LOLRN

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1. I feel for your patients....

   LOLRN replied to Key_'s topic in General Nursing

   You do have a good job. I work on a telemetry floor with cardiac, neurology, and medical patients (a variety!) and our ratio on days is 6:1 normally, and it is the same on nights! I even reported one night to a nurse that had only 5 patients, and I h...

2. Survey...medication.

   LOLRN replied to LOLRN's topic in General Nursing

   All I know is you have to report the medications you are on to the employee health nurse at my hospital. I am sure there are nurses out there on narcotics for chronic pain or stuff, and if they have a drug screen, they have a prescription for it. T...

3. Survey...medication.

   LOLRN replied to LOLRN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree...Walmart...hmm... I have the opposite problem with weight. I have always been small, and I am losing even more weight lately, but some of that is due to no time to take lunch and some to loss of appetite. Even when I do , it is hard to r...

4. Survey...medication.

   LOLRN replied to LOLRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am currently not on anything...just considering it. Benzos are a prn option we are thinking about...I would probably take at night to help me sleep a little better. Even a lower dose in the AM to help. It would not be a problem drug screen wise wit...

5. Pregnant

   LOLRN replied to marineswife0809's topic in General Nursing

   I say go back, go for it. We had girls that were pregnant while I was in school. One even had her baby while still in school. Only thing was she was back really soon....came back ASAP, but she did fine. Good Luck with your decision.

6. Survey...medication.

   LOLRN replied to LOLRN's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, I will search and check it out. Thanks. Figured it had to be a topic in the past at some point.

7. Survey...medication.

   LOLRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am curious, and this may have been asked before, but how many, who are willing to admit, have had to start an anti-anxiety and/or anti-depressant medication due to job stress or for personal well-being? I find myself making this decision due to wor...

8. Oh, the gossip.

   LOLRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have noticed a lot of gossip at work. I know there is gossip at most places you go. We are a very, very busy floor...how do you have time? You walk around the corner, and find a small group of women gossiping. Well, the other day day I had a patie...