LauraF, RN

LauraF, RN ASN, CNA, LPN, RN

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  1. Questions about hospitals in Kansas City area and agency nursing

    LauraF, RN replied to geekgolightly's topic in General Nursing

    No problem! Hope you find something. Lawrence is a real college town. The whole town revolves around the school. So if your looking for a wild night life, and lots of trendy stores Lawrence is the...

  2. Questions about hospitals in Kansas City area and agency nursing

    LauraF, RN replied to geekgolightly's topic in General Nursing

    I live about 10 miles east of Lawrence. Beside Lawrence Memorial there is a little hospital in Atchison, then there are several in Leavenworth- Cushing, StJohn's and the VA. Then in KC, KS there is...

  3. An Over-population of nurses?

    LauraF, RN replied to salvati08's topic in General Nursing

    There was a nursing shortage in the '80's too. For my junior and senior year in high school I had a nursing school recruiter who was always coming up, taking me to dinner, inviting my friends to come...

  4. Pay day and Mandatory Staff Meetings/Inservices

    LauraF, RN replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I just returned to my old place of employment. It is LTC facility. Pay days are on friday. But, they have mandatory meetings on Thursday, if you attend you get your pay check, if you don't you have...

  5. Family members at the bedside during a code blue?

    LauraF, RN replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing

    I watched my infant be coded twice. I am thankful that they let me stay. I just stepped back and allowed everyone to do their work but I felt I needed to be there for her. Although all the nurses...

  6. Prozac friends?

    LauraF, RN replied to CarolineRn's topic in General Nursing

    One thing to remember about those types of medications. Although they make the low times tolerable, they make the high times less high. Hope things get back to normal for

  7. Drs. handwriting - Can you read it well?

    LauraF, RN replied to RN2007's topic in General Nursing

    I took a class in hyrogliphics. Honestly I have never had a doctor get angry when asking for clarification. I think they would rather have their patients get the correct meds, then having us...

  8. Do you nurses get breaks?

    LauraF, RN replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

    This may sound stupid, but here it goes. I wanted to be a nurse ever since I can remember. When I was old enough I volunteered at the local hospital. This really helped. I ran errands and...

  9. Do you nurses get breaks?

    LauraF, RN replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

    There are those days that are so crazy that you don't get a lunch...yes. There are also those days that are kinda slow too. I never regret going to school and becoming a nurse. I love being a...

  10. Jessica's family's lawyer opposes medical mal. cap

    LauraF, RN replied to Tilleycs's topic in General Nursing

    That's an interesting point, as to if it would effect Jessica's family. But as of yet there is no suit filed. I think if the had already been filed and they are just awaiting a court date, then it...

  11. Jessica's family's lawyer opposes medical mal. cap

    LauraF, RN replied to Tilleycs's topic in General Nursing

    I too am sorry that Jessica died. It was a horrible mistake. But it was a mistake from a very highly trained, respectible person. I think caps are a good thing. Actually I hate the malpractice...