Miss Lizzie

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1. When did nursing caps go extinct in the wild?

   Miss Lizzie replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

   There is one nurse in CCU in my hospital who still wears a

2. Nurses Talk To Nurses. Doctors Talk To Doctors

   Miss Lizzie replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   I feel fortunate that abusive behavior is not tolerated in my hospital. Several months ago a doctor called me into one of my patients' rooms and started screaming at me and belittling me in front of...

3. Losing respect for nursing students

   Miss Lizzie replied to kjnsweets's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think this is a generational issue. I think it's about the boundaries, standards, rules, and expectations of the individual nursing program. There is a college in my town whose nursing program...

4. Almost passed out during clinicals!!

   Miss Lizzie replied to fm1089's topic in General Students

   I almost passed out twice while I was in nursing school. The first time was while I was observing at an oncology clinic. I was watching a bone marrow aspiration and I started to feel hot. When I...

5. What Kind of Patients Do You LIKE Most?

   Miss Lizzie replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   A&O elderly people, especially elderly men. My favorite are the World War II generation patients. They are just wonderful people and it's a pleasure to care for them (at least all the ones I've...

6. What patients/behaviors/illnesses/injuries do you HATE the most?

   Miss Lizzie replied to JZ_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   GI bleeds. Especially with dementia patients. C diff. Drug seekers. Borderline personality disorder. Overbearing, demanding family

7. Are there any jobs in nursing where you can work alone?

   Miss Lizzie replied to Kadambari's topic in Nursing Career

   One of my coworkers used to work in hospice. She said she charted at home in the morning. Then she'd start seeing patients in their homes at about 9am. She would be done seeing patients by 2:30 and...

8. Floating?

   Miss Lizzie replied to Morganalefey's topic in General Nursing

   We get floated pretty often on my floor whenever we have a low census. I'd prefer being floated to being sent home. They keep a record of when each of us was floated and we take turns. I don't mind...

9. What is the nurse-patient ratio where you work?

   Miss Lizzie replied to kaliRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I live in Florida and work on a remote tele/med surg floor and our ratio is 5 to 1. But a lot of the time we are 4 to 1. I have floated to CCU in my hospital and the ratio there is 2 to 1. There are...

10. Is the second year of an ADN program easier than the first?

    Miss Lizzie replied to 777RN's topic in General Students

    My school was like Seas' school. It got harder and harder each semester. I'm glad my school was that way because I think it prepared me well. Every semester we learned increasingly more complex...

11. Protect Your Patients When Giving Promethazine (Phenergan)

    Miss Lizzie replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Medications

    Thanks for the article. This is good information. I hate giving IV phenergan. I just had a patient a little while ago who had a choice of either 12.5 mg IVP phenergan or PO phenergan. I made sure that...

12. Nurses are the real heroes ?

    Miss Lizzie replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Definitely best autocorrect of the

13. Tiny cracks/cuts on my fingers! Dry Hands! Too much handwashing ! OOooww! Help !

    Miss Lizzie replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    I had this problem until the nurse practitioner at my dermatologist's office recommended a lotion called Theraseal. My hands are completely healed now. Theraseal moisturizes and also creates a...

14. Does the BSNs get paid more than ADNs hold true across the board mostly?

    Miss Lizzie replied to mell260's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My hospital pays $60 cents more per hour for a nurse with any bachelor's degree, not just a