Lucky#13

Lucky#13 specializes in Med-Surg, mostly.

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1. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

   Lucky#13 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

   Hi and Good Morning from Springboro, Ohio...originally from Dayton. I am a Med-Surg Nurse, and have been for 13 years, and 2 years prior to that I was an aide at the same hospital I work at now. I...

2. SHOES: Are Dansko comfortable?

   Lucky#13 replied to ternerzero's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I just bought a pair of Danskos clogs because I have wide feet. They have a hard sole, and at first it felt like I was walking on concrete the entire shift! Got to the car, and in the back seat they...

3. Is one year of med/surg necessary?

   Lucky#13 replied to Lpn1997's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I do work in a small hospital, and I have 13 years of Nursing experience. My 1st job was a 3rd shift float..learned alot, and floated between hospitals w/in our group, and I worked in ICU's,...

4. Is one year of med/surg necessary?

   Lucky#13 replied to Lpn1997's topic in General Nursing

   This couldn't be further from the truth, at least not on the one I work on, and I believe that my Med-Surg is not the only one. We deal with all kinds of pts. Cardiac, GI, GU, Renal,...

5. Nurses with asthma, i have a question...

   Lucky#13 replied to nurse0607's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   If it is chemicals that make your asthma react, you may want to let your manager know. Because if you're there when they decide to strip the floors, or disenfect a room that held an isolation patient,...

6. Is one year of med/surg necessary?

   Lucky#13 replied to Lpn1997's topic in General Nursing

   Well, don't throw anything at me, but clinic nursing is much different than floor nursing, though you have experienced alot. And your experience with prioritization, time management and critical...

7. Do you trust automatic "vitals" machines??

   Lucky#13 replied to Fairlythere's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   The automatic cuffs make the job of taking BP's faster, not accurate. If it's accuracy you want, then take the BP manually. I actually had a suprise the other day with a continuous pulse oximeter...I...

8. Why the fanny packs?

   Lucky#13 replied to kstockdaleRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   my name is lucky i've been an rn for 13 yrs now, and i am a fannypacker. and i absolutely wouldn't have it any other way! i love it! first of all, i work on a very busy, 48 bed med-surg unit and...

9. Jcaho Medication Reconciliation

   Lucky#13 replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in Patient Medications

   We have been dealing with the Med-Rec at our Hospital in Ohio for about a month now and it's still difficult to get compliance from the docs! I blame it on education. They started w/nursing first...3...

10. Things you'd like to say to your co-workers, but never would ....

    Lucky#13 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, we have walkie-talkies...and when "a certain person" is at lunch, she fails to let the US/MT know...EVERY TIME! So, when one of her IV's needs attention, or a pt. needs her, she, ever so...

11. Do new nurses make more than experienced nurses?

    Lucky#13 replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    Now, don't shoot the messenger...but I don't think they "value new and unexperienced help more".....as maybe they are trying to fill positions because most hospitals are so short staffed. So, that's...

12. Do new nurses make more than experienced nurses?

    Lucky#13 replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Ohio in an QWE committment charge nurse position..Fridays included..and I also am a preceptor..(BTW, let me know how you get paid additionally for that!)..and I have been doing this for...

13. Daytonite: Provides expert advice to students and those considering nursing career

    Lucky#13 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

    Congrats Daytonite!!

14. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    Lucky#13 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well, I didn't say this, my nusre orientee did. My orientee, I'll call her "Sue" and I were helping a surgical pt. back to bed from the restroom. Just then, the pts. dr. came into the room, and...

15. you might be from ohio if:

    Lucky#13 replied to mcmike55's topic in Ohio Nursing

    GO BUCS!! This is my new great-nephew, Connor, from Raleigh,NC...he was def born to play for the BUCKEYES!! Connor is one month old today!!:hbsmiley: Ok, now, what I really wanted to say is...the word...