locolorenzo22

locolorenzo22 BSN, RN

Ortho, Neuro, Detox, Tele

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  1. Seeing a dying patient

    locolorenzo22 replied to greygooseuria's topic in General Students

    If it ever gets to the point that you don't cry a little or choke up with someone....then get out. crying still means you care. Sometimes you have a patient that you take care of for a week...you go...

  2. Alternate listed

    locolorenzo22 replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    For many programs, the app deadlines were in January for fall.....it's only january now. What does your point system look like? How many do you have? How many spots are there? I know I started with...

  3. Indiscrete CNAs

    locolorenzo22 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

  4. Good Morning, fellow insomniacs.....

    locolorenzo22 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey, all....Just posting on here killing time before clinicals. Any other early morning peeps up yet? (or at work, killing time before bed?) I usually don't have trouble sleeping, but I guess my...

  5. What nursing "invention" would make you famous?

    locolorenzo22 replied to juscallmegrace's topic in General Nursing

    How about poop alarms so when your patient starts to have a gallon of golytely coming out the other end, you know about it right away....vs when the poop starts dripping out of the bed...(yeah, with...

  6. Some mean Nurses.......

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

    tip for the above 2 posters....just always check the date before posting...as sometimes most of us have moved on from said thread....before you 2, nobody's commented on this thread in 2...

  7. IM going to FLipOUt on my coworkers!!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    ALWAYS prep for getting questions back...that's what some of us need to do to understand why we are doing what we're doing...I sometimes ask simple things (i'm a tech, so granted it's not as...

  8. IM going to FLipOUt on my coworkers!!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a good point....as far as sitting in poop goes...are there no aides..or nobody to help clean them up before test/PT? Sure it's nice to be on time..but none of us can help when our bodily...

  9. Breakfast of champs

    locolorenzo22 replied to RN ColbyJack's topic in General Nursing

    I think everybody needs a snack during the shift....I work 12s and nights. I tend to eat a smallish/medium size dinner before work at like 3:30....then, have my regular dinner around 8-9, before...

  10. Opinion needed about business idea....

    locolorenzo22 posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Hey all...i was sitting with a patient the other night...and something popped in my head. How many patients usually are stuck reading the same magazines...or watching the same TV shows...or just...

  11. protecting the rock!

    locolorenzo22 replied to GeauxNursing's topic in General Nursing

    I'd go with A)leaving it off...or B)Wearing it on a chain around the neck. too easy for bacteria to get in

  12. Hesi exit exams

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

    If they didn't tell you that's one thing....but if they made an addendum to the handbook, and you sign it, it's legally binding. That's what my school did....and you know what? It's not a big deal...

  13. Hello varicose veins! [Caution: VENTING!!]

    locolorenzo22 replied to simply_precious's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't make sense to me...but then again, since when did management start deciding what was best for staff.....The easiest thing to do, in my opinion, is chart as you go, true. But take the...

  14. Belligerent Coworker

    locolorenzo22 replied to texasfr's topic in General Nursing

    It's the truth folks.....some jobs have horrible workers and people with no work ethic....yesterday, the hours called for no techs on my floor...I went to another floor, came down at 9.(4 hrs into...

  15. Is it Too Early to Study for NCLEX RN

    locolorenzo22 replied to 4rom2bRN's topic in General Students

    Now, I've got a different opinion...I'm not hitting it hard...but my instructor recommended taking 20-30 questions a day until graduation....1. for NCLEX prep..2. Mainly for the exit test we HAVE to...

  16. This Was Truely Unexpected Event

    locolorenzo22 replied to angelique777's topic in General Nursing

    I'll do the "ease em down the leg" move, but if they're falling forward, I'm not going to throw myself in front of em, or try to hold em up against gravity.....I'll do my best to keep them from...

  17. Being a Big Guy

    locolorenzo22 replied to MurseHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    I've got a view on this...I'm not that big...but at 6'1" and 240 lbs....I tend to be used for lifting/moving/getting those confused older ladies and men...I worked in the ICU last night, and my back...

  18. Smoking And Nurses

    locolorenzo22 replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I do think it affects judgement...many times last year, smoking workers were allowed to take numerous "smoke breaks" downstairs and outside....allowing fewer nurses and techs on floor,...

  19. I don't want to come to work on my days off.

    locolorenzo22 replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    nobody forces them to short staff....when it happens, I'm more than happy to come in once in a while...knowing that they better work with me if I have a family or school thing happen on a...

  20. A "dating female students in your class" post

    locolorenzo22 replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Male Nursing Students

    dang....and that's a nice car too.... Well, you can outrun the cops, but you can't outrun psycho ex

  21. Why did you pick the nursing school you did?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Mnstn's topic in General Students

    In no particular order: 1)length of waitlist....each college WAS 20 miles away....one had waitlist of 4 years, other used points system every semester, so based on entrance exam and previous classes,...

  22. A "dating female students in your class" post

    locolorenzo22 replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Male Nursing Students

    maybe getting that all exclusive foley off my skills card before I graduate would be

  23. Do you understand your paycheck??

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

    I figure out my hrs, my shift diff, my earned time for being on call or low census, and any other amounts of time I have to figure out...it's usually more than I expect, which is fine by

  24. The doctor will see your credit now

    locolorenzo22 replied to LydiaNN's topic in General Nursing

    geez, how many patients will be approached with the attitude of, "oh, their fico score's bad....let's hold their meds and expensive treatments cause we'll have to eat the cost....." And people wonder...

  25. Tired of being SICK!!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to ERnewbieRN's topic in General Nursing

    It even happens when you get pulled to floors you haven't been pulled to before...I went to peds on monday, first time in 14 months....got sick Tues morn and didn't feel good til yesterday! Missed...