Larry77

Larry77 RN

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  1. Lunesta vs. Ambien

    Larry77 replied to ER-RN2's topic in General Nursing

    Wow it's so nice to hear some accounts of fellow insomniacs. I've had insomnia ever since I can remember. When I was a kid I remember staring at my alarm clock most of the night waiting for it to go...

  2. Books To Read

    Larry77 replied to Question's topic in Men in Nursing

    A friend of mine turned me on to Echo Heron who has written quite a few books about her experiences as an ED and CCU nurse. They are fiction in the sense that she has changed all the names etc but...

  3. flushing question

    Larry77 replied to LISAMAR's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting, I was never taught to "pinch" the line while giving an IVP med that is compatible with the maintenence line hmm.. I don't think I've ever seen any nurses on my floor doing that either....

  4. Unit Secretaries

    Larry77 replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    I was a unit secretary while going through nursing school. It paid 65cents more an hour than the CNA's but it gave me great practice with the computer systems, the order entry, reading doc's writing,...

  5. Caught in the middle

    Larry77 replied to Marchantia's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yikes, I'm glad at my workplace we are aware that we are all on the same side...This sounds childish, doesn't everyone know that it's the techs and the nurses against management? He he..anyway I...

  6. attitudes of male and female patients towards male nursing students

    Larry77 replied to Jhanez_k2p's topic in Men in Nursing

    The only time I have ever had an issue is when, like Ryan's situation a staff RN coached the Pt into saying they didn't want a Male in the room. Now I am one of those "staff" RN's and have not had...

  7. Question about RN's removing Chest Tubes...

    Larry77 replied to kurtzmobile's topic in General Nursing

    Ok..makes much more sense...I have visited the site before but it seems difficult to navigate and find the info i'm looking for. I appreciate the

  8. Question about RN's removing Chest Tubes...

    Larry77 replied to kurtzmobile's topic in General Nursing

    HUH?.... Can u translate what u posted...I read it a few times each time scratching my head. Do you write for the BON's because reading your post made me feel like I was reading legal descriptions...

  9. New male RN

    Larry77 replied to kcheng's topic in Men in Nursing

    Great site! I wish I would have read that before my kids were born maybe I would done something else besides sit in the corner and ball while my now wife pushed for 4 hrs with my first child. I...

  10. Nursing student

    Larry77 replied to amnesh's topic in Men in Nursing

    Welcome to the world of Male nursing... I also worked my way up through the ranks...starting as a nursing home CNA, then Psychiatric Tech, then nursing home LPN, and now Surgical Unit RN. I have not...

  11. Question about RN's removing Chest Tubes...

    Larry77 replied to kurtzmobile's topic in General Nursing

    I hope that a hospital policy would not be able to over-ride any BON guidelines or limitations. You would think that if so this might and should be discovered by a JCAHO survey? This same type of...

  12. New male RN

    Larry77 replied to kcheng's topic in Men in Nursing

    We have one male nurse who works on pediatrics but does float over to Mother/Baby side of Labor and Delivery, but he was the only one I ever heard of besides you. What made u chose the one field (in...

  13. Question about RN's removing Chest Tubes...

    Larry77 replied to kurtzmobile's topic in General Nursing

    As a policy the hospital I work in does not have RN's remove chest

  14. Epidural and PCA at same time?...

    Larry77 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    We have new Doc on our surgical floor using both an Epidural (Fentanyl) and a PCA (MS) to manage post-op pain. Makes us floor nurses a little nervous...just wondering if there is other Doc's out...

  15. Epidural and PCA at same time?...

    Larry77 replied to Larry77's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Anesthesiologist is the "new doc"...I wonder how the ortho docs feel about this...I'm sure they are discussing it. I will continue to watch my pt's who are on both very closely...I always have VS...

  16. i need a brief description on what CNA`s do.

    Larry77 replied to nursingstudent714's topic in General Nursing

    In my state CNA's cannot insert Foley's or Straight Caths...is considered invasive procedure...only licensed staff. However in home care and assisted living procedures like those and med...

  17. i need a brief description on what CNA`s do.

    Larry77 replied to nursingstudent714's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital I work in CNA's also discontinue (take-out) Foley catheter's (urine catheter's) and IV's...along with EKG's. Also it depends on what department you work in. In the OR our CNA's...

  18. Groped on the job...

    Larry77 replied to Tony35NYC's topic in Men in Nursing

    Maybe the next time you run into him in the bathroom he will accidently brush into your fist in the gut!!! No marks his word against yours... Anyway, I'm really sorry for your experience and I'm not...

  19. I will not wear an apron or fanny pack...

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

    Hmmm...I fishing vest...yikers...would I have to wear the hat too?...he he... Was talking to some of the other nurses last night who also feel they have to do something because lovely management...

  20. Proper insulin combining?

    Larry77 replied to danursern's topic in General Nursing

    Air to clowdy then to clear...draw up clear then clowdy. Another tip: If you are giving both Lantus and coverage (ie regular sliding scale), give the coverage first because Lantus tends to burn a...

  21. Last names on ID badges and retaliation by patients

    Larry77 replied to ICRN2008's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A lot of good my unlisted number does

  22. Last names on ID badges and retaliation by patients

    Larry77 replied to ICRN2008's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While at the hospital I work at we do not have our last names on our badges, it is my understanding that, by law, we as RN's and/or LPN's are required to disclose our last names when asked. I have a...

  23. It To Nursing..??

    Larry77 replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    In my experience 2nd shift (swing shift) is also within reach for new grads. Day shift is usually the most sought after shift sometimes taking years to breaK into. I wouldn't worry about what shift...

  24. Double Standard with Sexual Harassment

    Larry77 replied to NeuroNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wish people would just be less uptight both men and women...especially in the high stress environment we all work in. It just stinks that we even have to discuss this. While I realize "real" sexual...

  25. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    Larry77 replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    I see most of these hilarious stories seem to be medical...I was a psych nurse in a past life and this is one of MANY funny pt experiences... We were finishing up our charting in the nurses station on...