Larry77

Larry77 RN

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  1. What holster do you use??

    Larry77 replied to InmyblooD's topic in Emergency

    Some of the nurses in my dept use one the "propacks" here's the site: Propack Myself, I'm also a HUGE aviatorscrubs fan and all my goodies fit easily in my pockets, even my "bigshears" that weigh a...

  2. Where do you buy your scrubs?

    Larry77 replied to Tony35NYC's topic in Men in Nursing

    Their "regular" scrubs are in stock and they ship very fast usually arriving at my house within 5 days or less (last time was 3 business days). If you order their non-stock styles or special order...

  3. Where do you buy your scrubs?

    Larry77 replied to Tony35NYC's topic in Men in Nursing

    I also buy from aviatorscrubs.com, I get tons of compliments on them and they are actually long enough for me!!! All their scrubs come as 34" inseam, plus all the pockets are very handy in the ED....

  4. Volunteer in the ED

    Larry77 replied to armyvet's topic in Emergency

    We LOVE our volunteers thanks for taking time out of your schedule to help out!!! Hopefully you will be shown the ropes by one of the other volunteers because this role can vary between hospitals. My...

  5. Please Explain......

    Larry77 replied to doggybour's topic in General Nursing

    About $1 more an hour for BSN or certification, but if you have both it's $1.40/hr. The NW is a very good place to be a nurse in my opinion because I live in a fairly low cost of living area and new...

  6. Do you prefer 12 hour or 8 hour shifts?

    Larry77 replied to Scrubz's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our hospital is finally going all 12's...has been for a few years now that ED/ICU and floor charges have been on 12's but all others on 8's. Seems to be more and more difficult to find hospitals...

  7. Do you prefer 12 hour or 8 hour shifts?

    Larry77 replied to Scrubz's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital is finally going all 12's...has been for a few years now that ED/ICU and floor charges have been on 12's but all others on 8's. Seems to be more and more difficult to find hospitals...

  8. Precepting an ED nurse

    Larry77 replied to charliesmom's topic in Emergency

    We had a binder that came from staff ed that had all the skills we had to have signed off by our preceptor but nothing that came from ED. My preceptor gave me what you are speaking of though with all...

  9. religion in the workplace

    Larry77 replied to elrondaragorn's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm...I've never worked in a "non faith-based" hospital so I'm not familiar with type of thinking. It is not common practice for nurses to pray "over" patients where I work but it is fairly common to...

  10. Docs yelling at nurses....

    Larry77 replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think I have been yelled at probably twice in my career and both times my reaction was to just walk away. I personally will NOT talk to someone who feels the need to raise their voice at me. The...

  11. Website for acceptable IV insertion sites?

    Larry77 replied to javanurse2000's topic in General Nursing

    Any good vein is great for an IV but you have to think about patient comfort if it's going to be in for a few days. I work in the ED and am one to try and find a vein other than the AC (unless a...

  12. religion in the workplace

    Larry77 replied to elrondaragorn's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a Catholic hospital and am a Christian who has prayed many times with patients and patient's families but only when asked. I try my best to separate my personal views and feelings from...

  13. Weather in Washington

    Larry77 replied to gypsyatheart's topic in Washington Nursing

    Vancouver area here...near Portland

  14. Can't Believe It-I passed the CEN on 1st attempt

    Larry77 replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    I've been halfway studying for a month or so and was going to wait for a CEN preparer course before I took my test but you give me new hope as to possibly being able to test without the course....

  15. Dental Assistants Pushing Propofol etc...

    Larry77 replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    The said Dentist is an oral surgeon with anesthesia endorsement to allow him to do this in his

  16. Weather in Washington

    Larry77 replied to gypsyatheart's topic in Washington Nursing

    The climate in Eastern Wash/Oregon is completely different than west of the mountains. East of the mountains there are true seasons, hot in the summer, cold with a lot of snow in the winter. West of...

  17. What should I ask in my interview?

    Larry77 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    There are a ton of interview theme topics on this site so it would be very worthwhile to try a search. My short answer...let the interviewer ask their questions and if you feel like it's going well...

  18. LPN to RN Lower Columbia College

    Larry77 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in Washington Nursing

    I'm a graduate of their normal program but I have a couple friends who took some time off after we finished our LPN and are now in this correspondence course. They have both had to take a lot longer...

  19. A very important question.

    Larry77 replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in General Nursing

    There are laws in the books that prevent employers from not hiring you only do to your disease status whether it be HIV, or Hep B/C. Discrimination is done but in my experience because employers just...

  20. Blood in the IV

    Larry77 replied to sunshineonleith's topic in Emergency

    If I was the nurse and you pointed this out to me, I would be happy to fix it and give you a brief explanation on why this may have happened as we did here but a little advice... I had a nursing...

  21. Code Team Members?

    Larry77 replied to justrissy's topic in Emergency

    LOL...If your being sarcastic that's funny...If not, I knew exactly what Tazzi was talking about--just sharing my experiences

  22. Are you Man Enough to be an OB nurse?

    Larry77 replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Men in Nursing

    Don't know nuffin 'bout burfing no babies here...lol Um no thanks...in an emergency ok fine but on an everyday basis not interested. Had one born once about 3 minutes after I rushed her up to...

  23. Code Team Members?

    Larry77 replied to justrissy's topic in Emergency

    I don't know how many codes I've been to where the primary nurse takes off when the code team gets there--um hello, WHAT HAPPENED HERE? or WHERE'S THE CHART WITH THE MOST RECENT LABS? I think they...

  24. JCAHO in the ER

    Larry77 replied to StillBelieveRN's topic in Emergency

    Just finished an inspection recently, this group was huge on our pain reassessments, they were not happy with a revital with new pain scale they want it all in the nurses notes-exactly what the...

  25. What crazy ER hours do you work?

    Larry77 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    Love my schedule: 1400-0200, 3 days on, 1 day off, 3 days on, 7