lerabelle

lerabelle has 14 years experience and specializes in office&hospital(med-surg).

Latest Activity

1. How to deal with difficult assignment?

   lerabelle replied to savotina's topic in General Nursing

   I must agree with BlurgrassRN. Although you are a new nurse, it will seem that you always have the worst team of patients. The hospital when I worked, the nurses at night sometimes had up to 10...

2. burn patient question

   lerabelle replied to lerabelle's topic in General Nursing

   That is what I put for my answer. UO 40ml/hr. I just don't know if it was right! Thanks for your

3. burn patient question

   lerabelle replied to lerabelle's topic in General Nursing

   that is what I was thinking when I was reading my options. Like I said, I do not know the right answer because it was a online test. But one of them was correct. Or maybe the one option I forgot!!...

4. burn patient question

   lerabelle posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ok, I am a RN student and I have a question. I had a question that involved fluid balance for a burn patient that was receiving IV fluids. How do you know this patient is maintaining fluid balance? I...

5. Why am I taking another tb test??

   lerabelle replied to adruiz01's topic in General Nursing

   If you are new to the medical field get used to the TB tests (PPDs). You will probably have to get one annually as well if you get the job. It's all part of life! Good

6. A song that fits this profession

   lerabelle replied to mandykal's topic in General Nursing

   very

7. I'm probably nuts for asking, but....

   lerabelle replied to d'cm's topic in General Nursing

   non smoker,

8. Time-sensitive! : Suggestions for AP Flashcards

   lerabelle replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

   What I did was labeled a blank page, say of the femur, with a,b,c,etc with the answers on it and gave it to my husband and I had the one with just the letters and he would quiz me. I remember having...

9. Too Old to go back for LPN - BSN bridge??

   lerabelle replied to lilaclover6984's topic in LPN to RN

   I have been a LPN for 13 years and I an doing a LPN bridge to ADN. I do not care to ever be in management so an ADN is good enough for me because the pay difference between ADN and BSN is minimal....

10. Chest Tube dressings

    lerabelle replied to Morgan McCarl RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I used to take care for thoracic surgeons all we used was ABD pads and 4x4s. The surgeons said there was no need for

11. LPN job options

    lerabelle replied to imim's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am a LPN, have been for 13 years. I have worked in MD offices and the hospital. I Loved, LOVED, the hospital. At first I was leary of the hospital too, but once I learned everything and got...

12. Changing needles for injections...

    lerabelle replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Agree, the rubber stopper dulls the needle. I have always changed the needle. And I too usually use a larger gauge to draw up the med. It's just easier and

13. LPN....I'm still a nurse, right??

    lerabelle replied to kkluczynski's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain. I am a LPN too, and I have had many patients and more than that, their families, question my abilities as a nurse. With 1 year experience or 13 years experience (as I have) it does...

14. Using Ampules w/o filter needles

    lerabelle replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught to always use a filter needle. Unfortunately with cutbacks in hospitals, this is where it hits.....But I do not think it is safe and I do believe it is a liability. It only takes one...

15. ?thoughts?

    lerabelle replied to morte's topic in General Nursing

    all I can say is...WOW....What a shame, the patient was judged before the facts were known. Unfortunately, this happens more often than we would like to