LoriAlabamaRN

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  1. 11-7 and hating it....

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

    As a night shift person, I take melatonin every day. You can get it at any drugstore, walmart, grocery stores, etc. It's in the vitamin aisle. It's all natural, nonaddictive. Your body produces...

  2. question about nursing school: practicing on each other

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to br107's topic in General Students

    The only things we practiced on eachother in my RN program were noninvasive procedures, such as bedbaths (wearing bathing suits), vital signs, ear/eye exams, nose/throat exams, respiratory...

  3. 911!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

    I'd have to agree with Trauma... and congratulations from me as

  4. Andrea Yates R.N.

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts exactly. It seems she's arguing both

  5. advice

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to deener618's topic in General Nursing

    This is hard for me to understand- your only error was not taking off scd's so they kicked you out 10 days before graduation? And what do you mean you passed d/t father's death? I'm confused... can...

  6. Andrea Yates R.N.

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so grateful that this decision was made. I hope that she can get the help she needs, and that the torment in her soul may ease with time and proper treatment. I'm praying for

  7. Are all places like this?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Dallas_bound_06's topic in General Nursing

    They are DEFINITELY not all like that, but I feel your pain. The last place I worked was an IP physical rehab place. I worked 11-7, and we always ran out of EVERYTHING. One night I came in at 11 to...

  8. Read this- TRUE STORY! You're never gona believe this...

    LoriAlabamaRN posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    :lol2: Hey guys, I just found out the FUNNIEST thing... One of our dayshift nurse managers has a 4 year old son named Ben and twin two year old girls. She took them all to the Atlanta aquarium last...

  9. What is your dress code?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to huskersfan's topic in General Nursing

    At my LTC, we're allowed to wear any scrubs we want as long as they are not denim. Fridays are casual days, and we can wear jeans and non-offensive shirts. I love being able to wear any scrubs I want,...

  10. Read this- TRUE STORY! You're never gona believe this...

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    :angryfire :angryfire omg!!! that lying sneak... she sent that story in email to all of us at the facility, i can't believe she made it up... :angryfire :angryfire i am going to copy that article...

  11. To suspend or not

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I've never suspended any of my nurses or CNAs. In fact, I rarely write anyone up. If I write someone up, it's because I have spoken with them about what they are doing wrong and they have chosen not...

  12. Nurse Managers working the floor

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in General Nursing

    My DON is awesome, she has been known to work the floor in times of scheduling crisis. I've taken carts myself when needed. One thing that I think helps me to be a better supervisor is that prior to...

  13. My bad night!!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I totally sypathize, I had this happen once as well. At about 3am with a big storm in the area, our lights went out and the backup failed. All I had was my penlight, but fortunately dh kept a big...

  14. Read this- TRUE STORY! You're never gona believe this...

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm sure she will, she's still shaky over it... I think she imagined she would go to jail for stealing a penguin... wonder what the BON would say to THAT charge!

  15. Has anyone ever seen this happen??????

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone for all the encouraging comments... honestly I don't feel like I can take credit for it, I still don't understand how I knew they were there. I really believe the Lord spoke to...

  16. Has anyone ever seen this happen??????

    LoriAlabamaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry for the long post, but this was a new one for me... Yesterday, at about 5am I was in my office when I heard an urgent overhead page from the rehab wing. I ran down the hall, and a resident...

  17. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have one: Don't take four hits of LSD your first time trying it, and if you do, resist the temptation to cut off your ears with kitchen shears in order to stop the snakes from crawling out of them....

  18. PLEASE HELP!!! so embarassed about sweating!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    I had a close friend who had this very problem, in nursing school his scrubs would be soaked within the first hour. What he ended up doing was applying antiperspirant to his back, chest, and inner...

  19. Please just stop...VENT

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to irwin's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Speaking of whining...

  20. Andrea Yates R.N.

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent post. This is exactly what I was thinking. First she places sole blame on Andrea Yates and wants her to fry, then she says she hopes someone stops her if she ever gets that way. Huh? I...

  21. Night Shift worries!!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Erica1019's topic in General Nursing

    I take melatonin! About thirty minutes before you want to fall asleep, take one 3mg tablet. You can get it at any drugstore. It helps you have a deep, natural sleep because melatonin is the hormone...

  22. I have really messed up.

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Heather A.'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    Heather, you were so overwhelmed at that moment that you made a mistake in judgement that any one of us could have made. What sets you apart from so many is that your concern for the patient was so...

  23. Freaking out here!!!!

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

    Seven days is very generous in terms of orientation at LTC facilities. At mine, new LPNs get five days total, not per wing, but they cannot be pulled to another wing for thirty days. Try not to be...

  24. Has anyone here never passed NCLEX, and never became a RN or LPN?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Bala Shark's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When I first started working here a year ago, the 3-11 supervisor was not actually a nurse. She had graduated the RN program, gotten hired here as a GRN, then failed the boards. Over the next 18...

  25. RANT!! He left a dirty needle on my table!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to nursejohio's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think he should be admonished, but not by you. As a new nurse, he is likely to take offense and it may be uncomfortable working with him after. What I would do is go to my supervisor, and let...