LoriAlabamaRN

LoriAlabamaRN

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  1. CNA's/PCT's how much do you make?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Karen06's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wow... here in southern Alabama people would kill to make over $10 an hour as a CNA... my facility starts untrained techs at $6.25, then raises it to $6.75 after they finish the certification class....

  2. Please help me think of a nursing-related name!!!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    What about Pla-sea-bo? Or NurSea? *sigh* I don't think I'm very good at

  3. Need psych help in Texas--No insurance

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Psychiatric

    There are crisis hotlines, as well as church organizations. I know someone who was broke and needed counseling, she went to Catholic Social Services and they didn't charge her a dime. I will pray that...

  4. trying to avoid burnout

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to gizelda196's topic in General Nursing

    How about St George Island (off the coast of the Florida Panhandle). It is a beautiful island, half of it is a wildlife preserve so it has miles of uninhabited beaches where you can sit and stare at...

  5. Would you marry your prison pen pal?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional

    I hope you have thought this through... seems to me like you could be one of those "good people" that a bad thing is about to happen

  6. Being called in extra....do you go??

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you mean... as night shift supervisor for an LTC facility, when 7a-7p nurses call in, I get the dubious pleasure of calling all unscheduled nurses starting at 5am. I get to feel like a...

  7. Please help me think of a nursing-related name!!!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    The Crash Cart- great name for a nurse-frequented bar, eh? Hey, if the hospitals would open up a secret nursing bar, that would increase employee satisfaction, right?

  8. Please help me think of a nursing-related name!!!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    My husband's name is Ed... I call him Eddie

  9. Please help me think of a nursing-related name!!!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I work in an LTC... he's an LPN and I'm an RN and Clinical Nurse

  10. I Need Help

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to blessed182's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Your local nursing school program director should also be able to tell you about reimbursement programs in your area.

  11. Ratting students out to the instructor is wrong

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to hopefully's topic in General Students

    If the issue wasn't patient safety, then what was it? It must have been pretty significant in order for them to be kicked out of school. Sometimes if someone does something that shows a serious...

  12. Worst patient experience

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

    Quailfeather... I am so, so sorry. I cannot even begin to imagine the pain. I am so thankful that God blessed you with another grandchild, and his sister will watch over him, I'm sure.

  13. Need a Prayer?

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

    What a wonderful site!!! Thank you a million times for providing this... it is SO touching and I plan to use it when my nights go so wrong and I feel discouraged... thank you- you have helped more...

  14. Worried...caught med error but only CNA

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    I would speak to your charge nurse (the one who told you to ask the other nurse which patient it was) and tell her that when you asked her, she told you to "forget about it and throw it away." Since...

  15. My husband works for me- is this ever going to work?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hope that I am as professional! I work hard to be. P.S. Every time I read one of your posts now I just melt at the avatar. Wyatt is SO beautiful! I have no children, and you are making my uterus...

  16. My husband works for me- is this ever going to work?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Any disciplinary action would be deferred to my DON, I have already cleared that with her and she understands why I would not be comfortable doing that (people might say I was too lenient in the...

  17. treating a visitor of your pt? reprimanded for not doing it....

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would have done the same thing you did... in my facility we can't check the vital signs of family

  18. Blow out at the desk, who was at fault? both share blame I think?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    You're absolutely right. I hope I made that clear in my above post- I AM comparing it to my facility. However, unless anyone here actually works there, doesn't that sorta go without

  19. State Survey...Advice Please

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to annabrooke93's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh my goodness... I am so so sorry. What

  20. Just went through a lay off, more trouble ahead. (sorry, long)

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

    How wonderful! I am so glad that things have worked out, and kudos to you for taking the initiative. I can assure you that things like that may be overlooked by your coworkers but will NOT be...

  21. Treating residents/patients like idiots

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guilty of it as well... "sweetheart" "honey" "handsome" ... but its only with the residents that I know well, and they call me the same. It's a tough habit to

  22. Blow out at the desk, who was at fault? both share blame I think?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. My concern is that when the blood bank called again, the reminder was meant for the nurse and wasn't passed along. As a supervisor myself, I know how easy it is to assume things are...

  23. Is misdemeanor automatic disqualification for school/work?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Ment2B's topic in Nursing Career

    Many people have the same problem- do a search on here and you will see. I would check with your BON and with your school. Any employer should see that the incident was long ago. I know I wouldn't...

  24. Lowest blood sugar...?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Mr.N8's topic in Emergency

    I had one lady with a bloodsugar of 19, I had figured she was hypoglycemic because when I checked on her, she was cool and very diaphoretic, still conscious but very confused and slow to respond. I...

  25. Pt assignement of 7 or more in rehab

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to SusanRehabRN's topic in Rehabilitation

    Welcome! I work at a LTC with a rehab unit, our rehab unit is also very new. We have only 2 LPNs at any one time with a total of 32 residents on the floor, so each nurse gets 16 residents. I think...