amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Physician squabbles and after hours orders

    amoLucia replied to notanumber's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm confused about your facility. Is it really LTC or more Assisted Living? Continuing Care? What is a DOC and GM = General

  2. Loss of son and finding a future

    amoLucia replied to bellcollector's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Am also holding good thoughts for you for your losses. As PP commented, nsg school and a nsg career may not be in the cards for you. But there are tangential careers possible that would provide you...

  3. April is Autism Awareness Month

    amoLucia replied to JanineKelbach's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting and informative reading, esp for those of us who don't deal with children. TY for posting. Not meaning to hijack the post, but April is also Sexual Assault Awareness

  4. Long Term Care Nursing is Lame

    amoLucia replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Came across the same way to me!I'm not sure we have the whole story here. OP started in another unit but was INvoluntarily transferred out. She continues to post that she may not have all the right...

  5. Physician squabbles and after hours orders

    amoLucia replied to notanumber's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I've really, REEEEEALLY needed the MD and I couldn't reach him/her, I would call the facility's Medical Director (only problem might be if it was the Med Dir who wasn't calling back in the first...

  6. Handling an issue at work

    amoLucia replied to Sarah2018's topic in General Nursing

    Am agreeing with PP. It seems like you've been having performance competency issues that need to be addressed by you and your manager. As your manager/supervisor, he is responsible for your...

  7. Should I stay or should I go

    amoLucia replied to buckgirl80's topic in General Nursing

    One thing stands out to me - your direct manager may be experiencing the same squeezes that you are, and that she is UNABLE herself to do anything about it. She's prob just as unhappy as you are, if...

  8. What's the best way to deter inmates from abusing the safety cell?

    amoLucia replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Correctional

    From reading your post, it would seem that the "extra" priveleges would not be normally permitted under standard conditions. So why is the time in the 'safety cell' any different? Since when does...

  9. Resigning: Counter Offer Advice?

    amoLucia replied to RG-RN2014's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto for not.done.yet's comment. Glad to see that OP appears to have come out ahead at this time. I am surprised however. OP did comment re the union. "UNION" sends up red flags to me. If OP is a...

  10. Nurses asked to work as aides

    amoLucia replied to Ptav65's topic in General Nursing

    If you read your job description, it probably says "and other duties as assigned". For a nurse to cover a shift as a CNA, ONCE IN A WHILE, is considered acceptable. However, if it is a long term...

  11. Today's grossest lunch award goes to...

    amoLucia replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Spaghetti-o sandwiches! Not as bad as it

  12. Today's grossest lunch award goes to...

    amoLucia replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Back in the Dinosaur Days, this is how they served 'therapeutic diets' for hospitalized pts with NGT/Gtubes. Only it was the 24 hour total day's worth of food all blenderized. We would just add water...

  13. Narcotic Discrepancy!!

    amoLucia replied to Gericare25's topic in General Nursing

    It is sad that other dysfunctional characters such as alcoholics, child molesters, spousal abusers, granny abusers, etc can be substituted into this quote. Sad reality. Back to the original

  14. Foley in patient with undiagnosed urinary crystals

    amoLucia replied to notanumber's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Am curious as to how long that foley had been in place. I've seen heavy crystallization & crusting when the cath was in for a while. That's why we used to have those old orders to change re-cath...

  15. I JUST CAN'T

    amoLucia replied to palli's topic in School

    To newgrad - you couldn't do that because you would have been implying that her 'snowflake' could have had that dreaded fomite. Heaven

  16. Another Brick in the Wall

    amoLucia replied to lilwhit514's topic in Patient Education

    To Anonymous - while it's nice that that physician used technology, his audience would have to be tech savvy and not everyone is. Kind of like there's grocery store shop-from-home services, but you...

  17. ICU Nurse Turns Medicine Caps Into Mural

    amoLucia replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I used to collect the barrels that 50cc piston syringes used to come in. Took them home to make into Christmas things by my kid sister & her friends. Like with cotton balls made into candle...

  18. How exactly does the BON know we completed credit education hours?

    amoLucia replied to JuliusSeizure's topic in General Nursing

    There have been several posts here on AN from nurses who were audited and for whatever reasons, had problems producing the required documentation. Very angst producing. There's that question on...

  19. out with injury and more

    amoLucia replied to nursesaysay's topic in General Nursing

    Just collect the short term disability or FMLA!!! You would be a liability if you showed up. You wouldn't mean to cause a problem, but if you were to slip & fall (or if someone in front of you...

  20. 7 months into my ADN program my long time employer doesn't want to work with my schedule

    amoLucia replied to pandalovey's topic in LPN to RN

    I was kind of thinking along the same as PP

  21. 7 months into my ADN program my long time employer doesn't want to work with my schedule

    amoLucia replied to pandalovey's topic in LPN to RN

    #1 - Start looking for another position. For whatever reason, they are letting you go (altho it sounds to me like they're trying to be as gentle as they can). You're part-time and receiving RN wages....

  22. Teachers who frequently check their temperatures

    amoLucia replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    And the blood pressure seekers. Just a thought - does you thermometer require cover slips? You could 'conveniently' run out or be running low and you can't unnecessarily spare any except for the

  23. Military Spouse - Confused about what path to take to become RN

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

    As a military wife, she may be eligible for some type of schooling assistance, so she also needs to check out that aspect. And being military, there may be the prospect of moving with her spouse in...

  24. Searching for a job for long

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

    Are you looking at OTHER facilities, not just hospitals? To many, you are an 'old, new graduate and you are competing against many new, younger graduates who also are seeking hospital positions. So...

  25. Injection Gone Wrong: Part 1

    amoLucia replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Mods, please hurry up with Part 2. This inquiring mind wants to know