lsyorke

lsyorke RN

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  1. Saying good bye to a loved one.

    lsyorke posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I lost my husband in August of this year. Thank God for Hospice and their caring and compassion. While I didn't need the services that they offered, beyond meds, their presence was so important....

  2. Pregnant Nurses and the flu shot

    lsyorke replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    Tamiflu is a Class C drug for pregnancy: From rxlist.com: Pregnancy Category C There are insufficient human data upon which to base an evaluation of risk of TAMIFLU to the pregnant woman or developing...

  3. failed nclex-rn 3x

    lsyorke replied to colagirl66's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Find a good review course specifically for the Nclex. Don't give

  4. ALL NURSES this affects all of you

    lsyorke replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    MMR and the other "mandatory" vaccines are mandatory for all. H1N1 is a brand new, minimally tested vaccine with unknown risks. The flu vaccine is "best guess". They are not

  5. Do you agree or disagree with President Obama regarding malpractice suits?

    lsyorke replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    I think that his argument is what most people think. We see "defensive medicine" all the time, which absolutely raises costs, but then we also see the negligent doctor. Until there is a true effort...

  6. Rude Physician - Tips for Handling

    lsyorke replied to Ihoplover's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While there is no excuse for any doctor to berate a nurse, I would not have called the attending. The family wanted to talk to the surgeon, so I would have provided them the phone number of the...

  7. Going Back To Housecalls

    lsyorke replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We are starting to see more and more docs doing house calls. It's a good

  8. School !

    lsyorke replied to eugenia's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    WCEI is the group giving the course for WCC, but the test is given by the NAWC®. So completion of the course and passing the NAWC test gives you the WCC

  9. School !

    lsyorke replied to eugenia's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    You can also be specifically Wound Care certified through WCEI

  10. Tips for getting a preceptor for wound care certification

    lsyorke replied to saigelily's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck finding a preceptor. We're going to contact WCEI and see how we can help in our

  11. Tips for getting a preceptor for wound care certification

    lsyorke replied to saigelily's topic in General Nursing

    Have you taken the course yet? I believe that has to be done prior to the clinical. We were discussing this at work this week since we have 2 nurses(one being myself) who would qualify to be a...

  12. acetic acid anyone?

    lsyorke replied to annaedRN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Acetic acid is available premade from the pharmacy. I would not be mixing my own. It's a .25% solution. While it's use is a bit controversial, we've had great results in wounds that are colonized with...

  13. Why cannot give IV medication via artery?

    lsyorke replied to suizzz's topic in Patient Medications

    TACE appears to be a very specific application for a very specific chemo. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=20525 As for other medications, there simply is no need to use an...

  14. When do you debride and when do you just leave a wound alone?

    lsyorke replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks...yup, as a wound care certified nurse, working in a wound care center for years now, I think I have it down! LOL! Here's a good article on wet to dry dressings. One thing that was beat into us...

  15. When do you debride and when do you just leave a wound alone?

    lsyorke replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    Wow.there's just so much wrong with this question that I don't know where to start. What kind of debriding are they talking about.... Sharp Debride- doctors only. Wet to dry debriding...TOTALLY wrong...

  16. wound care certified - WCC- not recognized???

    lsyorke replied to Willow5's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    What kind of recognition are you looking for? Increased compensation?? I have my WCC and didn't recieve additional compensation. It does work towards one part of our clinical ladder

  17. potassium level

    lsyorke replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Not true. Those having cardiac effects of low potassium need monitoring, but not all K+ replacement needs

  18. Does LPN experience count?

    lsyorke replied to Kayemin's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at the same hospital during my LPN years and after I got my RN. They bumped me up on compensation because I was making more as an LPN than I would make as a new RN. If the rate had been the...

  19. Health Care pay decrease with new health care plan?

    lsyorke replied to chrisciwi's topic in General Nursing

    Those who can be treated in private practices should be treated in private practice. Hospitals are closing all over the place due to the uninsured going to the ER for an ear infections and other minor...

  20. Wound computer program?

    lsyorke replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    We use a program provided by our Management Company, which is pretty good. We also take each picture and put them in a "file" for each patient. The file is named by first and last initial and medical...

  21. Seriously, the apothecary system?

    lsyorke replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! 60mg=one grain.....4-5 cc in a dram or teaspoon...that's all I know because we had to learn a song about it in nursing school! Haven't used is since

  22. 13 year old boy diagnosed Bi polar after 10 minutes?

    lsyorke replied to nckdl's topic in General Nursing

    This makes me NUTS! Anything off of emotional flatline is diagnosed as bipolar. 13 year old boys/girls are moody, angry, sweet, adorable, and every other emotion on the map. To drug a child after 10...

  23. Do you always remove the air from IV bags?

    lsyorke replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    Never done it, never seen it done. Proper monitoring of an IV solves the problem of a dry

  24. How Many Of You LPNs Decided To Go a Step Further Into RN??

    lsyorke replied to JustaMSBoi's topic in General Nursing

    LPN for 15 years and had no intention of going back from my RN...been an RN for 11 years

  25. How far do you drive to work?

    lsyorke replied to ajhutch's topic in General Nursing

    1.3 miles and I LOVE