amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. bathroom dilemma

    amoLucia replied to lvnforschool's topic in School

    It is really possible that there is a UTI. Are you comfortable that it should possibly go UNTREATED? Rule out the OBVIOUS

  2. H&H trending down...why??

    amoLucia replied to emm13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just thinking - was this pt given any blood PRIOR to his surgery? And now a slow drift back to his USUAL

  3. Makes Me Sad...

    amoLucia replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    One of the saddest stories I've ever come across. I've seen sad stories that rip your gut in LTC. But this one for kiddos I teared

  4. Length of Time Body Can Stay in Bed After Death?

    amoLucia replied to Newgurl17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I admit, I never ever gave this situation a thought in all my working years. And never would I think that there could be some 'regulation' about, much less it being a quiz question for a CNA job...

  5. bleeding after catheter insertion?

    amoLucia replied to sstei5988's topic in General Nursing

    Pt on any anticoagulant

  6. bleeding after catheter insertion?

    amoLucia replied to sstei5988's topic in General Nursing

    He could have tugged on it a little bit. Hence the 'pinkish' tinge. Even just a turn-over in the bed could have tugged it a

  7. Nurses with children always go home early?

    amoLucia replied to Agatha12's topic in General Nursing

    Had to smile with this post. Had an Air forcer reservist instructor in nsg school. She had served in 'Nam and had stories to rival anything you could see on TV. She was once telling us about...

  8. What is your opinion on calling in "sick"

    amoLucia replied to Goofaroo's topic in General Nursing

    In days gone bye, we used to call them "mental health days". Sometimes a day off would be needed to just recharge - sometimes work was overbusy, but it wasn't debilitating or misery that reduced one...

  9. The.. sun..come..out....to-mor-row...

    amoLucia replied to NurseCard's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yes, I do find that particular commercial annoying. I also find any commercial that plays 'the Carol of the Bells' (or something like that name) super annoying. Like isn't there any other Christmas...

  10. Richard Speck student nurse murder survivor doing well

    amoLucia replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Not meaning to hijack the post, but another 'evil' Spawn from Hell recently died. Charles Manson just died recently. The world has too many evil

  11. Layoffs

    amoLucia replied to MJ48's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest, I give your Admin credit for giving y'all the bad news as early as they did. It's given you about ~6 weeks or so more time for you to start planning ahead. If they told you AFTER New...

  12. Stressed

    amoLucia replied to pat510's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    WOW! A very wise introspection. You were on the 'meany' menu for that day. I like the way you assessed it. It would make it feel better for many if they also recognized it the way you did. EVERYBODY...

  13. Should I add this to cover letter

    amoLucia replied to Ambersmom's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    How far back are you listing your past positions? Most recommendations suggest not going back more than 10 years. Then there's the issue re the length of your resume. Again the recommendation is to...

  14. Coworker wanted to trade shifts

    amoLucia replied to NurseDisneyPrincess's topic in General Nursing

    I also think Super Bowl Sunday is the most pizza-day in the pizza industry for the whole

  15. Coworker wanted to trade shifts

    amoLucia replied to NurseDisneyPrincess's topic in General Nursing

    To Apple-Core - SUPER BOWL SUNDAY is a very, very big one. Also Mother's Day and Father's Day. Nontraditional. And they all fall on weekends which make things worse than usual. For those who never...

  16. Coworker wanted to trade shifts

    amoLucia replied to NurseDisneyPrincess's topic in General Nursing

    Did you tell him WHY you wouldn't switch??? Some people need to be hit over the head because they're

  17. Help! Failed NCLEX five times, out of school for 9 years

    amoLucia replied to cpmom's topic in Retired Nurses

    to lyn - if you haven't passed your NCLEX test, you are not yet a nurse, be it RN or LPN. Therefore you really should not be signing LPN in your user name. Sorry that you're having such a difficult...

  18. LTC

    amoLucia replied to Courtneyrn9317's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Such is the nature of LTC. You haven't been experiencing anything that most of us hadn't already been dealing with. Only difference is that we seen the problems grow exponentially over the years to...

  19. Frustrated Patient

    amoLucia replied to jojomarie26's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like

  20. Pension plan

    amoLucia replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    You can also talk with a tax accountant who would be a neutral

  21. What do you think of 12 hour shifts

    amoLucia replied to RNattie's topic in General Nursing

    OP - you're dealing with the double whammy of 12 hours shifts AND working NOCs. The NOC shift ALONE can do you in, even with 8 hour shifts. As many years as I did 11-7, that first night off was always...

  22. English As A Second Language

    amoLucia replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

    I am almost always in envious awe of those persons who are multilingual, and even of those who have limited English speaking ability, but enough to make themselves generally understood by the...

  23. A Feminist Approach to the Opioid Epidemic

    amoLucia replied to Issaiah1332's topic in General Nursing

    This post confuses me, I admit. I never heard of NPOA. So I tried to google it. Didn't find anything although I only glanced at google. There is a snarky definition listed by Urban Dictionary. Not...

  24. What is the hardest shift you ever had?

    amoLucia replied to vxxen's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing rule - NEVER NEVER use the "Q" word . My next nsg rule - NEVER use the 'W' word. I always figure there could be something more that could come along just to add to the misery. Like your...

  25. How to find the best shoes -- & other ways to prevent aching feet and blisters?

    amoLucia replied to baby_nurse-'s topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've suggested that staff have 2 pairs of shoes with which to rotate. Allows for 'airing out' for moisture and pressure relief/redistribution of the shoe