Lucky#13

Lucky#13

Med-Surg, mostly

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About Lucky#13

Lucky#13 specializes in Med-Surg, mostly.


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  1. Where did you go to nursing school?

    I went to Sinclair Community College...Great College BTW!
  2. Hi and Good Morning from Springboro, Ohio...originally from Dayton. I am a Med-Surg Nurse, and have been for 13 years, and 2 years prior to that I was an aide at the same hospital I work at now. I just really enjoy the people that I work with..they a...
  3. SHOES: Are Dansko comfortable?

    I just bought a pair of Danskos clogs because I have wide feet. They have a hard sole, and at first it felt like I was walking on concrete the entire shift! Got to the car, and in the back seat they went...never to be worn again.:grn: I've been told ...
  4. Is one year of med/surg necessary?

    Yes, I do work in a small hospital, and I have 13 years of Nursing experience. My 1st job was a 3rd shift float..learned alot, and floated between hospitals w/in our group, and I worked in ICU's, ACU, Rehab, Renal/Oncology, ER and other Med-Surg uni...
  5. Is one year of med/surg necessary?

    This couldn't be further from the truth, at least not on the one I work on, and I believe that my Med-Surg is not the only one. We deal with all kinds of pts. Cardiac, GI, GU, Renal, Oncology/Hematology,OB/GYN, Pulmonology...basically anything that d...
  6. Nurses with asthma, i have a question...

    If it is chemicals that make your asthma react, you may want to let your manager know. Because if you're there when they decide to strip the floors, or disenfect a room that held an isolation patient, or use a strong industrial-strength glue,(speakin...
  7. Is one year of med/surg necessary?

    Well, don't throw anything at me, but clinic nursing is much different than floor nursing, though you have experienced alot. And your experience with prioritization, time management and critical thinking is great. But you said yourself that the area ...
  8. Do you trust automatic "vitals" machines??

    The automatic cuffs make the job of taking BP's faster, not accurate. If it's accuracy you want, then take the BP manually. I actually had a suprise the other day with a continuous pulse oximeter...I never trust them for a pulse reading, the pt usual...
  9. Why the fanny packs?

    my name is lucky i've been an rn for 13 yrs now, and i am a fannypacker. and i absolutely wouldn't have it any other way! i love it! first of all, i work on a very busy, 48 bed med-surg unit and carry 6 pts at best...and i don't have time to run bac...
  10. Jcaho Medication Reconciliation

    We have been dealing with the Med-Rec at our Hospital in Ohio for about a month now and it's still difficult to get compliance from the docs! I blame it on education. They started w/nursing first...3 days prior to going live! Wonderful. So, now some ...
  11. Where I work, we have walkie-talkies...and when "a certain person" is at lunch, she fails to let the US/MT know...EVERY TIME! So, when one of her IV's needs attention, or a pt. needs her, she, ever so rudely, says, "I'M AT LUNCH", "CAN SOMEONE ELSE G...
  12. Do new nurses make more than experienced nurses?

    Now, don't shoot the messenger...but I don't think they "value new and unexperienced help more".....as maybe they are trying to fill positions because most hospitals are so short staffed. So, that's why the big sign on bonuses...and the increased pay...
  13. Do new nurses make more than experienced nurses?

    I work in Ohio in an QWE committment charge nurse position..Fridays included..and I also am a preceptor..(BTW, let me know how you get paid additionally for that!)..and I have been doing this for about 8 years...and I know I have the above numbers be...
  14. Congrats Daytonite!! :balloons:
  15. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    Well, I didn't say this, my nusre orientee did. My orientee, I'll call her "Sue" and I were helping a surgical pt. back to bed from the restroom. Just then, the pts. dr. came into the room, and started talking, asking the pt. how she was doing, and s...