amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Help please

    amoLucia replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Students

    Unless they have some weird method for scheduling, you'll still be scheduled for 10 days during a payroll period (5 days per week). When you work in the weekends, that means you'll have one day off...

  2. RN Rotation team/New Grad Y/N?

    amoLucia replied to Ashlotta85's topic in General Nursing

    Now I didn't get that impression from the ad. Perhaps it IS for floating/rotation, but they seem to have a positive spin on it. Maybe they are planning to offer an orientation programs to orient on...

  3. nursing

    amoLucia replied to nursingnurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    I guess that's a good example of being non-caring. I don't know about being shallow,

  4. most non-caring branch of nursing

    amoLucia replied to nursingnurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    I think we're being snookered!!!! OP has another current controversial

  5. nursing

    amoLucia replied to nursingnurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    Also a chance to wear those sexy stilettos.And those fancy fingernails I so

  6. How long to wait for an interview

    amoLucia replied to ksusn's topic in General Nursing

    To Fiona - yes. Esp Civil

  7. Is earwax removal an emergency?

    amoLucia replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    To Pixie - So true. I've been lucky to have been able to avoid the ER. Twice I was sched to work those mornings, so nsg supervisor had me breeze thru the ER before I hit the floor. And somebody would...

  8. Is earwax removal an emergency?

    amoLucia replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    To Pixie - So true. I've been lucky to have been able to avoid the ER. Twice I was sched to work those mornings, so nsg supervisor had me breeze thru the ER before I hit the floor. And somebody would...

  9. How long to wait for an interview

    amoLucia replied to ksusn's topic in General Nursing

    Good points, Sour

  10. Help with Quality Improvement

    amoLucia replied to EmxoRenee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're almost asking staff to self-incriminate themselves. As a CNA, you have peers and a facility with which you can check. You'll prob have a better response than asking nurses to take pix. (Not...

  11. Straight Cath over 1000ml

    amoLucia replied to diana1234's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing OP is talking about a red rubber straight cath tray (without any bag). Like PP mimi, I used a foley and bag whenever there was a retention issue. I'm from 'the old school' when we would...

  12. How long to wait for an interview

    amoLucia replied to ksusn's topic in General Nursing

    If it's a 'posted' or 'advertised' position, be assured that there most likely is a voluminous basketful of other applicants that the manager must consider for interviewing also. Sadly some of these...

  13. Is earwax removal an emergency?

    amoLucia replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I don't know about others, but earwax issues can be extremely problematic. I am highly 'ear sensitive'. If an ear plugs up, I need to get it unplugged ASAP. I mean dizziness where the room is spinning...

  14. Where do you park your van?

    amoLucia replied to wildnursebrendan's topic in Travel

    I'm reminded of the old TV show "Trapper John, MD" with Pernell Roberts and Gregory Harrison as DR Gonzo Gates, his sidekick. Gonzo used to park his van in the hospital parking

  15. Duty of care? Opinions please

    amoLucia replied to sharpie12's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    To OP - we freq get snookered here, esp from first time posters who try to 'sneak something past', esp homework. And it seems to be happening more & more with attempts to be 'slicker &...

  16. Duty of care? Opinions please

    amoLucia replied to sharpie12's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This sounds tooooo much like a hypothetical school assignment for an entry level Practice of Nursing class (where else would you hear 'duty of care' fro a new poster like OP?). And too much ambiguity...

  17. Pressure Ulcers as a Quality Indicator?

    amoLucia replied to luffle's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Am reading this late, but in LTC the occurrence of pressure ulcers is SUPER CLOSELY monitored for statistical reports that the DOH checks when doing its surveys. Besides the reasons OP gives, the...

  18. $$ to spend

    amoLucia replied to arlingtonnurse's topic in School

    small refrigerator cube - I've seen them as low as

  19. OT

    amoLucia replied to nonnocere808's topic in General Nursing

    That's the privilege of not having to punch in on a time clock anymore. (You're not doing a timecard anymore, are you?) I always found it more a 'lip service' to compensatory time when I would want to...

  20. Nurse professor & drug testing

    amoLucia replied to Hoeysg's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    double

  21. confused

    amoLucia replied to diosa1623's topic in General Nursing

    An immobile pt would be care-planned with interventions for 'freq turning and repositioning by

  22. Is aspirin a blood thinner?

    amoLucia replied to ChloeLissa's topic in Patient Medications

    Just FYI, NSAIDS also have an anticoag effect. So if you're screening for THAT effect, as about NSAIDS

  23. Peg tube placement

    amoLucia replied to Carocoho1234's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you may have been wrong. Did you check your P&P to determine if indeed you could replace the Gtube? WHO was it in the past that told you couldn't change the tube? Ahhh, that ambiguous person...

  24. HELP! How to get my CNA's to do their job

    amoLucia replied to KDubMSDir's topic in Nurse Management

    I don't see it mentioned, but be careful to comply with any UNION stipulations (IF you're unionized). Union representation is usually required for any disciplinary writeup. Also check with HR to make...

  25. Bathroom Door Question/ Best Practice

    amoLucia replied to frances81's topic in General Nursing

    Can't you all just compromise and leave the door PARTIALLY OPENED, say 6 inches or