locolorenzo22

locolorenzo22 BSN, RN

Ortho, Neuro, Detox, Tele

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  1. Best Compliment Ever...

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

    i hear ya, i took care of a classmates grandmother(an old nurse), and he says she raved about me for the rest of the day.....all I did with her was start an IV, and pass a few pills.....works for

  2. VENT!!!!! OMG....I think I'm going to smother someone!!!!!!

    locolorenzo22 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone ever have just one of those nights?.....Get on the floor...I'm at 12 patients(i'm a tech, btw).....4 knees, a hip, a VIP, some other family complaint person, somebody else who wanted medicine...

  3. VENT!!!!! OMG....I think I'm going to smother someone!!!!!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    dang skippy!!! Heck, I'd kill for a nurse to answer a light for me half the

  4. Study: Incompetent People Really Have No Clue

    locolorenzo22 replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    Professor plum in the hospital with the full bedpan of urine.....oh wait....wrong kinda

  5. CNA Survey Help

    locolorenzo22 replied to angel24613's topic in General Nursing

    A) Money....NOPLACE pays CNAs what we are worth. B) Workload...we are often overlooked and asked to do tasks for the nurses because they have to do their nursing duties....I understand that, and...

  6. Am I the only one?

    locolorenzo22 replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    If I didn't have school between all of em, I'd be ok....... schedule usually is off, work, school, clinical, clinical, work, work......wheeeee. I can't wait til

  7. Fed Up With The Short Staffing!!!!

    locolorenzo22 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, all....so tell me what seem wrong about this senario.....by myself at start of shift (due to call-off, of girl I SAW that afternoon in class, who had worked the night before, knew we'd be...

  8. More sick calls on Superbowl Sunday? (Why was I not surprised to get a call?)

    locolorenzo22 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's all most of my patients could talk about....that, and the admits were coming up going "where's the remote? I'm missing the GAME!!!" (NM about your pain, VS, issues, meds, admit questions,...

  9. The field of Nursing is wicked to CENAs..the ugly side no one talks about

    locolorenzo22 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    Darling, from what you described, I doubt I'd want to work there much longer....it could be hard, but from a personal point of view, if you keep working there and they don't have your back for...

  10. VENT!!!!! OMG....I think I'm going to smother someone!!!!!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    dang skippy, I went right to the bar last night....being sunday, trying to sneak one in before last call....and just flat out told the bartender, look, I know last call was 10 mins ago, at 12:45, (now...

  11. VENT!!!!! OMG....I think I'm going to smother someone!!!!!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    ok, update to the next night, yall.....So, I arrive to 9 patients....nobody tooooooo bad, right? Well, let's see, I picked up 1/2 shift...in those 6 hours: -received my back guy from sx who had a...

  12. How to brighten someones day

    locolorenzo22 replied to AirforceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been on the recieving end from so many patients when I'm saying goodbye at 3am.....etc...and try to give it back as much as possible to people....However, the opposite also occurs, I have no...

  13. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    locolorenzo22 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    I hear a lot, (i work neuro too, but we get a lot of the altered mental status).... Just from last night, (see other post for craziness) -from the guy who wouldn't stop getting out of bed, "Watch out...

  14. "Too smart" to be a nurse

    locolorenzo22 replied to may8755's topic in General Students

    I always say 3 pat replies.... A. I like taking care of people and actually spending time with them.... B. I didn't really want to go to school for 8 years to be on call for 24 hrs a day, 7 days a...

  15. Has anyone ever had to do all this mess for a job?

    locolorenzo22 replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would have been fine with it all.....did they have you do the TB mask fit test so if you tasted something horrible you know your mask isn't fit properly? Tastes like barf and...

  16. The field of Nursing is wicked to CENAs..the ugly side no one talks about

    locolorenzo22 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    A. The field of nursing is hard to many CNAs....We talk about it often...You cross your fingers that hopefully you work on a floor or in a facility where you either get along, or are professional and...

  17. ICU Nurses: How many of your patients actually get better?

    locolorenzo22 replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    The most kind of stat that stuck out there this last week in class while we were discussing critical care...."10% die in the ICU....20% die in the hospital, before discharge...." so, 30% die...

  18. New unit manager

    locolorenzo22 replied to LeschNyRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Kill em with kindness" Don't have to be a busy body about her, but congrats on family events(birth of grandkids, graduations from programs, etc.) will make you "appear" friendly....and I hear where...

  19. What am I, chopped liver?

    locolorenzo22 replied to sunshineonleith's topic in General Nursing

    we have the understanding in my family....medical=me, legal=brother, after that- well, you know. Dad had hernia sx the other week, and after talking to him about post op instructions, etc. etc....was...

  20. Starting IVs for first time ever in nursing school

    locolorenzo22 replied to may8755's topic in General Students

    I hear ya...I had a funky vein today as well.....However, when I do IVs, I tend to either go too deep or go through the vein....I've done 2!!!!!....I think the biggest relief is knowing that...

  21. Need your advice:

    locolorenzo22 replied to TRD's topic in General Nursing

    I too wouldn't tell your confirmed employer anything until you get a definite offer...then maybe something along the lines of "I'm sorry, but due to changes in my current situation, I will have to...

  22. Im getting ready to CRY!

    locolorenzo22 replied to angelwingsamy's topic in General Nursing

    often, if your school has a summer program...you complete theory regular time, and take make up clinicals in summer....then the school forwards your NCLEX stuff.....ask them about this.....they do it...

  23. What do you say to that?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Mnstn's topic in General Nursing

    I hear that! Personally, I say things like "well, I like taking care of people, so this was a natural job for me." I didn't want to spent the next 5-8 years in school, and be on call 24 hrs a day, 7...

  24. what are the hours of clinicals now?

    locolorenzo22 replied to tonyakay's topic in General Nursing

    Every state is different in the required amount of hours for clinicals....my own instructor admitted today that we get over the required amount. And I've only gone for 1 day a week for 4...

  25. Just a Whine :)

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

    I hear ya.....although, when even 1-2 are incontinent but the others are with it and demanding...it can quickly become hard as well.....the night the 90 yo lady in restraints with a ng tube got...