ladylynx

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1. how do you deal with drug seeker pts in med surg?

   ladylynx replied to vickynurse's topic in Safety

   Until you've had a chronic pain problem, please don't withhold meds because someone is sleeping. Sometimes exhaustion takes over, but when I have a migraine, I only wake up with a worse migraine if I had not taken anything. Pain meds do have side e...

2. Do you think nursing is physically unhealthy?

   ladylynx replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

   I too exercise, don't smoke, drink alcohol rarely, don't eat pork, have decreased eating most meats and all that other good stuff, but after 17 years I can tell you that although I am not overweight, my blood pressure is significantly higher when at ...

3. Charge nurse question

   ladylynx replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

   In another world maybe this would be true. But please, I advise all to speak with the Risk Management Department in their facility and go to a court session involving a health facility law suit. Yes we all can be held responsible and now that nurse...

4. Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

   ladylynx replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

   Good for you...many need to follow suit. After 17 years of working the night shift, I see so many that don't realize that when they are sleep deprived, they are easily agitated and very unsafe. It's like the mentally ill person that says, "everybod...

5. IV pumps

   ladylynx replied to khb78's topic in Safety

   Not to scare anyone, but now it is shown that "as little as 0.5 mL of air in the left anterior descending coronary artery has been shown to lead to ventricular fibrillation", (http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic787.htm). I've also seen other litera...

6. "Hardened" Healthcare Providers

   ladylynx replied to cwinlv's topic in Safety

   If only this were true...I have often been labeled a rebel and been shunned, so I have learned to send letters to the entire chain of commands and be ready to quit. In general, people would not be able to do this (bad behavior) if the "higher chiefs...

7. how do you deal with drug seeker pts in med surg?

   ladylynx replied to vickynurse's topic in Safety

   You should also think about the fact that they too are sick. "Drug-seekers" (the word I really hate to use) have a history also. Many come in different forms and many started because of some kind of pain. But the stats from those in healthcare rec...

8. Do Doctors know what Isolation precautions mean??

   ladylynx replied to Christean's topic in Safety

   In one of the hospitals I worked in, C-Diff was rampant so we started reporting even the Dr.'s that did not follow protocol. I found that in most facilities I have worked in, the Infectious Disease departments are very serious about their jobs and o...

9. How much should I spend on Stethoscope?

   ladylynx replied to JoAnnS's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Due to moving around for clinicals and "stress" you might loose many stethoscopes. I suggest trying those least expensive ones first and maybe as a graduation gift to yourself by yourself a Littmann. I still carry a colorful least expensive one and...

10. Getting hit!

    ladylynx replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    For some reason many of us seem to forget about a "law" that exists outside the workplace. If someone hit you outside of home, criminal charges would be filed immediately. You might want to seek the advice of a legal representative, including risk ...

11. Miserable in my NICU, hate Orlando, need suggestions!!!

    ladylynx replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU

    I see I am not the only one. I just left December 2004, after visiting Georgia during one of the hurricanes passing through Florida...I decided to leave. My next choice would have been Nashville, TN. I am much happier although even Georgia is in a...

12. MY FEET HURT Shoe question

    ladylynx replied to Banana River's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I thought someone would mention K-Swiss (the thicker soles). A few years ago, a nurse that had many problems with her feet mentioned that her Orthopeodic (sorry if it's spelled wrong) Doctor referred her to an expensive orthopeodic shoe (I can't rem...

13. Vanco peak & trough times

    ladylynx replied to alarla's topic in Infusion

    Although this is an older post, I must have input because I am still not sure of the rationale. For the past year or so, Dr's, Pharmacist's and other nurses often get upset when Vancomycin is being held after the "random" troughs. Now, most places th...

14. need help with B-12 injection

    ladylynx replied to moni in IA's topic in LPN/LVN

    My title is based on an answer given by a 100 year old when I asked her how did she get to be 100 years old. But back to the question...there apparently is in various literature, including the physicians and the nursing drug books that talk about de...

15. What can I do?

    ladylynx replied to butterflysvn's topic in LPN/LVN

    I do agree that most agencies will not hire new graduates, but after as little as 6 months, I have worked with those that are working through agencies, as well as having travel nurses who are in charge that have worked less than a year. My point was...