TheMoonisMyLantern

TheMoonisMyLantern ADN, LPN, RN

Mental health, substance abuse, geriatrics, PCU

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  1. How do you tell a family member their loved one will die?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to CaliRN2019's topic in General Nursing

    Usually I do what previous posters have mentioned. Beyond that I usually start with "Your dad's condition has changed." and then go into what we're seeing clinically and what that means is happening...

  2. Case Study: Joint Pain, Rash, Hair Loss - What's Going On?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    I agree that we should not officially diagnose but are you telling me you've never said any of the following things to a physician: "I think the patient may be in fluid overload." "I think...

  3. Case Study: Joint Pain, Rash, Hair Loss - What's Going On?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    Oh okay, so do you tell physicians your nursing diagnosis when you call them and just let them figure it out from

  4. Rooting out Racial Bias in Nursing: Hope and Grace

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to jeastridge's topic in General Specialties

    I watched Dr. Moore's facebook video describing her experience. I have no reason to doubt her experience as there are glaring problems with our healthcare system and persons of color. I've read some...

  5. How to Answer a Patient Who Asks: "Does God Exist?"

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to S.I.C.'s topic in Spirituality, Religion

    The patient that the nurses refused to care for was Wiccan but due to their lack of knowledge regarding Wicca they made the assumption that the patient was a "devil worshiper" when in fact there is no...

  6. Case Study: Joint Pain, Rash, Hair Loss - What's Going On?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    Of course we can't officially diagnose as that is out of our scope of practice. However, in some settings and some facilities there isn't an MD in house, when an issue arises the assessment you do is...

  7. How to Answer a Patient Who Asks: "Does God Exist?"

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to S.I.C.'s topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I live in the bible belt and over the years I've been asked "Are you a christian?" by a patient about 500 million times usually by geriatric patients. I am not a christian, and my beliefs are...

  8. Hailed as heroes, hospital workers for years have been bitten, hit, kicked. And ignored.

    TheMoonisMyLantern posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is a good article I saw on USA Today, it was on their homepage for a few hours before it got bumped for something else (we are just nurses after all not that newsworthy). The article does well...

  9. Nurses make me sick

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    I'm apart of a couple groups on social media related to stopping violence against healthcare workers which is something I'm passionate about. Beyond that I don't tend to view much "nursing" content on...

  10. Documentation of medication pulled from e-kit

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to amh8108's topic in General Nursing

    Generally it's not necessary as most stat box/e-kit what have you, have a form or slip that you fill out with the resident's name, med pulled, dose, etc. that goes to the pharmacy so they can restock...

  11. What else can be done about a nurse sleeping on duty??

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Kastiara's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know of a single night shifter that hasn't struggled with drowsiness during a shift at some point. But to just blatantly throw caution to the wind and go hide and sleep... it really boggles my...

  12. General Nursing Melting Pot

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    General nursing forum is the first one I check when I come to allnurses. You definitely pointed out why, the diversity of the posters and topics. I enjoy reading about different experiences from new...

  13. How do you deal with workplace discrimination?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I'm sorry that happened to you. I don't understand, she obviously must have interviewed you prior to offering you a job so she should have been able to get "read" of your personality then. I...

  14. COVID guilt/burnout

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to GS ED RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The truth is this: you do not owe anything to your employer or your co-workers even with a pandemic going on. As you move on to become a provider, even if you aren't treating COVID patients, you're...

  15. I'm Tired & Weary, Why is This Profession So Cut Throat?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to K. Everly's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm not in recovery and haven't had addiction issues. I have however had severe mental illness for most of my adult life. And you're right, people don't understand they don't want to understand. I...

  16. Happy New Year to allnurses!

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Happy New Year's everyone! I'm trying to always respond to situations with kindness and empathy. I'm trying to be less sensitive and accepting blame too

  17. Extreme Anxiety and Nursing

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry you're having a difficult time, but please know you're not alone. I realize that your psychologist says your anxiety will follow you, and I'm not going to contradict that because he/she...

  18. Night Shift is a Carcinogen

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I agree. When people say night shift is so easy or quiet I usually remind them how hard a nocturnal schedule is on the body and mind for most of us that work

  19. Night Shift is a Carcinogen

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Health, Stress Management

    It's amazing all the effects that have been shown to have on the body just from working night shift. I remember reading about the breast and cancer risk several years ago. I guess that's why night...

  20. Yes, Employer Can Require Covid Vaccine

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As hypocritical as this is going to sound, I agree with that. Even though that vaccine carries risk with it, due to how vulnerable the patient population is in the NICU I can see the reason for...

  21. What kind of Nursing should I try next?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to silentwolves's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    What in forensics interests you? There's SANE nursing who assess sexual assault victims, but it can be a pretty competitive position and most of them are on call and PRN versus actually being full...

  22. Case Study: Joint Pain, Rash, Hair Loss - What's Going On?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    You're not alone, but I do enjoy them they can be helpful to learn about less common conditions and I really like seeing what other people would do, it's very helpful. Often I'll read and be like...

  23. Move home or stay?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to nurseval's topic in General Nursing

    I would stay put if I were you, for multiple reasons. For one, I think it's best for new nurses to try to stay at the same job for at least one solid year, your job search will be easier the more...

  24. Yes, Employer Can Require Covid Vaccine

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I respect the fact that people a lot smarter than me have reviewed the information about the clinical trials provided by these companies and deemed the vaccine safe, which is exactly why I plan on...

  25. Yes, Employer Can Require Covid Vaccine

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I hear what you're saying and see your point. My concern is that even though more than likely serious side effects are going to be rare or non-existent with the vaccine the truth is we don't know...