locolorenzo22

locolorenzo22 BSN, RN

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  1. Fired, need advice.

    locolorenzo22 replied to JohnBearPA's topic in General Nursing

    How seriously demented are these people? They have such poor service that so many people are calling off, and they can't trust you at your word? what kind of trust do they put in you as a RN?...

  2. What exactly is "clinical experience"?

    locolorenzo22 replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

    direct patient care and expirence with the medical field is usually what they look

  3. The good stuff about Nursing Homes....

    locolorenzo22 replied to Indulgence's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in MI LTC for 3.5 years, and after a year...I learned many things: -I learned that for some people, the only pleasure left is a cigarette...and I'm not going to waste my breath lecturing. - I...

  4. Returning for my RN advice

    locolorenzo22 replied to stykerforce's topic in General Nursing

    I would say that at 18000 a year, you are right around what CNA pay would be in any case. I made about 21000 during NS when I worked as a night tech in the hospital...for about 11.85 a hr. It was...

  5. Was this ok?

    locolorenzo22 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I would say that if you aren't the only one hearing the bed alarm, etc....someone will come get it. You are responsible for your patient. Once you make sure the guy you're with is ok and safe, and...

  6. WWYD? Question about preceptor.

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

    Yeah, I've been with 3 different preceptors over the last 3 weeks....my first one had a family issue come up, so she's been off for a couple of weeks. my second one was good on teaching, but she did...

  7. Anyone else feel like they haven't praticed enough skills?

    locolorenzo22 replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Students

    I did exactly 2 IV sticks, 1 Foley, and barely any skills in clinicals....then I got to the floor...and I spent a day doing IV sticks in surgery center, and I've done a str. cath on someone already,...

  8. Pre-Nursing: Swinging school on single salary?

    locolorenzo22 replied to TinyMuggle's topic in General Nursing

    It depends. If you know what kind of student you are, you know what works best for you. I'm sick of people telling students "oh...you can't POSSIBLY work, because you don't know how to study and do...

  9. Shoe advice please

    locolorenzo22 replied to Scooter5's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Standing comfort has a lot of

  10. Worried: have to spend 5 hours doing IV sticks tomorrow.

    locolorenzo22 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So, as part of my orientation, I have to spend 5 hours doing IV sticks in the outpatient surgery center tomorrow. I'm worried, cause I'm not really that good at doing IVs...any tips? the only plus...

  11. Vent....

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

    It happens...that's why I always try to have my orders signed off, fluids running, and everything taken care of before the next shift comes in. It happens...gl though, hopefully it'll slow down a...

  12. Promoted from within, CNA to Nurse

    locolorenzo22 replied to sewin2music's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did NOT take my employer's nursing scholarship because I didn't want to lock myself in to the hospital....and I wound up staying there anyway. I almost feel like I need to apoligize while I...

  13. Worried: have to spend 5 hours doing IV sticks tomorrow.

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

    Yeah, it kinda worked today...I got 1 out of 12 sticks today. I know it just comes with practice.....but it still sucks to have sticked a bunch of people and not get that many in....it happens, I...

  14. 20 hours of CEU?

    locolorenzo22 replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital does the pearls....it's a good way to do online stuff for

  15. does it get easier? Or am I just crappy at this?

    locolorenzo22 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    My advice is that some people just don't have that teaching spirit...You say you work with adults with disabilities. That in itself is a tough road. You're only 20...you have yet to draw on that life...

  16. Precepting new BSN grad/having trouble

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

    I've been on my floor for 6 shifts total...and I do NOT believe I'm a know it all...but I know that I should be taking 2-3 patients by now, and at least 1 admit. I take a admit and get them in.....I...

  17. Any male CNA in here and currently working.

    locolorenzo22 replied to 2bELNurse1's topic in Men in Nursing

    superman...I graduated RN school in may after 3 years of school...started 3 weeks ago, and today was only my 6th shift on the floor. However, I feel like some of this stuff is old hat to me....I do...

  18. Smoking on Campus

    locolorenzo22 replied to ScrubMan0416's topic in General Nursing

    Here in IL, the state passed a "smoke-free" act that makes it against the law to smoke within 15 ft of entrances to public buildings.....well, both hospitals in town made their campuses smoke...

  19. I NEED something to wear.

    locolorenzo22 replied to chanpaal15's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've gone with pulamascrubs.com......haiwiian scrub patterns and I usually do get compliments on

  20. Any male CNA in here and currently working.

    locolorenzo22 replied to 2bELNurse1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I believe that every nurse should work as a CNA for at least 6 months before getting that RN...new nurses who don't have that CNA expierence often don't know how to walk/turn/clean patients, get...

  21. Acuity-Based Staffing?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Ayrman's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, my hospital said that we were going to acuity based staffing....but this creates unsafe practices when it winds up that a nurse has to go home 1/2 way through the shift due to the "grid"...and...

  22. patient assignments--need ideas for fairness

    locolorenzo22 replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, we started doing numbers on our unit, but we don't have that kind of time to figure out what is hard, what is easy, etc............ Maybe something about heavy care-bedbound, lots of meds/tx,...

  23. Cost of (Nursing) Education

    locolorenzo22 replied to lcprnc's topic in General Nursing

    About 6,000 in student loans for CC alone....but another 18,000 in privates to pay for living

  24. Any nursing students out there work at hospital while in school, studying at work?

    locolorenzo22 replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    Often on the floor, if the nurses were doing something outside of the ordinary....they all knew that I was in NS, and would come get me to watch or help with certain things....Often, they knew that I...

  25. revising clinical prep forms for students

    locolorenzo22 replied to gramkram's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the level that they are in in the program...I would think it would be very hard for a first year student to have a 1hr prep. By making them stress, you would be sending a wrong message...