LouisVRN

LouisVRN RN

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  1. Could employers judge people by their names?

    LouisVRN replied to MsbossyRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Actually apparently there was a Holden on Days of Our Lives or As the World Turns, I have never watched either but I always get asked if that is where his name is from. Only two people throughout all...

  2. A Lesson in Family, Ethics and End of Life

    LouisVRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    (HUGS) I'm so sorry for all that you have on your shoulders right now. My father passed away from lung cancer early this year and unfortunately despite the high mortality rate of lung cancer no one in...

  3. Before you became a nurse..

    LouisVRN replied to MimeBox's topic in General Nursing

    You really do get used to it. Also, with wounds I still find them disgusting, but when I have to take care of them, its not about my perception of it, its about getting the job done and making the...

  4. Could employers judge people by their names?

    LouisVRN replied to MsbossyRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I absolutely agree that it can definitely give someone a first impression of you. I have a very common name, like Jennifer. Almost every single one of my patients procedes to tell me about their...

  5. Thought I was doing fine... THEN got a call from my manager.... :(

    LouisVRN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    If you truly believe that some of the things that they reported never happened I would ask the manager if it would be possible to meet with them as well, with her, to get further clarification on what...

  6. Electrolyte Replacement

    LouisVRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering if anyone knows of any additional scenarios where one electrolyte needs to be replaced before another. The only one I know of is replacing Magnesium before potassium. It is astounding...

  7. Electrolyte Replacement

    LouisVRN replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    From what I was taught in school and confirmed by a physician when discussing this was another nurse at the nurses station is that a patient with a low magnesium can not absorb the potassium,...

  8. Over riding a resident?

    LouisVRN replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say here, with everyone saying how it wouldn't hurt the patient, I think you could have played performing these actions in a light that would have benefited the patient. Saying "I know you...

  9. Over riding a resident?

    LouisVRN replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    I completely disagree with you. You never know when chest pain is serious and that's why at most places there is a chest pain protocol. At our facility it is required that you page the doctor twice...

  10. A funny and warped FACES pain scale

    LouisVRN replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG I loved this was seriously laughing so hard I was

  11. Question about perfume/cologne

    LouisVRN replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with all the other posters who say leave anything heavily scented at home. The one exception is sometimes I have to shower immediately before work due to childcare inconveniences and I always...

  12. What do you call the Doc?

    LouisVRN replied to Flipper911's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe its working night shift and not ever having seen the majority of our doctors I always call them Dr. Last Name. Unless they specifically ask me to call them by their first name in which case I...

  13. Incompetent

    LouisVRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why I am so incompetent when I leave the hospital. At work I'm one of the "go-to-people". I do not feel scared or incapable and when I know I am not trained to handle a situation I know...

  14. Incompetent

    LouisVRN replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh I'm so glad to hear this is not just me. :) I was starting to wonder if there was something really wrong when I'm dry heaving in the bathroom because I'm so sick to my stomach and my husband and...

  15. do you care about your patients?

    LouisVRN replied to Rhee's topic in General Nursing

    Press-Gainey and all the similar surveryors aren't concerned if we actually do care or not, just the patient's perception of if we do or do not. I've found the only way to "show" my patients I care is...

  16. Contact Isolation: Do YOU always gown up?

    LouisVRN replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the posters that said I gown unless I am just dropping something off or fixing the IV pump in which case I glove only. Unless the patient has C-diff, and then I'm gowning no matter what....

  17. I only want to be a PP or L&D nurse.....

    LouisVRN replied to mks1014's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have to say when I started nursing school I had no idea what I wanted to do. I went through an 18 month accelerated BSN program (no breaks). We started in January and in the beginning of March I...

  18. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    LouisVRN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I work with several people that claim they can "see" things and have experiences with ghosts. I was taking care of a patient last weekend around 3am and heard the water turn on at the sink outside the...

  19. Shaky hands and IV starts?!

    LouisVRN replied to wbrogers's topic in General Nursing

    I also have shakey hands, no idea why. I can tell you though that after two years on the job, I have no problem getting IV starts. Like other posters have said, you usually have your hand well braced...

  20. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    LouisVRN replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    No. My husband broke his pelvis on a motorcycle. He was very lucky it was not worse. IF I get anything to say about it neither my husband nor son will ever have

  21. What do you think of this Ambien order?

    LouisVRN replied to IowaLPN's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital I work at, we have just changed policy so if the order states 1-2 tabs, we must first start with administering one tab, reassess within the designated period of time 1-2 hours for po...

  22. Nursing and sexual orientation

    LouisVRN replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    At my place of work, the less you say the more people talk. That being said I have known some openly gay people and they and their spouses were not discriminated against in any way shape or form, they...

  23. opinions, please

    LouisVRN replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with grey. Despite it not being his patient/area he obviously did come in. Had he come in and the situation been that of all hell breaking loose he would have been legally obligated to...

  24. am I crazy to even think about this?

    LouisVRN replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    I know a lot of people who drive in from rural areas that are an hour or two away. Wouldn't work well for me, I'm last minute as it is working 3 miles away, LOL, but if it works for you I say go for...

  25. First big nursing mistake....need some support

    LouisVRN replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that you should try not to feel too badly about this although your concern shows how much you value patient safety. The patient however doesn't sound like they were in any way harmed from...