LuLu123NY

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1. New grad dealing with angry/yelling patients

   LuLu123NY replied to pumpkin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

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2. How many of you were CNA's before you went into nursing?

   LuLu123NY replied to Cryssi's topic in General Nursing

   I started out as a student nurse aide while in nursing school then became a nursing assistant until I graduated . I could never have graduated without working in the hospital. All those pt assignments...

3. About MRSA

   LuLu123NY replied to Kenshisandesu's topic in New York Nursing

   MRSA is: methicillin resistant staph aureus. Methicillin is a man made penicillin. The MRSA is found after a culture is done of a wound, or blood draw. The MRSA is active in the area in question such...

4. I'm the newest RN

   LuLu123NY replied to yvonneRN2B's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Congratulations to all new RN's and graduate nurses !! Welcome to "our world" !! Remember to be good to yourself before you can be good to your pt.

5. Nursing School

   LuLu123NY replied to momstew's topic in New York Nursing

   I started school at 45 with 2 kids and youngest going to half day kindergarten. Frankly, I could not have done it without the support of my husband who took care of the kids and himself while I was...

6. About MRSA

   LuLu123NY replied to Kenshisandesu's topic in New York Nursing

   Generally Vanco is used since this staph aureus is resistant to methicillin, which is a man made PCN. Be careful of "red man's syndrome" when using vanco. You may need to turn down the IV rate and get...

7. St. Joseph's Hospital SON (Syracuse)

   LuLu123NY replied to abigailfaith's topic in New York Nursing

   I am a graduate of St. Joe's School of Nursing. It's a tough program but well worth it. I highly recommend pre req's completion before starting nursing courses. Also, the hospital recently became a...

8. Do Doctors know what Isolation precautions mean??

   LuLu123NY replied to Christean's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   ** In our hospital, the nurses put a pt on isolation usually before the docs know the labs came back positive, warranting isolation precautions. Often, there are covering docs who did not know the...