lsyorke

lsyorke RN

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  1. Teaching Nursing as a Career

    lsyorke replied to Tamera's topic in General Nursing

    "WHY do we not consider our bedside RNs able to teach? Bedside RNs teach ALL the time. " I couldn't agree more!! Maybe if more beside nurses were teaching, students would come out of school with a...

  2. Teaching Nursing as a Career

    lsyorke replied to Tamera's topic in General Nursing

    I think all nursing schools require a Masters to teach in the classroom or in clinical. Its a shame since there are so many good teachers/nurses who would like to be involved in

  3. Teaching Nursing as a Career

    lsyorke replied to Tamera's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to teach nursing, but the Master Degree requirement and the extremely low pay scale make it less that

  4. Floating

    lsyorke replied to thatnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I started working in the Float Pool about 6 months ago and a new hospital. I love it!!! I work 3 days a week(I book about a month in advance) No benefits, no vacation time, but the flexibility is...

  5. HELP painful ostomy

    lsyorke replied to sofarrell's topic in General Nursing

    I emailed you!!! We have a great ostomy team at the hospital that I work at in New

  6. medicare coordinator

    lsyorke replied to robynrn2b's topic in General Nursing

    If you have an MDS coordinator, just what is this other position?usually its the MDS coordinator that does the care planning etc... Its what information you put on the MDS that justifies the length of...

  7. medicare coordinator

    lsyorke replied to robynrn2b's topic in General Nursing

    I'm assuming this is in a sub-acute facility. Medicare coordinator would be responsible for MDS(federal paperwork), care planning with the required bi-weekly multidisciplinary meetings, billing etc. I...

  8. What is your least favorite.....

    lsyorke replied to New CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm one of the strange ones! I love colostomies. Nothing more satisfying that getting a system to work on a patient whose had nothing but trouble. I always say"you can poop,pee, or puke on me, but...

  9. "I need a witness" !

    lsyorke replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    Question regarding pixis. When you only need a partial dose does your pixis require the witness entry before it will dispense the drug?? I'm working at a hospital were the pixis(new to the facility)...

  10. How do you stay warm in your scrubs??

    lsyorke replied to mdwRN's topic in General Nursing

    Be 46 have hot flashes all the time and you'll never be cold

  11. @#%*!! (long.....sorry)

    lsyorke replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    "student nurse while she was removing a Hemovac from a pt" Ok call me old school, but I've never removed a hemovac!!! In every hospital I've worked this is a physicians responsibility. Is it standard...

  12. RNs and LPNs?

    lsyorke replied to DSI's topic in General Nursing

    Northern NJ is a tough market to compete in for nurses. Hospital based pay is good, Agency is excellent! What type of health centers are these?? I live in Northern NJ and have been a nurse for 20...

  13. How many 40+ nurses still working Med/Surg?

    lsyorke replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 46 and work three eight hour shifts per week in the float pool. I never thought I would say this but I could not do this full time if my life depended on it!!!! I love med-surg and will continue...

  14. Staff Nurses

    lsyorke replied to SCB's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    "Mabe law is a better fit for me" Somehow I couldn't help thinking how appropriate this new career choice would be for you.!!!! Just what the world needs another arrogant

  15. Staff Nurses

    lsyorke replied to SCB's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    "Their level of knowledge is, in most cases low. As a staff nurse, I did many inservices." How insulting this post is!!!!! I have been a "staff nurse" for 20 years and have never been this appalled...

  16. Come On!!

    lsyorke replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    "Has anyone received anything from the ANA lately asking you to join" I've been a nurse for 20 years (15 as LPN, 5 as RN) and the only time I even heard of the ANA was on a Nursing 3 test that asked...

  17. Mandatory overtime in nursing -I need your help

    lsyorke replied to PSUNURSE's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I won't do overtime. I won't work in a facility that mandates overtime. I have a life outside of nursing and refuse to give it up for any job(even if I do love my job) It comes down to "Lack of...

  18. Cell phones on telemetry floors

    lsyorke replied to bellehill's topic in General Nursing

    At a hospital that I worked at recently, they took off the cell phone ban. With the new telemetry monitoring it was determined that there was no interference at all. I really have no problems with...

  19. How much do you make?

    lsyorke replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

    LPN 15 years RN 5 years Per diem RN Med/Surg $33.00 plus summer bonus of $100.00 for any shift above our required 4 shifts a

  20. Making it through Nursing School with Children

    lsyorke replied to mommyrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "The bathtub was where I did a lot of studying" OMG that is too funny! I studied in the bathtub all the time. My husband even cut a piece of wood to fit over the perimeter of the tub to rest the book...

  21. Per Diem & Flex Pool Nurse

    lsyorke replied to amblessing's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently working perdiem/float pool. We make about $1.00/hr more than the regular perdiem nurses who are assigned to a specific floor. The nice part right now is that with the summer vacation...