lorilou22RN

lorilou22RN

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About lorilou22RN

lorilou22RN has 11 years experience and specializes in critical care.


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  1. Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, HR 5924

    Where do U work???? LOL
  2. Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, HR 5924

    AMEN! I am so burnt out lately! I can't stand the regulations enforced upon nursing. Nursing is becoming intolerable and MORE AND MORE nurses are leaving due to the unrealistic demands placed upon our practice. JCAHO/STATE inspections, regulation...
  3. Fed UP IN MISSOURI!

    I have never posted a new topic and am hoping for responses regarding: State Inspections/JCAHO/Managers. I work in St. Louis in one of the larger hospitals. JCAHO is going to be inspecting and the entire managerial staff is grilling us re: Question...
  4. I need advice...

    Did you ever work in healthcare before? I'm not saying you cant do it, but if you havent worked in nursing, well I don't see how you will be able to be competant in a clinical setting. Nursing isn't just about passing Nclex, it is a way of thinking...
  5. Nursing is a terrible job!

    Very sorry. Yes I know what it is like to be fired from a nursing job, and to have people TURN on you. Yes Nursing is cut-throat, it is difficult to do your best for your PATIENTS, when you are constantly pulling the knife out of your back. Good luc...
  6. You work 3 days a week? MUST BE NICE!

    :yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:
  7. Good Looking Enough to be a Nurse?

    Sorry if this doesn't sound helpful or understanding, but I agree with the above post. It really sounds like a ridiculous concern. There are so many other things to worry about being a new nurse, and you are worried about how others view your appear...
  8. Is there a max dose of Levophed?

    they used to say that because of the side effects associated with high dose Levo. ie: Kidney failure (of course hypotension will cause that too!), necrotic fingers/toes etc. It will completely clamp down the peripheral vasculature in order to rais...
  9. Is there a max dose of Levophed?

    I too agree that that is a VERY low dose of levo. I think that tho some of the posts are really keying in on the severe sepsis pt. We have run levo obviously wide-open with severe hypotension, while initiating vaso at max dose. This of course is not...
  10. Horrible Visitor Behavior!! Help!!

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH do u all hear me screaming at the loudest possible decibel?????? WHAT A JERK!!!!!:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryf...
  11. No Smoking Campus

    I used to work at a facility that went non-smoking. It was poorly enforced by security, there really is nothing they can do about visitors smoking! They did try to enforce with employees, but have proven unsuccessful. Because of no-smoking policy, ...
  12. Hate floor nursing but reasonable to get DNP?

    sorry but not alot of help here. I am an ICU RN so no we do not have 15 patients but we have LOTS of now orders, the only thing you can do is do ONE THING AT A TIME. All nursing requires tons of time managements as well as multi-tasking. That is n...
  13. I too have a real issue with too many visitors, this goes double for a semi-private room. I understand the original post and her side of this story. I really don't care about what the other patient had done or what their cultural beliefs are. The ...
  14. Dealing with smells...

    Gotta disagree here! Never keep your mouth open during this type of activity! While turning, cleaning etc. sometimes things get flung around (ever wonder how the poopy/mucus/blood etc. got on the wall, or on you? Well it can fly in your open mouth!...
  15. orthostatic hypotension

    It is a Neurogenic issue. I started my career in rehab, and dealt with spinal injuries, we used to have TEDs, AND ace wraps on legs during all activity (especially while the patient was somewhat fresh in getting up). I truly do not remember the pat...