Laurie52

Laurie52

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  1. Disrespectful patient

    Laurie52 replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just curious, why admit to ICU if

  2. Life, death, and dying.

    Laurie52 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Paralytic do not alter pupil size or the pupillary light

  3. Why do some nurses "hate their jobs"?

    Laurie52 replied to iculvr's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked full time as a bedside nurse since 1974 except for a recent medical leave. I still learn new things. I have great coworker's, they have my back and I have theirs. My manager is also...

  4. ABG Results, Explain this to me....

    Laurie52 replied to MillsAnthonyRNTL's topic in Critical Care

    I would redraw and have it run on a different machine. It doesn't make any sense that a pco2 would be so low with a respiratory rate of 10 to 12 and the fact that it didn't give a saturation is...

  5. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Laurie52 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. There are non so blind as those who will not

  6. Atrial pacing above 100 to increase CO/MAP

    Laurie52 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    How do you know this patient had a fluid deficit? From what you describe, this is pretty much standard care s/p CABG. Before you decide you know more than the board certified surgeon who has gone to...

  7. Kaiser Permanente nurses begin 7-day strike

    Laurie52 replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Doesn't California have mandated staffing

  8. Should I stay or go? 1st Year RN wanting to quit without another job in place.

    Laurie52 replied to pthelper777's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Do you have anything that resembles a personal code of

  9. Triage question

    Laurie52 replied to gvrn13's topic in Emergency

    The 20 year old could have an undiagnosed clotting disorder and a pulmonary embolism. It's too easy to get burned when just looking at the age of the

  10. Nurse Bullying

    Laurie52 replied to Slhengy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, you did not give examples. You just said you were bullied. What constitutes being

  11. Nurse Bullying

    Laurie52 replied to Slhengy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I always thought that the younger nurses were jealous of me because I'm so much closer to retirement. And just to break some of the stereotypes, I'm very techno savvy and can still multitask. Where...

  12. New Grad switching from ICU to Health Department internal conflicts

    Laurie52 replied to LiveHappyLiveHealthy's topic in Public, Community Health

    How long was your

  13. Second Thoughts about Nursing

    Laurie52 replied to acbamy55's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a 3rd year nursing student I decided to switch majors and get a double history and literature major. My father said that's fine if I know how I was going to support myself. I stayed in...

  14. Paramedics and palliative care

    Laurie52 replied to Countrynurse17's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    If you had overdosed her with a narcotic her pupils would have been constricted. She was probably dying which must had been expected if she was

  15. Seriously ???

    Laurie52 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    OK, I'm back. I am not a school nurse. I have more confidence in kids than you do. Inflammatory, not really, just a different perspective. I will just leave at

  16. Seriously ???

    Laurie52 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Secondly an inhaler belongs with the patient at all times, that should be reinforced at a young age. The nurse should not be the gate-keeper. Totally agree with this. I think that children need to be...

  17. Leaving at 6 months in?

    Laurie52 replied to slippersocks's topic in First Year After Licensure

    And people wonder why experienced nurses don't want to be preceptors. Who wants to expend their time and energy in being an engaged preceptor when they leave after a couple of months. This is why I...

  18. 3rd Shift Disability Resources

    Laurie52 replied to happyclouds's topic in General Nursing

    How is this fair to your coworker's? If you can't work nights, then why apply for a job that requires nights? Why don't you apply for a job that doesn't require shift

  19. Parents wanting MD

    Laurie52 replied to pedspnp's topic in Advanced Practice

    Do these people make an appointment with a physician and are seen by a nurse practitioner

  20. Visiting hours

    Laurie52 posted a topic in Burn

    Can anyone who works in a burn ICU tell me why the visiting hours are so limited versus other ICUs?

  21. It's not my job to pray with you.

    Laurie52 replied to kickatthedark's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    This thread has really surprised me. Hasn't anyone over been to a wedding or funeral for someone of a different faith? No one is asking you to convert, just be respectful of others

  22. Should I have charted different?

    Laurie52 replied to littlemissfit's topic in General Nursing

    I would have charted the patient's complaints, pertinent assessments and your interventions. When you document that you felt that the physicians response was not appropriate to the situation, my next...

  23. Pt's home infested with bed bugs, fleas, etc..

    Laurie52 replied to RN-DC's topic in Home Health

    I give you a lot of credit if you could go into a home like that. There is no force on this earth that would get me in that house a second

  24. Feel excluded from classmates

    Laurie52 replied to lampard's topic in General Students

    I'm pretty sure this is why they are upset with you. Not only did you not want to help her but you also set her up to do poorly by not even telling her that she missed something big. You didn't have...

  25. Support Kaci Hickox

    Laurie52 replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Isolation and Quarantine Isolation and quarantine help protect the public by preventing exposure to people who have or may have a contagious disease. Isolation separates sick people with a contagious...