amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. New LTC/Overnight Nurse

    amoLucia replied to Lynker's topic in General Nursing

    "When in doubt always err on the safe side". Don't be afraid to ask questions of another nurse/supervisor. "Compliment in public, critique in private". And if you really think something is a SUPER...

  2. Nursing Smells You Love?

    amoLucia replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    LIquid baby vitamins - smelled like the berocca that we added to IVs. I didn't care that I dribbled berocca when I was admixing (altho it did stain

  3. Nurse bringing child to work

    amoLucia replied to adclay's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't it be really special if all employers could establish some kind of child-care services, like day care, for the off shift employees? Not something elaborate, but just some kind of...

  4. Nursing Smells You Love?

    amoLucia replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh!

  5. Something I posted in 2001

    amoLucia replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    Experienced (retired) nurse here. Funny post, except a couple entries not. But satire I

  6. Nurse bringing child to work

    amoLucia replied to adclay's topic in General Nursing

    Worked with one nurse who brought her 8 y/o or so son in. She was a single mom and got stuck with NO backup on rare 11-7 occ. The kid sacked out on a couch in the unit's community lounge. Slept entire...

  7. Dry, Cracked Hands

    amoLucia replied to newnurselearningtheropes's topic in General Nursing

    Grumpy - you get it in a good drug store, Walmart, grocery, etc. Most stores carry some kind of udder

  8. Private investigator comes calling....

    amoLucia replied to Fyles's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^^^^^^^ This!!!!! And oh, yes!!!!! Just to be clear, you MUST respond to a subpoena. Like jury duty. Or they come after

  9. Nursing Smells You Love?

    amoLucia replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    There was a housekeeping cleansing solution that was used when I was in grammar school. Every now & then I ran across that smell in the hospital. Loved it! Anybody else remember that old timey...

  10. Dry, Cracked Hands

    amoLucia replied to newnurselearningtheropes's topic in General Nursing

    For fingertips, I found best to Vaseline the cracked TIPS and then bandaid across them (but a homemade wrapped 'tissue' bandage is best-est). The heavily gooped Vaseline gets into the cracks and makes...

  11. Dry, Cracked Hands

    amoLucia replied to newnurselearningtheropes's topic in General Nursing

    At bedtime, 'a good hand cream' and wear white cotton gloves. Make your hands nice and slick/goopy, then the

  12. Nursing Smells You Love?

    amoLucia replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    OP - Off on a tangent but you reminded me of bottled tincture of benzoin. We too used to use it on geri pts to toughen up sensitive pressure points. As a new grad, I was working one Easter weekend...

  13. Getting fired for not answering call bell?

    amoLucia replied to Jennifer Le's topic in General Nursing

    That treatment was rather HARSH of the admin. Sounds like you went above and beyond what many others would have done, and for that, you deserve some positive recognition. Be careful about your...

  14. Private investigator comes calling....

    amoLucia replied to Fyles's topic in General Nursing

    It's obvious to me that a lawsuit is in the brewing. No doubt, the lawyers/family have subpoenaed the medical record so they DO know who to contact. The PI is just to locate you. Just from my general...

  15. Non-diapering nursing home patients

    amoLucia replied to ASSEDO's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    CCM - TY for your understanding. I still have such ANGER at that facility. This post hit me so hard and all the old feelings just boiled up & out. Without digressing much more on this post, I...

  16. Non-diapering nursing home patients

    amoLucia replied to ASSEDO's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just re-reading this resurrected .and I HAVE to comment from my personal perspective. Early this year, I was in a NH/skilled rehab facility. It was a hellish situation that I would never wish on...

  17. Do you think I can get my job back?

    amoLucia replied to allyyyjustine's topic in General Nursing

    You're in Kentucky but you don't say how long you've been at your facility. If you're probationary, there might not be too much you can do. And if KY is one of those states that can release employees...

  18. Job Opportunity or Relationship

    amoLucia replied to ctruon1's topic in General Nursing

    Hate to be a Debbie Downer here but I have to throw a monkey wrench into the picture. Unless I'm mistaken, OP has yet to finish school & graduate. Then there's NCLEX. If something falls thru, will...

  19. How NOT to suck at turning a Pt, esp. w/ trach/vent??

    amoLucia replied to allthesmallthings's topic in Private Duty

    Don't know if you guys have seen them but they make bed pads in various sizes that have CANVAS LOOPED HANDLES that you grab and pull. Not disposable but REAL fabric like padded mattress covers. You...

  20. Calling MD for possible Antibiotic Rash

    amoLucia replied to mrbobfisher's topic in Patient Medications

    You did good! Don't let your sense of 'being a bother' ever interfere with your pt concern and safety awareness. Only one thought came to my mind - any chance that rash might be 'shingles'? The...

  21. No Pain Relief for UTI

    amoLucia replied to ShadowNurse's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    Just thinking about pyridium and the autistic population you serve. ORANGE COLOR! Might that group of pts be frightened by the orangey color they'll start to pee? Also there might be the problem of...

  22. Thoughts On Incentive Plans

    amoLucia replied to AHAACK's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to say this, but this sounds like a survey re nursing staff retention. Like new member doing a research project??? Although it does sound more sophisticated-ly like a business/management...

  23. Unique Nursing Career

    amoLucia replied to Icumurse2315's topic in General Specialties

    Some years ago I supplemented my income by teaching in a small business/ computer training school (private, for-profit). My RN license WAS NOT a requirement; any person with a good healthcare...

  24. Open to Interpretation

    amoLucia replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric

    I gave a 'thumbs up' to a dentist as he needed to do something extra while I was already under care. He proceeded.

  25. Well that is pushing ethical boundaries

    amoLucia replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    Jory - what is ASRM? Haven't had the chance to look it up. And just to say - my Mom had a ladyfriend who naturally conceived & carried her son at age 51. Mother and baby were fine thru preg,...