loricatus

loricatus

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  1. Ready to Puke

    loricatus replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    There is a MD owned day surgery center affiliated with the little hospital I work for that is up for sale. Funny, when I heard about it being up for sale (last week), I made the very same comment you...

  2. Fired, concerned, worried, job issues, need information, and salary info!! help!

    loricatus replied to cutehumor's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. (It only has to be a word at a time

  3. Ready to Puke

    loricatus replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you are going through. Hate to tell you this but it is the first signs of burnout. So very common in this wonderful world of nursing. Just remember that when all is said and done, YOU...

  4. Anyone ever been on the Nutrisystem diet?

    loricatus replied to DolphinRN84's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I know the only way that I would be able to do that is to wear a

  5. Anyone ever been on the Nutrisystem diet?

    loricatus replied to DolphinRN84's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hey, thanks. It does sound bearable. I think I will try a 2 week supply at first. Should be able to know if it will work in that time frame. Have any suggestions of what to order? The meatloaf...

  6. Fired, concerned, worried, job issues, need information, and salary info!! help!

    loricatus replied to cutehumor's topic in General Nursing

    Are you saying that you piggybacked the blood tubing to the line that had the d5, but first flushed the line with NS that continued to run instead of the blood? If so, this isn't a grave error &...

  7. Fired, concerned, worried, job issues, need information, and salary info!! help!

    loricatus replied to cutehumor's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the other posters who remarked on it being OK to run NS with blood and that there must be more to this than just having some NS running with the blood. What exactly did they put in...

  8. Anyone ever been on the Nutrisystem diet?

    loricatus replied to DolphinRN84's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My daughter has been urging me to try this diet. Is there a way you can describe or compare the taste of the food? Is it like canned chef-boy-ardee----Yechhh? Or more like ramon

  9. Anyone ever been on the Nutrisystem diet?

    loricatus replied to DolphinRN84's topic in Health, Stress Management

    FYI, an Endocrinolgist who specializes in thryroids (know it's rare; but, we had to go to Philadelphia to find him) told my husband that the TSH normal range is so very wide, that those who lie on...

  10. My family can't believe nurses don't get breaks

    loricatus replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    I have not read all the pages of responses, so I apologize if what I am going to say has already been said. I believe that all nurses (as a collective whole) are responsible for not getting our breaks...

  11. Do you care if they want you to remove your shoes?

    loricatus replied to nurseby07's topic in Home Health

    I do not do home health but found your post interesting. My take on this is that you are not a guest in their house, but are there to do a job. I think you should not take off your shoes because as a...

  12. Anyone else call 'em johnnies?

    loricatus replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my, surprised to see that your post was referring to hospital gowns. I thought that your were referring to toilets

  13. New Safey Needle-The best needle ever!

    loricatus replied to theivnurse's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Never heard of it but am interested. Do you have a link to a website to get more info on

  14. Would you hire me back if you were them?

    loricatus replied to 2klkds's topic in General Nursing

    Please do not tke offense of what I am about to say, as it is meant as constructive criticism: Employers really do not care what you feel, only what you can do for them. Why you come off as immature...

  15. Level 1 Trauma Center

    loricatus replied to buffscotty's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are Baylor & Parkland the only adult level I's in the whole

  16. South Nassau Communities Hospital

    loricatus replied to wasup's topic in New York Nursing

    I heard that Madalyn, the Nurse Educator went to your ED. If so, talk to her about going directly into the ED after graduation. She ran a very good new grad ED program at Winthrop and would...

  17. Level 1 Trauma Center

    loricatus replied to buffscotty's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola (Long Island), New York Long Island Jewish Hospital in New Hyde Park (Queens/NYC), NY (border of NYC and Long Island). It's a high level II teaching hospital,...

  18. New Law blocking perdiem work

    loricatus replied to scma's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    This sounds more like a twist on an ethical conflict of interest policy, rather than a law. Since you work for a private practice that may recommend home infusion & if you are the one to do the...

  19. I Quit!

    loricatus replied to Super Nurse JoshuA's topic in General Nursing

    You certainly did the right thing. If more would do this then things may actually change so that patients can actually get safe care. It just seems that management is just cutting corners way too...

  20. I can't cath to save my life!

    loricatus replied to espritjolieRN's topic in General Nursing

    For the elderly or obese woman it works real well putting them on their sides with at least one leg bent and go in from the rear aiming for the top of the lady partsl opening. The angle is just right...

  21. What is the chart called ....??

    loricatus replied to cyndilouwho12's topic in General Nursing

    Are you referring to the grid that has Na, Cl, K, H & H...

  22. 37 LVN's "DOWNSIZED" - how's that for a shortage!

    loricatus replied to kharitinova's topic in Texas Nursing

    Is this place going for magnet status? It seems that things like this happen whenever a facility starts thinking about going Magnet. When will those administrative idiots ever learn what it takes...

  23. Who is in Nursing for the money?

    loricatus replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    I took a substantial paycut with nursing & sold my own business prior to going to school. It is not so much about the money, rather more about the job security. I will never get rich as a nurse;...

  24. Medical This or That

    loricatus replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    Mastectomy. Scabies or intractable

  25. Safe Harbor

    loricatus replied to woody62's topic in Texas Nursing

    Could you keep us informed if there are any reta;iation for this? Everyone I have known to even threaten safe harbor was let go-longest was 3 months. I do applaud you for your actions because it...