LisaRn21

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  1. Have an insulin needle question

    LisaRn21 replied to LisaRn21's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys!!! I will relay the message.. seems safe

  2. Have an insulin needle question

    LisaRn21 replied to LisaRn21's topic in General Nursing

    Ihave done some research and they have also said the needle can break off in the patient if used more than once.. but I was thinking if they use it like 5 tmies lol I think he was only trying to use...

  3. Ever do a flu shot clinic?

    LisaRn21 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    How do you get to do these clinics? Can you pick your own hours...like can I do it on my days off or on the weekends to gain some extra

  4. Mommies and daddys in the trauma room.

    LisaRn21 replied to crazy4trauma's topic in Emergency

    We do a family center care approach... so as long as it is possible we have parents in the room for everything. Even if they are really upset..we just have a social worker with them. We even let our...

  5. I am a nurse, but I dream of....

    LisaRn21 replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse but I dream of ... 1. being an MD....if only I could make my wishes come true

  6. The Today Show

    LisaRn21 replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    This is the last time I will defend my post. I am entitled to an opinion and I said I would not wear a cap, and the marshmellow comment ... was about wearing all white not the cap. and no one...

  7. The Today Show

    LisaRn21 replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I was not disrespecting or degrading anyone. I was simply stating, if someone decides to demand I wear certain clothes especially a hat on my head I would quit. I don't feel the nurses who have...

  8. The Today Show

    LisaRn21 replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    Ok... I don't even know where to begin... This is making me so mad. First of all I don't even own a cap lol nor am I going to get one or wear one.. I will change careers before I wear all white and...

  9. The War with the Floors

    LisaRn21 replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    We def have this problem... I work on the floors and it seems like we will get told about an addmission at 12 and we won't hear anything from the er until 230 ... or the best is the child walks onto...

  10. RN to MD

    LisaRn21 replied to tatty's topic in General Nursing

    I have thought about this topic a lot... I always wanted to be a doctor but didn't think I had the brain to be one.. or the guts to try... I didn't think I was smart enough for nursing school either...

  11. Please explain to me why people think this is weird?

    LisaRn21 replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    i've had two kids come into work allergic to watermelon and i have to laugh everytime hahaha it just makes me laugh The you have the kids that are allergic to strawberries or red dye and are sucking...

  12. How do you all feel about volunteers???

    LisaRn21 replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    I love our volunteers... I work in a pediatric hospital.. so it comes in handy when we have babies with no moms and kids that want to play games and we have no time ot sit there and rock the baby to...

  13. HUP, CHOP, Jeff, Christiana?

    LisaRn21 replied to KristinWW's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I do apologize if I offended anyone, yes I understand where you are coming from and I know it is a word that people use in a negative way to describe the mentally challanged but I don't think of the...

  14. HUP, CHOP, Jeff, Christiana?

    LisaRn21 replied to KristinWW's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    hi i work at saint christophers and i love it.. Its smaller than chop obviously its part of tenet and they have a really good program for new grads... I just graduated in may 05 and it was a good...

  15. What is "KVO" on your unit?

    LisaRn21 replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    I do peds and we run it from 2cc/hr to 20 depending on the size of the child.. obviously a 17 year old isn't gonna get the 2 and a 2 day old isn't gonna get the 20 .. that their maitinence fluid...

  16. What did you learn today as a nurse?

    LisaRn21 replied to minnib's topic in General Nursing

    And finally, I learned that the correct medical term for "butt crack" is "gluteal fold between the buttocks." I'll have to remember that one.. lol the other day I was trying to write what an abrasion...

  17. What did you learn today as a nurse?

    LisaRn21 replied to minnib's topic in General Nursing

    haha this is funny I just posted a blog about my day from hell and the things I learned... my friend laughed and said "how did you not know this I know we were taught this in school" Things I learned...

  18. Lidocaine prior to IV start?

    LisaRn21 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I work in peds and this is not a common practice... There are some kids that we use it on but very rarely do we. ELMAX acts as a vasoconstrictor and if we are putting it on the site it acctually...

  19. hmm don't really know whats going on

    LisaRn21 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey guys I graduated in may and took the summer off so I started working as a new RN the last week of september.. I have been off orientation since mid november... I have just been having a hard time...

  20. hmm don't really know whats going on

    LisaRn21 replied to LisaRn21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks guys.. I have been talking to a few coworkers and they just keep telling me it takes time... What really really makes me feel stupid is when I am giving report and they ask me questions about...

  21. Blood draws from a PICC/midline

    LisaRn21 replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    I have alway been taught if you can flush it it is in the right place, if you can't get a blood return it may be positioned against a side of the SVC or there is a fibrin sheath that grew over it and...

  22. Lung transplants

    LisaRn21 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys My mom had a lung transplant...and her 10th year birthday is coming up february 2nd. I really wanted to get her a cake in the shape of lungs but I can't find a baker that can do that...anyone...

  23. stinking of cigarette smoke

    LisaRn21 replied to sisterfaye's topic in General Nursing

    I work for peds now but when I did adults, you weren't allowed to leave the floor to smoke (did people? sure) but if you were gone more than a half hour your bed was given away! People who smoked got...

  24. stinking of cigarette smoke

    LisaRn21 replied to sisterfaye's topic in General Nursing

    UGH!!! I HATE WITH A CAPITAL H NURSES WHO SMOKE WHILE ON THE JOB!! I work with pediatric patients and there are nurses that go downstairs sometimes 5 times in an eight hour shift plus before and...

  25. Case study about post appendectomy

    LisaRn21 replied to coolcomic's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Depending on how the appendectomy is performed (lappy or old fashion cut) which depends on if it was perfed or not depends on the outcome. A lap appy usually has small incisions one on the right and...