Lisa CCU RN RN

Lisa CCU RN is a RN and specializes in Geriatrics, Cardiac, ICU.

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1. Had some labs done on Friday....results have me worried...

   Lisa CCU RN replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

   If you had renal failure, you'd have hypocalcemia. Right?

2. What makes NS so hard?

   Lisa CCU RN replied to JillFRN's topic in General Students

   For me. it wasn't hard. It is a lot of info, but it wasn't hard at all. The worst part was clinicals. Staying up and doing careplans sucked, but still not hard.

3. WHY do we need more nurses

   Lisa CCU RN replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

   With white collar responsibility.

4. Ever Gag or Vimit While Doing the Job?

   Lisa CCU RN replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

   Now, that is too cute!

5. To the single parent night shifters

   Lisa CCU RN replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in General Nursing

   Second grade? That means he is about 7. I have a 6 and an 8 year old and I sleep while they watch TV ot color, read, or play. I make breakfast before lying down and also make lunch. They know how to get it from the fridge. I have the alarm on so no o...

6. Can a staff member being fired for being HIV positive ?

   Lisa CCU RN replied to Psychtrish39's topic in General Nursing

   No. why does she have to tell anyway? The same laws that protect patient privacy protect her. If they fire her for the risk, then I guess we need to not have to take care of positive hep C patients and HIV patients.

7. Medical This or That

   Lisa CCU RN replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

   Ingrown toenail. Confused patient who likes to fling poop on the walls or phlegm?

8. Meltdown at work

   Lisa CCU RN replied to RiverNurse's topic in New Nurse

   Wow, I'm sorry you are under so much stress. I'm scared to ever leave where I work now! I have NEVER been treated like that by anyone on my floor, not even the techs...we all get along. Maybe, I have been having it easy.

9. University of Memphis Loewenburg School of Nursing

   Lisa CCU RN replied to Transgender_n_TN's topic in Tennessee

   :DGreat program. I'm a product of it.

10. 2 questions: 1 about the ICU, 1 about orientation

    Lisa CCU RN replied to glamgalRN's topic in New Nurse

    Yeah, I found the ECCO to be very helpful. I know what an ICU personality is believe me, lol, and our nurses don't have the snotty, anal retentiveness. They can be assertive if needed, but they know how to be nice about it. Like I said, I'm scared to...

11. Sex and Nursing School

    Lisa CCU RN replied to motyandproudofit's topic in General Students

    Well, some of the poster's seem to think two hours is too long, so is it really too much to ask for 10, 15, 20 ,30 minutes to spend some time with your partner? I mean, does it really last all that long anyway, lol?

12. how many patients for a new grad on the first day on the floor?

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Surgical_RN08's topic in New Nurse

    I work in ICU with a six month time with a preceptor. The first day, I took one patient and did everything except checking charts, calling MD and the lab or any off floor procedures; I never shadowed because I had already worked on the floor as a nur...

13. 2 questions: 1 about the ICU, 1 about orientation

    Lisa CCU RN replied to glamgalRN's topic in New Nurse

    I started off in the ICU and I am doing fine. I had six months with a preceptor and during that time also had classroom and online instruction from the AACN. I am on about my 7th shift alone and I've called docs when I needed to, taken my patient to...

14. Starting Salary.

    Lisa CCU RN replied to indiawhitaker's topic in New Nurse

    They do up North and in the Western states.

15. Sex and Nursing School

    Lisa CCU RN replied to motyandproudofit's topic in General Students

    Maybe I hang around the wrong people, but I agree with this stat even without out a link just from what I see and hear on a daily basis. And didn't anyone watch Sex and the City the movie? Now Steve shouldn't have done what he did, but SIX MONTHS, M...