Larry77

Larry77 RN

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  1. what would you do

    Larry77 replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in Emergency

    Sidenote: Travel nurses and agency nurses are famous for getting "dumped on"...not that it's ok but charge nurses tend to watch out for their own and dump on the non-core staff (this includes floats...

  2. Cna

    Larry77 replied to behappy0726's topic in General Nursing

    OK licensing

  3. Being the minority/awkward moments

    Larry77 replied to Jamie Dale's topic in Men in Nursing

    Before I worked in the ED (where we have tons of guys around) I got very used to being the only male. I actually love it and would feel more awkward around a bunch of guys at a mill than around the...

  4. What do you use? A fanny pack?!

    Larry77 replied to er1c15's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    SAY NO TO FANNY PACKS!!! I can give you a number for a support group nearby...lol I also think those apron thingys look goofy...sorry Amy. They make a smaller "nurse pro pack" which seems to look...

  5. Terminology

    Larry77 replied to Quailfeathers's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl:

  6. drug tolerance

    Larry77 replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    I used to take Benadryl for sleep and tolerance is definitely an issue by the time I stopped taking it I was taking 200mgs nightly just to sleep...and yes I was very hung over the next day (this was...

  7. more than RN?

    Larry77 replied to user9876's topic in General Nursing

    The OT's and PT's make a little more than the RN's where I'm from but there are OT/PT assistants that make a lot less. I think some people don't realize that there are different levels of OT/PT...

  8. drug tolerance

    Larry77 replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    Had an ETOH detox patient tell me one time that he was at the hospital getting cleaned up because it was getting too expensive to get

  9. Noc-shift blues

    Larry77 replied to Nurse`Chief~Chickie's topic in General Nursing

    I worked evening shift ever since high-school but when I started in ED I had to work NOC shift for 8 months...ugh. I was same as you...hated it and never slept, felt like I was not part of society,...

  10. Drug IN-tolerance!

    Larry77 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure she had an order, is not the standard to give Ativan without an order...:) I would do a lot of teaching in this situation so the parents understand what happened and will warn the next nurse...

  11. Nurses in medical school

    Larry77 replied to obtech2nurse's topic in General Nursing

    One of the docs in our ED had his BSN before he got into medical school. He said it was very difficult to find a school even willing to talk to him because he "only had a nursing degree". He said...

  12. 2 married ER nurses having an affair

    Larry77 replied to Sarah, RNBScN's topic in Emergency

    I had a friend who worked in the pharmacy who I made a CD for one time and one of the girls in the pharmacy (I still don't know who it was) was convinced that we were having an affair so she preceded...

  13. Best Underwear to wear under scrubs??

    Larry77 replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    Quad-boobs, Quad-butts, I'm learning some great stuff on this thread ? Please keep them

  14. Tncc

    Larry77 replied to Vanfnp's topic in Emergency

    Again a post from Tom that makes no

  15. Trauma RN's - A question.......

    Larry77 replied to JourneyCC's topic in Emergency

    In my experience nurses have done better going from ED to ICU rather than ICU to ED...the pace gets the ICU nurses every time. They are so used to be super thorough which we do not really do in the...

  16. Well, that answered that question!

    Larry77 replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

    Make sure the patients are separated and unable to see each other and limit all visitors to family only (watch out for the ones who say they are their "brother") And don't wear your "colors" when you...

  17. Best Underwear to wear under scrubs??

    Larry77 replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    OK. I'm blaming all of you when I get sent to HR d/t sexual harassment complaints because I'm going to be staring at all the butts at work, wondering what kind of panties they are wearing. I SWEAR IT...

  18. Uniforms

    Larry77 replied to Christie RN2006's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I like that idea...makes it easy to tell what people are quickly. As far as stains go I use Hydrogen Peroxide to get blood out and hair spray to get ink out, other than those I just use...

  19. Tncc

    Larry77 replied to Vanfnp's topic in Emergency

    I would ask this question on the student nurse boards you will probably get a much better answer... My answer would be to buy a NCLEX-PN or RN review book which will have many practice tests on all...

  20. phone calls no outsider would believe

    Larry77 replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    The most common and aggravating call I get is, "Are you guys busy tonight, I was in there earlier and the waiting room was full?" I give my standard answer, "I cannot tell you how busy we will be...

  21. Question about Whipple Procedure

    Larry77 replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    I just typed "Whipple Procedure" into google and this site came up: Whipple Procedure explanation Another informative whipple site It's very important to be able to find out information when...

  22. RN-BSN Small rural community

    Larry77 replied to tbarn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes RT also...but nobody from ED unless the house supervisor calls and asks for the a doc (usually for intubation). An ED nurse and doc respond to any "code blue's" however (resp/cardiac arrest)...so...

  23. RN-BSN Small rural community

    Larry77 replied to tbarn's topic in General Nursing

    We have a rapid response team at our facility but I'm really not sure who exactly responds (we don't need it in ED of course). I know that an ICU nurse and the nursing supervisor respond but not sure...

  24. Need help with IV technique

    Larry77 replied to Firemedic7's topic in Emergency

    When I've used a BP cuff I placed it upside down so the tubes were out of the

  25. I need career advice...

    Larry77 replied to pjsleepy's topic in General Nursing

    What about being an ICU traveler...or is that too close to your ED job? You could do school nursing (not much money), try to get in to an "expert witness" gig (hard to get into but a lot of...