lauralew

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1. A reminder to ALWAYS listen to your patients.

   lauralew replied to VizslaMom's topic in General Nursing

   Oh man! That happened twice in a CV-ICU in which I used to work--the patients suddenly asked for their children to be called urgently in the middle of the night. One had been doing really well. They both coded and died as soon as the grown kids go...

2. Veteran and Military Nurses

   lauralew replied to Youda's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, all. I was a Navy nurse for 4 years at Great Lakes, Il. I then served in the Navy reserves during Desert Storm at Charleston Naval Hospital. Then I went back on active duty, this time with the Air Force, serving at Wilford Hall and then at...

3. Would You Pray if your Patient asked?

   lauralew replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

   I've prayed with patients many times. I find it an honor to be asked, because that is such a matter of -trust-. And certainly it can be done in a nice non-demon way--I like what a military chaplin said at the close of a prayer, something like "We p...

4. Becoming a CRNA - From One Who Did It

   lauralew replied to kmchugh's topic in CRNA

   Hi Kevin, thanks for the informative posts. There are many reasons one does not get through a CRNA program. As one who left a program, let me share some general reasons that I did what I did. I certainly was expected to not only get through a prog...

5. Drug Abuse Among Us??

   lauralew replied to luanne101's topic in Safety

   My very first ICU boss, who was a Nam vet with lots of baggage but a great, great guy, didn't get caught diverting drugs until he about died at work. He was sent to rehab and cleaned up his act, and now is a productive nurse, although working in the...