lovingtheunloved

lovingtheunloved ASN, RN

LTC, home health, critical care, pulmonary nursing

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  1. Home Health IVs w/new grad nurse

    lovingtheunloved replied to djh123's topic in Home Health

    Well of course you CAN miss, it's just pretty unlikely. I just don't get how that's harder than a

  2. Malpractice insurance

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks!

  3. If you weren't a nurse, what would you have become?

    lovingtheunloved replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I'd work at Sephora. I spend all my free time there

  4. Now you all are making me scared!

    lovingtheunloved replied to RipeTomato's topic in Home Health

    I spent all of my career prior to home health in LTC. I've done very well in home health. Any skill can be

  5. Home Health IVs w/new grad nurse

    lovingtheunloved replied to djh123's topic in Home Health

    Why is port access worse than a PIV? You can't

  6. This is how much ER doctors are making

    lovingtheunloved replied to nursetim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Um, it's not

  7. Thinking about making the switch to home health...

    lovingtheunloved replied to RN_Mommy_2_3's topic in Home Health

    I think a lot of it has to do with WHERE you work. Go with an agency that pays per hour, not per visit. I'm lucky to work for an awesome agency. One of the biggest perks is that everyone gets along...

  8. Thinking about making the switch to home health...

    lovingtheunloved replied to RN_Mommy_2_3's topic in Home Health

    Ya know, I see posts all the time on here about how dreadful home health is, but I absolutely love it. If you are with a good agency, it's awesome. I don't have kids, but I have a coworker who sees...

  9. Two Nephrostomy tubes AND a foley catheter

    lovingtheunloved replied to jricci's topic in General Nursing

    Nephrostomy tubes don't drain ALL the urine. Patients with two nephrostomy tubes still

  10. Patience with the New Doctor

    lovingtheunloved replied to SaoirseRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    People tend to forget that doctors are people too, and they have feelings that get hurt. I would much rather deal with a physician that genuinly cares about her patients and is slow and learning than...

  11. Signing out medications for my manager.

    lovingtheunloved replied to OlaHospiceRNBSN's topic in Patient Medications

    OMG...just...NO. That's insane that he's convinced other nurses to actually do this for

  12. To the ones that have taken the NCLEX-PN...was there a lot of PHARM questions?

    lovingtheunloved replied to NursingBro's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I didn't REALLY get to know meds well until I actually was working as an LPN and giving them. It took me forever because I would have to look up every. single.

  13. To the ones that have taken the NCLEX-PN...was there a lot of PHARM questions?

    lovingtheunloved replied to NursingBro's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I don't recall having a ton of pharmacology questions when I took it, but there was a question about a fertility drug. I looked it up later, and just thought, "Really? Of all the drugs I should...

  14. Now you all are making me scared!

    lovingtheunloved replied to RipeTomato's topic in Home Health

    I love home

  15. Got Fired today

    lovingtheunloved replied to nursynurseRN's topic in Home Health

    I make short visits all the time. A daily wound care patient that you've had for 6 months, that you've taught everything, you're just there to do the wound care, is like a 20 minute visit. In almost...

  16. Is My Nursing License At Risk?

    lovingtheunloved replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I know a nurse who had sex with a patient and all she got was a Decree of

  17. Residents not being showered, am I being dramatic?

    lovingtheunloved replied to brendacg's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Welcome to

  18. Question about Antipsychotic Sideffects

    lovingtheunloved replied to trudiegrl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm gonna go with sedation. For the previously mentioned reasons, plus, if they're sedated, they're going to fall. Hard. And hurt things like brains and bones. At least with urinary retention, you...

  19. Advice or Ideas Regarding Patient Compliance...

    lovingtheunloved replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Cattle

  20. Confident in assessment

    lovingtheunloved replied to Stoogesfan's topic in General Students

    It's always scary when you're first on your own. But remember, those are objective findings, so what you see, hear, feel and smell, is what you see, hear, feel and smell. And the more you practice,...

  21. Home Health IVs w/new grad nurse

    lovingtheunloved replied to djh123's topic in Home Health

    99.999% of the patients we infuse in the home have PICCs or ports or the occasional central line. It's extremely rare to have a peripheral line in the home. My agency at least, I have no idea what...

  22. Thanking an MD

    lovingtheunloved replied to payang0722's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Certainly. Everyone likes to know they've done a good job or are appreciated. Even

  23. Wound Care

    lovingtheunloved replied to WeirdNurseKelly's topic in Home Health

    I would head straight for the unna

  24. I just got hired at a LTC any advice?

    lovingtheunloved replied to wintersetmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Learn how to just put your head down and work. Don't let the politics, incessant drama and just crap suck you in. If you can avoid that, LTC can teach you SO much. I loved LTC. Glad I don't do it...

  25. What to do with nurse who is constantly critizing?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Call her on it. "Why do you feel the need to comment on everything I