Laurie52

Laurie52 has 36 years experience and specializes in SICU/CVICU.

Latest Activity

1. Disrespectful patient

   Laurie52 replied to hwknrs's topic in Relations

   Just curious, why admit to ICU if asymptomatic?

2. Life, death, and dying.

   Laurie52 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

   Paralytic do not alter pupil size or the pupillary light reflex.

3. Why do some nurses "hate their jobs"?

   Laurie52 replied to iculvr's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked full time as a bedside nurse since 1974 except for a recent medical leave. I still learn new things. I have great coworker's, they have my back and I have theirs. My manager is also great. Is she perfect? No. But I'm not either. ...

4. ABG Results, Explain this to me....

   Laurie52 replied to MillsAnthonyRNTL's topic in Critical

   I would redraw and have it run on a different machine. It doesn't make any sense that a pco2 would be so low with a respiratory rate of 10 to 12 and the fact that it didn't give a saturation is suspicious.

5. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

   Laurie52 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. There are non so blind as those who will not see.

6. Atrial pacing above 100 to increase CO/MAP

   Laurie52 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

   How do you know this patient had a fluid deficit? From what you describe, this is pretty much standard care s/p CABG. Before you decide you know more than the board certified surgeon who has gone to medical school and then done a residency in gener...

7. Kaiser Permanente nurses begin 7-day strike

   Laurie52 replied to herring_RN's topic in Union

   Doesn't California have mandated staffing ratios?

8. Should I stay or go? 1st Year RN wanting to quit without another job in place.

   Laurie52 replied to pthelper777's topic in Professionalism

   Do you have anything that resembles a personal code of ethics?

9. 'Right to Die', what's your take on it?

   Laurie52 replied to Shari888, BSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

   These points were not ridiculous arguments but rather ethical issues. To make this issue clear, advocating for a physician to administer medication is euthanasia, not physician assisted suicide. In Europe, the laws have changed from assisted suicid...

10. Triage question

    Laurie52 replied to gvrn13's topic in Emergency

    The 20 year old could have an undiagnosed clotting disorder and a pulmonary embolism. It's too easy to get burned when just looking at the age of the patient.

11. 'Right to Die', what's your take on it?

    Laurie52 replied to Shari888, BSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I will gladly administer medication to make my patient more comfortable at the end of life even knowing that it may shorten his life but I won't administer a lethal dose of medication when the sole purpose is to cause death. The problem I have with a...

12. Nurse Bullying

    Laurie52 replied to Slhengy's topic in Relations

    No, you did not give examples. You just said you were bullied. What constitutes being bullied?

13. Nurse Bullying

    Laurie52 replied to Slhengy's topic in Relations

    I always thought that the younger nurses were jealous of me because I'm so much closer to retirement. And just to break some of the stereotypes, I'm very techno savvy and can still multitask. Where you are now, I once was. Where I am now, you will o...

14. New Grad switching from ICU to Health Department internal conflicts

    Laurie52 replied to LiveHappyLiveHealthy's topic in Public/Community

    How long was your orientation?

15. Second Thoughts about Nursing

    Laurie52 replied to acbamy55's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a 3rd year nursing student I decided to switch majors and get a double history and literature major. My father said that's fine if I know how I was going to support myself. I stayed in nursing. After graduation I got a job in heme once an...