lisaloulou

lisaloulou

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  1. Help with getting pts to accept death

    lisaloulou replied to amandac's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My humble opinion: this is an internal process, some people never come to "acceptance" Personally, I think you just support the person where they

  2. Worthless medical insurance

    lisaloulou replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    You can always make a consumer complaint to your state's insurance

  3. Inappropriate relationship with pt?

    lisaloulou replied to DeeDee*'s topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I generally feel that relationships with patients are a bad idea due to the fact that staff members have "one up" on them during an illness. However, there may be instances where a relationship...

  4. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    lisaloulou replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Is Medicaid abused? YES Can citizens who have temporarily fallen on hard times qualify for it- often not. Can women come from anywhere in the world and give birth and have their child qualify for the...

  5. New OSHA Needlestick Fact Sheet Validates Adhesive Anchors

    lisaloulou replied to hbscott's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Unless it becomes manditory to use them, hospitals will not fork out the money to purchase them. (just like the needleless systems) regardless of the fact it will safeguard workers. sad but

  6. help hep c

    lisaloulou replied to CHATSDALE's topic in General Nursing

    And a liver transplant should be considered

  7. NICU nurses resistant to holding babies?

    lisaloulou replied to marnie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Back in my Nicu days, I'd always take the opportunity to hold the stable babies. After all the poking and prodding and painful procedures,I felt that contact that didnt involve a sharp object was very...

  8. Scripts

    lisaloulou replied to Rain's topic in Emergency

    My favorite is the mom dripping in gold jewelry who hands over the baby's script and medicaid card, then pulls out her cell phone to chat while she waits. Wonder if she wants to take the cell phone...

  9. Moving to NC

    lisaloulou replied to bridgetcna's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    From a house in Pfafftown that we looked at to work would only be around 10 miles or so, of course it depends on exactly where the house you are looking at is. :) Are you going to be working also?...

  10. Moving to NC

    lisaloulou replied to bridgetcna's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    WELCOME TO NC shortly! Yes, Wake Forest Baptist. I dont have kids in school, so Im not sure about that. Do check out Old Salem, the Ardmore district and the West End for old houses with character. If...

  11. Lethal Injection

    lisaloulou replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in Correctional

    I would have paid to "do" Timothy

  12. Moving to NC

    lisaloulou replied to bridgetcna's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Come on over to Baptist Hospital!!!! As a matter of fact I need some

  13. Hairy Situation

    lisaloulou replied to CVSURN's topic in General Nursing

    He should also consider being evaluated for heart

  14. Good or Evil?

    lisaloulou replied to Monist's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you are right about the "FRUIT" part. As in fruit

  15. Cna someone answer this question?

    lisaloulou replied to Guest26407's topic in Cardiac

    Another reason for not being placed on the list: not far enough along in disease process, condition not severe. The very saddest thing about Mickey Mantle was that he had cancer at the time of...

  16. Tornado alley

    lisaloulou replied to Blackcat99's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    PS Tornados are usually in the spring. In the summer, it's so hot and dry, if you spit out your window, there will be a gopher with a dixie cup. I miss home..... in an odd sorta way

  17. Tornado alley

    lisaloulou replied to Blackcat99's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    After living in OK for years, I figured out why housing is so inexpensive.... All homes are potentially mobile

  18. Well Here I go again

    lisaloulou replied to CCU NRS's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I lived in OK for many years(Bethany and Norman) Im a bit homesick except for those twisty winds. Next time anyone drives by Baptist beep your horn and wave for me.

  19. Problem tech- she keeps telling pts she's a nurse.

    lisaloulou replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Call the Board. This person is

  20. Tell me about your journey...

    lisaloulou replied to Hopegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I started out at 18 as a NA in Psych. From there I was a NA in Ortho. The LPNs I worked with encouraged me to go to school so I did. I was a LPN for 10 years in Psych,CCU,Heart Cath and NICU. At that...

  21. Secretary with chronic cough

    lisaloulou replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    erase the word "underhanded" and insert.......ummmmmmm well I dunno but what i meant was going directly to the person instead of around her and it sounds like you already have. Hopefully she has her...

  22. Dreading Work Again!

    lisaloulou replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    Time to alternate your pressure areas and do something different. Consider something like heart cath lab,endoscopy or another area where you'd mostly have patients 1:1 If you were here, I'd suggest...

  23. Secretary with chronic cough

    lisaloulou replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Tweety, if I were you, which I'm not....but if I were... I'd approach her again with my concerns as a friend. To me, going to someone else is kind of underhanded even if the reasoning is that you are...

  24. Need some advice, please

    lisaloulou replied to MEDICENEMAN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    As a former LPN for 10 years, my advice would be to skip it and go for RN unless you are entering a program that articulates with an RN program. I did the same job as an RN would for all those years...

  25. Portacath??

    lisaloulou replied to JaneyW's topic in Oncology

    PICC= line which starts in the arm but whose tip is in the SVC= central line arm port= portacath placed in the arm with tip in SVC= central