LuxCalidaNP

LuxCalidaNP

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  1. Do Chiropractors Hires Nurses?

    LuxCalidaNP replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    FOr the record, the guy who runs QuackWatch was outed as having faked a psych residency and never having practiced legitimate

  2. You Might Be An "old" School Nurse

    LuxCalidaNP replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Um... I don't think anyone misses having to stand when the doc came in the

  3. BA in psychology to a BSN

    LuxCalidaNP replied to melanyblame's topic in General Nursing

    I did it! Health Psych BA and now I'm a practicing nurse post

  4. Could use some advice or a listening ear...new RN, newly abusive husband

    LuxCalidaNP replied to seekinganonymity's topic in General Nursing

    No matter what, your life and safety are ALWAYS more important than a

  5. Electronic documentation has stolen the human touch from nursing.

    LuxCalidaNP replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I try to do most of my charting AFTER i'm done with my patients (clinic setting). The risk of forgetting one tiny detail of wound care while I chart is smaller than the risk of missing...

  6. Are the "chest thumpers" new?

    LuxCalidaNP replied to cogath's topic in General Nursing

    We used them in Cardiac ICUs. They do free up the staff to do other things during the code, and technically they deliver much more effective compressions. But, yeah, they look so violent! I have heard...

  7. WHY does a B.S. + RN not equal BSN

    LuxCalidaNP replied to jlpsu's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    ...Because if you applied for a job in counseling with a BS in chem, you wouldn't get it because you didn't have the type of training. Yes, an ADN gives you an excellent entry into nursing, but the...

  8. fetal demise

    LuxCalidaNP replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    May you and your family be at peace. May you find the tenderness of grief growing your love for one another. May your community support you and hold you through this terrible time. Know that another...

  9. New grad volunteer in South Africa

    LuxCalidaNP replied to RNlivy's topic in General World

    Hi! So I worked abroad before going to nursing school with 2 groups, 1 clinic in Ecuador working with Hansen's disease, and another primary care clinic in rural Nicaragua, both profound experiences...

  10. What do you do about MA, GNA, etc calling themselves nurses?

    LuxCalidaNP replied to flymomrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It's an issue because nursing as a clinical profession is already misprepresented enough. I worked hard to earn my credentials, and I work even harder to educate people on what nurses really do. If an...

  11. Ok, this one hasn't been done in a while....

    LuxCalidaNP replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hearticulture = the science of growing compassion

  12. Triage nursing

    LuxCalidaNP replied to shlay51's topic in General Nursing

    True triage, determining s/sx, routing calls to most appropriate care providers, calling report to ERs, is OK...but when all of the pharmacy calls come in, run the other way. Using office nurses to...

  13. Who HATES the term MURSE?

    LuxCalidaNP posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    Just checking in with all the hombres... Most guys I know are ambivilent to the term, but is there anyone else who just DETESTS being called a murse? B in

  14. Drug Legalization

    LuxCalidaNP replied to commonsense's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Lest the OP be reminded that heroin, cocaine and methamphetamines used to be legal...as prescriptions, and were d/c'd because they were LETHAL, and risk outweighed benefit. We have better tools now,...

  15. What do you do about MA, GNA, etc calling themselves nurses?

    LuxCalidaNP replied to flymomrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Long story short, if it is even remotely professional setting, representing ANY type of practice, caling oneself a nurse without being a licensed nurse is fraud, a felony, equivalent to an RN...

  16. Nurses Masquerading As Doctors (INSULTING)

    LuxCalidaNP replied to djaychris's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is Fox, it's like getting your news from the over-dramatic secretary with borderline personality

  17. I just have to say this....

    LuxCalidaNP replied to tokmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like

  18. Medication administration in deltoid muscle

    LuxCalidaNP replied to keludtke's topic in General Nursing

    I too work in a large FQHC family practice office, and solumedrol and toradol are our mainstays. I had the same questions, and found that by my research, the recommendation for less than 1 ml in the...

  19. Can nurses suture?

    LuxCalidaNP replied to amanda sue's topic in General Nursing

    I find it facinating that there is so much alarm about this subject... Many RNs who complete a standardized competency training in uncomplicated suturing provide safe wound closure in many settings....

  20. Clinic question

    LuxCalidaNP replied to elprup's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Agreed with the above, but what is ILLEGAL is a non-nurse using the title nurse in role, i.e. "nurse manager." Clinic manager, site director, these would all be appropriate, but nurse manager for...

  21. How would YOU like to see a nurse portrayed in the media?

    LuxCalidaNP replied to purple_nomad's topic in General Nursing

    Diligent, compassionate, experts in their PROFESSION, life-saving, critical-thinking, humble individuals. NOT the flight attendant to the ER rollercoaster the angel of mercy dabbing foreheads and...

  22. You know it's going to be a crazy night at work, when

    LuxCalidaNP replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

    When the helicopters at the level 1 Trauma center have no Place to

  23. This forum is scaring me!

    LuxCalidaNP replied to Laurel32's topic in General Nursing

    You have to want to be a nurse, you have to be made alive by the challenge, enlivened by the stick situations, and above all, I think you must have a willingness to walk towards those situations and...

  24. Why is a condom cath also called a Texas Cath?

    LuxCalidaNP replied to lcapNICU_RN's topic in General Nursing

    HA haha, In Virginia some of the old nurses called them "texas caths," but I think it was more a term of flattery for the

  25. Rn's, are you able to do job well without chemistry class?

    LuxCalidaNP replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    When I was working on my prereqs, I managed to get into physiology and microbiology without chem, and both classes were extraordinarily hard. When I got my 2nd degree BSN, pathophys. and pharm. were a...