LoriAlabamaRN

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  1. I feel so bad- anyone else ever done this?

    LoriAlabamaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, We're shortstaffed tonight so I decided to help one of my LPNs out and do her lab draw (blood) for her... the resident is a 78yo lol, skinny and no fat but has large veins protruding on...

  2. I feel so bad- anyone else ever done this?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, it was a pt/inr... I just feel crummy about

  3. Bad Habits Nurses Develop

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guilty of fudging a bit with gloves during IV starts- I rip off the pointer finger of the glove on my right hand, that way I can keep a goof feel on the vein while still being MOSTLY protected......

  4. Oddest things found in a patient!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    We had the same guy come to the OR I used to work at four times with various items lodged in his rectum... for the first three he had creative stories about how they "accidentally" got stuck in there...

  5. Absurd Things That Managers Do

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very lenient as far as scrubs go, but I did have to send one gal home... she showed up wearing a button-up scrub top open over a lingerie-type shirt. Seriously. And she was about a size 24, and...

  6. Anyone from Key West? I need help...

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, if I were living in Seattlle and received transfer orders to Key West, I think I'd STILL be dancing around woohooing! Sundrenched islands, tiki hut bars, rum drinks served from a coconut... but I...

  7. What do CNA's do in the ER?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Faeriewand's topic in Emergency

    It sounds to me like the ideal way for you to get acquainted with the unit in which you want to work as a nurse. By the time you graduate, you will already know 99% of your job! I say GO FOR

  8. cleaning poop

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to tprashad's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I had one of those princesses too! Totally capable, recuperating from minor ankle surgery and wanted me to come into the bathroom and wipe her bottom and flush the commode for her. Um... no. When...

  9. An ethical question.

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    I would take your concerns to your (and her) supervisor, and find out exactly what your laws and policy

  10. Anyone take out $50,000 per year to live?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to ellarose's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Couldn't you and your husband work part time? Even if just one of you does... it's a struggle, sure, but there's no need for neither one of you to have a job because one of you is in school, right? I...

  11. cleaning poop

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to tprashad's topic in General Nursing

    Working as a CNA while getting my license was a definite advantage, I lost my oversensitization to the "gross factor" pretty quickly. Honestly, just put some Vicks Vaporub under your nostrils and...

  12. Schools in AL

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Troy State University has a good program... I went to Wallace but it's an ADN

  13. Theft or missing items?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to romie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We've had instances of theft... once a housekeeper was caught in the act and fired. Our residents get a paltry $30 a month to spend, and it's disgusting that people would steal from someone who has so...

  14. Anyone in Enterprise or Dothan area?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to militaryspouse98's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Hang in there! I loved the RN program also. I just heard that my favorite teacher quit... Ms. "F", you prob know what I mean. PM me if you know the

  15. Has anyone every assisted in a Scientology "silent birth?"

    LoriAlabamaRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Dang it... the title was supposed to be has anyone EVER assisted in a Scientology "silent birth"... Because of the whole Tomkat birth, the "silent birth" advocated by Scientologists has gotten some...

  16. Has anyone every assisted in a Scientology "silent birth?"

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Whoops... I just realized that someone posted a pretty much identical thread on this subject a couple days ago...

  17. Need Some HELP!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to godsgrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Can you speak with your teacher? Sometimes you can persuade them to offer the class an extra credit assignment, especially if there are many students in the same boat as

  18. Failed again!!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to eosaeni's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Don't give up on your dream! Find an NCLEX review course in or around your area. They can do

  19. How should I handle this??

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    This situation has come up in my facility as well. The way I explained it to the CNAs is that while the nurse can do all the things that a CNA can, a CNA cannot do the job of the nurse. Therefore, it...

  20. Cna??

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to RN2B1DAY's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Becoming a CNA is an excellent idea. You will learn all sorts of valuable lessons regarding patient care, and when your clinicals start you will already be comfortable in the environment. The...

  21. ripping an arm out of a socket...is this true

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Some people have a shoulder condition that makes it very easy to dislocate. I had a friend with this, and he dislocated his once pulling himself out of a pool while I was with him... he was totalyl...

  22. I worked so hard!!!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LAROSILIERE7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would simply apply to another school. An nursing license is a nursing license, wherever it is

  23. i'm so torn..please please help!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to futurenurse85's topic in Texas Nursing

    Perhaps you could meet with the director of both programs and discuss the curriculum with him or

  24. Nurse killed at work

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to chapmajc's topic in International Nursing

    That's terrible! I hope that this tragedy results in a change, perhaps in security or a fenced in safe area on the property with plenty of lights, attached to the building in which you work... I'm so...

  25. I Hate My Program/instructors!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to SinfulCNA27's topic in General Students

    Just remember that these instructors will not follow you after graduation, they will not be working with you. I strongly disliked several of my instructors, but hang in there and get your degree, then...