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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 interviewed there, but really know nothing about the...

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 her right forearm, where do you place the stethosco...

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 basically treating her with iron and oxygen. I d...

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 away from where I live and would like to get closer t...

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 train the new one...It sucks...been there done tha...

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 drive to Hammond is kinda getting old, ya know. Has S...

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

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

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 basically treating her with iron and oxygen. I did ...

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

You could call around New Orleans and the surrounding areasin Louisiana.

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 you, but dont give up. If you do apply to another pr...

Is this the Gulport Hospital program that you are referencing?

Thanks...that makes sense.

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

What do you think about the surgery unit?

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 area with the benzo sticks, started to remove the...

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 used?

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 it...

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 strips to keep the area secure. I hung in and ou...

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 wrong...feel really bad.

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 yet. There are 4 sheets that we must document on for...

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 months to go...lol...thanks:yawn:

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 go?

Thank you....Just wanted to make sure.:wink2: