TheMoonisMyLantern

TheMoonisMyLantern ADN, LPN, RN

Mental health, substance abuse, geriatrics, PCU

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  1. Tips for working Noc shift

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Nursing

    Echoing davenport, stay on a night shift schedule if you can. For me it was the flip flopping back and forth each week that made me tired. Been on night shift 15 years

  2. Op-ED: Practicing Medicine vs Practicing Advanced Nursing

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Tomascz's topic in Advanced Practice

    Have there been any fresh studies on NP efficacy since the rise of online only for profit schools with the only admission standard of having a

  3. Who should call family during ICU transfer? (did I goof up?)

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    In my region the nurse sending to the patient to ICU calls the family to let them know about the change in condition, this can help receiving unit have time to assess the patient before providing...

  4. Am I being unreasonable about my concerns regarding safety/hygiene?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Emmeline22's topic in General Nursing

    Shhhh don't give admin any

  5. Am I being unreasonable about my concerns regarding safety/hygiene?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Emmeline22's topic in General Nursing

    In my state crisis stabilization units are considered residential facilities and thus are regulated by different agencies than inpatient psych hospitals. Unfortunately the standards of care can be...

  6. Is doing therapy as a psych NP realistic?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Kaelif2015's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    No offense, but your experience in psychiatry is still quite limited. You may be able to legally provide and bill for psychotherapy but that doesn't mean you are competent at it. Compare the...

  7. Unhappy in a hateful work place

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to queernursing's topic in General Nursing

    Try to stay at least 6 months. If you get a target on your back and they start making a case to get rid of you then get out of dodge. My first job was at a rural hospital the culture was toxic and...

  8. Toxic relationship with nursing

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Stella_Blue's topic in General Nursing

    I've always believed ER nursing sounded like pure hell due to how the patients treat the staff. I don't know how you guys do it without becoming bitter towards

  9. Night shift has changed my life for the worst

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to pandabearlover's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered leaving acute care and doing something else? There are an abundant amount of day shift opportunities outside the hospital setting to consider. Dialysis, office nursing, school...

  10. My one chance at MICU

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to klenz's topic in MICU, SICU

    A lot of locations on the west coast are saturated with nurses making jobs much more competitive. I'd take the job that's been offered to you, get a year or two of experience and then move, you'll be...

  11. How to properly inject your lungs with Lysol

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to eerrmm's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Maybe we'll shoot ourselves with UV ammo that's what they used against the vampires on the Underworld franchise

  12. I never thought this would happen

    TheMoonisMyLantern posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I've always figured that a pandemic would occur at some point in my lifetime since most experts said we were "due" for one. However, I never thought I'd have a hard time getting fulltime hours in...

  13. Chewing Gum

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Otessa's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If the biggest complaint you have about the ER is people chewing gum than I'd say your trip to the ER went pretty well, instead of complaining about GUM maybe you should thank your lucky stars that...

  14. Telling A Little Bit Of My Business

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to It'sYaGirlK's topic in General Nursing

    Things can only get better from here! Congratulations! I wish you the

  15. Just Say “YES” to Nurse Staffing Laws

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Legislation is required because we've been waiting for the big money that controls healthcare to make the right decision and in many locations they are not doing what's right. They do not care about...

  16. Nurse with bipolar disorder having difficulty managing sx

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to angelsigns's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I empathize greatly with your situation as I have struggled with severe mental illness while trying to maintain my career as a nurse. While I am still working full time as a nurse and have no issues...

  17. Did I already screw up my nursing career?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Nursing2019BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered jobs outside of the hospital? In my area LTC/SNF's actually pay considerably more than hospitals and are new grad friendly. The acuity in SNF's has risen considerably so you'd...

  18. How to Bring Holiday Cheer to the Bedside

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Damion Jenkins's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's important to realize that the holidays are a difficult time for many people and that not everyone wants to have Christmas cheer crammed down their throat. Christmas can be a very painful...

  19. No One Understands

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be hitting the door so fast their heads spin around. Don't cater to people who don't appreciate you, even if they are family. No reason you should have to live at home at your age as an RN. You...

  20. Unruly CNAs, how to get them moving?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to Nurse Pure-Spring's topic in General Nursing

    I think managing CNA's is different in LTC than it is in Acute care. In acute setting most of the care is delivered by the nurse as the CNA usually will have 1/2 the floor or the whole floor. In LTC...

  21. Is this a Med Error?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to AllyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you were wrong for helping the CNA with the eloping patient. Patients that attempt to escape are often impulsive and unpredictable, had the CNA been by themselves and the patient became...

  22. Nursing Smells You Love?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I love the smell of liquid carafate and I absolutely love the scent of oral liquid Nystatin. Mmmmm.

  23. Webcams in Nursing Homes?

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    My issue is that this would be used as a tool to scrutinize the nursing staff even farther than they currently are. Instead of surveillance, I think providing enough workers to get the job done would...

  24. Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Poor staffing, inconsiderate management, unrealistic demands, ever growing list of tasks (mostly documentation), increased verbal/physical abuse from patients and families, minimal pay raises, poor...

  25. Social Media and Doxxing - Your Thoughts???

    TheMoonisMyLantern replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, they went to far. There was nothing illegal in his post, nothing that was a breach of ethics and yet someone still went after him. Yet another example of how nurses are their own worst enemy, we...