LuLu123NY

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1. New grad dealing with angry/yelling patients

   LuLu123NY replied to pumpkin's topic in Relations

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2. How many of you were CNA's before you went into nursing?

   LuLu123NY replied to Cryssi's topic in General Nursing

   I started out as a student nurse aide while in nursing school then became a nursing assistant until I graduated . I could never have graduated without working in the hospital. All those pt assignments paid off for clinicals. I also had a very good co...

3. Nurses eating their young-venting

   LuLu123NY replied to Darchild77's topic in General Nursing

   I also said from what I have seen. This post is not a personal attack on you or any night shift nurse, but MY observations of those and ONLY those nurses I have seen on night shift. I also said to remember to pick your battles. This topic obviously s...

4. About MRSA

   LuLu123NY replied to Kenshisandesu's topic in New York

   MRSA is: methicillin resistant staph aureus. Methicillin is a man made penicillin. The MRSA is found after a culture is done of a wound, or blood draw. The MRSA is active in the area in question such as a wound. Contact isolation is needed because ...

5. I'm the newest RN

   LuLu123NY replied to yvonneRN2B's topic in New Nurse

   Congratulations to all new RN's and graduate nurses !! Welcome to "our world" !! Remember to be good to yourself before you can be good to your pt. LuLu

6. Nurses eating their young-venting

   LuLu123NY replied to Darchild77's topic in General Nursing

   HI, I too have gone through much of what you have described. It is appalling and unprofessional, yet it continues. I always ask my self what kind of sick payoff do these people get from undermining a new nurse? I guess those who feel threatened will...

7. Anyone from Syracuse NY?

   LuLu123NY replied to SyracuseNY's topic in General Nursing

   I work @ St. Joseph's Hospital. I suggest you try there. It's also a Magnet hospital and NO unions. Our standards of care are very high. I can't imagine working in any other area hospital. W e also don't have mandatory overtime like some of the othe...

8. Welcome, New York Nurses!

   LuLu123NY replied to Ted's topic in New York

   Hi, I live in CNY but everyone else calls it upstate NY. I live near Syracuse and work in an area hospital. I am a grad of St. Joseph's School of Nursing. I'm also a psychiatric RN. LuLu

9. Nursing School

   LuLu123NY replied to momstew's topic in New York

   I started school at 45 with 2 kids and youngest going to half day kindergarten. Frankly, I could not have done it without the support of my husband who took care of the kids and himself while I was studying and preparing for clinical. He also helped...

10. About MRSA

    LuLu123NY replied to Kenshisandesu's topic in New York

    Generally Vanco is used since this staph aureus is resistant to methicillin, which is a man made PCN. Be careful of "red man's syndrome" when using vanco. You may need to turn down the IV rate and get an order to premedicate with something like Benad...

11. St. Joseph's Hospital SON (Syracuse)

    LuLu123NY replied to abigailfaith's topic in New York

    I am a graduate of St. Joe's School of Nursing. It's a tough program but well worth it. I highly recommend pre req's completion before starting nursing courses. Also, the hospital recently became a Magnet hospital and it is obvious why the retention ...

12. Student Nurses in Upstate NY

    LuLu123NY replied to CrazyNurseD's topic in General Students

    I graduated from St. Joe's. It's a tough program but worth it. I highly recommend taking your pre-req's first and not with the nursing courses. Teachers are tough and demanding, but it makes us all better nurses and it clearly shows. I am quite proud...

13. Do Doctors know what Isolation precautions mean??

    LuLu123NY replied to Christean's topic in Safety

    ** In our hospital, the nurses put a pt on isolation usually before the docs know the labs came back positive, warranting isolation precautions. Often, there are covering docs who did not know the labs came back and per nursing judgement and hosp pol...