Lorie P.

Lorie P.

Med/Surge, Private Duty Peds

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  1. how many on computers

    Lorie P. replied to cookie102's topic in Home Health

    still using paper where i

  2. Is it legal to alter RN documentation?

    Lorie P. replied to groverslisa's topic in Home Health

    agree with op, run as fast as you can! also be sure and keep copies of everything and document, document document

  3. What do you think?

    Lorie P. replied to Ninja Nurse's topic in Private Duty

    right now i know of a cna that stays with an elderly lady at night. she helps her to the bathroom, fixes a light supper( dinner is called that in the south) reminds her to take her meds. the cna gets...

  4. I HAVE HAD IT!!!!!!

    Lorie P. replied to raidermom's topic in School

    although i am not a school nurse, it bugs me that parents send sick children to school and that in return makes my child sick! so now i have to take off from work because little joe came to school...

  5. I couldn't do your job !

    Lorie P. replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    yeap thank goodness for nurses that can do the other specialties that other can

  6. I couldn't do your job !

    Lorie P. replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    just one of the many phrases you will hear as a nurse? i usually reply " what is your job? oh, i couldn't do

  7. Monthly RN visits.... never the same one...

    Lorie P. posted a topic in Private Duty

    ok, i just have to vent! have been with current pt for 6months. we all know that unless you are an rn in pdn a rn has to come do the monthly supervisors/post hospitalization visits. now i do not have...

  8. Monthly RN visits.... never the same one...

    Lorie P. replied to Lorie P.'s topic in Private Duty

    thanks so much for all the great advice! since it is a new office, they have had to make major changes in who was the docs verses case manager. i hope it is better soon. other than that, no other c/o....

  9. thinking of leaving floor and going to HomeHealth

    Lorie P. replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    i have been hh/pdn for 1 year now and love it! the stress is almost "0", one pt, one nurse's notes. it does have it bad days, but nothing like med/surge in the hospital. the reasons you listed and...

  10. Signed State DNR form no good????

    Lorie P. replied to llltapp's topic in Emergency

    i understand the frustration! we once admitted a nursing home pt that had a dnr/living will, she coded, the er doc, says wait this lady has a dnr and the house super says but it isn't on a hospital...

  11. Professionalism

    Lorie P. replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

    i will keep the

  12. Pt/parents privacy, respecting it!

    Lorie P. posted a topic in Private Duty

    of here goes my vent ,on 1-29-09 the monthly supervisor's visit was due, i don't have a problem with that. what i do have a problem is the nurse they sent not respecting the privacy of my client or...

  13. Professionalism

    Lorie P. replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

    me either, not a need to know reason for me, as to what is in those rooms.i know what you mean, i filled in for a nurse that had a family emergency and the client she worked with, she was best friends...

  14. Pediatric G-tube

    Lorie P. replied to PedsPDN's topic in Pediatric

    check the 485 ( plan of care) it should tell you how often to check residual and when to hold feedings and when to call the doc. or it not, call the office of the gi doc and get ann order. also check...

  15. Professionalism

    Lorie P. replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

    thanks so much for bringing this up. looking forward to how others feel about this

  16. My poor resident

    Lorie P. replied to evilolive's topic in General Nursing

    so sorry to hear this, have you tried getting the md to try another alternative way for pain meds, maybe

  17. does working as a nurse count as exercise?

    Lorie P. replied to phosophorus's topic in Health, Stress Management

    not sure of any studies, but many of my coworkers suffer from leg, knee, back problems. super hard on the body especially those 12hr shifts. plus the stress is not included, along with no breaks, no...

  18. Policy and Procedure Help

    Lorie P. replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    as for iv starts, the infusion nurse's p&p states that after 2 sticks by the same nurse, get another nurse to try. several of our area hospitals use the 2x per nurse policy. for dentures and...

  19. Stroke 2 diet

    Lorie P. replied to michael79's topic in General Nursing

    never heard of it, why not ask dietary at the facility he is coming from? surely they know what diet this is, since this is what he was/ is getting there. hope you get your answer, sorry i couldn't be...

  20. Contaminated Scrubs..do you wear scrubs to the stores

    Lorie P. replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in General Nursing

    like i said, i ate dirt as a kid, and i turned out just fine. :yeah:so did i and really never had a

  21. Failed in Utica............

    Lorie P. replied to TIN65RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    so sorry, and kick butt next

  22. Contaminated Scrubs..do you wear scrubs to the stores

    Lorie P. replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in General Nursing

    guess you better not go to the movies! the stuff that is on the seats there is nasty!. saw on the view( a few years back) that they did cultures on those movie seats and they tested + for human waste,...

  23. RN taking prescription benzo's for sleep

    Lorie P. replied to fireball72's topic in Nurses Recovery

    [ and....i will never ever voluntarily go off my zoloft. :yeah::yeah::bugeyes: tried that and it didn't work so now i make sure my zoloft scrip never runs out! same thing again, magor side effects...

  24. RN taking prescription benzo's for sleep

    Lorie P. replied to fireball72's topic in Nurses Recovery

    i have a script for ambien cr- because the side- effects of 4 bp meds and other heart meds cause me to have major insomnia. so yes if one is under the care of a medical care giver,

  25. Contaminated Scrubs..do you wear scrubs to the stores

    Lorie P. replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in General Nursing

    my scrubs are a lot cleaner than the clothes of the family members who visist stores after visiting their c-diff family or mrsa! nurses are always washing their hands, are conscious of what we touch...