Nurse Lulu

Nurse Lulu specializes in critical care.

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1. Anyone here who hate the holidays?

   Nurse Lulu replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   Just saying, worked @ Target for 6 years and actually enjoyed working there. For the record, we got holiday pay... No one loves working over holidays regardless of your plans, but if work needs to be completed somebody has to work. Good and bad parts...

2. Manager With No Prior Experience? What?

   Nurse Lulu replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Management

   Was the holding manager ever oriented by the regular ED assistant managers? Perhaps that would be a good place to start. Critical care experience does not necessarily equate or translate to the ED or vice-versa- two very different worlds.

3. ADHD Nurses-what area do you specialize in?

   Nurse Lulu replied to k31kozumi's topic in Disabilities

   Critical care-same reason. Always different, usually running, and always learning. Great for "multitasking" brains!

4. Could I be the only reformed misfit in nursing school?

   Nurse Lulu replied to KatePasa's topic in General Students

   I sounds like I have a somewhat similar life experience to yours, in that I was by no means a "good kid" growing up for similar reasons (and others). As other posters have pointed out, it has been a service to me as an adult, even if I "grew up" at a...

5. Where have all the jobs gone?

   Nurse Lulu replied to NurseWinn's topic in Oregon

   Not a problem in my part of the country, we are still hiring. We are hiring less than we would have though. I live in Michigan and with many husbands still out if work pt/contingent wives are working ft to make up the difference. Even so, just on my ...

6. party like a nurse?!?!

   Nurse Lulu replied to gummibear's topic in Humor

   Anytime I hear some jerk use the "naughty nurse" reference I say "sure come hang out at work with us" and "be a guniea pig for: Letting students/new nurses practice skills depending on your level of being carefree 1. IV skills-no problem 2. NG-ugh 3...

7. Minor things people get fired/wrote up over,,,give examples.

   Nurse Lulu replied to northmississippi's topic in Professionalism

   I believe because of the language that was used.... not appropriate but after a three hour roadtrip to IR with a confued ICU patient....can't say I blame her for THINKING it, too bad she verbalized it.

8. Your nursing practice varies from mine, therefore, you suck!!

   Nurse Lulu replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

   Hehe.... Had someone freak cause I didn't give iron as scheduled at 0800 am besides being the only med and the patient being asleep... um it is hard on an empty belly too people! Retimed for breakfast... I got upset later in the week because the same...

9. Hiring outlook for ADN vs. BSN in your town?

   Nurse Lulu replied to sugarmagnoliaRN's topic in Texas

   ADN's are to be phased out of the system I work in within the next fifteen years. LPN's are already gone. This includes having those already working going back to school to obtain BSN. LPN's had to obtain an ADN to keep their job by 2008. P.S. We are...

10. Managers can I change your opinion of them?

    Nurse Lulu replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Your post reminded me--- I HATE HAVING A CLOSED DOOR!!!!!! However, I am constantly being scolded that for joint commission, CMS, and the fire marshall it is a violation. Some environment of care nonsense. I am sorry but, really? It sends the me...

11. Managers can I change your opinion of them?

    Nurse Lulu replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Feel like I am being ran over a bit as well. Never had a work related issue in my life, feel like a nervous wreck walking on eggshells. No problem asking me for help/ opinion about things needed however quick to take credit for any results/work compl...

12. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    Nurse Lulu replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts

    Thats not what Im saying, BSN clinicals to my knowledge, all have these types of hours. Those are part of education time. Even after that grads in other professional programs often take unpaid internsips for specialty programs or highly sought areas....

13. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    Nurse Lulu replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts

    Most other professions (physicians, lawyers, etc.) have unpaid internships....and nursing will be heading that way as well..... I have already seen positions posted here i the midwest

14. Modifying tasks when pregnant. My boss says "no".

    Nurse Lulu replied to RNnik07's topic in Disabilities

    sorry for being late, where I work you can only get light duty for on the job injuries-not pregnancy.

15. Starting Clinicals and Having Anxiety

    Nurse Lulu replied to Miaizon's topic in Stress 101

    Well don't know if this helps, but I am about to be a new clinical teacher and I am having anxiety! You will do fine, just treat people (non-medically) like you would like to be treated. That is half the battle...people seem to lack common sense.... ...