LoriAlabamaRN

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  1. RN hospital health benefits

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a LTC facility, not a hospital. The LPNs and CNAs in my facility pay $420 month for top of the line insurance, $370 for basic. As an RN though I am considered to be in an administrative...

  2. Sleeping pill at THIS time????

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    I never give sleeping pills past 2am. I do what was earlier mentioned- I will give something else that does not last for eight hours. There is usually a reason they are awake- if it is pain, they will...

  3. Is it really THAT bad?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to easy4U2say's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have an index card on my bulletin board here in my office on which I have handwritten a delightful little saying that I came across and that has proven true time and time again... "Those who...

  4. My patient, my hope!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    You honestly should write a book on therapeutic communication and the lost art of actually CARING for patients. How wonderful that you are a

  5. !st LPN job nightmare

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Ultreya816's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    After you leave the facility, I would definitely make a full report to state. I am the night shift supervisor of an LTC that MAKES time to care. My LPNs have time to hold the hands of the dying, and...

  6. Lawsuit Threats from Family Members

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Definitely keep your cool, answer politely, and it makes them look foolish for overreacting. I've heard the old "I've got a lawyer and I'm going to sue you" thing dozens of times, and have never had a...

  7. Crisis - Accepted to LPN program but want RN

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to potentialnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Can you get into the LPN program and then bridge to the RN program? I would definitely go for the RN in the long

  8. Anyone ever work full time while getting their RN?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, I DO NOT RECOMMEND MY METHOD! That said, I worked as a CNA from 11p-7a during school. That left me an hour to get to my 8am class, and classes were over by about 2:30. Some days that...

  9. CNA salary

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

    He could possibly find work as a mental health tech, they tend do get $4-5 more in my area than the regular CNAs do, and a lot of the work is the same. I know that male mental health techs are in HIGH...

  10. Female Foleys... I STINK AT THEM>>> HELP!!!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    My best tip is to avoid the hooded landmark that looks like it might be an entry port- it's the privy parts. Go below that, even if it means going part of the way down the entrance to the lady parts,...

  11. Can someone please help me?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to cobie_84's topic in General Nursing

    Oh no... I am so, so sorry. Get a lawyer and FIGHT

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

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I emailed my administrator "K" about the entire incident, including the name of the paramedic and the things he said and how he acted. I also told her about my poor patient's O2 sat plummeting...

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

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't a nonrebreather, just the normal side-vent masks we commonly use with breathing

  14. Quadriplegic Question

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS PERSONALLY. But... are you sure that you are not choosing this man because he will not be able to sneak around on you and cheat on you, and will be dependent upon you? I only...

  15. ok, here goes...(kinda long)...

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to chelli73's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just want to wish you the best of luck on your NCLEX results, I know it can be excrutiating waiting! If I were you, I would call around to the various healthcare facilities in your area, explain...

  16. Becoming an RN in AL with a DUI

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to maxwellsmart's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I'm not a DON, but I am a clinical nurse manager. If I were to interview an LPN who had a prior DUI arrest, I would be willing to hire them as long as they explained to me what they have done to...

  17. Dealing with a patient who verbally threatens you

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is the first time that I have ever disagreed with Ruby... but I think the op did exactly right. Noone deserves to be treated that way. How terrifying to have someone that large screaming...

  18. Rules for the ER (long)

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    (This one from a friend of mine who works in the ER) If the nurse is skeptical of your allergy to everything except dilaudid, and therefore has mixed your dilauded with a lot of saline and is pushing...

  19. Disciplinary Action Poll

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a CNA, I got written up and the writeup sounded horrible. It said that I left a alzheimers patient completely naked and uncovered in four-point restraints with his bed way up in the air....

  20. Please be careful when helping people

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to RNKay31's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You should probably pm the administrators with the username of whomever has done this to you, they need to

  21. What do you do to calm yourself at work?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to dano's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing beats a ciggy break once things are running smoothly

  22. any suggestions/advice

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to aprilangel01's topic in General Nursing

    It all greatly depends on the reason/story behind the suspension. I certainly wouldn't go into a job interview with the attitude that you didn't deserve to be suspended, rather go into it with the...

  23. Let's play I Remember When.....

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to RNSue's topic in General Nursing

    I thought this thread was fascinating, I just had to resurrect it and see what the newer site members

  24. changing the rules one week before finals (long)?!!!!

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

    That's awful. My A&P teacher played a nasty trick on us too. A couple of weeks before midterm, she told the class that she had the opportunity to go on a paid-for cruise for a week, and that if we...

  25. Best way to deal with rudeness?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Gods child's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have another bathroom paper towel machine rudeness scenario... I was in the ladies room at Walmart with my 8 year old stepdaughter Anna. There was another woman in there, looked like in her fifties....