cinlou BSN, MSN, RN

cinlou has 46 years experience as a BSN, MSN, RN and specializes in Emergency and Critical Care.

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   Is Phlebotomy necessary to pursue nursing?

   cinlou replied to Tt_'s topic in Pre-Nursing

   Every time you try something new there will be jitters. It is normal to be nervous about new things, that is what can keep you a safe care giver. It sounds like you know what you want and need to do to get yourself back to school, now all you need to...
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   What Is Wrong with These Students?

   cinlou replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Educators

   We have slid backwards in nursing, and because of this I think we need to go back to basics in nursing schools. We cannot continue to teach more management than basic skills. The new nurse needs the skills first. Once out of school the opportunity f...
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   LPN GRAD IN PA- ? About methadone maintenance tx

   cinlou replied to gayle lauren's topic in Recovery

   Honesty is always the best policy when dealing with state boards of nurses. Having a letter of recommendation by your therapist/Dr. could potentially go a long way. I would anticipate that you would need to follow up with drug screens through the boa...
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   Is Phlebotomy necessary to pursue nursing?

   cinlou replied to Tt_'s topic in Pre-Nursing

   So, let me get this right? Presently you are working as a CNA, but you want to get your RN, and you are wondering if going back to phlebotomy would help you more than your CNA? If I have your question correct, this is my thought process, and from my...
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   What Is Wrong with These Students?

   cinlou replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Educators

   If I look back to when I was precepting on a unit, I wanted my new grads to be able to go into a patient room and provide basic care and comfort, such as a full assessment and be able to do the skills needed, foley, IV, NG, etc. Then when there was t...
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   Full bedside shift report in ICU?

   cinlou replied to ViolettaCCU's topic in Critical

   Does your physicians come in early for their rounding? One of the ways I worked around this when they dropped that on us, was to go through patient report with the physicians at the nursing station so off going and oncoming nurses knew what was going...
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   Feeling Lost in Career - Mom / RN

   cinlou replied to 01.rn.10's topic in General Nursing

   Option full time at home and pick up a part time bedside position to keep your hands in the activity so when you are ready to go back to hospital you will have the ability to get hired back having maintained your skills. Are three 12 hour shift avail...
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   Working as a CNA and my own hospital won't hire me as new RN

   cinlou replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   As stated earlier there are many reasons why hiring you into an RN position on your unit may not be able to happen. As a previous manager I can also offer an opinion. Sometimes staying on the same unit when moving up can be more difficult because pee...
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   Texas Abortion Law

   cinlou replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism

   sounds like you took on your responsibility to the best you could to prevent that from happening. Unfortunately there is lack of education at home and in schools for prevention methods other than abortion. Don't get me wrong, I am not against aborti...
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    Texas Abortion Law

    cinlou replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism

    exactly, and thank you for the stats, but that is not what the people hear, they only hear the word abortion and think that is the only choice (my opinion)
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    Texas Abortion Law

    cinlou replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism

    Ahh, where are our Ethics Committees now? I personally do not agree with the tattle tail portion of the law. I came out of the late 70's and I was very naïve. I had no clue about the political back stories about Planned Parent hood, I thought it was...
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    Termination From Employer For Refusing EUV

    cinlou replied to RaineyRN7's topic in COVID

    perhaps people feel they do not have enough information to make informed consent. There continues to be a great deal of mixed messaging out there. It is my role as a nurse to provide the best information available and let the patient make their decis...
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    Leaving Your Job Due to Mandate

    cinlou replied to jive turkey's topic in COVID

    I was noticing the similarities in responses based on years as a nurse, and I find it very interesting. I went through many different diseases throughout my nursing career such as AIDS, H1N1, SARS and not once did we shut down the world, even though ...
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    The Needy Patient

    cinlou replied to Nurse Pompom's topic in General Nursing

    Often times these patients have had bad experiences in the past and are afraid of being forgotten. If they are on the light often stop and ask the person what is not being met in their care. example: It appears that we are not meeting your needs, wha...
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    MNA and Nurses Respond to the Killing of George Floyd by Police

    cinlou replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I know how intimidating it can be to be the new person/rookie. As nurses we watch over other nurses, aides, techs, medical students, residents and Dr's. to be sure our patient's are receiving the best care, and yes I have had to stop a resident and t...