locolorenzo22

locolorenzo22 BSN, RN

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  1. Looking for Summer Nursing Internship

    locolorenzo22 replied to jjg003's topic in General Students

    nurse halka...please look at date of this post....and respond accordingly.....2006 has long since

  2. Interview concerns

    locolorenzo22 replied to TRINI_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Be prepared to play up how your externship helps translate into "real-world" skills... I was able to deflect a lot of delegation questions, just because I used to be a manager in LTC, and as a CNA, I...

  3. O2 Sats..bad if 100%..?

    locolorenzo22 replied to featherzwolfcloud's topic in General Nursing

    maybe to decrease o2 sats you should do one of the following: -go back to clinicals and forget all your drug info.... -get up and run around -engage in some "extra" activities. -or punch the good...

  4. If I hate being an CNA, will I hate nursing?

    locolorenzo22 replied to emily84's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It's true....I admitted 11 patients to our floor this past Monday...and we're booked up......my patients did NOT get the level of customer service that I usually provide...mainly just due to being...

  5. Bladder Scans

    locolorenzo22 replied to floatRN's topic in General Nursing

    it's not an exact science...but of course, remembering that your female patients with hysterctomies show up as men on the bladder scan.....I usually just hunt lightly, until I find the urine starting...

  6. Co-workers who think out loud at the nursing station

    locolorenzo22 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    my mantra....control what you can and let go of everything

  7. Co-workers who think out loud at the nursing station

    locolorenzo22 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I'm one of those...and I do it in patient rooms once in a while....just helps to keep things streight and makes us aware of what we have left to do...if anyone calls me on it, I usually just confess...

  8. The more I think about a comment that my coworker made to me, the more ticked I get!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    we have one of those...she'll look up labs or INRs etc...when it hasn't been impacting you all shift. You didn't give any blood thinners, their labs aren't criticals, and nothings impacted me on this...

  9. Do the shifts at your hospital "get along"?

    locolorenzo22 replied to jessi1106's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's often that we see/hear that....and I personally try my best to get most of my work done before the next shift comes on...but there are things that grate on everyone's nerves: Pt admitted at 4AM...

  10. Mandatory daytime meetings for nightshift employees

    locolorenzo22 replied to BizzieRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's true what they say....night shift people are a different breed....nobody can understand what we get done, and how BUSY we actually can be! And power's that be usually want to have meetings...

  11. Frustrated at work

    locolorenzo22 replied to AprilRNhere's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, if there's no challenge you need to be firm in stating that "I NEED TO BE

  12. Class splitting up!

    locolorenzo22 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard when you have to split up with the group...... This semester I got placed in the "wrong" group....with the students who ask OBLIVIOIUS questions, the student who has someone in the family...

  13. Please ask responsible and thoughtful questions!

    locolorenzo22 replied to TRAMA1RN's topic in General Nursing

    I understand what you're saying witch.......... However, we ALL ask our share of silly questions! AND for someone who has been reading for over 10 years, you have a grand total of 13.2 posts per...

  14. I can't figure this out!!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to misslo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok....this may be a more general way to solve these problems...one that will serve you well with most general math problems. (Dose desired/ Dose on hand) * unit measure i.e. (20mEQ/30mEQ) * 15ML =...

  15. Mean nursing instructors

    locolorenzo22 replied to nicki123's topic in General Students

    yeah,

  16. Starting on night shift??advice??

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

    Personally, I need a shot of caffine about 3.5 hrs into shift....then I also try to eat before I get to work, and have dinner about 6-7 hrs into shift. Honestly, the only time that is hard for me is...

  17. Mean nursing instructors

    locolorenzo22 replied to nicki123's topic in General Students

    I understand how you can feel that way.....HOWEVER, we would need specfics before commenting....and honest answers about how YOU were perceived in clinicals and specfic situations relating to patient...

  18. Lab test "EST GLU" what is it?

    locolorenzo22 replied to cincin1's topic in General Students

    Estimated glucose tolerance test...would be my guess......were they trying to be dx'd with

  19. ati RN comprehensive predictor 3.0

    locolorenzo22 replied to mark3274's topic in General Students

    I hear ya....my school uses HESI...but we're all

  20. Knowing what you know now about nursing, what other career would you have chosen?

    locolorenzo22 replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    If i could make a living at it,

  21. Kicked out of Nursing program

    locolorenzo22 replied to leereynold218's topic in General Nursing

    Ok....perhaps my answer is not going to be too popular here. But, the whole maintain a C and that's it, with one retake is the same story that my school uses. AND students who reapply and retake...

  22. Please Help: Standing Order For Sickle Cell Crisis

    locolorenzo22 replied to Olli's topic in General Nursing

    as the instructors always say "HOP to it!" Hydration, Oxygenation, and Pain

  23. JCAHO....They're Here...

    locolorenzo22 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    They keep saying they're coming any day in the next few weeks, cause they just had a conference call.....I can't wait to see the exciting changes that they implement for 1 week.....whee....they...

  24. Clear Mucous like poop

    locolorenzo22 replied to worldqueenie's topic in General Nursing

    I too am interested to see what this could be, as I had a patient over the weekend at the hospital who was also having this conditon. She was alzheimers, wouldn't eat/drink, would only take small...

  25. HELP,I have to clean my sons room today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to proud2b1's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Yep....as I always say, "I'm a nursing student...I honestly don't have time...." of course, I spent about 3 hours online anyways...but I really don't want to do it. I plan on doing it once I don't...