Longie

Longie specializes in Med-Surg, ICU.

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1. Medication that turns skin bluish?

   Longie replied to mistyda's topic in Medications

   I had a psych pt during a rotation in school whose skin was BLUE without doubt. You could pick it out from quite a distance away. It would seem to wax and wane in intensity from day to day. The nurses told me it was a reaction to Thorazine--my dru...

2. how do you keep your sexy??

   Longie replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

   :yeahthat: Doesn't matter what you're wearing or where you are....makeup, hairdo, etc. CONFIDENCE=SEXY, always has, always will. If you don't think you have anything to be confident about, start making a list of everything people are always telling y...

3. Everything I Know About Life, I Learned From Nursing

   Longie replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Re the BM: My coworkers and myself refer to ourselves as 'FMS'--"Fecal Management Specialists":chuckle, and think we should get up a petition to have these initials placed after our name and degree on our badges!

4. Medical Transcription RN

   Longie replied to Sunflower3's topic in General Nursing

   I too worked as a MT in an office and then in the hospital that paid to send me to nursing school. I actually took a pay cut initially as an RN due to being paid 'incentive' pay (additonal money per line for typing over a certain amount per shift), ...

5. OR nurse has some questions

   Longie replied to Shannon777's topic in Med-Surg

   1. For what it's worth, in my hospital and those surrounding me, it would not be a problem at all to switch over to a med-surg position--we're hurting for nurses. Your OR experience would probably serve you best and help you transition easiest on a p...

6. Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

   Longie replied to RNPATL's topic in Med-Surg

   So many great posts on here--also don't forget all the members of your interdisciplinary team--respiratory/cardiopulmonary, PT/OT/ST, dietary, unit secretary, even housekeeping! All of these people are folks who can help your days/nights go smoother ...

7. How do you organize your day?

   Longie replied to Sterren's topic in MICU

   As Kolt has been rather innudated with our requests:saint:, may I suggest further readers visit the above suggestions by Indy and pupnurse? I am currently experimenting with the PocketMod and have found there are upgrades out there (although without ...

8. What is your least favorite kind of med-surg patient?

   Longie replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Med-Surg

   :yeahthat:Especially renal/dialysis patients who are noncompliant with their routine outpatient dialysis/meds/diet--they come in, get dialysis in the hospital, scream at the staff because they aren't being given all the no-no foods they've been consu...

9. venting

   Longie replied to labrador4122's topic in New Nurse

   :twocents:ok patty, a couple of thoughts here: 1. you asked your manager for advice who advised you and you took the appropriate actions based on same advice. 'nuf said. 2. as to the nurse who gave you the hard time and wouldn't let it go:deadhorse,...

10. are they supposed to know this by now?

    Longie replied to labrador4122's topic in New Nurse

    :twocents:In my ASN program we weren't allowed to hang IV meds until our last semester and then we had a lab that taught us how to program the pumps, primary/secondary lines, etc., but interestingly enough, these were already set up with the bags alr...

11. First arterial bleed

    Longie replied to jessi1106's topic in New Nurse

    I needed a laugh after a long day:lghmky:

12. first day on floor - will I get better???

    Longie replied to petrymomRN's topic in New Nurse

    Here's the mantra my preceptor beat into MY head: I am one nurse I can do for one patient At one time When everything was (and still does) come at me at once, repeating this in my head helps me to focus and prioritize:wink2:and take a deep breath an...

13. Starting Nursing At 40...am I Too Late???

    Longie replied to SunnyBeach_RN's topic in New Nurse

    Sunny, I'm coming up on 2 years as a new nurse and I just turned 45 in Feb. There are days when I wish I'd come to nursing earlier, but I also know the life experience I've had has made me the nurse I am today and was part of what motivated me throug...

14. From deadening boredom to high anxiety

    Longie replied to garciadiego's topic in Med-Surg

    Let me tell ya, I'm coming up on 2 years of Med Surg working three 12s a week sometimes four and most days it's still Stress City. Feeling behind all day long, meds late, worried I've missed something, family members wanting waited on, questions answ...

15. Is nursing hereditary?

    Longie replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    :twocents:I'm a third generation nurse, but I don't think it's hereditary necessarily. My grandmother was a nurse, I think by choice, but her daughter, my, mom, was forced into it by my grandmother (my mom wanted to be a Rockette of all things). In...