Lorri Cook ADN, RN

ER, Psych, Chemical Dependency

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  1. Lorri Cook

    What to do about DNP and flu shot?

    Lorri Cook replied to Travelingon's topic in General Nursing

    The cells are cultured in the laboratory, don't contain any original tissue and very little
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    What to do about DNP and flu shot?

    Lorri Cook replied to Travelingon's topic in General Nursing

    Once again, it's nice for the folks who don't seem to get the flu, but another more important point is to raise "herd immunity", and protect society at
  3. Lorri Cook

    What to do about DNP and flu shot?

    Lorri Cook replied to Travelingon's topic in General Nursing

    Just because this nurse happens to not become ill with the flu, does not mean she doesn't carry
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    What to do about DNP and flu shot?

    Lorri Cook replied to Travelingon's topic in General Nursing

    It's not a belief issue, it's solid science. If I had the possibility of passing along an illness that might kill one of my patients, or be the basis of spreading the disease among a large group of...
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    CoWorker using a patient's medication

    Lorri Cook replied to BlondieRN19's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like you should probably mind your own business. You are an employee, and your job description doesn't include making your workplace fair for all. Especially if the politics are against you....
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Lorri Cook replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Not all non-medical treatment is witchcraft. You should probably point out the articles showing the mass move away from medicine to witchcraft, I'm afraid I've missed
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    Free Standing ER Patient Abandonment

    Lorri Cook replied to Bekardi's topic in General Nursing

    I'd leave it at, fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. If you must hang around there until you find your next job, get clarification from your
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    Suspended for touching a child's head and face

    Lorri Cook replied to GG66's topic in Emergency

    I agree with GG66, you do not want your record to reflect "inappropriate touching", and get a referral to the best nurse-centric lawyer you can find, pronto. I am also sorry this happened...I operate...
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    Plant-based (vegan) mandate for NY hospitals

    Lorri Cook replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    If you buy either online at a place like Vitacost, or at Whole Foods or a local food co-op, the product label will state the ingredient for the
  10. Lorri Cook

    Single Dad Can't Handle Blood and Bodily Fluids Wants to be a Nurse

    Lorri Cook replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Probably will need to not vomit or faint during nursing school as
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    Single Dad Can't Handle Blood and Bodily Fluids Wants to be a Nurse

    Lorri Cook replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I tend to agree with the comment suggesting getting trained to become an x-ray tech, or an mri tech, both of which pay fairly well, and allow you to avoid bodily fluid exposure. You might train to...
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    Plant-based (vegan) mandate for NY hospitals

    Lorri Cook replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Beans, steamed vegetables, salads, rice and other grains, whole wheat breads are basic foods that are not at all complicated. I would think most registered dietitians could handle
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    Plant-based (vegan) mandate for NY hospitals

    Lorri Cook replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Amen.
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    Plant-based (vegan) mandate for NY hospitals

    Lorri Cook replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    If you are on a paleo diet, you're generally on it to lose weight. If you are on a vegan diet, you have chosen to avoid all animal products, often for humanitarian reasons, sometimes for health...
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    Filipino nurse asks should I move for better working conditions?

    Lorri Cook replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Amen to working with nurses from the Phillipines, and to potluck lumpia and
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    To kill or not to kill... another person dream?

    Lorri Cook replied to KatieMI's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have to agree. She was told you had severe allergies and she purposefully exposed you to them. She could have killed you, and, by her school paper, has not learned any lesson nor accepted any...
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    Is it outside the scope of practice for an RN to tell another RN to call 911?

    Lorri Cook replied to Guest688994's topic in General Nursing

    Betcha the first person who dies at your urgent care because you failed to initiate the EMS system, would ultimately be on you, the
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Lorri Cook replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    In nursing school, I stayed late to help a med-surg nurse with a cirrhosis patient that was hyperkalemic. She had previously given this guy some kayexelate, gotten him to the bathroom, where he did...
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    what are our rights re: being filmed/recorded at work?

    Lorri Cook replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    Ask the patient or family if they have some dissatisfaction, and tell them you will be glad to bring the supervisor in to help, and leave the room to do
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    When Should I Retire? My Struggle

    Lorri Cook replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I am very lucky to work for a small, regional hospital whose DON sees your experience, and not your age. She hired me at age 62. She hired a co-worker at 69. We want to work, and are able to do the...
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    When Should I Retire? My Struggle

    Lorri Cook replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The nice thing about this decision is that it's not all-or-nothing. If you're tired of what you're doing, do it less or do something else. Try something slower, or outside your comfort zone, a...
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    Does Death Have A Smell?

    Lorri Cook replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think some of us are more sensitive to our surroundings and changes in our surroundings, including in the people around us. I've had similar experiences, I know the smell you're talking about, as...
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    Is 1 L of NS bolus/ hour excessive (total of 3L) for a patient that came in wuth dehydration and acute renal failure

    Lorri Cook replied to what's topic in General Nursing

    As an ER nurse, and having been caught by reports of orders written, I always recommend reviewing orders written on new patients, unless you have a code going on, and your MD is right there....