LobotRN BSN, RN

LobotRN has 4 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Med Tele, Gen Surgical.

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   Lindsey Koi Pants

   LobotRN replied to TiffadoRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I found that the material on Koi Lindsey wasn't very sturdy and they would last maybe 9 months with regular washes after every shift. My personal fave is the Youtility Gen Flex by Dickies. I think...
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   What are your personal standards when a patient "refuses care"

   LobotRN replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

   I work(ed) acute care (Hey Commuter! Congrats) and my rule for refusals was this type of assessment and documentation: "Pt refusing (shower/bedbath/pericare/turns). Pt assessed for...
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   How did you pay off your student debt?

   LobotRN replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

   Exactly elkpark. Go to bankrate.com and look at their debt calculators. If you know the loan amount and interest rate, you can create all the scenarios you are asking about and see what the numbers...
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   Post op complication question

   LobotRN replied to nursesky's topic in General Students

   (FUNNY!) But on a more serious note, How long post op? Immediately after I vote hemorrhagic complication. A day or two later, I vote sepsis. What is the WBC? Lactate? This can really be a...
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   Will my diabetes affect my future in nursing?

   LobotRN replied to amb25315's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, yes we are. Why thank you blondy! And to the OP, I have been IDDM since I was 2 years old. Now on a pump with continuous glucose monitoring for the last 15 years. As far as your employment...
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   Patient Bathing...or Not.

   LobotRN replied to LobotRN's topic in General Nursing

   Hmmmm. I'm starting to think bathing and lift fairies aren't
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   Patient Bathing...or Not.

   LobotRN replied to LobotRN's topic in General Nursing

   No, we use disposable basins. In fact if we lowered the volumes of those, it would offset the bath wipe costs. I don't wanna even think what a reusable basin would culture out
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   Patient Bathing...or Not.

   LobotRN replied to LobotRN's topic in General Nursing

   THIS! A few months ago I tried to get a trial of the Medline bathing wipes, which are AWESOME, but was told it wasn't cost effective. Reallllllly? Single use items reduce infection rates, and it...
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   Patient Bathing...or Not.

   LobotRN replied to LobotRN's topic in General Nursing

   Ahhhh. I was hoping to find the bath fairy out there, somewhere. Seriously, thanks for the comments. But what it is seeming to boil down to is that we actually need to 1) have a culture shift that...
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    Patient Bathing...or Not.

    LobotRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    How do we get it done? I am looking for ideas on how to address patient hygiene issues in acute care. It is essential nursing care in my book, I am all for it, I try my best to get it done and help...
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    Frustrated with nursing

    LobotRN replied to GoldieRN1's topic in General Nursing

    In a nutshell, it can still affect you. Virtually any licensure application in any field has some verbiage to the effect of, "have you every had any publicly issued license revoked, reprimanded, or...
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    What type of needle do you use when drawing up from glass ampoules

    LobotRN replied to jamsandwich2015's topic in General Nursing

    My Uncle works for the FDA. His response is cost re: glass ampules. Medications that are single use and that can be batch created and group sterilized, thus low cost production. And the glass...
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    Magnet status

    LobotRN replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^Exaaaaactly Ruby! Incidentally, we are paid for time in those ancillary meetings. However! Being forced into it and the impact it has on work life balance is horrible. Be on Shared Governance,...
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    Educational Advertising at a for-profit program, what the?????

    LobotRN replied to LobotRN's topic in General Nursing

    At Acute HD, they must have candidates qualified for entry into a BON approved program, and that means science, English, and math, right? So then they can charge for that, too. Here's a good read on...
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    Educational Advertising at a for-profit program, what the?????

    LobotRN replied to LobotRN's topic in General Nursing

    Surprisingly their pass rates are 91% + for 2014 and 2015, and they deliver about 75 or so candidates per calendar year. I just wonder how many enrollees make it to the end and can sit for boards?...