LouRN92

LouRN92 has 15 years experience and specializes in OB, ICU, ER, MS,.

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1. ENA GENE course worth it or no?

   LouRN92 replied to EDRNCCmom's topic in Emergency

   I just finished the GENE course. It was 17 modules and took me over a week to finish. I thought it was very useful. My PNCC funds covered it.

2. Help me with a portacath question

   LouRN92 replied to nsgnva's topic in General Nursing

   Please always check for blood return as well as thoroughly assessing the site. i had a patient years ago who had the needle come out of the port and had actual infiltration into the tissues around the port. She complained of pain and the blood prod...

3. I Hate Dialysis

   LouRN92 replied to MizzDo~LPN's topic in Urology

   It has been a long time since I commented on Allnurses but this post really struck a chord with me because I was a Dialysis nurse for 3 years in 1994-1997 and it was hands down my favorite job ever. Yes,it was sometimes repetitive... but sometimes th...

4. IV starts

   LouRN92 replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have been an RN for over 15 years and I am pretty good with IV's because we do alot of them in our little hospital. But everyone has spurts where they just miss a vein once in a while. I make it my practice to only stick twice. Then I will go g...

5. Would you consider a home birth?

   LouRN92 replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU

   I was reading through this thread tonight at work and several comments from last year were very derrogatory (did I spell that right?) towards rural outlying hospitals. As a nurse who does OB at an outlying hospital, I would like to say that all of ou...

6. Low Amniotic Fluid

   LouRN92 replied to LouRN92's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Well he was 37 weeks and they took him c-section only because he was breech. So almost term. :monkeydance:

7. potassium/dialysate bath

   LouRN92 replied to LPN2RNBSN's topic in Urology

   It's been probably 12 years since I worked Dialysis (one of my absolute favorite jobs). But I'll never forget using a K free bath for a high potassium and after 30-45 minutes having the patient complain of severe leg cramps and putting him on the ca...

8. my Biggest fear.....

   LouRN92 replied to AfghaniPrinzess's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work at a small rural hospital and all the RN's take NRP. I had to resuscitate a newborn about 2 years ago and I was scared to death. But really using the steps from NRP everyone has talked about made it ok. My biggest fear was giving the baby a pn...

9. Low Amniotic Fluid

   LouRN92 replied to LouRN92's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello all. I'm proud to report my nephew was born this week and he is healthy and at 5 lbs 11 ounces and he went home yesterday. Thanks for all your great info and support.

10. Low Amniotic Fluid

    LouRN92 replied to LouRN92's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you all so much. This made me feel alot better. I'll let you know how things turn out!

11. Low Amniotic Fluid

    LouRN92 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have a question. I do a little OB, in my small rural hospital, but I have a family member who is 34 weeks and experiencing low amniotic fluid. Her number is 4.5? Anyway, she is being followed very closely and having ultrasounds, NST's and I assume ...

12. Hypoglycemia

    LouRN92 replied to rngrad07's topic in Student Assist

    I just quickly skimmed this post, but for me, having taken care of lots of diabetics with low blood sugar, they do have altered level of consciousness, and become so out of it that you cannot give them sugar orally but have to give an amp of d50. Th...

13. Being a stay-at-home mom and an RN?

    LouRN92 replied to KSELRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the really beautiful things about nursing is the flexibility. I work casual. In our hospital that means that I am fill in. Because we are a small rural hospital and I have experience in many areas through the years..I fill in each week... some...

14. Oh God, A NURSE is my pt!!!!

    LouRN92 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken care of nurses or nurses family members and I have found that they appreciate explainations just like other people and often don't have experience in that particular area. I was a patient 2 years ago for kidney stones. I found it a rea...

15. Do you think nursing is physically unhealthy?

    LouRN92 replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    I'd have to agree that nursing can be unhealthy. i work night shift about 2 nights a week. Because I have a large family, I don't get much sleep on my days off. One of the MD's I used to work with is a sleep specialist and he was always saying how...