Nurse Lulu

Nurse Lulu specializes in critical care.

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1. How do I break the mold?

   Nurse Lulu replied to fsudmbRN's topic in General Specialties

   Hi, I was in management for quite a while (approx 14 years) but hospital based. For several years at the end I felt trapped because like you I wanted out but was unsure where I could go and I did...

2. Anyone here who hate the holidays?

   Nurse Lulu replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   Just saying, worked @ Target for 6 years and actually enjoyed working there. For the record, we got holiday pay... No one loves working over holidays regardless of your plans, but if work needs to be...

3. Manager With No Prior Experience? What?

   Nurse Lulu replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Nurse Management

   Was the holding manager ever oriented by the regular ED assistant managers? Perhaps that would be a good place to start. Critical care experience does not necessarily equate or translate to the ED or...

4. ADHD Nurses-what area do you specialize in?

   Nurse Lulu replied to k31kozumi's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Critical care-same reason. Always different, usually running, and always learning. Great for "multitasking"

5. Could I be the only reformed misfit in nursing school?

   Nurse Lulu replied to KatePasa's topic in General Students

   I sounds like I have a somewhat similar life experience to yours, in that I was by no means a "good kid" growing up for similar reasons (and others). As other posters have pointed out, it has been a...

6. party like a nurse?!?!

   Nurse Lulu replied to gummibear's topic in Nursing Humor

   Anytime I hear some jerk use the "naughty nurse" reference I say "sure come hang out at work with us" and "be a guniea pig for: Letting students/new nurses practice skills depending on your level of...

7. Minor things people get fired/wrote up over,,,give examples.

   Nurse Lulu replied to northmississippi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   I believe because of the language that was used.... not appropriate but after a three hour roadtrip to IR with a confued ICU patient....can't say I blame her for THINKING it, too bad she verbalized...

8. Your nursing practice varies from mine, therefore, you suck!!

   Nurse Lulu replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

   Hehe.... Had someone freak cause I didn't give iron as scheduled at 0800 am besides being the only med and the patient being asleep... um it is hard on an empty belly too people! Retimed for...

9. Hiring outlook for ADN vs. BSN in your town?

   Nurse Lulu replied to sugarmagnoliaRN's topic in Texas Nursing

   ADN's are to be phased out of the system I work in within the next fifteen years. LPN's are already gone. This includes having those already working going back to school to obtain BSN. LPN's had to...

10. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    Nurse Lulu replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Thats not what Im saying, BSN clinicals to my knowledge, all have these types of hours. Those are part of education time. Even after that grads in other professional programs often take unpaid...

11. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    Nurse Lulu replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Most other professions (physicians, lawyers, etc.) have unpaid internships....and nursing will be heading that way as well..... I have already seen positions posted here i the

12. Modifying tasks when pregnant. My boss says "no".

    Nurse Lulu replied to RNnik07's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    sorry for being late, where I work you can only get light duty for on the job injuries-not

13. Starting Clinicals and Having Anxiety

    Nurse Lulu replied to Miaizon's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Well don't know if this helps, but I am about to be a new clinical teacher and I am having anxiety! You will do fine, just treat people (non-medically) like you would like to be treated. That is half...

14. am dose v pm dose steroids

    Nurse Lulu posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Hi there, feel like this is dumb question but, why are steroid doses lower at night than in the morning? Was asked this by a NP clinical instructer. Only thing I can find is possible insomnia. Is...

15. Cardizem, rythmol, and dig.....oh my

    Nurse Lulu replied to Nurse Lulu's topic in Patient Medications

    Hey guys, thanks. Pt ended up intubated about 48 hours came off ok. I asked the nurse if she verified she says yes. But admits she didn't question the order. Dealt with same doctor many times never...