Lola77

Lola77

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  1. Frustrated at being new!

    Lola77 replied to Meg, RN's topic in General Nursing

    PRN laxative. .what an emergency! If the lady would relax she could probably poop on her own. As for forgetting it, I would forget everything if it wasn't for my handy-dandy time management sheet. The...

  2. CEU question

    Lola77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Um dumb question maybe. . .but what happens to my CEU's? Does the state track them? Like, when I got my ACLS/BLS they asked for my license # and I earned some CEU's. Do they get tracked anywhere? How...

  3. CEU question

    Lola77 replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    ahhh so they can audit you! I had no idea. Ok, good to know. thank you! No one seemed to be able to give me a straight answer (like so many things har har

  4. Ratios on acute rehab floor in hospital

    Lola77 replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

    thanks. The FIM thing is interesting. We do the whole freaking thing (including scoring) every shift, every day. What you do makes more sense. We are talking about maybe doing that in the future...

  5. Delray? West Boca? BRCH?

    Lola77 replied to Lola77's topic in Florida Nursing

    Brownie - what floor will you be working on? There is good and bad at Delray. I got hired into HORRIBLE but I transfered to a floor where i am very happy. yes, Delray is a for profit and that is...

  6. "I am sorry - I refuse to float to Peds!"

    Lola77 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    dear god, if they floated me to peds to work with INFANTS I would be worried about my license. I have held a baby twice. I have no idea what is normal and what is not. I have no idea how to start an...

  7. Comin' back to rehab!!

    Lola77 replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

    just worked my first 3 days on the new rehab floor - and I am so happy. Yesterday was a complete crap day - two nurses called out, short staffed, a patient fall, a discharge and an admit, crazy...

  8. Does anyone knows any good book on documentation?

    Lola77 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have the SAME PROBLEM. . .and I was a technical writer before becoming a nurse! lol - I think I worry too much about being sued for leaving something out or using the wrong word or blah blah blah. ....

  9. Hijab (headscarf) Nurses

    Lola77 replied to skybmonkey's topic in General Nursing

    at my old hospital there were a lot of nurses who wore them - I was always so jealous of them because I thought they looked pretty plus they didn't have to worry what their hair looked like lol. As...

  10. how do i say this job is not for me??

    Lola77 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I just went thru this. Was hired and went thru 2 months of orientation and just knew that I wasn't a good fit. I HATED it and it was causing a great deal of anxiety. I didn't have another job lined...

  11. Daydreams of a perfect job

    Lola77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Let's all daydream for just a minute. . . I arrive at work on my med-surg floor and take report on my 4 patients. The labs are all drawn. My CNA is already getting the stable ones out of bed. ....

  12. Daydreams of a perfect job

    Lola77 replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, I usually have 6-7. I can't imagine the joy of 4. The few times I have had even 5 patients it was such a

  13. Conflict of interest, nursing family

    Lola77 replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    ha ha ha if my mother was admitted to my floor, I would quit before being her nurse! she is a HORRIBLE patient (sorry mom - love you, but you are and you know

  14. Input on job choices please?

    Lola77 replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    My question is, why do you want to work in a hospital so badly? If you find home health fulfilling personally and financially, why make the switch? However, if your heart and soul want to return to...

  15. What do you absolutely LOVE and absolutely HATE about your job as a nurse

    Lola77 replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    LOVE: Providing care to patients. I do this for about 10% of my day. HATE: Administrative work; phone calls; running to different floors for supplies; looking for a BSC/working pulse ox/IV pole;...

  16. Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    Lola77 replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    If a patient doesn't want to adhere to the medical orders, they can leave. It IS their lives. . .and that is why some of them end up in the hospital. Not taking their meds, not eating their diabetic...

  17. Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    Lola77 replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    new nurse here. . .but when I have run into this situation I have stuck to my guns, got them a few ice chips to wet their mouths, repeated education and documented. So far even my most cranky patients...

  18. Terminated from 1st job :(

    Lola77 replied to *Blessed2BaNRS*'s topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm patient ripping out IV, ripping off leads, refusing to stay in bed, moving furniture at 3AM. . .sounds like confusion to me! I am so sorry this happened to you. Like others have said, the family...

  19. need advice - meeting with HR

    Lola77 replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for your responses! I told her that I really wanted a mentor and that I would prefer a basic med/surg floor - a place where I could learn and grow. She was really open to that and said she will...

  20. need advice - meeting with HR

    Lola77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Background: Relatively new RN, graduated in Aug 2009 and started working on a busy med/surg floor that I enjoyed. Worked there for 6 months then had to move (due to my husband) across the state....

  21. am I crazy to even think about this?

    Lola77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, so I graduated from nursing school Aug 2009 and started working on a med/surg floor immediately. It was at a hospital I had worked at as a tech all through nursing school. I loved my job and I...

  22. Delray? West Boca? BRCH?

    Lola77 replied to Lola77's topic in Florida Nursing

    Delray. . .and I HATE

  23. How many New Grads from 2009 still don't have jobs?

    Lola77 replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    wow - I graduated in 2009 and was lucky enough to be hired onto the floor I did my externship on (in the hospital I had worked as a tech). I worked there (happily) for 6 months then my husband and I...

  24. What did you do before you were a nurse?

    Lola77 replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    I analyzed and wrote personality assessments - great job! but I moved to be with my husband so I decided to go to nursing

  25. How do you handle phone calls from family/others?

    Lola77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What do you say when a patient's family member calls from out of town to ask about what is going on with the patient? What about when it is a family member who lives in town and you have met/spoken to...