locolorenzo22

locolorenzo22 BSN, RN

Ortho, Neuro, Detox, Tele

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  1. What is a fair way to curve an Exam grade?

    locolorenzo22 replied to orientbeachgirl's topic in General Students

    I believe(and as a future hopeful nursing instructor) if most of the class missed a poorly written question, then everyone gets that point back. Doesn't matter if you got it right or not. everyone...

  2. Young new male nurse concerns

    locolorenzo22 replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I have on occasion had female patients refuse to let me put them on the bedpan or take them to the bathroom, help with personal needs, etc. Other than that, I generally find females open and friendly...

  3. Am i fully to blame for this or did my mentor act complacement.

    locolorenzo22 replied to tinkerbell419's topic in United Kingdom

    YOU have a responsiblity to know what you are administering. NOT by color, by smell, by taste, etc. By what the drug name is, checking it against the MAR or medication orders, and then giving it as...

  4. What does "divided doses" mean?

    locolorenzo22 replied to LegalQuiltMom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    it's like giving a medrol dose pack, or any other medication that has to be broken up through the

  5. need help on this calculation problem please

    locolorenzo22 replied to lovelylady42's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A client is receiving 2mg in 250mL D5W. The order is to infuse at 20mL/hr. Calculate: mg/hr mcg/hr mcg/min ok, so what do we need to do first? First figure out how many mg are in 1 mL. take...

  6. i need your help nursing students!!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to futurenurse1248's topic in General Students

    I agree, see your counselor about your plans. When I went to my local CC, they used a point system and waitlist. You got up to 10 out of 20 points from a preadmission test(did well, got 10). Then...

  7. NCLEX today, stress is not over!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to momin96,98,99's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    if you don't feel like you bombed it, you did fine. You have to be doing horrible where you KNOW you have gotten no answers right for it to shut off at 75. Person vue works.

  8. Chest tube is accidentally pulled out, why occlusive dressing?

    locolorenzo22 replied to HelloM1M1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Stop and think about what you know about the pulmonary system. If you did NOT apply an occlusive dressing, what would happen? The lung would have more trouble functioning as part of an open system....

  9. Is it time to quit?

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

    If you are NOT sure about a patient because it is not yours then PLEASE tell the patient "I'm not your CNA today, so I'm not familar with your care. Let me go ask you nurse if I can get you up and...

  10. Med calculation question

    locolorenzo22 replied to littlerayofsunshine's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Okay, so what are they asking? how many militers to give the patient? okay, dose desired divided by dose on hand then times it by the solution available. 500mg/2000mg, the concentration should have...

  11. Not ACLS certified pulled to Tele floor...

    locolorenzo22 replied to Jess_Missouri_RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We have medical nurses pulled to our floors all the time. We tend to give them medical patients that for whatever reason, docs decided they need tele monitoring. Our charge nurse reads their...

  12. CNA work

    locolorenzo22 replied to I♥Scrubs's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    taking care of others is one of the more selfless things that one can do. I was a CNA all through nursing school, and I learned so much while I was on the job. I worked with some nurses that I...

  13. New Grad RN, can I work as a PCT

    locolorenzo22 replied to Hope32's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You can if someone will hire you, but you will be held to your RN license scope of practice. So basically you could be a PCA but have RN responsiblities....so might as well be a

  14. question for people who took kaplan and nclex-rn

    locolorenzo22 replied to meltnpointofwax's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Saunders helped prepare me well for the NCLEX. I felt like the trainers were way harder then the NCLEX. First things, identify if the question needs a assessment or a intervention and base the...

  15. Surviving OB

    locolorenzo22 replied to nimartino's topic in Male Nursing Students

    When I was doing my OB clinicals, I had a hard time in the postpartum. Mainly because my instructor had to preface me going in the rooms by asking the moms if they were ok with me helping them. I...

  16. Being a young Nurse.

    locolorenzo22 replied to jlg47rn's topic in Men in Nursing

    They are taking you under their wing and trying to teach you. They will have your back if you have theirs. always be willing to learn, and never be afraid to ask/give help. I was young as well when...

  17. First Nursing Job "Epic Fail"

    locolorenzo22 replied to Hotfornursing's topic in Nursing Career

    i know it's frustrating to be fired. i think your facility took advantage of you, and you paid for it. you had 150 hours left on orientation? then where was your preceptor to help you. most new...

  18. Don't know what to do... Nursing is only thing I look forward to.

    locolorenzo22 replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i understand. i too struggled with finding friends at your age. when i was 18-22, i went to a big 4 year university far from home. no friends, spent all my time in the dorm, or just walking around...

  19. Help! Anyone else work cardiac stepdown and have no tele techs?

    locolorenzo22 replied to working4change's topic in Cardiac

    I want to say that this is Ridiculous. I transferred to tele last year, and those monitors go off for EVERYTHING!. We have no tele techs, but only have a max of 14 patients(we are a post cath lab...

  20. Questions, questions, questions....

    locolorenzo22 replied to eccles71's topic in Nursing Career

    Most facilities have a set starting salary for new grads, depending on shift. Personally, I started in the summer of 2008 at 23/hr with a 5/shiff diff per hour for working nights. Doesn't matter...

  21. Questions, questions, questions....

    locolorenzo22 replied to eccles71's topic in Nursing Career

    Generally the associates degree requires some pre-reqs, and then 2 solid years of nursing courses. I would say that your program will not let you pick and choose to only take one class at a...

  22. No more Mr. Nice Guy (New Year Resolution)

    locolorenzo22 replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you. We have a few that come in and EVERY AM it's "Oh, I'm not taking so and so he's mean(NM that he's been perfectly pleasant to me), the family is rude(just concerned, and very...

  23. Interview for Neuroscience and Spine Unit

    locolorenzo22 replied to Cls62011's topic in Neurological

    I worked ortho/neuro for many years. Basically, you have do know how to do neuro checks(orientation questions for person/time/place, numbness or tingling that's new or moving around, checking hand...

  24. RN lost her first patient today

    locolorenzo22 replied to srg4784's topic in General Nursing

    I had my first code a few weeks ago. Feel free to search for it. It contains ideas and thoughts that I had to get out, and the support from the other an.com ers was just what helped me pull out of a...

  25. Am I the only one annoyed by these PCA orders?

    locolorenzo22 replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in General Nursing

    Those orders are there because it is shown that x dose can be safely metabolized in most cases with y time. Ours are 0.2mg/q10 mins, 4mg/4hrs, and cont is usually about .4 a hour. If that's not...