Lola77

Lola77

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  1. what I wish I could say to my AAOX3 patients!

    Lola77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I would like to print out a little pamphlet called "How to Be a Good Patient" and hand it to every alert and oriented patient who arrives on my floor. This does not, of course, apply to confused...

  2. volunteering in other countries - share your stories!

    Lola77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have this image in my head that I cannot get rid of - two years ago I went to Ecuador with a group of nursing students. In a huge public hospital in Quito, I saw a patient lying in bed. She was...

  3. what I wish I could say to my AAOX3 patients!

    Lola77 replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    ha ha ha! I haven't had a patient say that to me. . .yet! (about "paying my

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

    Lola77 replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    I wish my hospital had those pin #/security code! Do you find it makes thing

  5. First code- sort of a vent..

    Lola77 replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    you have just described my worst nightmare - walking in and finding a patient not breathing. I have been a nurse for about 8 months now and have never had a patient code. I have only been a part of...

  6. manual BP's?

    Lola77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you find manual BP's to be more accurate? I work on a floor where in the AM the nurses are responsible for getting 0800 vitals and we have 40+ patients and 1 or maybe 2 dinamaps that actually work....

  7. manual BP's?

    Lola77 replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    lol I also carry my own pulse ox. In fact, I figure soon I will have a pulse ox, BP cuff, thermometer, perhaps some suction and oxygen. . .all in a gigantic backpack! I can also never find bedside...

  8. signing bonus

    Lola77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    so who has received a sign-on bonus at a new job? How much and how long of a contract do you have to sign? Just curious. .

  9. signing bonus

    Lola77 replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the responses - I have 6 mos experience as an RN and when I applied for and got a job they told me that I would get a signing bonus of $6,000 and relocation $3,500 (had already moved). I...

  10. charting help - ugh!

    Lola77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, seriously, I hate charting. Hate hate hate hate hate. I get writer's block. I stare at the blank sheet where I write my notes and with every word I write I am afraid that I will get sued. I know...

  11. charting help - ugh!

    Lola77 replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    I think reading other people's notes is a great idea - just to get a feel for what to write. I feel like such an idiot. I guess that is what the first year of nursing is all about - feeling like an...

  12. Who has the most "gravy" RN job ever?

    Lola77 replied to OnaTrek's topic in General Nursing

    I am in the trenches BIG TIME right now! lol! Neuro-Tele, 6 patients, HEAVY patients, tele, drips, AMS, a zillion orders, disorganized beyond belief, docs who don't read charts or talk to nurses. ....

  13. Charting Bloopers

    Lola77 replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    not a blooper, but the oddest order I have ever seen from an MD read: "No cowboy boots in bed" I guess the patient (an elderly male) had the habit of wearing his cowboy boots all day AND all night,...

  14. I LOVE Community Health

    Lola77 replied to missjennmb's topic in Public, Community Health

    The world needs more helpless romantics who love their job. Thanks for your post

  15. New job! Excited but nervous about drips. . .

    Lola77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone! I am moving to Boca Raton next week and got the first job I applied for (and really wanted) on a neuro-tele floor. I am excited but nervous - I only have 6 months experience as an RN...

  16. Anyone getting a master's degree in a different field than nursing?

    Lola77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all. . .I am just sitting here musing about life. I have a degree in English and writing from 10 years ago, and was a technical writer for a few years. I went back to school to become a nurse...

  17. question about giving meds thru PEJ tube

    Lola77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    When you give meds thru a pt's PEJ do you crush the meds separately and put them into individual med cups, mix with water and administer each separately followed by a flush? I have always just thrown...

  18. How much orientation did you get for new job?

    Lola77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am starting a new job on a neuro-tele floor in a new hospital. I have 6 months of nursing experience. They are offering 4 wks orientation, but I don't think I will need that much. How much...

  19. Call 911 or help person first?

    Lola77 replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    I just learned in my ACLS class that if an adult call first and if a child/baby, care first. But, obviously, each situation is going to be different. But with a baby/young child, you do a round of CPR...

  20. Cardiac drips on neuro/tele floor?

    Lola77 posted a topic in Neurological

    Just wondering if you do drips on your neuro floor? My last job was on a neuro floor and the only drip we ever did was heparin. I just moved and got a new job on a neuro/tele floor and my boss told me...

  21. Alegria's Workwear line?

    Lola77 replied to scrbslvr's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    AMAZING. I will never wear anything else. I have a pair of the brown clogs and I have worked 5 12 hour shifts in a row in these shoes without any soreness. Everyone on my floor wears them and everyone...

  22. Safe PT to Nurse ratio, what is yours?

    Lola77 replied to rudeRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I usually have 6 patients and I never have the time to give the care I want to give - I rarely have the time to give basic care (meds, treatments, wound care, etc). On the rare day I have 5 pts, it is...

  23. PTO - how much do you get at your hospital?

    Lola77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have always worked PRN - now I just got a new full-time job and suddenly have PTO. For the first year I start with 128.18 PTO hours annually - is that a "normal" amount? How much do you get at your...

  24. PTO - how much do you get at your hospital?

    Lola77 replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN. thanks for the responses. The PTO hours do go up after a year, then after 2 years, 4 years, etc, for a max of 270 after 8 years (which sounds AWESOME

  25. Delray? West Boca? BRCH?

    Lola77 replied to Lola77's topic in Florida Nursing

    FYI I got the first job I applied for on a neuro unit in a big hospital so I am