Lulu

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1. Has anyone noticed the # of guests we have on the bb?

   Lulu replied to RNIAM's topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, Shy but also enjoy reading. Not much to say, but I can read this stuff for hours!!!!!! LULU

2. How much Verbal Abuse should a nurse take from a PATIENT?

   Lulu replied to billssisbeth's topic in Safety

   No one has mentioned talking to the patient or family about the situation. This might be remedied by telling the patient if he/she does it again they will be given the pillow treatment while they sleep.

3. Promethazine IV Question

   Lulu replied to PMercier's topic in Safety

   The first time I pushed phenergan, it was undiluted and as I watched, the web of all the vessels proximal to the site turned red like I was putting red dye in. OUCH!!! Sorry!

4. Team Nursing?

   Lulu replied to plumrn's topic in Safety

   I worked Inpatient Rehab for 8 years with team nursing at first and Primary nursing toward the end. Loved team nursing there. Am in med/surg now and can't imagine it working for me now. Too much to do, we'd lose track too easily.

5. What Should A Nursing Supervisor Do?

   Lulu replied to Uptoherern's topic in Safety

   A hospital is a 24/7 business. My husband works in a large paper mill, they would NEVER EVEN CONSIDER shutting down one of the machines for even one shift!!!!!!!!!!! Who makes up these rules? They need to be spoken to.

6. Drug seeking patients?

   Lulu replied to butter's topic in Safety

   Think of it this way: someone is c/o pain indirectly related to a painful stimuli that has become resistant to most usual doses of pain meds. So they need more, more often than normal.

7. Unlicensed personnel calling in prescriptions?!

   Lulu replied to bassbird's topic in Safety

   Not certain about the actual law, but in PA I was taught and still am told, that RN's can't even take verbal orders over the phone from other RN's with the doctor standing right there.

8. Lunch breaks

   Lulu replied to moonshadeau's topic in Safety

   My nurse manager took my assignment just yesterday so I could take a lunch break. She said she was having a slow day and each of us got a 1/2 hour break -- the first time in months. She's new, I wonder how long she'll last!

9. Lunch breaks

   Lulu replied to moonshadeau's topic in Safety

   In the hospital where I work we (nurses) are the only people that don't get lunch breaks, aside from the "grab something that doesn't bite back and stuff it in" break that you don't even need to pause to take. And I'm including the aids, unit secs, ...

10. Zoloft for children?

    Lulu replied to nurs2bhopefully's topic in General Nursing

    dear rn2b I take Zoloft (at 49), but I've never heard of it being given to children. I'll ask around at work tomarrow and get back if I find anything out. I know it's not addictive but, personally, I couldn't go back to preZoloft days. Lulu

11. Would you answer this ad?

    Lulu replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Safety

    You know it's true that patients are there to receive our professional nursing care", so why isn't this information put out there where the patients can be informed of it BEFORE their stay with us????? We need to get local newspapers to print some s...

12. Assignment Despite Objection Forms

    Lulu replied to J Nurse Supporter's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of the forms you mention and am new to the list. I'd love to know how to make them available to my fellow RN's as I'm sure they would make great stocking stuffers!!!!!!!!!!!! As an aside, I would like to know your opinions of what r...