lucieRN.

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1. I need a new hip!

   lucieRN. replied to night owl's topic in Orthopaedic

   I don't know where that 3200 mg amount is coming from (sorry, can't remember the name of the person who posted that). I read an article about 6 mos ago in nursing school that stated ibuprofen may be more harmful to the liver than previously thought....

2. How do you deal with lazy co-workers?

   lucieRN. replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a new grad working in Oakland. It is next to impossible to handle six patients on a surgical floor here- they are very acute patients. We see ortho, GI, respiratory (head and neck), GU, GYN- basically every kind of patient one can have. I'm find...

3. most interesting ortho cases/complications

   lucieRN. replied to lucieRN.'s topic in Orthopaedic

   Hi again, Thanks for your fast replies(aka Big Bear, Mod Squad. I guess its true, ortho cases are not always dramatic. Lately, on our floor (its a surgical floor not only ortho pts) I've been getting more GI pts (SBO, pancreatic CA, laryngeal CA, c...

4. most interesting ortho cases/complications

   lucieRN. posted a topic in Orthopaedic

   Hello, I'm a new ortho nurse working in oakland, ca. I'm finding that I learn a great deal from encountering situations/cases and complications that happen on the floor. Very different from nursing school, where clincal was limited to mostly medica...

5. Comparing Wages in the OR setting

   lucieRN. replied to dmclung's topic in Operating Room

   Hello, I am a new nurse, I just graduated from an adn program:) and I'm making 25.50 to start. Not bad, but I do live in California. The price of a cup of coffee can cost three dollars or more (at starbucks, of course), and the taxes (state and fed...