locolorenzo22 BSN, RN

locolorenzo22 is a BSN, RN and specializes in Ortho, Neuro, Detox, Tele.

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1. Brian Short News

   locolorenzo22 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   This is so tragic. I have not been around this website for a long time, due to busy life. but I remember so many sleepless nights, triumphs only nurses would understand, long days at work, and advice needed for help. This site was always there. I...

2. June 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   locolorenzo22 replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   This way at least ONE of us gets to eat.

3. Medication Error

   locolorenzo22 replied to rhapsodyinblue's topic in Medications

   We hate to look incompetent. But this is bigger. It's about doing right by the patient, not your own selfish needs. When it is discovered, it will be reported. such is life. Have her come forward now.

4. pt refuses, wants med later

   locolorenzo22 replied to chsc's topic in Medications

   Even if the time on the med is 0800...if the patient doesn't want it until later, that is their right. I would just comment with the administration something simple like "patient request". That way you are covered.

5. How do I make the switch from dayshift to nights?!

   locolorenzo22 replied to amystudentRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   MISS NURSE! If you find yourself falling asleep at the wheel, PULL OVER! There are too many stories about people falling asleep at the wheel, killing themselves or someone else. If you kill someone else, BAM! Vehicular homicide. JAIL. FINES. YOU ...

6. interpreting ECG strip

   locolorenzo22 replied to sanjeev.fifi's topic in Cardiac

   some people live with flipped t-waves. you would surely need a ekg and more information about pt history to figure out what is going on.

7. sweating on the job?

   locolorenzo22 replied to supersonic7667's topic in General Nursing

   i sweat quite a lot a work, usually when I have to be in a isolation room or a older patients room with the heat on. I'll just pat off when I can, run some water on a towel and mop off, dry my face/arms/etc, put on deodorant if i need to. I'll sit b...

8. Law and Order: SVU = studying.

   locolorenzo22 replied to grownuprosie's topic in General Students

   when i was in school, it was Grey's first season. Remember the episode where Izzy was drilling burr holes on a MVA patient on the interstate? Yeah, i knew exactly what she was doing...and i was like, that's wrong! I love watching law & order ...

9. To those who have taken Kaplan for NCLEX

   locolorenzo22 replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in NCLEX

   meh, I didn't really consider it a big deal, 2 days of answering questions in a group, and it basically boiled down to do you assess or intervene. I took it because my employer reinbursed us on our first paychecks. if I had to pay for it out of poc...

10. How do nurses practice giving shots?

    locolorenzo22 replied to sakiohma's topic in General Students

    we used the fake skin, and that helped, but the biggest thing is to just be confident, if you willy nilly it, you'll hurt the patient. heparin and insulin are the only shots i give routinely. after that everything else is easy.

11. possibly going to all one color scrub tops

    locolorenzo22 replied to locolorenzo22's topic in Uniform/Gear

    i give it 6 months to a year, before they realize that it makes no difference and change back. thanks all.

12. Ortho Docs and pain meds

    locolorenzo22 replied to onyx77's topic in General Nursing

    i have had non narcotic orhto patients due to confusion or other medical issues, but if this is the case the patient should ask for referral to a pain specialist to determine how to control pain before surgical intervention is available.

13. possibly going to all one color scrub tops

    locolorenzo22 posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

    Hi all, my hospital may be planning to implement a universal Teal scrub top policy for nurses(don't know tech color yet, but that's universal also). What I want to know is does it seem to help your patients know who the nurse is? Did your employer ...

14. Male CNA

    locolorenzo22 replied to Thujone's topic in Male Students

    Yep, it happens. Even now as a educated professional RN, there are still times where I know women are trying not to offend me, but I will ask straight out if I think there is an issue. Most patients don't have any problems with me helping them. Ju...

15. Wow They Are Really Serious - smokers not hired

    locolorenzo22 replied to LemonIndiscretion's topic in General Nursing

    My employer requires that the campus is entirely non-smoking. Also, they charge a $50 surcharge per person on the insurance plan who smokes, per paycheck, so that starts adding up. I believe that if you cause my insurance premium to go up, they hav...