Lorie P.

Lorie P.

Med/Surge, Private Duty Peds

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  1. How does YOUR hospital waste its money?

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

    valet service at the er! no transporters on nights hiring travel rn's instead of paying staff or giving pay-raises! cutting down the 2yr old shubbery(sp) and planting new ones watering the side walks...

  2. Inhaler Usage

    Lorie P. replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    i would let the child use the inhaler and be sure to document it. my daughter is an asthmatic and she knows how and when to use her inhaler. she is a self carrier and the nurse knows it. there are...

  3. Begging for a response from an LPN

    Lorie P. replied to Shelby Cravens's topic in General Nursing

  4. Nissen Fundoplication questions?

    Lorie P. posted a topic in Private Duty

    just wondering if anyone here had any experience with pd pts that have had a nissen fundoplication ? my pt is 2 weeks post op and still having reflux, the surgeon did say that is wasn't 100% stopping...

  5. Nissen Fundoplication questions?

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

    thanks so much! looks like it is going to be an ongoing thing to deal

  6. Insulin Chart

    Lorie P. replied to athomemom56's topic in Private Duty

    the best way to anwer this question is to read your facility's p&p's. they will most likely have their own chart to use. if not, then find out what is protocol . hope this

  7. Pt/parents privacy, respecting it!

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

    usually you can hear if the family is up and moving around and they weren't at this time. i explained just that to the other nurse, saying, look i am in this family's house 5 days a week up to 12 hrs...

  8. What color should a nurse wear?

    Lorie P. replied to PE-RN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    try using a product called iron out, you can find it with cleaning supplies at walmart, k-mart. publix and other places. it works wonders on whites, it takes out blood, betidine(sp) and other stains...

  9. Just a little night shift venting about day shift...

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

    this happened all the time at the last place i worked. day shift coming in at 10-15 minutes late with their breakfast in hand wanting to eat before taking report, irked the crap out of me. but no one...

  10. LPN magazines

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

  11. Loved my first week as a private duty nurse!

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

    nursehobbit, you are saying that you are getting paid more than you were in the hospital or ltc? i thought that maxim paid less than other areas of nursing. or, is this a case where they are all...

  12. Loved my first week as a private duty nurse!

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

    i live in the deep south and in this area lpn's at snf make 10.50-12.00 starting pay and the same at hospitals. about the most a lpn makes is 13.00-14.00 and that is with 5+ yrs experience. one might...

  13. Loved my first week as a private duty nurse!

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

    right now my pay as a lpn is 19.00 hr, almost 2x what i got paid on a busy med/surge floor with 6-9 pts. in the hospital setting less pay more work and pts, pdn more pay, less work and only one pt, so...

  14. Loved my first week as a private duty nurse!

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

    thanks so much, it is nice to hear positive things for a change!i am not advertising, just expressing how great it is to work with someone who appreciates me for a change! thanks so much...

  15. Loved my first week as a private duty nurse!

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

    not so sure about pay in ohio, also pay depends on the client dx. no i am not advertising, just stating that after 5 rough years on a busy med-surge floor it is so wonderful to have a job i really...

  16. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

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

    this same doc that i spoke of in another post, well i had hims as a doc when i had salmanella and he came in to see me, he asked you been round chillrens, eaten any, i looked and ask him to repeat and...

  17. Thank goodness for my laptop!

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

    i read, look at magazines, play on my laptop. all kinds of things, but even after awhile these can get old. oh well, better than being at the hospital on a med'surg floor with 6-9 pts that don"t...

  18. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

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

    [! that being said, i work with several residents who have accents from all over the world. the worst one is this russian guy. i can't even tell what he says about 50% of the time, and i have to...

  19. I PASSED in Utica Jan 5-7th!

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

    :yeah::yeah: Know you are so happy and

  20. First two BSN classes done!

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

    lunah, you are a real go getter and what a pleasure to have sharing your experiences with all of us! best ofluck as you continue on, and yeah you will have the phd before too much

  21. I am SO Ticked off right now!

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

    she's just jealous that you are doing way better than she is! you have so much to be proud of, so don't let your spoil your rewards with her

  22. fishy?

    Lorie P. replied to UTVOL3's topic in Private Duty

    run very fast! too fishy for me to believe in. like others have said do pdn through an agency for legal and other issues you don't want to be caught

  23. the positive becomes a negative

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

    i have been doing pd cases for only 10 months and only 2 cases, but you are right it takes a special nurse to do this kinda of work. i found that in my first case that certain things that were the...

  24. Private duty annoyances

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

    sorry you are having such a difficult time with mom. right now i am very blesses to have the case i have. i am with this pt till at least may and probably later then that depending on how the...

  25. Private Duty Nursing

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

    i work through an agency and get paid 19.00 /hr and can work up to 60 hours a week. i usually average about 50 hrs weekly and anything over 40 is overtime for me. i am very fortunate to have an...