TheMoonisMyLantern

TheMoonisMyLantern ADN, LPN, RN

Mental health, substance abuse, geriatrics, PCU

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  1. To go back to the bedside...or not

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Ejwat2021's topic in General Nursing

    What are your long term career goals? Do you see yourself more aligned for a clinical role or an administrative role? Depending on your goals depends on whether going to back bedside is a "downslide"....

  2. Clinicals at hospital you also work at?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to slip_into_colors's topic in General Nursing

    In my ADN program I did some of my clinicals not only at the same hospital I worked at, but also the same unit! I admit that I did it that way simply because I knew it would be a piece of cake even...

  3. What constitutes an IV insertion "attempt"?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion, if you pierce the skin then you made an attempt, hands down. I don't dig around when I do an IV or draw blood simply because I know that for me anyway that if I don't hit it right...

  4. Personal Life Affecting Work Life

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Newnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    Big hugs to you, I'm sorry you are going through such a difficult time. In life, I think one of the most difficult things is finding a balance between self, love, work, education, play, children, etc...

  5. Leaving Work / Nurse Duties Incomplete Passing To Night Shift

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to coffeeandvendingmachines's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everything in your post but I don't see why Hospice would be the exception. Many hospice patients require aggressive symptom control especially if they're inpatient hospice or in a...

  6. Intubation Should Be A Nursing Skill, Especially Now

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to ErikWeeWoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes, it was a VERY rural hospital, the ER doc was supposed to do intubations if the hospitalist wasn't present. However, depending on the ER doc they could be resistant to coming to the floor/unit to...

  7. LPN in Distress

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to SCP8930's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think you probably have more skills than you realize. LTC teaches time management, medication management, physical assessment, behavioral assessment, therapeutic communication, dementia care, skin...

  8. Intubation Should Be A Nursing Skill, Especially Now

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to ErikWeeWoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well, you guys presented some pretty good arguments as to why staff RN's don't really need or should learn to intubate. It is of course much more difficult to intubate versus putting in IV or an IO....

  9. Choosing a Specialty

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to BSNofConfusion's topic in General Specialties

    First of all, bravo on the varied nursing experience, you have a wide range of knowledge and skills, impressive! All things being equal I would pick the job that seemed to have the best culture, of...

  10. RN with LVN experience

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to lizzy4u's topic in General Nursing

    Just crazy, I knew one LPN that had over 20 years experience working in an ICU in a rural hospital about a decade ago. She went to school and finished her RN and that hospital wasn't going to give her...

  11. Empathy and Adaptation

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think personal trauma is necessary to be a good nurse or clinician, however having a trauma, I think can strengthen the veracity of the nurse if they go into a field related to that event. For...

  12. RN with LVN experience

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to lizzy4u's topic in General Nursing

    I was an LPN for 7 years prior to becoming an RN my first employer gave me "half credit" for my experience, so I started out as an RN with 3.5 yrs of exp. A decent compromise, but the jab was that...

  13. Coping with the Death of a Fellow Nurse

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Nurse-please's topic in General Nursing

    I empathize with you. It's inevitable to lose co-workers over the years especially right now due to the pandemic. It can be hard, we spend so much time at work and with our co-workers and while we may...

  14. Involuntary commitment question regarding use of this practice

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to WCSU1987's topic in Psychiatric

    So in many states, the State psychiatric facilities will only take comitted or forensic/NGRI patients. However, private facilities and hospitals do take voluntary patients, so that's where voluntary...

  15. I’m in a Covid hotspot and about to crack

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Zippy83's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I don't work hospice, I'm in LTC but I can certainly empathize with you. I enjoy providing end of life and palliative care, always have, and have always been comfortably with death and the dying...

  16. Took Ibuprofen for 2nd Vaccine

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to jlv613's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This thread has disturbed me. Like an idiot I took naproxen before my first injection thinking "oh it'll help me not get sore" didn't even think about the effects it could have on my immune system. So...

  17. COVID-19: No PPE!!

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to BsnBull's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My hands were completely raw this past week from handwashing on the covid unit. Skin was cracking, contact dermatitis appearing, the research I did actually suggested for healthcare workers working...

  18. COVID Immunized Guilt

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to TravelNurseLady's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You are just as deserving of being vaccinated as anyone else. The reason you were vaccinated is because if the healthcare workers get decimated by this disease than who will be left to take care of...

  19. Leaving Work / Nurse Duties Incomplete Passing To Night Shift

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to coffeeandvendingmachines's topic in General Nursing

    I've always worked nights, we are the clean up crew at most facilities, and most of the time that's okay. I echo the previous poster that said it's really only annoying when it's tasks that are much...

  20. Vaccine Hesitancy

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I got the vaccine and didn't hesitate to. However I can understand people's reservations. My trust issue comes to the fact that big pharma has done a lot of crooked things over the years, look at...

  21. Is it reasonable for Nurses to be fired who "ran away" from work during the pandemic?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm glad you're taking some time off, Hppy, you do good

  22. Charge nurse not for me

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Pumpkinpie314's topic in General Nursing

    Your mileage may vary with ALF's. I've never worked one, but have had numerous friends who have. Some are ran well, and the acuity is generally less than that of a LTC/SNF. However, ALF's generally...

  23. Nurses with Unusual Diets

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to SilverBells's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    I am really bad with food. I get take out essentially every day, my food choices are horrible, I go long periods without food 24-48 hours and then eat like crazy for a day or two. I've been like this...

  24. I Feel Responsible For A Patients Death

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Flashsomefang's topic in General Nursing

    Don't do this to your self because you're going to have a lot of patients that wind up either needing a higher level of care or wind up dying and if you take on that guilt for every episode that leads...

  25. Difficulty finding job. DFW area.

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to McKensi Duncan's topic in General Nursing

    OB nursing can be hard to break into even for experienced nurses, even more so for new grad nurses so you may have to adjust your expectations and just focus on getting nursing experience regardless...