amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. the 'troublesome word pairs' for HESI A2 Grammar

    amoLucia replied to orangetoledo's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Nice job summing up some of the most annoying misused grammar in our

  2. Will I have to remember this as a nurse?

    amoLucia replied to KJRod's topic in General Students

    Don't knock the Krebs cycle! The Krebs cycle is still the everyday fundamental basis everytime you comment about 'glucose' as the building block of nutrition breakdown. Need I say that I liked the...

  3. Interested in Fitness nursing?

    amoLucia replied to PrettyNerd's topic in Nursing Career

    Maybe they're just marketing it as such and it's just another name for 'wellness'? Maybe they just want an RN license in the bldg on standby for the 'just-in-case' security feeling, again for...

  4. Policy help

    amoLucia replied to puffin170's topic in General Nursing

    Get your facility's Legal Dept to write a waiver. That's what they get paid for. They SHOULD most likely know all the legal INs and OUTs of any contract. I'd hate to be on the WRONG end of some...

  5. Burnt out on Working Weekends and Holidays

    amoLucia replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Flames9 - your post is a reason that I liked working NOCs. I could just drive to an early morning apt after I left work. Or a quick stop at Jiffy Lube. It was a pleasure to shop at my local Acme in...

  6. Help, I've been fired

    amoLucia replied to Kimhaehn's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Haven't any sparkling pearls of wisdom for you, but have you tried any of those Better Business offerings or State-sponsored Women in Business programs? Maybe they can direct you further. Good

  7. The detail I missed that set my day on the wrong foot

    amoLucia replied to ellisjl's topic in General Nursing

    Put on clothes

  8. Nurses Smoking: Compassion Instead of Judgement

    amoLucia replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 1969. We had a smoking area at my school. We couldn't walk on the lawn/grass, but we could

  9. Nurse or Dental Hygiene?

    amoLucia replied to Janelle123's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I don't see the job diversity in a dental hygienist position as widespread as that in nsg. And upward mobility? You can provide services chairside, manage an office of hygienists in a dental practice...

  10. Nurses Smoking: Compassion Instead of Judgement

    amoLucia replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Ex-smoker here for 40+ yrs. But I am still a bit sympathetic for those who still smoke. I remember smoking well! Ah! the Sunday newspaper, a fresh cup of coffee and a fresh cigarette as you light up...

  11. How Do I Know That I Would Make A Good Nurse?

    amoLucia replied to Atelophobia's topic in Nursing Career

    You've already made an astute observation. Documentation is NOT always as up-to-date as it should. Slip a note under the manager's door if you find a care plan really out-of-synch with the pt. And...

  12. Treatment of vulnerable patients

    amoLucia replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say relax! Attempting 3 times to start an IV is NOT worthy of your punishing yourself. I'm going out on a limb here to say I doubt you were 'stabbing' at your pt and were trying to be as...

  13. 100+ attempted IV starts, 3 successes

    amoLucia replied to crx971's topic in General Nursing

    Self-fulfilling prophecy - if you think you're going to fail before you start, then you prob will fail. If you think positive that you'll get the IV in, then you'll prob succeed. THINK

  14. Nurse week, scavenger hunt

    amoLucia replied to Dskipp's topic in General Nursing

    In their "doctor poses" like they do on that TV

  15. State Surveyors Are Here...What Do You Do?

    amoLucia replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Do your eye gtt pts early too. For the same

  16. Malpractice Insurance

    amoLucia replied to schoolrn917's topic in School

    That's like $9 a month. About the cost of one super duper coffee mocha latte frappe with a cherry on top! For 35+ years, never worked without my own insurance. NEVER

  17. I'm a director, not a nurse

    amoLucia replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    I wonder if those kids have parents that demonstrate the same histrionics at times. Like they see the parents' desired outcomes achieved and they then imitate/initiate behaviors for their own gain....

  18. Nurse week, scavenger hunt

    amoLucia replied to Dskipp's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like the only thing they're missing is the bouncy trampoline jump house. And make sure to place it in 'tornado alley'

  19. Nurse week, scavenger hunt

    amoLucia replied to Dskipp's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't some kind of whiskey made from

  20. belated March 25th - National Medal of Honor Day

    amoLucia posted a topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Designated as this nation's highest and most prestigious military award, the Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded on March 25, 1863 to veteran recipients of the US Civil War. Prior to this date,...

  21. Having trouble getting hired as a newbie

    amoLucia replied to newbienurse276's topic in Nursing Career

    Other than to say to keep on trying which I'm sure you will still be doing. Timing is everything and now is the time when so many other schools will be flooding the market with their graduates. And...

  22. Documenting Patient Falls

    amoLucia replied to BSN_Studnt's topic in General Nursing

    JKL - I understand what you're saying. I believe in the short, sweet & simple school of charting in nsg note. But since we're talking about falls; anytime a pt was on the floor (EVEN WHEN GUIDED...

  23. needs advice please

    amoLucia replied to QRNURSE's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes a suppository was the ONLY way I could address ANY type of pain relief (or temp control) for residents who are just barely clinging on to life. A PEG tube or IV was not a consideration for...

  24. needs advice please

    amoLucia replied to QRNURSE's topic in General Nursing

    What do you think? It is manufactured as a suppository so that's a recognized route of administration. What else is there to know about this

  25. Documenting Patient Falls

    amoLucia replied to BSN_Studnt's topic in General Nursing

    I find it ludicrous that we're not supposed to say "incident report" in the nursing notes. Everyone in the world knows that one must be generated for any and all falls. The DOH and the lawyers all...