amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. What was the REAL reason you called off

    amoLucia replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    "My hair is sick." Really!!! Had to call in for a sick day when my hair turned a bright cherry neon pink, back in the days when it was NOT the fashion to have such colored hair. And I was in a job...

  2. advice needed: nursing diagnosis.

    amoLucia replied to randac123's topic in General Students

    What do you think about it? We'll help, but you need to lead with some of your thoughts. This is a rather sensitive subject from a new poster. Hope we're not being

  3. Animal Cuddles at the Hospital? Yes Please!

    amoLucia replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    This!I, too, am highly phobic about dogs. I am fine with other all other critters, but NOT dogs! (There was a childhood experience.) We are talking 'fight or flight syndrome'. Pupils dilating, nasal...

  4. Preventing call-ins

    amoLucia replied to Brandi,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Brandi, you need to lighten up! I think you missed the tongue-in-cheek attempt at humor by PPs. I think we others all 'got the drift'. Your staff's attendance is truly a problem for you, but...

  5. Should I self report?

    amoLucia replied to Sunnywd's topic in General Nursing

    Normally, when anyone makes a mistake that I catch, I'll just let them know and its corrected it. NO BIG WHOOP! But for some reason, pharmacies I've worked with have had this super snotty, haughty,...

  6. Question about research

    amoLucia replied to Keofae4's topic in General Nursing

    Are YOU willing to risk the validity and professional quality of your research on the belief that anonymous posters here on AN are al 100% honest about being nurses??? And with that ambiguity, will...

  7. Help with clinical goals

    amoLucia replied to Roseyposey's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    First, what are some of your ideas? My ideas may not be

  8. Should I self report?

    amoLucia replied to Sunnywd's topic in General Nursing

    What?!?!? Tell me it ain't so! Pharmacy NEVER makes

  9. Yet another psychology graduate seeking advice!

    amoLucia replied to LilaDavis's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm going out on a limb here but I might suggest that you consider your LONGER-term goals. Don't know your age, but if you've a long working career ahead of you, you prob should have to consider...

  10. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    amoLucia replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    To 'HUMANELY' euthanize as versus INHUMANELY euthanize. The Animal Cops Channel says this all the time. It's funny to me - like is there some specially distinct EQUINE euthanasia method, or canine, or...

  11. What should I choose?

    amoLucia replied to Dlansey's topic in General Students

    Re your clunker car - consider DONATING it to Purple Heart or Vietnam Vets Donor program. Or some other program, as you choose. I gave mine to a Veterans' group and it was handled so efficiently and...

  12. Tb skin test

    amoLucia replied to roses616's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I did this with a 3-11 newbie nurse to do PPDs. She had numerous new admissions and PPDs were to be given then.Poor kid really had NO practice in school, so I let her practice on me using saline for...

  13. Tb skin test

    amoLucia replied to roses616's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    When I was I school, one of my instructors brought in a small chunk of a roast for students to practice their IM injections. The roast's meat gave just the right resistance & 'feel" of human body...

  14. Gov. Christie impose pain pill limit: 5 days for initial RX despite N.J. docs objections

    amoLucia replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    Uh ... remember this is the same NJ Governor Christie who quarantined Kaci Hickox, MSN, MPH, RN nurse for that new Ebola virus outbreak some few years back. She was 'imprisoned' into a tent in a...

  15. Cards for Parents

    amoLucia replied to PMurphyRN518's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    MMJ - TY. I thought that interview approach was not the place

  16. Nurses discretion to hold Tx?

    amoLucia replied to Unitedlife's topic in General Nursing

    OP, you're a newbie with a newish job in LTC. Having been a long-time NOC nurse, I know the job well and can speak from experience. I'm guessing the orders for the ACEs are 'to rewrap in AM'....

  17. Gait Belt in the Shower?

    amoLucia replied to newnurse703's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A therapy consult is definitely in order to help arrange for some bathtub/shower assistive devices. There's catalogues galore and community DME providers that carry items. Going thru the right...

  18. Cards for Parents

    amoLucia replied to PMurphyRN518's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't want to be a Negative Nellie and this may just be my COB cynicism coming through. Might this NOT just be some ploy by management to garner positive responses for the PG survey? On one hand,...

  19. Santyl and Gentamicin ointment?

    amoLucia replied to Jess3949's topic in Patient Medications

    Doesn't your pharmacy compound it? In LTC, our contracted pharmacy service compounded all the mixed creams & solutions,

  20. Sigma Theta Tau worth it?

    amoLucia replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in General Nursing

    Sigma can provide an invaluable network of contacts. And I always listed my membership on my resume. I believe that that connection sealed a position for me when my Dean recognized my name from our...

  21. Young ADON

    amoLucia replied to emohrmann's topic in General Nursing

    Did you ever consider it may not just be an issue of your CHRONOLOGICAL age, but more of their concern re your level of experience, front- line clinical and managerial??? You don't comment re your...

  22. But Why? Fingersticks and Common Sense

    amoLucia replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Just bringing up another perspective - in LTC we freq get the abnormal HIs and LOs. We don't have the luxury of any confirming STAT lab. We just repeat and proceed with whatever our standard of...

  23. Disgusted. How to report...

    amoLucia replied to ThrowawayAccount's topic in Florida Nursing

    Seems like another incident of someone who feels its' their self-appointed obligation to the world to be the monitor of all that's NOT right and to set it straight. Sorry, no badges handed out for...

  24. AARN benefits

    amoLucia replied to dKRN12's topic in General Nursing

    Have you checked with Better

  25. Nurses discretion to hold Tx?

    amoLucia replied to Unitedlife's topic in General Nursing

    What was your rationale for declining to wrap the ACE? There needs to be a reason. Usually, ACEs are off at HS and re-applied in the morning. Application is best facilitated while the pt is in bed....