locolorenzo22

locolorenzo22 BSN, RN

Ortho, Neuro, Detox, Tele

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  1. Growing concerns about new RN position

    locolorenzo22 replied to DaisyB123's topic in General Nursing

    [*]Night shift handed off two pts to me, one with a glucose of 388 and the other with a blood glucose of 279. Accucheck was done at 0600...neither pt was covered w/insulin. Sometimes pts do have high...

  2. I'm not really a nurse until I sign "RN" after my name

    locolorenzo22 replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes it is also "who you know". You may have moved into the area, but if the jobs are closed, then you may have to go where the jobs are. try LTCs, home health....all sorts of other options you...

  3. If you could no longer work as a nurse, what would you do?

    locolorenzo22 replied to LockportRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd go back to my previous job, activity director in a Mentally Ill nursing

  4. ETOH/heroin/cocaine=GOOD times!! :)

    locolorenzo22 replied to MizzLizz's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I think the most interesting one would have to be the one that consistantly peed in his water pitcher, and then proceeded to pour it back into the glass and drink it...I thought it was apple...

  5. Low Census. Trend started by the bad economy or sign of changing times?

    locolorenzo22 replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    i work ortho/neuro....I think people are putting off hip/knee replacements(but they usually do due to summer, warmer weather, and not wanting to take it easy for 2-3 months post replacement), back...

  6. Health Insurance

    locolorenzo22 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Currently, as a young healthy male, I have the 3000 basic deductible plan...it's free from the hospital, and a BCBS policy PPO. when I get married, I'll probably move up to the 1000 or 1500...my...

  7. Stressed out, no energy. What do you do?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Nurseangel10's topic in General Nursing

    I felt the same way about 2 weeks ago...it was just a lack of energy, feeling down, getting cranky with demanding patients, feeling like I couldn't even summon the energy to pretend to care about the...

  8. advice appreciated...

    locolorenzo22 replied to carol68's topic in General Nursing

    That's just it....do you feel it just for the want to care for people and make a difference in your job? or do you want it for the financial? What about clinicals made it tough? was it being around...

  9. What's going on???

    locolorenzo22 replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    I would agree...the happy ones need to talk to management and admin...and the admin also need to tell you what areas are low...and where can you work on.... and then the department needs to make a...

  10. R U annoyed by some ancillary staff too?

    locolorenzo22 replied to eriksoln's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would say to write him up....it suprises me how when docs and other departments are around, I'm expected to stop what I'm doing and do everything right then....or (this is classic).... a doctor came...

  11. Hungry Nurse or Troublemaker?

    locolorenzo22 replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    it is a federal labor law that you must have a unpaid lunch break if you work more than 8 hours. don't let them bully you...you are an adult. is this LTC, hospital, what type of work? I NEVER let...

  12. Dear Nurse, What would you like to see from us Student Nurses????

    locolorenzo22 replied to MCNS2B's topic in General Nursing

    I would expect you to do that full assessment after report, but before that ask me questions about my report to you only if I just told you something you don't understand. If you need me to slow...

  13. Nursing culture

    locolorenzo22 replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    I think that it is the same in every profession where you have x hours to get the tasks done that you HAVE to....you suck it up, get things done, or you just expect everyone else to follow and pick up...

  14. dosage calculation

    locolorenzo22 replied to LatinaRN978's topic in General Students

    correct...160lbs/ 2.2 lbs per kg...cancel the lbs, and you get 72.7 kg, multiply that by 0.2 ml/kg..the kg cancel, and you get 14.54 mL....BUT you're not done, you have to round that to 14.5 mL..else...

  15. hospital policy on Facebook, cellphones= suspension

    locolorenzo22 replied to ChristinaEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    lucky not to be fired in my opinion....I HATE techs or nurses who have their cellphones on em and use them at work, if you use ur camera, you should be fired, period....there are too many possible...

  16. i need some serious help and advice

    locolorenzo22 replied to mscgirl09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Do whatever you need to do to pay off that school, and request that they show you proof of what they sent the state to allow you to test for a CNA. This is why many colleges require you to pay first,...

  17. Critical Thinking is a Problem for Me...How Do You Do It?

    locolorenzo22 replied to SnowRain7489's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The best advice I ever got was this: when you read a question, you MUST decide if you need to get more info(assessment) versus doing something (intervention). Often if a question has very similar...

  18. Affording Nursing School: What did you do?

    locolorenzo22 replied to DMB_Love's topic in General Students

    I HAD to work as a CNA, because I had to have money to pay the bills. I spent the first 3 months without working, living on student loans, and I had a blue cross blue shield policy for 100 bucks a...

  19. Snack Ideas

    locolorenzo22 replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Students

    I was a big fan of wrapping a cold drink in alum foil(doubled as a icepack), cheese and crackers, nuts, pb sandwich, chips in ziplocs, salads in tupperware and dressing in

  20. My recent hospital stay....awesome nurses!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to tishirajan's topic in General Nursing

    you know, your post was just what I needed to hear to remind me why I do what I

  21. low census sucks!!!

    locolorenzo22 posted a topic in General Nursing

    ok, so I've lost 16 hours off my check this pay period....3 shifts to go and I'm off again today! If I stay off it'll be 28 hrs! This sucks....I know that the economy's down, but it also doesn't...

  22. Avenues for a second job?

    locolorenzo22 replied to BeckysMom1952's topic in General Nursing

    i work LTC flexi..no benefits and I just give them what days I can work, and they schedule me

  23. A Graduate's Dilemma...

    locolorenzo22 replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    a job is a job, and having the money helps a lot....so that's all my opinion is. Get that expierence...working nights in LTC has REALLY helped me learn how to make do, and what is really important,...

  24. Part time job during clinicals? Help.....

    locolorenzo22 replied to CoachDiva23's topic in General Students

    you may have to juggle things but you CAN do it! The other thing is that once you have a semester done, you can be a student nurse assistant...it may pay better! good

  25. going for my RN

    locolorenzo22 replied to hollyandsky's topic in General Students

    I would second going for the RN right away...many LPNs find it resentful that the RNs supervise them, even if the LPN has been around for many years...and some RNs are not as knowledgable....I had a...