amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Help! Asked to Write On Call Policy

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

    Your airline pilot comment reminded that even truck drivers have a restriction of hours on the road at ay one time. Like they have to show their log books to authorities when required, like at...

  2. Breach of confidentialty

    amoLucia replied to jonijeanellerbrock's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    "Two people can keep a secret if one of them is dead." - Benjamin Franklin Sorry this sucky situation happened to you. But I learned there really is no one to trust with secret

  3. Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    amoLucia replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

    Anybody can jump in and continue "The Saga of Nursing" for the next

  4. Personalities and Specialties

    amoLucia replied to LollaPaupRN's topic in General Nursing

    Like trying to squeeze square pegs into round holes!! Personalities also need to mesh with clinical roles. Not everybody is cut out to be supervisory/management material regardless whose idea....

  5. Family members demanding restraints

    amoLucia replied to Rhonda12's topic in General Nursing

    OP - you must work hospital, right? If you were in LTC/NH, I doubt you would have had any order for a PRN antipsychotic. Sounds like you did as well as you could short of having a nsg supervisor talk...

  6. Dropping off application in person?

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

    Krissymvp - After re-reading OP's post, I think your response is a better one. If OP were to just to drop off her resume is ONE THING, but to expect an impromptu interview from a busy HR would be...

  7. Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    amoLucia replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

    "Tormented, I think, how do I assuage his pain. Oh, how I long to hold him in my aching arms until my longing dissipates. But my sense of duty and propriety gnaws at my anguished core. Where are my...

  8. Excessive absenteeism

    amoLucia replied to RRRNNN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Mea culpa! I truly misinterpreted Dawndon's post. I was guessing that her place was stingy being on some type of lottery for the few who would make the 6 month cut. I've worked stingy places who would...

  9. Pinning Ceremony Speech

    amoLucia replied to jgoforth2017's topic in General Students

    Thank you to both PPs. I too was a bit miffed at the Nutcase reference. It diminishes the value of the degree - and I was a grad of an Assoc degree program. Not funny. It also makes a dig at pts with...

  10. Occupational exposure to floor wax

    amoLucia replied to NurseHP's topic in General Nursing

    I wish that was my fate when I was working. Working NOC in a small NH doesn't leave much room for switching work

  11. Nursing vs. Social Work

    amoLucia replied to amvankirk's topic in General Nursing

    The major downfall that I've heard about is that you'll need a grad degree for most positions even entry ones. And the job market may be a difficult one to get in to. Now my sources were just in...

  12. Dealing With Passive Aggression

    amoLucia replied to Apple-Core's topic in General Nursing

    Emergent - are you a fan of Carrie Underwood? She has a song to match your

  13. Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    amoLucia replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

    My difficulty was to determine to write bosom versus bosums. I have them both (healthy, thank you,

  14. How much does the college you graduate from determine your employment?

    amoLucia replied to Kaitlyn.w0908's topic in General Nursing

    Not really addressing the topic, but it made me think back to the days when I started (1974). My first job (hospital) hired grads from numerous schools all around the community. That was back in the...

  15. Excessive absenteeism

    amoLucia replied to RRRNNN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Yeah - a real generous facility! I know the kind. Is it any wonder that when a place doesn't put sincere thought & caring into a promo, then the promo isn't thought much of by the staff

  16. New Grad as a Clinical Liaison

    amoLucia replied to Alison2209's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hospitals are notorious for trying to pawn off problematic pts as fast as poss. Those are pts with high costs for care (read expensive meds, IVs, treatments), behaviorial issues (read psychoactive...

  17. Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    amoLucia replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

    "But to what expense all my other great needy ones would feel the bane of my neglect. Oh, the choice is tearing me apart! Deep gut wrenching sobbing escapes my lips. Salty tears cascade down my...

  18. Ordering antibiotics!?!

    amoLucia replied to Bec7074's topic in Patient Medications

    #1 asparagus, #2 garlic #3 broccoli major offenders of funny urine

  19. Relationship with patient?

    amoLucia replied to Nurse2bklingon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    DON'T DO

  20. 8 Dead at Florida Nursing Home without power after Hurricane Irma

    amoLucia replied to Blackcat99's topic in Nursing News

    There's another 9/14 post started with responses. I think there's going to be more to come on this story. Mods - can you

  21. suspended for elopement

    amoLucia replied to Mary2017's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    NO!! OP - you were primarily being responsible for giving your ID card to another employee. That was a MAJOR error, regardless if a pt eloped or not. The nurse most likely will also be disciplined...

  22. ENA Mass Casualty Incident

    amoLucia replied to traumaRUs's topic in Emergency

    OP - As I was reading your post I thought of one today's daily on the 'blue side'. Someone was interested in a Clemson college football game. Last week, I noticed the stadium at Penn State was L O A D...

  23. Dropping off application in person?

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

    I can't YES YES YES this enough! OP, pretend like you were ready to go for a real interview (and be nice to the front desk

  24. 8 Dead at Florida Nursing Home without power after Hurricane Irma

    amoLucia replied to Blackcat99's topic in Nursing News

    Something on the news, but I missed most of it. Seems like the NH was making phone calls but were being referred and wrongly prioritorized. I didn't catch the whole news report but there most...

  25. Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    amoLucia replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

    Horseshoe & Hygiene Queen - more posts to make me LOL! Just love