothyroid how can you have..

    Bipley replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. One difference between an endo and GP is when the GP feels your thyroid he'll dig his thumbs in and tell you to swallow once. My Endo had me sit in a chair, she stood behind me, handed me a...

  23. pls explain..hypothyroid how can you have..

    Bipley replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I was going to say the same thing but was afraid someone would jump down my throat. Find a female

  24. pls explain..hypothyroid how can you have..

    Bipley replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness, I don't even remember anymore. I did mega research on it when nobody would believe me that something was wrong. I did some research, took it to my doc, and he said that yes,...

  25. pls explain..hypothyroid how can you have..

    Bipley replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in General Nursing

    Steph... PLEASE, go get an ultrasound of your thyroid and have an ENDO read it! NOT a radiologist, NOT your GP. But an ENDO! My doc kept telling me I was fine (two periods in a year, gaining weight...