Lorie P.

Lovenox is usually given to just about every pt in the hospital now days, especially if the are bed confined, it helps to prevent clots since the pt isn't up or moving around. Coumadin is usually give for "A Fib" pts and pts with a dx of DVT's PE's o...

i just need to vent! yesterday went with family for a f/u with doc. get home after the appt and both mom and day go take a 5 hr nap! i completely understand mom needing to nap cause she is up most nights with pt. but dad hasn't worked in 2 months ( f...

well today was a first for me. it is storming here in the south and i filled in for a vent dependent pt today. had to make sure that the extra vent, o2 tanks, suction machines, flash lights, emergency #'s and plan were right out my finger tips. nev...

when you get well enough to return to work, hh/pdn just maybe for you. there is some stress involved but nothing like the hospital. i worked 4+ years as a med/surge staff nurse and finally had to leave. hh/pdn can get boring but there are days when y...

sorry you are having a terrible time getting off! go back to the paper signing if you need too. some days i miss the hospital, mostly my co-workers, but not the stress and i had fight for my time off. just the opposite for me now. hope you can get it...

:yeah: stanley-rn2b for this post, exactly how i feel and you said it very well!

i say yes! and not get into the defending my decision and leave it at that.

this worked and still works for me. being from the south, i still call my elders mr or ms, just the way i was taught years ago. as my grandma said" you can get more done with honey than vinegar!":bow:

ma= medical assistant or medication aide, depends on the state/facility one works at. cna= certified nurse aid lpn= licensed practical nurse ( some states use this instead of lvn) lvn= licensed vocational nurse not sure what lna stands for

i kept my med/surge, fundamentals and lab book. i also kept my tabers and mosbey's dictionary. i just really like books in general and kept these as references. try selling them on e-bay, half.com or if you can sell them try www.paperbackswap.com.

i changed mine from nurse hobbit to lorie p. which is my name! just needed a change since everyone in the real world calls me, lorie p

i have been a lpn for 5 years now and plan on staying a lpn. several times i said i wanted to go back to become a rn but due to health reasons i prefer my lpn license. i worked 4+years at a hospital and the only difference between the scope of practi...

heard one of the other nurses say one night" get those numbs back in the bed" pt was bilat bka's , asked her why she said that her response oh, couldn't say legs he doesn't have any, i just shook my head and walked on down the hall, went to check on ...

education and teaching her wiil probably help. she may not realize what she is doing could cause the pt more problems. i would gently explain to her the reasons not to use the ped egg and then see she how she reacts. then go from there, it just may b...

then again some pts can never be satisfied! no matter where or what is done! just my :twocents:

it depends of the state and facility one works at. there are a ton of threads on this very subject, search an and you will get many of your answers there. but the major difference is the state you live in and the nurse"s practice act and scope of pr...

you will need to do what is best for you and your family. make a list of the pros/cons and discuss with your partner. good luck!

depends if it is for a nursing position or aide position. usually as a nurse no house-work, cooking or laundry. also pdn is not as stressful or strenous, just depends on the pt. i have taken care of a 17 yr old male that had cp and was wc bound, he w...

just do your best and document to cover your self and write incident reports. hang in there and realize that youare not super-nurse and take care of yourself.

leslie, i think she was meaning for firestarter to chill after her original post if i understand it. lorie

i am positive that most of the professionals that come to this site did do their research and are humble, tolerant and compassionate for the pts we take care of. one must also remember nurses are human and are allowed to have bad days,feelings, emoti...

i noticed that too, a big old reality check will come soon!

at least i know i feel much better and human after throwing my pity-party/tempet-tantrum! once it is out of my system i can go back to being (almost) humble, compassionate, pleasent .

i wear them sometimes and the older folks faces would light up with a smile and more than once i heard " look a real nurse" and i also received compliments for looking so professional. i also have white skirts that i wear with scrub tops and found t...

firestarter is humble and compassionate, just burned out for a short time and needing to vent! nurses are people too and there are days that we need to get things off our chest and out of our system so that we can remain humble, copassionate, etc, et...