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  1. Need tips for working with student RNs!

    lauralassie replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    i agree, i would talk with the instructor. don't much care if the scools are short staffed on instructors. setting the presidece that every nurse should teach students is wrong. if it is so...

  2. Paying for Long Term care

    lauralassie replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    funny you should bring this up now. we just started looking at long term care plans. my husband and i are 47 now. my mom and dad are in their 80's and long term care insurance has worked out well for...

  3. Prescribing without a license?

    lauralassie replied to barbyann's topic in General Nursing

    This sup is on the line. Yes, it sounds petty, but today what seems petty can become a big deal. Yes it does sound like op is finding amo, but if I had a sup that said such things to me I would be...

  4. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    lauralassie replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in it for both. I'm not in it for the big pay because we all know we get paid ,O.K. but not a lot. I care for people but I need the pay as well. When I stared nursing many years ago I was...

  5. What's your favorite type of patient?

    lauralassie replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I agree , little old ladies or men who have life experience to shar. That is as long as they don't have to get up to the commode or do anything for that matter that takes up my

  6. HELP!!!! im in nursing school! i need serious help!

    lauralassie replied to futgirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    welcome to nursing. like everyone said, get rest, eat healthy, walks in fresh air, and the best stress buster i've found is laughter.:rotfl: it's tough but we've all been there. hang in there,...

  7. Maintaining a Professional Attitude?

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

    Ahh, hang in there. Thats part of what makes good nurses good....they care. I know how you feel. I just had this discussion the other day. I told my husband that if people treated MacDonalds...

  8. Help - Pleeeeeeesw

    lauralassie replied to angel's RN's topic in General Nursing

    call your hospital pharmacy or call your state board of pharmacy. They usually have loads of info on any med or where to find the

  9. carpuject injectors

    lauralassie replied to errn911's topic in General Nursing

    Havn't seen one in years. Used to love them. Wounder what's changed. I'd refuse to use them if they don't

  10. would you like to work in a place like this?

    lauralassie replied to gilbertonline's topic in General Nursing

    Yippie....where do I sign up? :loveya: :w00t: Translated ......yes I would. Oh but wait, back to reality. I work in an ER with squad fumes, smells like a bar after 2:00 am on weekends, and...

  11. Only been a nurse for 4 months

    lauralassie replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there. It will get better. Just put one foot in front of the other and try to go in with a positive attitude. Try not to go in thinking your going to save the world. Some days if you can...

  12. Out of nursing program cause i am smoker!!!

    lauralassie replied to misstaz25's topic in General Nursing

    The problem with the candy issue is that yes, people do stupid things with their health. The only problem is , patents don't have breathing difficulties etc. when some one they are sitting beside...

  13. Any RNs w/ urgent care experience?

    lauralassie replied to NurseCherlove's topic in General Nursing

    Worked one. Liked it really well, but we had to have ER experience to work there. It came in handy many times. It's amazing how many people come their with chest pain or even

  14. Patient as Customer model of healthcare

    lauralassie replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    i'v seen the model as well. bunch of crap. hospitals arn't walmart , they do painful things, people die, bad things happen. with all the ambulance chacer comercials on tv, no wonder people think they...

  15. I Feel Like Hammered Poo-Poo

    lauralassie replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    :smackingf i really think some people are ment to be night shifters others are not. i am in that or not catagory. i'm 47 been a nurse for almost 30 years, took a night shift job because of better...

  16. If they are so worried about my health....

    lauralassie replied to jo272wv's topic in General Nursing

    No. But I think it would be wounderful. I uses to work at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio. We could go up to rehab after work and use that equpment.. But now I'm at a MAGNET...

  17. "Diploma Nurse preferable"

    lauralassie posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've seen this is 2 adds in the newspaper, looking for nurses in management positions. "Diploma nurse preferabel". Any one else seen

  18. Working for insurance co.

    lauralassie posted a topic in General Nursing

    Looking for new job prospects. Any one out there ever worked for insurance co.'s. How did you like

  19. Are nurses professionals ?

    lauralassie replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    I think you'r correct . Nurses come to work unkeept and attitudes are not professional many

  20. "Diploma Nurse preferable"

    lauralassie replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    Ok , I called the places with this in the add. I actually know one of the managers. She said Diploma nurses are better prepared. She has found that over the years diploma nurses are better suited...

  21. Is current thinking on pain control creating drug addicts?

    lauralassie replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure we are creating addicts, I feel we are aiding in their addiction. Heck, we are now starting Iv's in the loby at triage ,giving Dilaudid. (I havn't done this but other nurses have , I...

  22. Christmas Gift for your unit from docs

    lauralassie replied to fetch33's topic in General Nursing

    on the 12th day of christmas my er doc gave to me: one drunk a peeing, two overdoses cussing,three seekers whinning, four chest pains crupmping, 5 golden triage stars, 6 dependins a leaking, 7 nurses...

  23. What Can a Nurse do without...?

    lauralassie replied to JBirdAngel's topic in General Nursing

    Thats a lot to answer on this sort of forum. Perhaps you would be better suited to talk with someone from a mission organization who could give you a better

  24. Angry mom treated rotten in ER today

    lauralassie replied to Purple Princess's topic in Emergency

    I feel bad for your mothers problems. I think the thing to rember is that if your mother is "stabel", then her problem is not concidered an emergency. Unfortunatley, many people are without adequate...

  25. I'm New....and I'm Scared

    lauralassie replied to ShowMeRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    You'll do fine. It took many years for me to become this burnt. But even though I'm burnt. I still know why I'm in nursing. It's because of the pt's (most of them anyway). My daughter is a...