amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Can't Pass NCLEX, So What Jobs Can I Get With My Nursing Degree?

    amoLucia replied to eutawville11's topic in Nursing Career

    This is an older post that keeps on being resurrected. For OP and others, consider teaching in an ancillary field. Some time back, I taught 'Health Care' in a small private business school. The...

  2. RN GOP Lawmaker Says Emergency Rooms Should Be Able To Turn People Away

    amoLucia replied to Accolay's topic in Nursing News

    Off on a tangent, but I had an even more disturbing thought. What if Trump bought out some hosp (or NH) and became its CEO? Man, I wonder what kind of projects he'd try to implement. Back to the topic...

  3. Is This Becoming Standard?

    amoLucia replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A facility in crisis? I wonder what the census is as I question if there's some top administrative anticipation of the place closing??? Cutting those positions can poss be last gap endeavors to save...

  4. Math help

    amoLucia replied to cvinson30's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Think of it this way - you have 1,200,000 cherry jelly beans in a big bag. You have to eat 600,000 of them.How much of that bag full are you going to

  5. Anyone working in correctional in Nassau county

    amoLucia replied to RNMann's topic in Correctional

    to Munch - thoughtful of you trying to give OP some 'heads up' re poss job

  6. new nurse feeling totally incompetent?

    amoLucia replied to sstei5988's topic in General Nursing

    If it makes you feel any better, just know that everybody else here has pretty much BEEN THERE, DONE THAT as you. As a NOC shift LTC RN with 35+ years exp, I learned a verrry long time back to make my...

  7. Nurse-client Relationship Boundaries

    amoLucia replied to BBpeds18's topic in General Students

    elkpark - this inquiring mind would like to know also. I would venture a guess that they are NOT seasoned, experienced licensed practitioners who protect the privacy boundaries. And they understand...

  8. Debate: Nurses attitude,a contributing factor towards low patients turnout in rural areas

    amoLucia replied to Memepapi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I still want to know what low turnout means. I'm waiting

  9. List the most frivolous complaints you've received

    amoLucia replied to gardenpartyy's topic in Private Duty

    Wood chopping was on the same day as making big pots of oatmeal gruel for the wards. The next day was for boiling & using lye for the body critters on pts'

  10. Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    amoLucia replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

    Carrying on is what I have thought of for the future. But the story needs some 'contributing authors'. It is so fun to use all the flowery words and the chance to backwards, talk. Dramatic pauses,...

  11. Where does it all go?

    amoLucia replied to Sothatswhatitis's topic in General Nursing

    Sensory overload??? As in really TMI! I ask because I question if every detail that you try to cram into your cranium is absolutely VITAL to know? I wish I had the luxury of knowing all there was to...

  12. Falls safety

    amoLucia posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm plugging my fav health cause again. I fell two years ago. No great big injuries, but it was one of those TV kind "help, I've fallen and couldn't get up" kind of fall. (I'm totally dependent on a...

  13. Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    amoLucia replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

    "I turn pushing my steps out to the finally quiet corridor. Suddenly a new voice is calling aloud. I recognize that voice and I stop in my steps. Suddenly the urge to flee is all but overwhelming. The...

  14. Reference from patient's family

    amoLucia replied to ImmaRNnow's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Could that kind of more personal type of reference be possible without blowing up some HIPAA dust? I guess the pt name could be omitted, but then how would the veracity of the case be

  15. HELP! My first concept map!

    amoLucia replied to Lindsi1987's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Not only pneumonia, but what else can cause lung fluid backup? Oh, this guy is so ripe full of nsg diagnoses! One clue - think nephrology before

  16. Blood pressure tools

    amoLucia replied to AngelKissed857's topic in Correctional

    But usually the cuff directions state for the pt to cross the arm across the chest at the heart level. I don't want to stir up problems because I do recognize 'safety' first'. Does the medical...

  17. Nursing @ 32?

    amoLucia replied to Firstina's topic in General Students

    Better than 33!!!! Look at it that

  18. Whatcha Know about Flo (Florence Nightingale)?

    amoLucia replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    My RN sister

  19. Prewritten Photocopies of CII Forms

    amoLucia replied to determined2banurse's topic in General Nursing

    Contact your State Dept of Health. A state Board of Pharmacy might be interested

  20. How to be a good supervisor?

    amoLucia replied to sepruiz's topic in General Nursing

    RN here, but >>> 'praise in public, critique in

  21. My First Mammogram - A Comedy

    amoLucia replied to Sarah Matacale's topic in General Nursing

    PixieRN's response

  22. New Grad RN wanting to leave after 3 months

    amoLucia replied to RNAnony's topic in MICU, SICU

    to lfish - Amen! to your first paragraph! Wise words! to OP - your best-est BFF for non-licensed nsg things should be your unit secretary/unit clerk. They're invaluable for all the details that are...

  23. How do I bounce back?

    amoLucia replied to jodispamodi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh yeah. Sounds like they've started the 'paper trail'. Time to spiff up the

  24. Can a nurse suggest a prescription device to a patient?

    amoLucia replied to mlkls13's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Agreeing along the lines of PP, JKL33, it also sounds like the nursing staff would then become "salesmen/saleswomen" for your company via the back door. Still sounds

  25. A new one for me

    amoLucia replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    Oral saline rinses used to be common for dental extractions. Isotonic