locolorenzo22

locolorenzo22 BSN, RN

Ortho, Neuro, Detox, Tele

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  1. Why can't I train my husband?

    locolorenzo22 replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    We have schedules for a reason...when I'm supposed to be at work...I'll be at work. Do I feel bad for the people I work with when it's a nite from heck? Yup....but, I pick up when I feel like it....

  2. Wow...thought my 900th post would be more positive....

    locolorenzo22 replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    thanks.....today is better...although I'm having some GI issues. Clinical was NOT as bad as I thought the new rotation was going to be, and I'm learning how different LTC is from

  3. Wow...thought my 900th post would be more positive....

    locolorenzo22 posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK, I always think that the "milestone" posts should be better...but I don't have much positives today..... A) I got a 78% on my endocrine test today....FAILED. (ok, not by much, but I'd rather...

  4. nurse proof nursing station?

    locolorenzo22 replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    If it infringes on HIPPA, chart space, room for meds and doing charting...how can they be convinced it's a good fit. Why did they change the NS location? Perhaps the group can talk to management to...

  5. Dog Fight (scary kid stories Mom & Nurse)

    locolorenzo22 replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    Ok....the human mouth is one of the dirtiest places in the body....probably more than you know.....lots of bar fight detox admits get put on antibiotics for this. Occasionally, cellulitis develops....

  6. need help on life changing decisions please

    locolorenzo22 replied to lifechanger16's topic in General Nursing

    : Disclaimer: What I always say to people considering a career change....nursing is like any job. HARD and not ALWAYS appreciated. From patients/families treating you like a butler to doctors...

  7. What side of the elevator do you stand on?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    Hadn't really thought about it...but I guess I tend to stand more towards the front...regardless of size. But, if I'm with someone I know, I'd rather just be near them, versus across from them in a...

  8. Liquid Stool - Orange

    locolorenzo22 replied to AggieNurse99's topic in General Nursing

    Also, had they eaten anything that was orange? Was it mucusy at all...did it have a strong/strange odor? My first thought was C-diff or some strange bacteria

  9. How can I improve my med/tele unit?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    Don't stand there and go "You need to x...."....TICKS me off when manager stands around telling nurses and aides, oh so and so's call light is on the warning light...you need to get that....Ummm...I'm...

  10. Is it necessary to be a CNA b4 nursing school?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I've picked up a LOAD of expierence in the last 1.5 years being a CNA in the hospital. I've learned how to deal with anxious families, anxious patients, how to do what I need to do with...

  11. Top Five Tips for Night Shift? For a new nurse?

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

    Generally, I wind up doing the following....I'm still in school, so take these however you want..... 1. Cut out caffine by 1AM (I work 5-5). 2. Wind down and get in bed by 6-6:30AM 3. Go to bed by...

  12. CNAs and RRT (Rapid Response Team)

    locolorenzo22 replied to JaredCNA's topic in General Nursing

    See, for our hospital, unless the patient is OBVIOUSLY coded, then us CNAs have to wait for a RN to say "go ahead and start compressions."....also have to wait for a CPR backboard to be put under...

  13. New nurse here...slapped today by patient.

    locolorenzo22 replied to Bonny619's topic in General Nursing

    also, babies probably won't throw their poop at

  14. I have never been nasty to a student until now!!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our instructors would have KILLED us first....THEN probably kicked us out of the program. I can't believe that....I hope he answers his phone during the job interview...that'll make a great first...

  15. New nurse here...slapped today by patient.

    locolorenzo22 replied to Bonny619's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to veer over the other side from a lot of the posters...I've been in the field for 5 years....3.5 of those were spent in a Mentall ill nursing home. Folks, if you want to see residents...

  16. Anyone blow up at work?

    locolorenzo22 replied to kcochrane's topic in General Nursing

    I blow up every once in a while when we're starting the shift with 13-15 patients a piece, 2-4 admits coming up, fresh surgeries to monitor, and the other CNA has called off. Usually, I try hard not...

  17. my name is locolorenzo and I'm an addict....

    locolorenzo22 posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    My name is Locolorenzo and I'm a problem gambler.... I know it in my heart, and I accept everything that changed in my life because of it. I stole from parents, I lost a girl that I loved for 6...

  18. What the h e double hockey sticks?!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    it works both ways you know...I get the "you have a girlfriend?" question a lot when I'm in my scrubs.....at work....and talking to the 84 yo confused patient who thinks she's back in Kansas right at...

  19. Classic Patient Statements

    locolorenzo22 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I hear a few....usually not a statement, but when trying to get a pulse ox, I say..."can I see a finger?" And guess which one they usually show

  20. How do I turn my brain off after work?

    locolorenzo22 replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started working nights, I'd fall asleep SWEARING That I'd hear call bells, and needed to go answer them. I'd be thinking over all the things that I could have finished, or the things I...

  21. I am a male RN, now bow down.

    locolorenzo22 replied to Trauma1RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I still remember trying to squeeze in my itty bittie sterile gloves for a foley cath, and the instructor going into the supply closet, breaking out 5 pairs and saying "Ok, now you can do the...

  22. How do you deal with female patients?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Dr.Nurse2b's topic in Men in Nursing

    mr. normandy...I treat all of my patients the same REGARDLESS of age/sex/race, etc....I'm a nursing student and a CNA for the same reason I'm going to be a RN...I

  23. Frustrated

    locolorenzo22 replied to 0128AAE's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    your patient...your call..I'll page em, but you take the call when they call back...cause really...what does 2 second page mean vs actually talking to the

  24. encouraging team work

    locolorenzo22 replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    This is funny....I work as a tech, and while I understand the scope is different....I can bath someone in 20 mins...tops. Those patients that want to be set up, ok, then I set you up, do your back...

  25. Family members that work your nerves!!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to BluntForceTrauma's topic in General Nursing

    I understand when it's an emergent situation...and we need to temper our responses with kindness and the understand that the additonal stress of an illness and everything else will bring other family...