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  1. New nurse struggling with job...any one work in a drs office?

    lorilou22RN replied to giannaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Stick it out. Hospital work is grueling, but very rewarding, and you LEARN so very much. Perhaps transfer to a diff dept? Or switch to days again. Good

  2. Moral Distress

    lorilou22RN replied to LadyJRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that was active euthenasia...there is such a fine line with death and dying. I had a patient who had a remarkable family. One of the daughters was an ICU nurse, once the decision to...

  3. Rapid Response Team and Families

    lorilou22RN replied to Grumpy's Girl's topic in MICU, SICU

    lots of times. if the family really disagrees with the PA/CCP decision to keep them on the floor....well they come back to the us in the unit for some extra special care!!!??? they stay for 24 hours...

  4. Positive Aspects of Nursing?

    lorilou22RN replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in General Nursing

    How sweet. that you miss your husband during the 12 hours. I work 36-44 hours weekly, typically back to back I also have 3 kids, and a pseudo-hubby when I am at work, I am at work. I do not have...

  5. "Weekends aren't a shift!"

    lorilou22RN replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    No way!! I have always been told that if we leave the grounds during our shift, that is considered patient abandonment. Doesn't matter if you have a covering nurse. We are to be readilly available in...

  6. Insensitive Nurses

    lorilou22RN replied to tatarn2b2007's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses can say things that are interpretated as cruel etc. I have never seen a co-worker compromise patient care because of this. I am certainly not an overly sensitive person, and I am very guilty...

  7. Perception vs. Reality

    lorilou22RN replied to Altra's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest.....you should apply for benefits. My mother, 58 multiple issues and a 30 plus year RN, too had COBRA for roughly $600 monthly! Her income had dwindled as well due to her medical...

  8. Perception vs. Reality

    lorilou22RN replied to Altra's topic in General Nursing

    How can you read that stuff? I'd just be p***ed off all the time! I pay over $200 month for full family coverage(not bad), but I get so sick/tired of medicaid/medicare dollars being spent on futile...

  9. Perception vs. Reality

    lorilou22RN replied to Altra's topic in General Nursing

    Young person with bronchitis, and a clear CXR. Treat em and street them. Especially, if no insurance. Now I am not saying that no insurance means short-changing care, (before people become...

  10. Am I wrong here?

    lorilou22RN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are right regarding passive-aggressive, and she is right. I agree about poor working conditions as well. You stated that you are running crazy trying to get things done, as well as doing other...

  11. Trashy blonde again...Question...Is it ok to ask...

    lorilou22RN replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    That is

  12. Explain ARDS?

    lorilou22RN replied to JohnW's topic in MICU, SICU

    We have been proning patients who do not respond with other modalities. Some success yet, typically last

  13. Has being a nurse made you examine your own spirituality?

    lorilou22RN replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Definately. I am not a regular church goer, work too many Sundays when not football season! Yet I truly believe in God, and his many miracles in life. Perhaps one of the hardest things to deal with...

  14. Smoking And Nurses

    lorilou22RN replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps not, perhaps so. But the poster was stating that essentially smokers are impaired during their practise, and others implied that this was not a good representation of nursing. Now I don't...

  15. All floor nurses... please help me!

    lorilou22RN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an ICU where we can have up to 3 patients, typical is 2 tho. and yes if the rest of the staff are full and I have the open bed then I'll get the hit. It has happened when I started with 3,...

  16. Why is it so bad to be an LPN ????

    lorilou22RN replied to hair_tie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was a LPN for 2 years of my career before going further for my RN. I always worked in a hospital, starting on a 40-bed Medical floor. I really couldn't stand the restrictions placed upon my...

  17. Smoking And Nurses

    lorilou22RN replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    This is my real pet peeve! I can't stand people who have issues with smokers, first of all yes I am an RN and yes I know the effects of smoking (see an end-stage COPD pt struggle to breath, pretty...

  18. oh no...having to float to ICU..but I'm not a ICU nurse...

    lorilou22RN replied to travelcrazyRN's topic in Travel

    You have every right to refuse this assignment, I don't feel there are any almost "tele" vented patients. What were they thinking. Definately, speak to your agency and voice your concerns. This is...

  19. Are You Satisfied Being An LPN?

    lorilou22RN replied to mammaoftwo's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Was an LPN for 2 years of my career, and knew from semester one of PN school, that I wanted more. If you plan on being an RN, go thru an ADN, or BSN program. If you have aspirations of becoming a...

  20. Isolation Rooms and MARS

    lorilou22RN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    This has turned into a real PIA at my facility where we have gone computerized with MARS, we are supposed to have a COW (computer on wheels) for each room with a scanner. We scan meds then the...

  21. Potassium Chloride IV

    lorilou22RN replied to PATPRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    we protocol all our lytes, a K+ as low as 2.9 tho is deferred to the PA/CCP and as long as renal status was OK they would have rec'd probably 80 mEq IVPB. The first run would have been over 2 hours...

  22. Feacal Management Systems???

    lorilou22RN replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    We use flexiseals all the time at my facility. They are wonderful if used properly. Yes you will get some leakage, yet you are supposed to irrigate them at least every shift. I irrigate a bit more...

  23. Rapid Response Team and Families

    lorilou22RN replied to Grumpy's Girl's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yes we have an RRT team, and yes families can call an RRT! I believe that the system is GOOD, but family members? The patient ends up transfering to us in the unit, most of the time bogus, but the...

  24. Does anyone else feel this way...? Help!

    lorilou22RN replied to Imuneek2's topic in General Nursing

    Been a nurse for 11 years, and there are still days I wonder if I gave my 1800 meds, or did I really set the pump properly? It does get better, yet you will always have those days where you...

  25. Do you remove occluded or infiltrated IV right away or wait until new start done?

    lorilou22RN replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest, I never thought too much about the process; leave in while starting a new one. So I voted leave in. I suppose, the reason is because I have to go back to the supply room to gather...