LoriAlabamaRN

LoriAlabamaRN

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  1. Personnal lives or reckless?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    My hobby is one that is "reckless," I catch, study and release poisonous snakes. Or rather, I should say that I USED to, because dh does not like to see his wife with a rattlesnake around her neck....

  2. feces odor in student

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to ALoucas's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like he may have a problem with passing

  3. DON said mean things about me...which I overheard.

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry... As a fellow back pain sufferer, I know just how debilitating it can be. Some people are just unprofessional and catty as all getout. I would have pushed the door open at that point and...

  4. grrrrrrrrrr.........

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to luvkitties's topic in General Nursing

    I set up my stuff after applying the tourniquet also, it takes a little bit for the veins to plump up, especially with the more elderly population. I do the same thing with blood draws as well. As for...

  5. Third Shift Blues

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to gracie05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm night shift too, let me explain what I learned. At night your pineal gland produces melatonin, during the day it produces serotonin. When you switch around and work nights, that can get messed up...

  6. Full Time School + FullTime Work

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Christos Anesti's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    That's exactly what I did, worked 11-7 and went to school fulltime as well. I honestly would not recommend it- can you maybe cut down to halftime at work? There are clinicals and monster exams to...

  7. Why dont we get respect as LTC nurses?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Great comeback! See, a lot of ER nurses will judge us by the residents we send out. That's not always fair. If someone has bedsores in this facility, 99% of the time they had them when they were...

  8. Why dont we get respect as LTC nurses?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In response to the hospitals thinking WE give bad care, I have to respond... At my LTC facility, residents are turned, breathing treatments given, briefs changed on time. We absolutely HATE it if one...

  9. DH dying-need prayers

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Joey, I was just thinking about you the other day and hoping that everything had worked out. I'm so glad to hear about your new job. You deserve all the happiness with your daughter you can stand, and...

  10. I love night shift!!!!!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely love night shift. I've always been a night person. I love the autonomy, the quiet moments, and the chance to actually NURSE without having to be too busy all the time. I can sit at...

  11. Am dreading second year.......

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Dratz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had a really hard time in my RN program as well... there were people there who already knew eachother and "cliques" abounded. I didn't fit in, and I will always remember my burning cheeks as I tried...

  12. THIS Is Why I Love Geriatrics

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Beautiful story from a beautiful

  13. Need help dealing with situation

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    It could even be that one of the video games or DVDs you loaned the poor boy was accidentally packed with his stuff and the father is trying to return it. That's happened before to me when I loaned a...

  14. Any CNA's pursing RN degree???

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to carebear_21's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I also worked as a CNA while going through school. I felt that it helped immeasurably. I definitely encourage this. It also gets you comfortable with working with patients and gives you a world of...

  15. Be Careful!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to SNKerri's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that the gossiping gets out of hand. I'm ashamed to admit that I've listened with interest to some of the stories told around here. I think part of it is human nature. We talk about someone...

  16. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I was reading a book of ER stories, and one in particular struck me funny... It started off as a sad story, police had been called to an apartment because of screaming, found a psychotic lady bleeding...

  17. Ooooooooh, I am SO ticked off right now!!!

    LoriAlabamaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire OK, here is what happened this morning. One of my residents just came back from the hospital Thursday after a weeklong stay for pneumonia/exacerbation of COPD. Her nurse called me a little...

  18. Pica

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to KnarfKS's topic in Nursing Humor

    This site has an interesting perspective!

  19. Ooooooooh, I am SO ticked off right now!!!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Angie, you hit the nail on the head. I've had other EMTs who made rude comments before, especially if they have to come to our facility more than once on any given shift. (Hey, it has happened...

  20. I think I made a mistake.

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LPNguy's topic in General Nursing

    You're doing the right thing by examining your interests now rather than finishing the LPN program. I got a 4 year degree in Special Education even though halfway through it I realized it wasn't what...

  21. So frustrated!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to geniann's topic in General Nursing

    They don't have a translator service??? OK, if there is no translator service, here's what I would do. I would get online, find a Russian to English website, write out several words or phrases such...

  22. med error already-just a mess

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to mel1977's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You are not a horrible RN at all! You are simply HUMAN. We have all made med errors, and if we haven't we will. I made one myself not long after being licensed- misread a MD order that was sloppily...

  23. Meth is destroying communities

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    There is a huge difference between meth and pot. I don't see pot as a gateway drug at all, at least no more than ETOH. There will always be people who go after the addictive drugs. I think if pot were...

  24. need advice

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to ludoo00's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Four weeks seems to be an unusually generous amount of orientation! Our LTC facility has only a week and a half of orientation, and you have between 20-50 residents depending which shift you work. I'd...

  25. Help! How do you stay awake on drive home after night shift?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to neetnik461's topic in General Nursing

    I used to have this same problem. I was in nursing school during the day and working nights. At the same time I was having to go to my spinal doc in Atlanta once a month. Well, on the way back from...