loridoo

loridoo

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About loridoo

loridoo specializes in Med-Surg, Oncology.


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  1. making enemies

    I talked to the nurse yesterday and apologized. She was fine with my explanation and apology. I told her I would stop and think before I open my mouth next time.
  2. making enemies

    The nurse in question does get into a bit of trouble on her own. I guess I will try to handle these situations differently from here on out. I will try to approach the day nurse, but I don't know if she will listen. I was overtired this morning, g...
  3. making enemies

    I worked third shift last night and received complaints about the nurses who cared for my patients on day shift. I passed these complaints on to the supervisor on day shift this morning. She told the RN from days that she wanted to speak to her abo...
  4. Nurses married to law enforment officers?

    My husband is a correctional officer and I am an RN. I think it has to do with the shift work and with having to put up with all the crazy things you come up against in both fields that draws us together.
  5. Finally, nurses are portrayed right in media

    I think what really bugged me the most about Elizabeth was the extremely short amount of time that she was a nursing student, it was like a month between when she chose to go into nursing and when she started working as a nurse. I can't say to much...
  6. Finally, nurses are portrayed right in media

    I thought I was the only one who got worked up about all of this stuff! I also like how Lucky got hooked on the M/S PCA - how he got a dose EVERY time he pushed the button. Did you notice that everyone referred to the PCA as a drip... All My Childr...
  7. RN school and tattoos?

    I have a tat on my wrist that I cover with my watch when I'm at work. Occasionaly the watch will slip out of place and the tat will peak out. I received nothing but compliments. More often than not, they tend to be an icebreaker - something to tal...
  8. That's why I used the word supposed. I go listen or peak at the door a lot, but I don't wake them if I don't have to.
  9. The new Big Man at our hospital says that if a patient has to use the call light that we as staff have failed them. On our 10p-6a shift either the RN or the Tech is supposed to enter the room every hour.
  10. Introductions

    I was raised in Central Illinois. Moved to Joliet area for a while in my twenties. Moved back home about 6 years ago - went to nursing school and now work in Decatur.
  11. Are 12 hour shifts terribly long?

    I used to work 12's and I loved them. I switched jobs, and my current director does not really like 12's so I'm back to 5 eights. She is set to retire in the next year, hopefully her replacement likes 12's!
  12. nausea...I have new understanding.

    My mom had this combo (fentanyl/versed/diprovan) for a same day procedure and had nausea for at least a week.......
  13. Don't put that in your nose!!

    One of my friend's sons decided to stick a pencil-top eraser in his ear. By the time his mom found out about it, the tissue in his ear had began to grow around the eraser - I believe it took same day surgery to get it out!!
  14. Discharging a patient AMA

    I try to give d/c instructions, but 9 times out of 10 they are in such a rush out the door that they don't listen to you at all. I say what I feel obligated to tell them, whether or not they listen is up to them.
  15. Is there anybody on here from Southern Illinois just curious

    I live just south of Decatur and work in Decatur. I consider that central IL, but when I lived in the Joliet area, they referred to anything south of I-80 as "Southern IL"