locolorenzo22

locolorenzo22 BSN, RN

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  1. Can y'all gimme some advice, plz

    locolorenzo22 replied to moneyline702's topic in Male Nursing Students

    a lot of RN-MSN programs give you work towards a BSN, give you said BSN, then make you apply to the MSN program(with guarenteed admission) and then you work towards your

  2. Upcoming RN grad looking for male RN mentors/Tampa Bay

    locolorenzo22 replied to Roman813's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I would agree...pass the boards, then job, then worry about certifications. now, I wouldn't have taken the kaplan class if my work didn't reinburse new grads for it. I believe that taking about...

  3. Looking for Textbooks used or cheaper price

    locolorenzo22 replied to love-nursing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i went to amazon.com marketplace and bought used for every book, my thoughts being that since I went to school, I may want to look up something again someday....although I haven't cracked them in...

  4. Struggling as a Nurse Aide

    locolorenzo22 replied to islandgrl001's topic in General Students

    although that I agree you are spread too thin...I suspect that perhaps you may be sending off signals that somehow relate to you coming across as rude to the floor staff as well. You mention that you...

  5. Is this ever acceptable?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    10mls is a bit....but if the patient is that critical that the 10mLs are going to really negatively impact their labs/blood values/etc....then really, let's not draw labs everyday....the...

  6. Hypothermia, inside the unit, any ideas?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    sepsis, or a brain injury(new) that could cause it....how long are we talking here for being unable to get a

  7. CNA while in nursing school?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Brian 77's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well, brother, let me be the first to congrats u on the idea! Many nursing schools require your CNA before admittance to the program, or possibly as a bonus point for admission. Now, money-wise,...

  8. AAh! Textbooks....take a lung and a kidney for payment.

    locolorenzo22 replied to guest042302019's topic in General Students

    I would take back ones that I could find on amazon.com used.....punch in the ISBN number and search em out....saves a

  9. Your thoughts and ideas needed - 2 matters!

    locolorenzo22 replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    Morale comes along when you trust everyone you work with, and then you know that no matter what you ALL have each others back....I have a shift like that, not a unit, but I trust EVERY one of the...

  10. Your thoughts and ideas needed - 2 matters!

    locolorenzo22 replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    I guess....I was just talked to when I went into work the week before my surgery to inform my supervisor I had to have said surgery and be off until the monday after xmas....I was told that I had been...

  11. I work with some immature nurses.

    locolorenzo22 replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    as a aside, I also tend to stick to general internet use VERY rarely on SUPER slow nights....user name stuff is a general no no at our hospital....ever since we lost our internet cause some moron...

  12. I work with some immature nurses.

    locolorenzo22 replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    yeah.....i got that from some CNAs who got turned in from working together all the time.....like they both have to do rounds together at 10PM, and at 3AM.....well, we're trying to do our nurse stuff,...

  13. Anesthesia: The Last and First Thing You Heard

    locolorenzo22 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    CRNA: I'm going to give you some versed and some fentenyl....... me: ok, I know what that is................ back out.... me: Wow.....that's good stuff!!! PACU RN: Back with

  14. Your CALL LIGHT privileges have been revoked!!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to amiro31's topic in General Nursing

    you NEVER take a call light away....EVER. I might conviently place it in the bed, under a blanket, and KNOW that I'm going to round on that patient every 1/2 hour -1 hr or so, make sure the bed...

  15. Nervous here....going in for surgery today

    locolorenzo22 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I had a lap chole last week....I was nervous the night before.... while I was waiting, I was more nervous about being able to pee right before surgery so they wouldn't put in the foley..... As I was...

  16. Weird questionnn

    locolorenzo22 replied to Godsgirl20's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be honest....I tend to joke/laugh/comment a bit at work...and it's because we have such a close knit bond among us staff....most of my patients tend to get along with me, and I never get a...

  17. Experienced nurses: teach us your time management skills

    locolorenzo22 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I find that often it is a matter of prioritizing different patients and what exactly I'm going to have to do for someone. I work nights, so I pull all my 6pm meds together for each patient(including...

  18. Did I cause my patient to die faster?

    locolorenzo22 replied to lou_tango's topic in General Nursing

    some times we joke that turning on the right side puts a little too much work on the heart and can add up to the death of a hospice patient....but it is really not a true "cause"...you didn't do...

  19. penlights always letting me down

    locolorenzo22 replied to larien37's topic in General Students

    i use a stethoscope brand that goes around the bell of my steth....very bright uses two lithium flat batteries. i've used the same one for nearly 2 years now, was a xmas gift from the hospital one...

  20. Student Loan

    locolorenzo22 replied to timothymichaeljett's topic in General Students

    i wound up taking out the subsidized and unsubsidized federal loans and I did have to work as a CNA during school....working can be done with school....and you may have to. i tried to not work during...

  21. Reprimand

    locolorenzo22 replied to suey421's topic in General Nursing

    i would talk to the IL state board to find out...or check out IDPH

  22. Crazy Work Environment

    locolorenzo22 replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Run run run honey...you might not have that license to provide for that baby by june! You can talk to people at benefits office, your public health department, or your corporate offices. I'm sure...

  23. How To Document Sleeping On Night Shift

    locolorenzo22 replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

    my charting of note is usually "pt resting in bed, eyes closed,breathing regular, no visible s/s of

  24. I screwed up big time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to bigboy18's topic in General Students

    deep breath.......deep breath......one of the biggest things is realizing that the patient did not suffer harm. that's the biggest. if you think that's bad, one of my classmates gave dig to a dead...

  25. [NEW] Looking for Guidance

    locolorenzo22 replied to Robert Cruso's topic in General Nursing

    you fail to mention what your other degree is in.... I'm not sure about taking classes at two different universities. NS requires class time and clinical time....clinical times often are throughout...