Lynda Lampert, RN

Lynda Lampert, RN

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  1. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Lynda Lampert, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    It starts in nursing school. The lie is perpetrated by management in just about every facility. They say they care about your health, your back, but is it true? Unfortunately, it is not. Many studies...

  2. Solutions for Tired, Achy Feet

    Lynda Lampert, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Nurses deal with plenty of nagging pain problems. If it isn't your back or neck, it is likely your feet that are causing you pain. This is usually the result of standing from eight to twelve hours,...

  3. Anatomy of a Code

    Lynda Lampert, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    You're standing at your computer, charting on your patients. The end of the shift is nearing, and you really want to get this done so that you can get home. As you are typing, you hear a loud snoring...

  4. Hurt Back? Here Are Some Options

    Lynda Lampert, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Are you part of the 52 percent? According to the American Nurse Association, 52 percent of nurses report experiencing chronic back pain. Unfortunately, 12 percent of nurses report they are leaving the...

  5. 50 Things New Nurses Need to Know About Calling Doctors and Other Providers

    Lynda Lampert, RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Few things give a new nurse more stress than having to call a doctor or other provider. Other providers include advanced practice nurses and sometimes physician's assistants. It is far easier to ask a...

  6. Beyond Burnout: What is Compassion Fatigue?

    Lynda Lampert, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Jennifer Castaneda, RN, BSN, HCT, didn't know what was wrong, but she knew that she didn't want to work at the bedside anymore. When she was younger, her future profession was preordained. Many of her...

  7. Hurt Back? Here Are Some Options

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a good point. The spinal surgeon would be likely to give injections. Our conversation never strayed to it, as we were comparing the three. However, I do agree that injections, either steroid...

  8. 50 Things New Nurses Need to Know About Calling Doctors and Other Providers

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is such a good post that I wish it was in the original article. New nurses -- and experienced! -- take heed, because this is how you do

  9. 50 Things New Nurses Need to Know About Calling Doctors and Other Providers

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As someone who worked almost exclusively on 3rd shift, I've found that 1st shift can get annoyed when you do this. They shouldn't, but I can see their point that I am pushing my work into their...

  10. 50 Things New Nurses Need to Know about Orientation

    Lynda Lampert, RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    New nurse orientation is one of the most eye opening experiences in becoming a nurse. You shift from being coddled to experiencing what the real world is like. Even nurses who change jobs have...

  11. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    True enough, and perhaps I will leave it at that. I hope you don't hurt your backs. I really do. That's the whole point of this, to protect nurses. If you choose body mechanics over mechanical...

  12. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there, Thanks for the constructive feedback. The tone of the article was mine alone. I used this language to: 1. Get the attention of the most people possible 2. Draw attention to the NPR article...

  13. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Dr. Powell-Cope has researched, published, and been peered reviewed on the topic of body mechanics. This is what she says: If you haven't been injured yet, anon, you will be. Your discs are damaged...

  14. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great article about how to start a safe lifting program in your hospital. The first step is education, and the second is action. Thanks again, Dr.

  15. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think lifting under weight lifting circumstances is different than the lifting we do as nurses. You have a strong core. You work one group of muscles at a time. You are not working under awkward...

  16. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse I talked to who went through so much with her back had a terrible time with Workmen's Comp. That's another article, too. She was basically bullied into going back to work when she didn't...

  17. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your time, Doctor! I was wondering if you could speak to initiating the conversation about safe lifting in your facility? That's a great

  18. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, Just woke up, so I thought I would address some of the ideas expressed here overnight. The idea of 35 pounds is the maximum weight limit came from my expert at the CDC and was confirmed by...

  19. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    From what I've learned talking to these experts, physical fitness does play a role, but even the most physically fit nurse would still hurt their back without using mechanical assistive devices....

  20. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Still don't believe? Here's one from the ANA: Evidence-Based Practices for Safe Patient Handling and Movement And more: Handle With Care®: The American Nurses Association’s...

  21. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say to this is that I just checked all of my links, and they work. For instance, this one CDC - Safe Patient Handling - NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topic. All of this research is based...

  22. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, no I felt I was lied to about a lot more, but I won't get into that here. Maybe another article on that one. As for lifts, Hoyers have come a long way and there are now a lot of disposable means...

  23. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Dr. Powell-Cope, what is your opinion of lift team? I know Dr. Collins was scornful of them, but I don't think I had the chance to ask you that

  24. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like we've been lied to. Were we told that body mechanics is only useful to 35 pounds? Were we told that the back breaks down after years of lifting even if you use proper body mechanics?...

  25. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Lynda Lampert, RN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    If you had mechanical lifts when you started nursing, you wouldn't have had back pain that continued into your career. You wouldn't have needed to see a chiropractor or a physical therapist at all if...