Nurse Lulu

Nurse Lulu

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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. zofran question

    Nurse Lulu posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I was thinking maybe onc nurses/someone else might know. I work in IICU and recently had a patient with a zofran gtt, on his MAR. Anyone else seen this? I am a relatively new nurse but was a pharm...

  13. 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

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

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

    Nurse Lulu posted a topic in Patient Medications

    hey guys wondering if anyone has had or heard of this before. pt had afib rvr 160-180s. critical care. doctor ordered 60 ivp cardizem (huh????) and 0.25 dig ivp and 600 ryhtmol, followed by cardizem...

  17. 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...

  18. Options needed for student nurse

    Nurse Lulu replied to georgeoftheforge's topic in General Nursing

    I know at school B's and C's were simply not good enough to get into the nursing program. It is very competitive and it depends on the group you apply with. Right now a lot of people with "real world"...

  19. Orders you wish you could have written in the chart...

    Nurse Lulu replied to NurseKatie08's topic in Nursing Humor

    For a hard to sedate pt I had....ativan gtt 2-5mg/hr...doc then said..if that doesn't work use a louisville slugger....I thought it was

  20. Does anyone know which hospitals are good to work in as a new grad?

    Nurse Lulu replied to anemanic's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I went to Oakwood as a new grad and was VERY

  21. Toxic Healthcare Personalities

    Nurse Lulu replied to Flightline's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree about the complainers! They want to cry and moan but you better believe they don't have any solutions. Let alone try to help CHANGE the

  22. Difference between ICU and intermediate critical care

    Nurse Lulu replied to sundayj's topic in MICU, SICU

    It depends on the hospital. Our IICU take everything but CRRT IABP and "brain drains" not just "stable vents and tube feeds. We do all the gtts, vents, procedures, etc so you should really

  23. Charge nurses

    Nurse Lulu replied to nrsang97's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our charges always have a full assignment......we are trying to change that

  24. This was a question on our test today. What do you think the answer is?

    Nurse Lulu replied to APRNReneeJ's topic in General Students

    I would have picked

  25. Help with IV Potassium administration

    Nurse Lulu replied to sediaz's topic in Patient Medications

    We run it over one hour for 20 meqs in 100 NS for CL