locolorenzo22

locolorenzo22 BSN, RN

Ortho, Neuro, Detox, Tele

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  1. Sick to my stomach....

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

    We really can't be everywhere at once....even as an aide, I check in on my falls people more often, but I can't be in there 12 hrs out of 12.....I still remember the first day I worked and I had...

  2. Bored To Death!

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

    Diahni, I think that is part of the issue with those of us who are younger and just getting out of NS...My life plan includes part of seeing the world in conjuction with actually using my nursing...

  3. So, how many of you have had MRSA

    locolorenzo22 replied to teenycar's topic in General Nursing

    I was convinced that I had it, due to a hx of some swelling and pus-filled boils occurring from time to time, especially in my chest area....However, am negative with nare swabs, and have discovered...

  4. Young Nurse becoming Old

    locolorenzo22 replied to lvlissl2ebecca's topic in General Nursing

    It's very true that when you're younger....you don't want to work every single holiday. My personal situation is that since my family all lives out of state during the winter....I would much rather...

  5. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    locolorenzo22 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've got 2 that spring to mind:..... 1. So I'm pulled down to a med surg floor to find out that not only am I going to be taking care of 2 confused patients, one of them is in restraints in a chair,...

  6. Discrimination towards male students? Need advice.

    locolorenzo22 replied to Dabuggy's topic in Men in Nursing

    It's true...so many of us vent to each other, but when it comes right down to it: "They have the key, the lock, and the combination for the padlock on the door....we play the game up til the last day,...

  7. What do you guys during your off-time?

    locolorenzo22 replied to mcknis's topic in Men in Nursing

    Surf the net, watch movies, try to meet women, hang/eat with friends, somedays I just can't find a thing to do

  8. problem with CNA

    locolorenzo22 replied to adnstudent2007's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a big thing...and speaking as a CNA who is (almost a nurse)...I realize that I'm ALMOST a nurse...it's a big thing between explaining something that the nurse is explaining and...

  9. Calling in sick....feeling worst after the call!

    locolorenzo22 replied to TeresaB930's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, I 2nd that, but then again, when you get frustrated don't we all vent.....I've gotten the "you're not calling off..." question, I've gotten the "oh, well, we've only got 12 patients and we're...

  10. Male nurses dominate b/c they are Male?

    locolorenzo22 replied to sasha1224's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Personally, I think that being a man makes you hypervisible in the healthcare field....as a tech, many patients go to say...."oh, that one CNA, he was good/bad/etc..." and management usually asks them...

  11. What do you write on your pt's bulletin board?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    I usually put the date, my name and position, the nurse for the night, the room number and a little reminder to use the call bell. I've drawn turkeys for thanksgiving, balloons for birthdays, and my...

  12. I feel isolated and left out

    locolorenzo22 replied to inshallamiami's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I think it happens without the others being aware of it...here you come into this already structured environment and they lapse into it probably without being aware....I speak some...

  13. What's behind your name?

    locolorenzo22 replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    I think it just becomes engrained in the muscle memory...I sign with CNA at work...and sign ADNS when at clinical...I worked as an activity director for 3.5 yrs and I used to sign my clinical...

  14. Drinks in the nurses station...

    locolorenzo22 replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    I personally don't see the problem if you leave it near where you are, and it's COVERED! If you know you're making rounds, sip on something between patients or when you're out of sight. Personally,...

  15. Inappropriate sexuality...where to draw the line?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Kunzieo's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps a male perspective is called for...I work(as a CNA) on a neuro floor, and we have plenty of impulse control problem patients. Many of them do NOT realize what they are doing, or that they...

  16. Management is turning the hospital into the Four Seasons (If they could)

    locolorenzo22 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    This is always been one of my major sticking points....I'm not even a nurse, but I see the points of both sides.... 1. Hospitals are NOT meant to be a hotel....but patients have the right to...

  17. How do you protect your identity?

    locolorenzo22 replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    It's important to have ways of just saying "no"....patients ask me sometimes..."What's your last name?, are you married?, and Do you live nearby?" I simply reply..."x, like the letter", I don't...

  18. The Unwritten Rules of Nursing

    locolorenzo22 replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    top 3 of mine... 1. NEVER assume that someone else will get your lights....if you ignore lights, pretty soon you'll have 23 going off one after the other and will be 3-4 hrs behind schedule... 2. When...

  19. How is this fair?????????

    locolorenzo22 replied to jg11785's topic in General Nursing

    We get 3 chances to pass, but aren't even sure which system we're using....We either pass in 3 or we fail the entire semester and have to come back next year...It was given to us in a quickly rushed...

  20. Anyone else get bummed out around the holidays?

    locolorenzo22 replied to jbp0529's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think it's just part of the surviving spirit of all of us...I actually just read this book tonight with changing/family/relationship reasons for depression...and I think the best insight I got was...

  21. Families from Hell

    locolorenzo22 replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    OK, NOT so nice/friendly long time poster advice.... To both of you...continue the discussion in PMs or it's own seperate thread...we all see where each one of you is coming from...and I personally...

  22. super powers...

    locolorenzo22 replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

    mmm.....is the easy button already taken? I want an EASY

  23. hand tremor - how to control?

    locolorenzo22 replied to adventuregirl's topic in General Students

    I personally take a deep breath, let it out while I working with a needle, and then concentrate on everything around the needle, not just the needle itself......it helps to have a wide field..and...

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

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

    Personally, I do not ENJOY being a CNA...it pays the bills and really is about the best tech/CNA job in the area....it's at the supposed "rich" hospital...but we get patients from all over the...

  25. charting sleep question

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

    oh, i thought this was going to be tips on how to chart while asleep..like at 3AM or so...lol.... Seriously though, how do you "know" they are asleep, what if they are just lying there with eyes...