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  1. "I don't want to do bed side nursing"...SAY WHAT!

    lauralassie posted a topic in General Nursing

    had a couple different nursing students say: "well, i'm going to school so i don't have to do bed side nursing". one even told me she want to work in plastic surg. office, not at the bed side. o.k....

  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. If this is the direction of nursing management ..it stinks!

    lauralassie posted a topic in General Nursing

    o.k. i've given this new nurse manager a chance. she's been on the unit over 2 months, sits across from staff she's never met but, has yet to intoduce herself. has plenty of time to change a...

  4. Are nurses professionals ?

    lauralassie posted a topic in General Nursing

    O.K. our nursing license in Ohio says, "The profession of Nursing". :mortarboard: However, I am looking for a new job and several places list nursing in their own catagory, not under professional....

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. 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....

  15. 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...

  16. 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....

  17. 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...

  18. 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...

  19. plantar fasciitis ouch!

    lauralassie replied to ann945n's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, ouch is right. I had (or continue to have) it. I also did the exercises mention above, I went to a store call "good feet" . Got shoe inserts, went to the podiatrist, who did injections into the...

  20. So Embarrassed! Forgot to remove the saline lock!

    lauralassie replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry too much about it. If the lady were normal she would have told you she had the lock. I work ER, one time I sent an inmate back to jail with a lock in. He was such a pain to take care of...

  21. Self inflicted

    lauralassie replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    A Bart Simpson doll up the orifice. It was the best Xray I've ever seen. You could see his hair and arms open wide , like he was yelling ' get me out of

  22. Generic Zoloft Anyone?

    lauralassie replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure about Zoloft generic form. But something kind of funny happened concerning the side effects of Zoloft. I was triaging one day. When I asked the pt what she was here to be seen for she...

  23. Thinking about leaving critical care

    lauralassie replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry your going through this. I've been in critical care for many years. Once in a while I get really burnt out doing that kind of care. Many people don't do well, we don't see a lot of recovery. If...

  24. Happy Nurses? Anyone???

    lauralassie replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    Yes , for the most part I love taking care of pt's. I love the challenge involved with critical care nursing. I always have to be ready for anything. I also have those days that I can't wait to get...

  25. BSN vs. ADN income disparity

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

    When you get your NP you'll get payed more. Don't care, and I mean don't care what or how many degrees you have. If you can't stand beside me in a critical situation and know what your doing, or take...