Lari45

Lari45 has 3 years experience and specializes in Telemetry/ICU/CCU.

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1. Funny things that pts say

   Lari45 replied to jRN4now's topic in Humor

   Had a very nervous patient the other day getting ready to be taken the following morning to another hospital for a cardiac cath. His nurse approached me and started talking about how he didn't seem to understand why he had to have the cath done, so ...

2. whats the worst or funniest item family has snuck in to your pt?

   Lari45 replied to blondnursey's topic in General Nursing

   Had a family bring in a cat for an elderly woman in a black duffle bag. Would have been fine but the cat shed ALL OVER the place. I held it and had to change my scrubs. Seriously, the thing needed a bath.

3. Thoughts on patient vigil programs

   Lari45 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was wondering if anyone had any feedback regarding patient vigil programs, the most notible of these was first started in oregon at Sacred Heart hospital. Commonly referred to as "no one dies alone" or NODA programs, these are intended to provide v...

4. How do all the experienced ICU nurses feel about....

   Lari45 replied to student200977's topic in MICU

   The best thing I can say is you had better get into an ICU with a GOOD support network. when I started, there were 5 other nurses starting and they were ALL new grads. I had some floor experience behind me and that helped with organization, interna...

5. What's so stressful about working 3, 12hr shifts?

   Lari45 replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in General Nursing

   Depends on where you work, I think... ratios effect the exhaustion too. I just feel like working five eight hour days on a busy floor with a 6:1 ratio would be too much. I find that four days off are great, but we have time off because we need what...

6. Questioning the Decision of Nursing

   Lari45 replied to ChihuahuaMamaX2's topic in General Nursing

   I have to say, I had moments where I didn't know what I wanted to do or if nursing was the right thing, but having been in it this long... I feel like it's a good thing. Nursing, for me, was a good decision. I have a job that I love; there are hard...

7. WHY are some PCT's so bitter towards new RN's???

   Lari45 replied to inteRN's topic in General Nursing

   Great point MBARN. There is some real value to being professional. I work in a small ICU/CCU with 14 beds totally full. It's so hard to pull off this kind of professionalism without any personal involvement day to day. It's a long twelve hours if...