loquero

loquero specializes in Mental Health.

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1. Stupid things doctors do?!

   loquero replied to healthstar's topic in Relations

   I think there was a little too much misinterpretation... No one called doctors "stupid"-- I believe it was "stupid things doctors do"-- yes, we all do stupid things. And yes, we are all professionals, but I agree that sharing funny moments involving ...

2. 6 patients at once? How do you do that?? Any advice?

   loquero replied to RN0302's topic in New Nurse

   6 patients would be a dream come true- of course i'm not med/surg. I'm a psych nurse and usually have 8-12 patients. Lately we have been dangerously understaffed and I worked a 7p-7a recently where I was the only nurse with 19 patients between 2 uni...

3. First Med Error Blues...

   loquero replied to cyb3rRN's topic in General Nursing

   i know it is a horrible feeling even with minor mistakes, but i promise you if you asked any nurse if they remember their first med error, they can describe it in full detail... we remember those feelings and relate them to what happened and it will ...

4. New Salary rates in Mississippi

   loquero replied to tullosrn2010's topic in Mississippi

   Recently started as an RN in Meridian (but not at one of the major Med-Surg hospitals). Work in acute mental health. I had zero experience and starting base rate was 20/hr. then night and weekend diffs are 2 and 3 more an hour (which is a drastic dif...

5. New RN with 6 month gap. Need help brushing up!!

   loquero posted a topic in New Nurse

   I am a new RN. Though, I graduated in December 2010, I didn't pass NCLEX the first time. Passed it with flying colors in April but then the MS BON had one problem after another and I just received my licensure at the first of June!! Now I feel like ...