lovingtheunloved

lovingtheunloved ASN, RN

LTC, home health, critical care, pulmonary nursing

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  1. If you could give one piece of advice back when you were a new grad RN, what would it be?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Mursthetics's topic in General Nursing

    Take care of yourself. Eat well. Exercise regularly. Get enough sleep. Do things you enjoy on your days off. If it’s your day off and work tries to call you in, tell them no, (unless you actually...

  2. Were you a frequent flyer in you’re own school days

    lovingtheunloved replied to AzraelAbaddon's topic in School

    I went to the nurse’s office every. single. day. in third grade with stomach “issues.” My dad took me to the pediatrician several times, they took me to a psychologist, and it turned out I just...

  3. Why do you love your specialty so much?

    lovingtheunloved replied to AbbyLane's topic in General Nursing

    I currently work in a pulmonary step down unit and love it. I’m blessed to have good management, typically safe staffing, and a great team. I love seeing patients come in very sick, and leave...

  4. Will Diuretics lower BP for ESRD patients?

    lovingtheunloved replied to NurseMegan2's topic in General Nursing

    I frequently see Lasix and Bumex ordered for anuric dialysis patients. Ordered by the nephrologists. They don’t work. They patients never pee. Their fluid volume is never reduced by anything except...

  5. Non important documentation

    lovingtheunloved replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I long ago accepted that in nursing, there will always be someone finding a new piece of paper or flowsheet for me to fill

  6. What is the fastest respirations you've ever taken in an adult?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Daveforsale's topic in General Nursing

    50's, on bipap. They got tubed,

  7. Shift Report: Listening, no writing...

    lovingtheunloved replied to mtmkjr's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a writer downer. I will lose the paper halfway through the shift and I can't read my own writing. Yes, I do have a great memory. I can remember that 653's creatinine is 2.47, 657 is getting...

  8. LTC nurses...

    lovingtheunloved replied to Cora_Ann's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A CNA has no idea what a nurse does, period. So take your judgement

  9. Crap! Am I a crusty old bat nurse?? Carrying pens...

    lovingtheunloved replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I rarely use

  10. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    lovingtheunloved replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    "My one day old baby can swallow, this trached and vented patient can swallow just fine. Aspiration pneumonia is nothing." Ooooookaaaayyyyy....I'm sure you've never bronched someone with aspiration...

  11. oxygen delivery with nasal cannula

    lovingtheunloved replied to Fiioonnaa's topic in Pulmonary

    There are humidifiers for HFNC as well. We use them all the

  12. Family members demanding restraints

    lovingtheunloved replied to Rhonda12's topic in General Nursing

    What else can you do? Roll your eyes and move on with your life. People are

  13. oxygen delivery with nasal cannula

    lovingtheunloved replied to Fiioonnaa's topic in Pulmonary

    I use VapoTherm a lot. Up to 40 LPM. Talk about

  14. Do you humidify high-flow oxygen with a nonrebreather?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Freedom42's topic in Pulmonary

    I just threw up in my mouth a

  15. Bipap/Cpap

    lovingtheunloved replied to %)'s topic in Pulmonary

    CPAP and BiPAP is considered NIPPV, or "non invasive positive pressure

  16. Med-Surg Floor Nursing

    lovingtheunloved replied to The_Muffintime's topic in Nursing Career

    I went from LTC to home health to crit care to pulmonary, and holy smokes, was it ever hard to transition into the hospital. Ten years ago I would have argued that you don't need med-surg, but older...

  17. Patient is a sex offender with a tracker on his ankle

    lovingtheunloved replied to Alex_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Check under that anklet for skin

  18. New nurse.. Just want to quit everything..

    lovingtheunloved replied to nohseungjin's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, sounds so much like my first nursing job. Never sacrifice your well being for your job. It's just a job. You're being crapped

  19. I can't get "poop" taste out of my mouth?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, pretty much everything in the hospital has poop on it.

  20. Celebrate Recovery

    lovingtheunloved replied to Sally87's topic in Nurses Recovery

    CR was amazingly helpful for

  21. Never chart this

    lovingtheunloved replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, Ruby, I've missed you! What issue could there possibly be? That's pure

  22. Back talk

    lovingtheunloved replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I can't imagine what kind of disaster your place of employment is if you've got management that uses fresh grads as supervisors instead of experienced nurses. That being said, they're bratty because...

  23. Facebook nurses and patients

    lovingtheunloved replied to Annaleemabey's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Nope nope nope nope

  24. Doctor Behaving Badly - What would you do?

    lovingtheunloved replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Hit him in the nose with a rolled up

  25. So exhausted!?

    lovingtheunloved replied to nicole anne's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I do three 12's a week, and while the LTAC environment is very busy and can be really intense, I mostly attribute my exhaustion after 12 hours to the fact that I'm simply getting old, and I need new...