Lacie

Lacie BSN, RN

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  1. Is This Discrimination?

    Lacie replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

    Been a nurse and in management a very long time and this one is a whole new one on me. Yes I would inquire with in regards to american disabilities act on this one. I wear glasses and like you am...

  2. Veteran's Admin Travel Nurse

    Lacie replied to penfield4's topic in General Nursing

    Pro is you dont have to get licensed in other states while working Federal as your current state license will be effective in any state as long as in the VA system unlike the civilian travel sector....

  3. How you make yourself immune while you work as a nurse? Any ideas?

    Lacie replied to moonlight_tiny's topic in General Nursing

    I also do all the above but add L-Lysine supplements during cold/flu season as it's and immune booster and anti-viral. Knock on wood but it's worked for me year after year as I dont take flu shots and...

  4. Oops

    Lacie replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Biggest blunder for me was while my pt with an acute MI was vomiting I accidently flushed his upper dentures down the hopper!! Couldnt figure why he kept pointing to the basin I was running back and...

  5. Try to memorize water soluble vitamins and their deficiencies!!!Help?

    Lacie replied to lisa0615's topic in General Nursing

    Folic acid and biotin

  6. Laid off RNs?

    Lacie replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    I've seen more of the ancillary personel laid off in which the nurses had to pick up thier task. Also the local hospitals in my area choose to give the nurses a 15% pay cut in lieu of layoffs and also...

  7. Told to clean room

    Lacie replied to cargalrn's topic in General Nursing

    There have been many times due to transfer of pts to other rooms to open beds for new pts we as nurses had to clean rooms which is not out of the ordinary but we had the proper cleaning chemicals and...

  8. Can someone explain OASIS to me? Simply what does it mean?

    Lacie replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    I am considering an opening at a local home health agency and it states "NO Oasis". I understand what Oasis is but would it not be a requirement for all HH agencies and what circumstances would it not...

  9. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    Lacie replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    My son has had several instances at the MD and the Dentist office in which he gets extremely pale, diaphoretic, b/p drops, heart rate increases dangerously, eyes roll back in his head, and out like a...

  10. Allergy Injections in the Home Care Setting

    Lacie replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    Same here, I have given my son home allergy injections for years. We keep an epi-pen close by. I think it is standard for someone who has been on these injections for a period of time. I could see...

  11. Are verbal orders still done?

    Lacie replied to pumlittlekin's topic in General Nursing

    I recently worked the last 3 years in Chronic Outpatient Dialysis and have yet to see an MD write an order. They would come around give us all verbal orders on thier rounds, we would write them and...

  12. Positive PPD test. (17mm)

    Lacie replied to ~KelRN~'s topic in General Nursing

    I took INH for 1 year and no problem. Sometimes people may experience some nausea so I always took mine with a few crackers and be sure they put you on Pyrodoxine (B-6) also as the above poster said...

  13. Was I wrong? Needle question

    Lacie replied to mel j rn's topic in General Nursing

    Doesnt matter, I wouldnt use the same needle to for lidocaine to prep for needle cannulation in dialysis then use it on the same pt for the second needle prep. One stick then toss and get a new one....

  14. vagal response

    Lacie replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    New one on me lol. Vagal usually happens during a BM in the case your describing and generally not before. Primarily when someone is straining. We used to tell pt's back in the day when they were...

  15. Research Coordinator Interview

    Lacie replied to ThanksForAllTheFish!'s topic in Research

    I declined the second interview requirement as it was with the CEO's "husband" who is not affiliated with the Company in anyway. I couldnt understand an interviewer who isnt confident in her own...

  16. Change in Nursing Scope of Practice

    Lacie replied to BloomsTheNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I see more and more task being delegated to CNA's rather then nurses in some areas. When I worked burns the techs did dressing changes and whirlpools. In dialysis more and more of the techs being the...

  17. Professions before nursing

    Lacie replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Was in the military as an MP, then a police officer when I got out. Hubby didnt want me to continue as a cop so entered nursing. Got rid of the hubby few years later and wish I had stayed in Law

  18. Pa hospital system won't hire smokers

    Lacie replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm not sure how "personal trainer" comes in lol. If you are referring to my comment related to requiring weight limits it wasnt personal trainers, it didnt matter what degree if you dont meet weight...

  19. Pa hospital system won't hire smokers

    Lacie replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Very similar many hospitals in my area are also doing the same requiring "smoke free". In our paper and news this week Bert Fish recieved a $25,000 state grant to purchase patches and nicotine gum for...

  20. KY nurses and students STAND UP. What part of KY are you from.

    Lacie replied to dark10gable's topic in General Nursing

    Started out at Morehead State but they didnt have a BSN program then so transferred to EKU - graduated in '82. One of my classmates is now the Dean of Nursing at EKU - Hi Judy if you come to allnurses...

  21. Claustrophobia with MRI

    Lacie replied to darne20's topic in General Nursing

    I am extremely clautraphobic and the MD gave me a RX for Valium10mg to take 30 min before and they still did it in an open MRI setting. I am not only claustraphobic but have RLS which makes it very...

  22. Is Anyone Else Having Trouble Getting Back Into Nursing After Taking Time Off?

    Lacie replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure where you are but check out Davita.com and look under clinics in your yellow pages for other dialysis clinics in your area. The thing is about dialysis it also is a dog eat world with long...

  23. Nursing jobs in South Florida and lsewhere

    Lacie replied to 2bnursejacksonrn's topic in General Nursing

    Same here in Central Florida on the East Coast. New grads not finding jobs and same with experienced nurses if your experience is outside of the area specified. I recently left Dialysis nursing yet...

  24. Is Anyone Else Having Trouble Getting Back Into Nursing After Taking Time Off?

    Lacie replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

    I was out for 10 years and ended up going into Chronic Dialysis just to get my foot back in the door. You may have to kind of "settle" for something just to get through the cracks till you can find...

  25. Returning Military Vet with PTSD...can I become a nurse?

    Lacie replied to codyerin's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    http://nye.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24&parentid=23&sectiontree=&itemid=183 House Passes Bill to Prevent Reprisals against Veterans Seeking Treatment for Injuries 06/09/09 Washington,...