amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Stop, putting this on me...

    amoLucia replied to Bevp's topic in School

    Union

  2. Urine Drug Screen ....surprise!

    amoLucia replied to casias12's topic in Advanced Practice

    How is she financing all her 'other' meds? Some of them can be rather pricey even with some insurance $

  3. WILTW 12/10: Now THAT's a BONUS!!!

    amoLucia replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I've know some Moms with pregnancy-induced chole problems. Hope all works out for

  4. Anyone know what rights we have on a federal level regarding being abused by patients?

    amoLucia replied to TonnyaLPN's topic in General Nursing

    You have the 'RIGHT to NOT work there. (Note: Am not trying to be a smarty!) No, seriously. There isn't much that can be done although you do have rights just like any other citizen in any other job...

  5. WILTW 12/10: Now THAT's a BONUS!!!

    amoLucia replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, no!!! Good old plain original Cheerios are THE BEST!!!!! And NONE of the flavored ones - why monkey around with perfection! NO generic ones - just the originals in the big yellow box! I eat them...

  6. Re-eval orders

    amoLucia replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wishful thinking, I

  7. Auto Ins

    amoLucia replied to millriders2's topic in General Nursing

    Also to drive WITHOUT insurance is against the law, I believe, in all states. You would make me wonder what others rules & regs or laws might you be breaking. If you've ever been stopped for one...

  8. WILTW 12/10: Now THAT's a BONUS!!!

    amoLucia replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Off the track - back in the day, my CB handle was "Cheerios

  9. Re-eval orders

    amoLucia replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is what I meant by 'day book' or 'desk calendar'. A unit sec'y could see it also as well as the desk

  10. Re-eval orders

    amoLucia replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just from personal experiences, I found that staff would initial the box but never get around to following through. Like they MEANT TO with all good intentions, but it ranked LOW on the priority scale...

  11. WILTW 12/10: Now THAT's a BONUS!!!

    amoLucia replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    (((OrganizedChaos)))

  12. IV help

    amoLucia replied to Kaitef0716's topic in General Nursing

    I used to open the clamp and let a REEEEALY little fluid help 'float' the cath along the vein. That seemed to be my 'go to' trick. Per PP, the angle and being parallel make a difference too. And go...

  13. Re-eval orders

    amoLucia replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't really know where you're boxing the eval off - if it's a MAR, it most likely WILL be missed. I suggest recording it in a day book or desk calendar and do it day before, day of and day

  14. Small office....I hate it

    amoLucia replied to szccdw's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Such are the joys of a small office! My hunch is that the unit has always been that way of being extremely 'nosey' long before you got there, so some old habits are hard to change. You seem to be...

  15. I don't want to be a nurse

    amoLucia replied to StudentA--'s topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking this too. OP, if your previous schooling was so rewarding, why is it that it was NOT enough to keep you in whatever career it prepped you for? Remember also that you were YOUNGER then...

  16. RN vs MA

    amoLucia replied to guest5122016's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You don't say how old you are. So I would question you as to what you perceive yourself doing career-wise in 5 years, 10 years, 20 years? How does a marriage and children fill in into your long-term...

  17. Nurse tells summer volunteer to not refer to the unit as "We"!!

    amoLucia replied to djasc112's topic in General Nursing

    Even Queen Victoria used 'the royal WE' as in "WE are not

  18. I GOTTA KNOW!!!!!

    amoLucia replied to qaqueen's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking the same thing. A new urban

  19. *Need advice! LPN first then BSN- Jersey College

    amoLucia replied to NurseH1903's topic in LPN to RN

    This is a commercial TECHNICAL school program. DO NOT BE MISLEAD by it name. Despite its name, it is NOT related to The College of New Jersey (aka the old Trenton State College). TCNJ is one of the...

  20. Switching to part time after few months of experience?

    amoLucia replied to Katie_'s topic in General Nursing

    There is NO GUARANTEE that you can just switch to part-time on your same unit. Keep that in mind as you have to remember that you work for the hospital and not just your unit. Your manager is seeing...

  21. Family Feud: What would a nurse want to do to a hot male patient

    amoLucia replied to bruins79's topic in General Nursing

    Was this the show where a lady participant jumps and waves her arm yelling "an enema"? I know what you're talking about. 'Family Feud' has DECLINED over the years. There has been a marked shift to...

  22. new cool sayings

    amoLucia replied to palli's topic in School

    'life is like a box of chocolates' - Forrest

  23. I was the ED patient today.

    amoLucia replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    Have you filled out a post-visit survey? Make your comments known but be professional about it so your comments will be taken seriously. Play the 'RN

  24. LPN's aren't real nurses

    amoLucia replied to laurennnxo26's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    To BSNbeDone - if you had a post-conference evaluation form, did you comment about it? I really would have said something about here being demoralizing and disrespectful to the LPNs/LVNs. I would...

  25. Let's Share Little Victories

    amoLucia replied to BabyFood26's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe next time your charge would like a handful of real snow from outside? I wonder if she would like the tactile feel of 'cold & wet"? You're right - it's the little