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  1. "The Calm Before The Storm" Laying Nurses Off To Prepare For A Pandemic Surge

    LockportRN replied to NurseB.MN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    illinoishelps.net, I believe it was March

  2. To mask or not to mask

    LockportRN replied to RNNPICU's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't really have a problem with people wearing masks in the grocery store but what gets me is that HCP's can't get them yet so many others can?? Thursday I spoke to my daughter. Her hospital gave...

  3. COVID-19: Nurse Shortages

    LockportRN replied to LucilleBluth's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You would think that this would happen but it not only isn't happening but many hospital nurses are being layed off and they are bringing in travel nurses instead. Or even using volunteer

  4. "The Calm Before The Storm" Laying Nurses Off To Prepare For A Pandemic Surge

    LockportRN replied to NurseB.MN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was going to sign up but look a bit closer at the government site. There it stated the voluntary basis (which was not done on the phone alerts they sent out). You would have to pay for everything,...

  5. "The Calm Before The Storm" Laying Nurses Off To Prepare For A Pandemic Surge

    LockportRN replied to NurseB.MN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nurse VOLUNTEERS. My state and from what I have read here, there are several states where the governor's have put out an alert asking for nurse volunteers. These are unpaid positions, you pay to get...

  6. "The Calm Before The Storm" Laying Nurses Off To Prepare For A Pandemic Surge

    LockportRN replied to NurseB.MN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I agree that there is either more to this or could it be that admins and CEO's are so enamored with the news releases that they lay off currently employed nurses and get travel nurses instead? Or are...

  7. COVID-19: Nurse Shortages

    LockportRN replied to LucilleBluth's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That's even a lower number than what I have been hearing about. So I do wonder, why the call for nurses to

  8. COVID-19: Nurse Shortages

    LockportRN replied to LucilleBluth's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So, the Gov in our state said the same thing on Monday. He stated that there was a dire shortage of nurses. Sooo, I looked to see who was hiring. And, zip. I don't see anyone hiring due to the...

  9. Legal obligation for disaster relief

    LockportRN replied to kardz30's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So, not really. I have worked during many a storm. Unable to get to my children in time to help them! But was sure stuck at work.....LONG after my shift ended. This went on for years until the...

  10. Legal obligation for disaster relief

    LockportRN replied to kardz30's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sooooo, by your snarky response, I assume that whenever there is a disaster, you jump up and go there to assist in any way that you can right? You just up and leave your home and family and/or pets...

  11. New York Nurse Steals Narcotics from Cancer Patients

    LockportRN replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

  12. Illinois Nurses are Banding Together For Safer Work Environments

    LockportRN replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am kind of surprised. No, really surprised at not one response to this topic. As an Illinois nurse, this definitely got my interest. As for mandating change, that is a hard one and not one that...

  13. Exploding Demand for Family Nurse Practitioners

    LockportRN replied to Carson-Newman Online's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    "The country needs more nurses who have earned a Master of Science in Nursing to confront this nursing shortage head-on." Ah, so now the solution to our big problem of the nursing shortage is to...

  14. Who is in Charge Here?

    LockportRN replied to HangInThere's topic in General Nursing

    I really liked reading about the interventions. And like Davey said, "I've worked with patients diagnosed with dementia who could waylay a staff member with one punch and have no memory of it five...

  15. Thoughts on vegetarian/ vegan diet

    LockportRN replied to bs76247's topic in General Nursing

    Lol, my daughter is 'mostly' a vegetarian for the past 6 years, coming from a big meat eating family and we tease her with this all the time ?. Thankfully, she takes it easily and gives back just as...

  16. S.C. 5th Grader Dies After a Fight at School

    LockportRN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Youch! I hate that it has to be this way sometimes but enough is enough. I like that you got him into martial arts as very often, they are taught self-confidence, quiet strength and the ability to...

  17. S.C. 5th Grader Dies After a Fight at School

    LockportRN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    You are so right. As for your child, I told mine the same. A boy that was transferred in from another school was a notorious bully, but somehow 'protected' by administration. He was very very well...

  18. CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    LockportRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Sigh, I have long suspected this as too many times they appear to back them up and not us

  19. Tips for Returning to Nursing After a Gap

    LockportRN replied to Tracy Saunders's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you. Great

  20. Tips for Returning to Nursing After a Gap

    LockportRN replied to Tracy Saunders's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm impressed! Also, would love to know how you set up your resume. I currently do private duty nursing but am a bit bored and wanted to get back 'in' the game but never thought of using my...

  21. Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

    LockportRN replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

    Got my first laugh of the day!

  22. Continuing Education --Getting staff to complete it

    LockportRN replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Glad to hear. The extra laptops help getting them done I am sure! As for having to be part of transitioning from paper to EMR, I sooo don't envy you there. Many blessings to

  23. Continuing Education --Getting staff to complete it

    LockportRN replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wonder how this turned out for you as this is an old post. We had to be creative with this one but came up with several different solutions. First, there are many that are mandatory for...

  24. Ataxia s/p Brain Tumor

    LockportRN posted a topic in Neurological

    First off, I will state that I am not a neuro nurse but could use your valueable input! I will be caring for a patient with a resected brain tumor that had a shunt placed which remains very unstable,...

  25. Ataxia s/p Brain Tumor

    LockportRN replied to LockportRN's topic in Neurological

    Thanks for your response. My first instinct is to send to the ER. They have been there so many times and have had no hydrocephalus diagnosed but 'headache' that it becomes frustrating to know when...