LadyFree28 BSN, LPN, RN

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    WILTW 10/15: The Right Hand Burns

    LadyFree28 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I am a day late, but nevertheless I've had a never ending week of overtime, frustration, and morale boosters along the way. Yesterday was the end of Emergency Nurses Week; I was grateful for the...
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    WILTW 10/8: Flexed to Tenacity

    LadyFree28 posted a topic in General Nursing

    This has been a VERY eventful week! Although this is the beginning of the busy season at my hospital, it has reached a plateau; the reason may be we are fully staffed, or the flu season hasn't hit...
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    WILTW 10/8: Flexed to Tenacity

    LadyFree28 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    This week's post is up!
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    Coming Soon? Will Nurses be Taking Over the Lab?

    LadyFree28 replied to Nerd eNurse's topic in General Nursing

    ^This may be the MAIN issue to the ruling; Not every area has a complex teaching hospital within a 10-20 mile radius; they MAY have an RN available; if one lived in a rural area and needed an...
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    WILTW 10/8: Flexed to Tenacity

    LadyFree28 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Positive vibes for your interview!!! I hope you find the right fit and peace of mind with the next
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    WILTW 10/8: Flexed to Tenacity

    LadyFree28 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    So many of us were too new in the union that we didn't go; however, I hope to go next year with my union. To present to the media that nurses want safe staffing was fun and empowering
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    WILTW 10/8: Flexed to Tenacity

    LadyFree28 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Aww, thanks Commuter!!! I hope all goes well with your mother; my mom is nearing Stage IV CKD...it's amazing that she is not on Dialysis; I freak out whenever she complains that she didn't take her BP...
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    WILTW 10/8: Flexed to Tenacity

    LadyFree28 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you are improving well CelticGoddess! I recall not being the best patient when I was in the ICU...when I didn't sleep, I would look at my monitor while being AAOx3-4 and hemodynamically...
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    WILTW 10/1/16: Lights up to Activism and Bonus Points

    LadyFree28 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! It has been a VERY busy week for me; being a healthcare activist is something I have always though about, but could NEVER imagine being a part of-through union activism. In my area, by...
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    WILTW 10/1/16: Lights up to Activism and Bonus Points

    LadyFree28 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    This week is up!
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    Study like a NURSE...

    LadyFree28 replied to LadyFree28's topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

    I can certainly explain; one has to move from this is x and the side effects are 1, 2, 3...and go to this patient is on heparin; my nursing diagnoses is x, my assessment is 1,2,3; my goals are 8,9,10,...
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    Social Class and Nursing

    LadyFree28 replied to AllOfMyWat's topic in General Nursing

    My social upbringing was in a ex-military, working-class union household; as well as a sporadic single parent household; my mother entered the workforce after high school; my father entered the...
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    WANTED: Your Personal Stories About Abusive Relationships

    LadyFree28 replied to Elizabeth Blanchard Hills's topic in General Nursing

    I know you asked Ruby Vee, but I think I understand her viewpoint of being suspicious; as someone who has been consistently vocal about my DV and gun violence survival, I think that some of us share...
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    WILTW 10/1/16: Lights up to Activism and Bonus Points

    LadyFree28 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Hope you are OK! I have former coworkers doing travel nursing down in FL...I'm keeping my thoughts with everyone to be safe and survive the
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    WILTW 10/1/16: Lights up to Activism and Bonus Points

    LadyFree28 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats
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    WILTW 9/13: Social Calls and Social Justice

    LadyFree28 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! I have gotten permission by ixchel to host WILTW. I feel EXTREMELY honored to keep a thread going that inspires, and helps many of us who want to work or work in this business. This week, has...
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    WILTW 10/1/16: Lights up to Activism and Bonus Points

    LadyFree28 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    ^Yes...it can be "hard" to "mobilize"; however, when you are looking at things that are so bad, so dangerous, where you are not protected and with the realization that it's brown everywhere, but most...
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    WILTW 10/1/16: Lights up to Activism and Bonus Points

    LadyFree28 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing like helping others in the workplace; against most of the stressful and crazy times, a group can pull together like a family and support one another. Hipe your legs feel
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    WILTW 10/1/16: Lights up to Activism and Bonus Points

    LadyFree28 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I hope that the public can realize obesity is not shameful; there were many generations that had obese citizens; there are cultural genealogies that have been studied that have evidence that there a...
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    WILTW 10/1/16: Lights up to Activism and Bonus Points

    LadyFree28 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I remember the Ape to Man...and that was about 6 years ago they were still teaching that-good to know for my future
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    LadyFree28 replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in the community, in the hospital, in long term care, specialist offices, and everything in between; I have also been a supervisor; I have ran a unit and a "house" (meaning the whole...
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    LadyFree28 replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    Too bad I can't LIKE this
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    PSA: Don't forget to invest!

    LadyFree28 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    We also have to bear in mind that many saw that having stock or 401k/403b wasn't foolproof when the recession hit, making people more gun shy in investing. Keeping things diversified-meaning not just...
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    WILTW 9/19/16: Dystonic Tasks and Masks

    LadyFree28 posted a topic in General Nursing

    This week's What I Learned This Week (for those newbies who may have discovered this thread) is brought to you by good tidings and cheer! For those thinking it's too early to proclaim such thoughts,...
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    WILTW 9/19/16: Dystonic Tasks and Masks

    LadyFree28 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    This week's new post is up!!