LindaGracie ADN, BSN

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    Hospital Patient Care

    LindaGracie replied to WhirlyGirlNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think part of the quality of care depends on the nurse and aide as well as the rest of the care team. However the management (the floor and upper management) plays a major role. I had open heart...
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    Nursing Shortage

    LindaGracie posted a topic in General Nursing

    What type of nurse and person are you? Do you encourage your coworkers and other people in your life? Are you critical of nurses who are not as knowledgeable and competent in their skills as you? Are...
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    Ageism in Nursing Employment

    LindaGracie replied to Jmd623's topic in General Nursing

    If you were in South Carolina in my area, we would definitely hire you for our home care and home health agency. We find baby boomers are the best employees. They are loyal, hard workers, dependable...
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    Can a second degree student apply for a Traditional BSN?

    LindaGracie replied to Helen Lee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    From my understanding the accelerated BSN is for associate degree RNs to get their BSN. I did this. All the courses are nursing courses in the RN-BSN program. In the traditional BSN program, you...
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    Deathly Afraid of Critique/Getting in Trouble

    LindaGracie replied to Lynker's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad you are finishing up your training and will be working as a supervisor next week. I'm learning about mindfulness through a free program offered by my insurance BCBS. I just started the...
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    Deathly Afraid of Critique/Getting in Trouble

    LindaGracie replied to Lynker's topic in General Nursing

    I'm there with you with the same problems and diagnosis. I had several health issues in 2022 starting with aortic valve replacement surgery, small bowel obstruction a few months later, and then...
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    Fired. How To Get Over It.

    LindaGracie replied to rninformatics's topic in Nursing Career

    It's so sad that there are so many people in management who do such immature things to just find a petty reason to fire someone just because they don't like them or have a personality conflict. That...
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    Fired. How To Get Over It.

    LindaGracie replied to rninformatics's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for sharing. I have found that there is a lot of inconsistency in what actually happens in healthcare as well as a lot of short cuts. However when it's time for inspection management demands...
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    Nurse Incivilities: Does it Start in Academia?

    LindaGracie replied to jknaack's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad you didn't go to that graduate school. That leader is a very irresponsible example and poorly representing that school. Either she has major issues, or the entire school is poorly managed....
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    Let's share some nursing tips

    LindaGracie posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking the other night that we need to share techniques and tricks we have learned to complete nursing tasks more efficiently and effectively. I know I am not the only nurse who seems to...
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    Patient Died in ER lobby

    LindaGracie replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago before I even went to nursing school, my mother-in-law was sitting in the waiting room for migraine type symptoms. There was a gentleman there who had chest pains and N&V and had...
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    Unemployed 68 yr old NP told she is "too old" for job

    LindaGracie replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    My first career was a counselor. I had worked at the SC department of Vocational Rehabilitation and would routinely get my clients who were nurses hired at the local technical school as instructors. I...
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    Nursing Judgement vs Physician Orders

    LindaGracie replied to renewyou62's topic in Nursing Career

    That agency sounds very unethical as far as the nursing staff goes. There are plenty of good home healthcare agencies out there. I think I would consider an assignment with one of the other agencies....
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    RN Jobs That Do Not Require Covid Vaccine

    LindaGracie replied to TraumaRN52's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hi 10GaugeNeedles, I am glad you shared your concerns. I thought the spike proteins produced by the vaccine was free floating rather than attached to the cells. I know that research on Pfizer...
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    RN Jobs That Do Not Require Covid Vaccine

    LindaGracie replied to TraumaRN52's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I know that Bayada doesn't have the vaccine mandate for everyone to be vaccinated. (www.bayada.com) You may want to check with some other home health care and hospice agencies in your area. I just...
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    How Should I Respond to a Bad Clinical Eval?

    LindaGracie replied to lcb's topic in General Students

    I've had similar experiences with a few people in authority over the decades and have learned that these people tend to have certain characteristics in common. They tend to be micromanagers, take...
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    Social Skills Should Be a Bigger Focus in Nursing School

    LindaGracie replied to Kenneth S. Veillon's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you Emergent, I was teased as a child (being a preemie, an identical twin, smallest girl in the class, being delayed in speech & a little slower academically) with the desire to be...
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    No Microchip In This Needle

    LindaGracie replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    No
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    Does the shot mess with your DNA?

    LindaGracie replied to Floor_Nurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was just trying to answer your questions. Since you referred to the vaccine as "poison" I took your comment that you considered the vaccine as "poison". Yes, there are a percentage of healthcare...
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    Does the shot mess with your DNA?

    LindaGracie replied to Floor_Nurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    According to your credentials you "Specializes in Critical Care. Has 20 years experience." Do you still work in ICU? Have friends who work in ICU? Share from what you know and have learned about...
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    Does the shot mess with your DNA?

    LindaGracie replied to Floor_Nurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I try to educate people on the vaccines but do tell people, "if you are afraid of getting COVID-19 and ending up in the hospital on a ventilator due to high risk medical conditions then you should go...
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    COVID Vaccine: False sense of security or green light?

    LindaGracie replied to Schweet's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I can relate to how your parents are feeling a sense of relief after getting the vaccine. I personally have some risk factors and work in home health but one of my client's family doesn't always take...
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    Depression. Despair. Suicide.

    LindaGracie replied to Deb_Aston's topic in Health, Stress Management

    That would be a HIPAA violation. A major law
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    Suicidal thoughts every week before first shift

    LindaGracie replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Psychiatric nursing triggered a major depressive episode for me. It was a toxic work environment. (Yes, as a result I could understand emotionally what a suicidal person was feeling) I ended taking...
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    Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

    LindaGracie posted a topic in General Nursing

    The nursing profession has evolved over the years which includes working conditions, duties, skills, educational and practice standards, technology, regulations and policies. Many of these changes...