Lorna Doon

Lorna Doon has 5 years experience and specializes in CCU, SICU, ICU.

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1. Quick to pass judgement??

   Lorna Doon replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

   Racing Mom, ((((hugs)))) to you. I don't think it gets any easier (at least in my experience) to care for a dying patient and family. Maybe that's why we choose to distance ourselves from the situation by blaming the victim. Most of us have heard/...

2. The sugar that just kept dropping...

   Lorna Doon replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

   :bowingpur It was a few years ago, but I seem to remember a LOT of teamwork that night.

3. The sugar that just kept dropping...

   Lorna Doon replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

   Exactly. It's the only one I've seen in my own nursing practice so far.

4. The sugar that just kept dropping...

   Lorna Doon replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

   maryloufu- actually, that was on a med/surg floor

5. The sugar that just kept dropping...

   Lorna Doon replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

   I had a similar night many years ago. Patient's blood sugar kept dropping, q15" checks all night long, D10 infusing and amps of D50 (1-2 each hour!). Did I mention the pt was NPO after midnight?!? Turns out this guy had a tumor on his pancreas cau...

6. Surgical Nurse=Singular Curse!

   Lorna Doon replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

   'cardiac nursing' ... 'in a grand circus'

7. Nightmare Families and Hospital protocols

   Lorna Doon replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

   Our facility has just announced a switch to "open visitation" for all units (including all the intensive care units). Anyone have experience with this?