LoriAlabamaRN

LoriAlabamaRN

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  1. I hate night shift

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to shannon5446's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I love working nights also. I couldn't work any other shift. Don't stress about not being able to switch your days and nights around like the other nurses you mentioned. If you are a night shift...

  2. Morgellon's Disease

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to indigo girl's topic in Psychiatric

    One site I went to stated that over 5500 people have been recognized as having these symptoms... this scares me to pieces. I can't imagine what these people are going through! The FBI ran diagnostics...

  3. med errors

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to zaleah's topic in Emergency

    In the two years since I've been out of school, I've made one med error (that I know of). I was working night shift, taking orders off of charts. One order was messily written but seemed to obviously...

  4. Paitent Coded; All Went Poorly

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, this brings back memories! Over a year ago, when I had just started this job (it was actually my second day here) I had the most inept code happen... First of all, my office is on the exact...

  5. Lice at camp

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Camp

    I remember getting headlice in school and being humiliated. I will never forget it, I was in second grade and my teacher took me to the front of the room and made me apologize to the class for causing...

  6. Going to start looking for another job!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's absolutely ridiculous! If you are sick, you are sick. End of story. What if you had strep throat and were contagious? It should not be your responsibility to find coverage. The DON gets paid...

  7. Do you work with creepy-weird co-workers?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Captain America's topic in General Nursing

    Ummm... I don't actually work with this nurse, she works on day shift, but the other morning as I was leaving I saw her talking very animatedly... to her reflection in the window. That was kinda...

  8. Already Burned out.....heading to LTC

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I love my job. I work night shift at a wonderful LTC. Yes, I am the only RN with 165 residents, but the LPNs do the med passes and treatments, and the CNAs do basic care so I am here for...

  9. Support topics during war

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

    I'm praying for you and your loved ones. Stay safe and be

  10. Fail NCLEX--notify job???

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to JadeRN7's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    She is taking an enormous risk. Her graduate nurse temporary license is invalidated the moment she receives notification of failing the NCLEX. She may be under the impression that she still has until...

  11. Ethical Question and Concern

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to oncnursern's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely contact the ethics committee, and also the physician for a

  12. Desperately need help for boards.

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to JoeB1047's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I strongly recommend Suzanne4 and her NCLEX prep plan. She has a sticky on it, check it out. It seems everyone using it has passed, regardless of how many prior failures they

  13. CNA question. hope its ok to ask here.

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

    I worked as a CNA while going through nursing school, and I worked on a med-surg floor of the local hospital. If I had known then how much easier the CNAs have it at the nursing homes, I would have...

  14. Was I doing my job, or was I too attached?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Megsd's topic in General Nursing

    You acted beautifully. Working in LTC, I have gotten to know many wonderful residents who have since passed away. There have been several occasions that I cried with the family, and many more times...

  15. Meeting adversity

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to AmandaBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I think Tazzi is right on the money. I would definitely have a conversation with her, stressing that you respect her judgement. Let her know that the reason her negative comments affect you so harshly...

  16. new here but would like a response--long

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to medsurgfunrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You absolutely did the right thing. One measly milligram of morphine to challenge this amount of pain is like trying to put a bandaid on a sucking chest wound. The doctor is obviously not thinking...

  17. CNA school?????

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to MaleRNstudent21's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    The best advice I could give you would be to get your phone book and start calling all the local nursing homes in your area. Ask each about their CNA training courses, how much they pay and if you...

  18. Is it TRUE SMALL LETTER PASS, BIG LETTER FAIL?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to grace,joy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm glad I wasn't the only one who jumped to

  19. Lesson Learned

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to jb2u's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We had a lady who was always complaining of the wierdest things- like she would wet the bed and then claim that a small child snuck in her room and peed in her bed, that sort of thing. Well, one night...

  20. SO Exhausted

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Emergency

    ER nurses have my complete

  21. Freaking out!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to vegnurse21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My advice is to be incredibly careful with your "only alcoholic beverages" activities. If you get caught drinking underage, you will have a long wait before you can get your nurse's

  22. Is it TRUE SMALL LETTER PASS, BIG LETTER FAIL?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to grace,joy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the Kaplan review course (here in Alabama) and was told by the instructor that a small envelope meant you passed, and a big envelope meant that you failed (it would be big because the retake...

  23. nurses mixing meds

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Goldenhare's topic in General Nursing

    How frightening! We have a pharmacist on call. There's no way I would mix medicines. I'm not trained for that, and the potential for error is

  24. Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 75 2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I had four books with CDs, including Kaplan, Saunders, Lippincott, and Princeton...

  25. Does this bother you?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Gods child's topic in General Nursing

    I find this very hard to believe. Although it's true that the majority of Associate's degrees can be earned in two years, your RN degree requires several semesters of prerequisites before the two year...