locolorenzo22

locolorenzo22 BSN, RN

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  1. Anxiety/nervousness during clinical?

    locolorenzo22 replied to mell260's topic in General Students

    well, i don't think talking in a funny voice would help the patient feel like I am a confident professional. I simply understand that I am the nurse(even as a student they are the nurse...in a manner...

  2. 2nd day of clinicals & I feel like an idiot...help me gain some confidence!

    locolorenzo22 replied to pecanpies's topic in General Students

    Every day in NS is another to seriously consider chucking it all and moving to alaska to take up dogsledding. -and I HATE snow! Seriously, as your 2nd day, it will get better. It takes time. I still...

  3. Summer

    locolorenzo22 replied to emtbtofuturenurse's topic in General Students

    I would review NCLEX guides with focus on the areas you have already learned about, and browse through an.com. Take some time and enjoy your summer too. You don't want to start back and say "I...

  4. New Nursing student

    locolorenzo22 replied to jameslfaught's topic in General Students

    you could google medical terminology and get quite a lot of abbreviations and terms that will help you become familar with

  5. How do you politely walk away or say no?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Buggus's topic in General Nursing

    You have to get your job/tasks done, because honestly, the patient can't do it for you. Simple things like that, I simply do what I can. The decoration request? Seriously? I would have sincerly...

  6. Done with nursing school!

    locolorenzo22 replied to jelly221,RN's topic in General Nursing

    saunders got me through the entire 2nd year of NS. congrats and good

  7. Hovering (a tiny vent)

    locolorenzo22 replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    Don't run right to the instructor...unless she is doing something that is going to seriously compromise pt safety. Take her aside the next time you are paired with her and say "Look, I feel like...

  8. Lost very important paperwork. Am I in trouble?

    locolorenzo22 replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    i did this as well, realized it as I went to chart blood at end of shift. Called the blood bank, they sent up a duplicate, and I filled out the info best that I could. However, the nurse that signed...

  9. Balancing safety and time management for a new nurse

    locolorenzo22 replied to Fiveten's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I remember those days. I worked a unit just like yours, we got everything except hearts we joked. It takes time. Question: 8 and 9 oclock meds? why can you not give them together or at 0830 or...

  10. We have to COUNT drugs like lisinopril and Claritin

    locolorenzo22 replied to glutton4punishment's topic in General Nursing

    OP, yeah, our accudose comes up with counts, but I only worry about the serious(red bordered) ones. If they seriously think I have time to count 28 protonix while trying to get meds and work...

  11. Sleeping on the job.

    locolorenzo22 replied to swon1223's topic in General Nursing

    i have VERY little compassion if I had a confused or agitated patient who, by virtue of having a aide sitter, could be corrected in behavior or agitation and keep themselves safe, and make less work...

  12. Being overly sensitive/overly emotional when dealing with patients

    locolorenzo22 replied to kynchanted's topic in General Nursing

    depends on the situation. You have to show enough emotion to care, but not enough that they think they have to comfort YOU. Hospice cases are tough personally, I find myself doing what I can, being...

  13. I'm becoming discouraged about becoming a nurse :/ How will I get a job?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Skylarslaughter's topic in General Nursing

    two years from now the market will be very different. Last year my hospital hired 2 new grads...this year they're in the market for around 11(last I heard)...not counting the other open positions....

  14. Reprimanded for giving glucagon?!!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to dblpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    wouldn't be suprised with the cost issue. Working in the hospital we have a new policy to treat when blood sugar is under 70, and a 20 something reading would have got some Dextrose IV, with some...

  15. What do you say when calling out sick as a nurse?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Nursing Career

    our policy is two hours, although the day shift often calls at 4am a hour before change, which makes it tougher to get someone in. Nites there usually isn't a problem with the timing of call-offs....

  16. Stop! I don't want someone like you touching me!

    locolorenzo22 replied to Seth O Scope's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've had it happen before, but I just view it as their right, and "hey, I'd rather take care of someone who wants my excellent

  17. How to get a nurse to give a quick change of shift report

    locolorenzo22 replied to 3dayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I try hard not to give report that is long, but I personally rewrite every report I give before the days come in. For me, this is how I don't miss anything. However, I try hard not to go off on a...

  18. Do you have time to give baths?

    locolorenzo22 replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    wow, 5-10 mins? that's gotta be a record. Heck, sometimes it takes that long for the water to warm up and for me to get some washcloths and towels together. I can usually get one done in 20 mins or...

  19. advice patient over the phone

    locolorenzo22 replied to mumunki's topic in Ob/Gyn

    see, I err on the side of caution. Often, discharged patients or patients with problems call up to the floor, and start telling me things like "my mom's heart rate is 120, she has a history of...

  20. Best Chicago Area Hospitals

    locolorenzo22 replied to ahammer's topic in Illinois Nursing

    obviously I'm leery of posting my own hospital here due to the internet and all, but feel free to PM me for details about my current

  21. Patient Abandonment

    locolorenzo22 replied to Weebee's topic in General Nursing

    it is very apt to mention this, in this time of staffing cutbacks/funding issues/and hospitals trying to make us do more with less. I am certainly always staff first, hospital needs second. The...

  22. Is this universal or just my program?

    locolorenzo22 replied to NnSweets's topic in General Students

    it's not fair, but that's the way it is. If you don't label, circle, etc. you may make a error even if the number is right. If you got somthing other than ml/hr for a IV pump, maybe you'd...

  23. Do you bag your bodies naked?

    locolorenzo22 replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    i think we can all agree we each have our own views on death and dignity, and perhaps the most telling thing is this. We CARE for our patients in our way regardless of where they fall on the scale of...

  24. Do you bag your bodies naked?

    locolorenzo22 replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    no way....leave them covered. If the facility is really going to nickel and dime this way, it won't be long until some funeral home director comments to some obit guy at the local paper and BOOM, big...

  25. nclex style questions

    locolorenzo22 replied to steele0921's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    two tips: figure out what the question wants you to do. assess or intervene? if there are two opposite answers, often(NOT ALWAYS), the answer will not be one of