lauralassie

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1. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

   lauralassie replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   "I need to git her back right now, she has sick as Hell anemia !" " I get my STD from Zoloft". When questioning her about why she got the STD from Zoloft, she said, "well , it said on TV , that it...

2. equipment sterilization/ hiv-hep

   lauralassie posted a topic in General Nursing

   A question for all of you Surgical/urology nurses out there. I have a friend that's an MA in a urology office. It's been so long since I really worried about the sterilization of equipment that I'm...

3. Charge nurse question

   lauralassie replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

   When I worked ICU, the one who "red - lined" the chart at the end of the shift , signed it : dated and timed it , was the one resp. for being sure that the order were done correctley. It's unfair for...

4. ADN vs. BSN for Entry Level Nursing

   lauralassie replied to pattycakebaby's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Not so, DO's actually go to school longer than MD's . If you actually sit atnd look at class time , internship etc,,, DO's do more time. But, they get payed the same. Besides, all I was really saying...

5. Looking for opinions here on an *older* RN's habits

   lauralassie replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

   Seen new nurses do stupid things, just remember to protect yourself and you pt. If she happens to contract aids or whatever, she will not be covered by the hospital for treatment, if they prove she...

6. ADN vs. BSN for Entry Level Nursing

   lauralassie replied to pattycakebaby's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   You know , I remember the days that there was a ginormous discussion about Osteopathic Dr's and MD. Was one better then the other, were DO's just MD flunkies, DO's arn't trained like MD's. DO's , do...

7. How do you deal with ICU superiority complex?

   lauralassie replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

   It's everywhere. I've seen med surg nurses float to our unit and some nurses are nasty. But, it's not the med surg nurse. Those nurses are always nasty. It also works the other way, some med surg...

8. BSN's vs. Community college

   lauralassie replied to cottoncandyclouds's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   It's your choice for the loans. Shouldn't get paid more because you chose one rout over another. By-the-way. I went to a diploma school, we had all of our classes from a major university. Yes , the...

9. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

   lauralassie replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

   We've decided in our ER that ACLS should no longer include ABC's it should be DABC. Because our director is nuts about pt's being given DVD players in triage and in the pt care area's. She calls to...

10. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    lauralassie replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    "They didn't even give me a meal tray in triage". The pt was in for abd pain. Granted the pain was due to gas but, non the less, we didn't know that in traige. "The guy beside me got IV dilauda, I...

11. Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

    lauralassie replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe he has worked in an ICU where everyone has major lines, if you have plenty of lines you don't have much of a chance to start IV's. Lines are usually the first thing that goes in at our unit....

12. A Different Approach to the ADN vs. BSN Debate

    lauralassie replied to Sheri257's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I like what msadn said. A good point was made. By the time I finish my BSN, I will well surpass the amt of credits, classes and clinical hours that the typical BSN progam RN has. Therefore, should I...

13. higher pay for BSN grads?

    lauralassie replied to evans_c1's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Just because you go to larger hospitals doesn't mean you had better experiences. I went to a diploma school. We went to different cities for various clinicals (peds, psych etc) but it was useless....

14. ADN vs. BSN for Entry Level Nursing

    lauralassie replied to pattycakebaby's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The ANA is a mess, red tape, legilation that is usless, a lot of people that think they are important. Mean while, nurses are drowning in an overloaded, law suit burdened system that leaves nurses...

15. A Different Approach to the ADN vs. BSN Debate

    lauralassie replied to Sheri257's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It never fails to amaze me that it seems so many BSN nurses mention "bed side nursing " like it is the lowest of jobs you can have. I've done upper admin, bed side and nursing education CQI. Just...