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  1. North Oaks Hospital in Hammond LA.

    crawlyberry posted a topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Hey ....Does anyone work at North Oaks in Hammond, LA.? I might be hired there in the next couple of weeks and just wanted to get a feel for how they treat their staff. I am really excited when I...

  2. Blood pressure question

    crawlyberry posted a topic in General Students

    Hi...Can someone tell me the correct way to take bp on these patients? 1) The patient has had a left masectomy and has a picc line in her right arm. If you were to use a manual cuff and place it on...

  3. Refusal of Blood

    crawlyberry posted a topic in Critical Care

    Hi...Still a new nurse under a year. Finally experience my 1st patient who refused to have a blood transufion even though her H/H came back with panic levels. Because of her refusal, the doctors are...

  4. Southern Surgical Hospital

    crawlyberry posted a topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Hi...Just wondering if anyone knows anyone that works/worked at this hospital. Is there computerized charting, day/night shifts, how long is the orientation for, etc. I am working almost an hour...

  5. Let me be clear there is NO nursing shortage!!!!!!!!! and now THIS????

    crawlyberry replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was in the same boat last year when I graduated...I finally found a job that is about an hour away from my house. No one wants to hire a new grad because it takes a seasoned nurse off the floor to...

  6. Southern Surgical Hospital

    crawlyberry replied to crawlyberry's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    I work at North Oaks and wanted to work at Slidell, but when I graduated they had a hiring freeze. I did clinicals there for post partum/nursery and liked it alot. I live out in Slidell and the...

  7. Thorazine

    crawlyberry replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen a doctor give it for hiccups...Has anyone seen

  8. Jehovah Witness and Blood Transfusion

    crawlyberry replied to stillwant2banurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes...The pt felt that if she were to receive anyones blood, she would receive their

  9. Jehovah Witness and Blood Transfusion

    crawlyberry replied to stillwant2banurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi...Still a new nurse under a year. Finally experience my 1st patient who refused to have a blood transufion even though her H/H came back with panic levels. Because of her refusal, the doctors are...

  10. Refusal of Blood

    crawlyberry replied to crawlyberry's topic in Critical Care

    I understand that and do respect their decision. My question is what are the other alternatives that can be

  11. Nursing Shortage

    crawlyberry replied to ruthere04976's topic in General Nursing

    You could call around New Orleans and the surrounding areasin

  12. what should i do?

    crawlyberry replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    Is there anyway to retake the semester? Several nurses that I am friends with failed that particular semester and they were able to retake it and finally passed. I am sorry that this happened to...

  13. New grad frustrated, but trapped...in a "profession" i HATE.

    crawlyberry replied to Sparx28's topic in General Nursing

    Is this the Gulport Hospital program that you are

  14. Lasix post transfusion.

    crawlyberry replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks...that makes

  15. Lasix post transfusion.

    crawlyberry replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Can you tell me why we are pushing lasix after a unit....still learning

  16. North Oaks Hospital in Hammond LA.

    crawlyberry replied to crawlyberry's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    What do you think about the surgery

  17. How to remove staples and use steri strips

    crawlyberry posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey yall....still a newbie on the surgery floor...I made a HUGE mistake yesterday and have been crying all day about it. I was to remove staples from and abdominal incision that was ota. I wiped the...

  18. How to remove staples and use steri strips

    crawlyberry replied to crawlyberry's topic in General Nursing

    Okay so you take out every other one and then what do you do? If all staples need to be taken out and they wanted the strips to be

  19. How to remove staples and use steri strips

    crawlyberry replied to crawlyberry's topic in General Nursing

    we saw some subcutaneous tissue...no infection...but again what is the proper way to doing it? I lost most of my nursing books during Katrina and the ones I have now dont address

  20. How to remove staples and use steri strips

    crawlyberry replied to crawlyberry's topic in General Nursing

    No...he called and yelled at the charge nurse that we need to be taught the proper way....The lead nurses and I went back and they pulled the skin together ( about a 3cm split) and then used the steri...

  21. How to remove staples and use steri strips

    crawlyberry replied to crawlyberry's topic in General Nursing

    Well I thought I was going on the previous one that I had witnessed. But I do make it a point to ask all the time on things. I guess I just felt that this would be the same process.....Boy, was I...

  22. Staying late to chart

    crawlyberry posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi...I am a new nurse (2months) and I work on a busy post op unit. I seem to be so busy that I am staying late after my shift just to chart. My hospital does not use computers for charting as of...

  23. Staying late to chart

    crawlyberry replied to crawlyberry's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so very much for your input...I tell myself with time I will pick up speed and get better at the whole process...Everyone says it takes a good year to find your "groove"....ughh 10 more...

  24. LPN and RN license

    crawlyberry posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi...This might be a silly question, but I have and LPN license and just became an RN (got my license a month ago). Do I need to keep my LPN license up to date, or do I just let it

  25. LPN and RN license

    crawlyberry replied to crawlyberry's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you....Just wanted to make