loricatus

loricatus

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  1. Late Shift Health

    loricatus posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    [YOUTUBE]qCwJLIM91VM[/YOUTUBE] So glad I recognized that the overnight shift was affecting my health (although, I loved working it). Now that I work days, my health is better but I hate the shift....

  2. Dangerous nurses

    loricatus replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are so

  3. Injections practice?

    loricatus replied to NurseStudentHusband's topic in General Students

  4. Eat Before You Get Here!

    loricatus replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    Got so sick of the diabetic line or the hypoglycemia line that I resorted to carrying sugar packets and hand them one or two to lick on while they

  5. Were there any nursing skills that you didn't get to do in nursing school?

    loricatus replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    My university was so bad that I never knew how to prime tubing or use a pump; however, I could write some mean research papers. Thank goodness the hospital that hired me out of school knew the...

  6. At home practice for initiating an IV?

    loricatus replied to aellisrn10's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Turkey worked for me. You can find some nice veins in the thigh and in the neck, plus you get the real feel for it. Did chicken to practice IO insertion when I did PALS for the first

  7. Seizure Pts: what to do when it happens?

    loricatus replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Pad the bed rails and headboard to prevent injury. Make sure suction and oxygen is readily available. Keep environmental stimulus down to a minimum. Found something that gives you more infromation...

  8. COPD: EMPHYSEMA

    loricatus replied to hershey.sarah's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/807143-overview http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/141287.php http://www.enotes.com/nursing-encyclopedia/emphysema...

  9. Dangerous nurses

    loricatus replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It would be a my word against the dangerous nurse's word & management/administration has been known to alter records to protect themselves from mistakes

  10. what I DON'T LIKE about NURSING is...

    loricatus replied to sergei1989's topic in General Students

    What I can't stand is the petty politics and rules/decisions being made about patient care from those who either have never done any form of patient care or have been away from it for ages....

  11. Dangerous nurses

    loricatus replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No risk management at the private hospital I work at. But, you gave me an idea about reporting this to the Joint Commission (hospital is accredited).

  12. Dangerous nurses

    loricatus replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wish the one where I work was gone. This one is getting worse and I think she has Munchausen by Nurse (proxy) syndrome. Reported the nurse to ALL managers, with specifics on med errors witnessed...

  13. Which agency to choose! ED RN HELP

    loricatus replied to xxJohnnyTxx's topic in Travel

    Agostini is getting some very bad reviews on a popular travel nurse forum right now (delphi). Seems like quite a few travelers aren't saying as good things about them as you. To the OP: Now is not...

  14. Did Travel Nurse Agencies kill the field?

    loricatus replied to eriksoln's topic in Travel

    There are other forums and websites that explain your topic further; and, this is where I got the info I am about to post. The average billable hour for a nurse traveler that is not a rapid response,...

  15. job fair - suit or not?

    loricatus replied to hatingthewaiting's topic in General Nursing

    I think that for the school job fair you should stand out a little by wearing the burgundy blouse with the suit. Here you would want to stand out a little (and the HR rep is more likely to remember...

  16. New PACU Nurse

    loricatus replied to mrrn12's topic in PACU

    To increase your chances, I would say to first get ACLS certification and then approach the PACU NM and ask if you could pick up some extra shifts in the PACU (or even pre-op), especially if they are...

  17. My husband said something that got me to thinking.

    loricatus replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    You cannot imagine how much I needed to see your post tonight. I was just about to quit because of being one of the ones that works their butt off while others just sit around. It put things in a...

  18. White House to hold healthcare forums across U.S.

    loricatus replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Although it is a nice start going regional, I think he should organize specialty groups from across the country to have input. Imagine the insight that could be gained by groups of nurses, doctors,...

  19. what do you do during a tornado?

    loricatus replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    One hospital in Dallas I used to work for called it a 'Code Brown'. Had a good laugh in orientation when they said that. What is even funnier is that they had no idea why I laughed. It is mostly...

  20. Company party...

    loricatus replied to Fancy Face's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Probably the only thing you could have done more was to threaten him with calling the police and letting them decide if he is OK to

  21. how do you take the BP in this scenario?

    loricatus replied to mashamontago's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The OP HAS been asking a lot of questions. Just look at the profile to find the posts made. OP even asks whether to study or go to sleep, whether to change career to business because of failing...

  22. New PACU Nurse

    loricatus replied to mrrn12's topic in PACU

    I work with a nurse that just shines a penlight in the patient's eyes and says "... just follow the light and you make it to heaven." Not advocating that; but, it does break the

  23. how do you take the BP in this scenario?

    loricatus replied to mashamontago's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Went to google for you and typed in 'leg blood pressure measurement' and this is the first response http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/471829 Please try to give google and your textbooks a try...

  24. Thinking outside the box.

    loricatus replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    You can't be worse than this nurse singer (but he's great no matter how bad his voice is):

  25. why is this a sign of overhydration?

    loricatus replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    Please look at the OP's profile at all of the posts made and you will see why some share some of my