amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Joining a professional organization

    amoLucia replied to gcolon7988's topic in General Nursing

    I'd suggest waiting a short while BEFORE you select an organization. Your personal preferences have prob not yet become clear. Some groups may offer 'new grad' discounts up to about a year...

  2. Pre-employment drug testing; urine vs hair

    amoLucia replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be more concerned because I'm not a 'pee-er on command' type person to give a urine spec. I try to take a urine spec with me from home whenever I have a doctor appt that I think will need a spec....

  3. want to be in MSF. What should I do?

    amoLucia replied to hanasea's topic in General Nursing

    Mercyships.org. There is another thread here under volunteer nsg (Medical Missions) that comments about other organizations providing mission

  4. Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    amoLucia replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    I like the motto - "I want it, I want it all, I want it all now. And I only want the best because I'M WORTH IT"!!! I recite this motto when I'm contemplating a purchase in which I've asked myself "do...

  5. How do you handle co-workers who are extremely dramatic and are easily stressed?

    amoLucia replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your coworker is burnt-out. You did say that's she's been there longer than you and that she's moving on. She's just NOT handling the stress well. I may be bucking the tide here, but, just hope that...

  6. Is LTC a good option if I can't find a job?

    amoLucia replied to 07courtney1993's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Please don't knock LTC!!! LTC positions are also

  7. Fast food vs Dietary aide

    amoLucia replied to Oleacronon's topic in Nursing Career

    Good decision! You've only one more semester of school. What other posters comment makes mucho

  8. CMA and CCMA

    amoLucia replied to Meganktar's topic in Nursing Career

    I think the party you need to ask is the school itself. They would give you the best answer. I have an opinion, but I hesitate to comment if I might be wrong. Am not being a smarty as I say this....

  9. Passing the buck?

    amoLucia replied to novicenurse2015's topic in General Nursing

    Care

  10. Hands off my vent!!

    amoLucia replied to adventure_rn's topic in Critical Care

    You beat me to the punch re Jahi. For the uninformed, her family tried feeding the young lady FRESH post-op tonsillectomy. But she DIED on them. Type in "Jahi" here for more on the story. I need to do...

  11. Help me understand an Ampule

    amoLucia replied to Femine91's topic in Patient Medications

    Tubex meds used to have different color rubber-y syringe end sheaths/needle caps. Red and blue ones. I think the red ones were for narcotics; blue for non-narcs. I had a really sick youngun' (late...

  12. Nurse Resigns by Sending 'I Quit' Cake to Her Employer

    amoLucia replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Talk about 'thinking outside the (cake)box'. (Just had to say

  13. Help me understand an Ampule

    amoLucia replied to Femine91's topic in Patient Medications

    Lasix brand Lasix used to come in an amp and it was IV pushed like water 'in the ole days'! Dilaudid and mag SO4 (both orange print on the glass) were also amps. Aminophylline, KCl and berocca. I...

  14. Nursing Home vs Hospital

    amoLucia replied to JWEMT's topic in New York Nursing

    What are your long term expectations? Can you see yourself staying in LTC and moving into upper mgt or admin? Are you thinking moving into education? That might require more than your BSN esp if...

  15. Caregiver second guessing career

    amoLucia replied to MochaFiend's topic in Nursing Career

    Multiple, multiple, multiple nurses here have all said it that caring for one of your own can be far worse than they ever expected. They all carry the double burden of being nurse AND family and...

  16. Will my Previous Degrees be put to Use?

    amoLucia replied to jkh440's topic in Nursing Career

    cardiac

  17. Parent Insists Nurse Brings Pt to the BR When SHE Uses It!

    amoLucia replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in Private Duty

    to SirJohnny - wise precautions. to others - don't you just LOOOOOOve it when some member posts a response that catches you totally off kilter. Like PP who's a guy bringing up various situations that...

  18. Hands off my vent!!

    amoLucia replied to adventure_rn's topic in Critical Care

    Maybe all the equip should have the protective shields as standard issue. I know in LTC we had problems with O2 concentrators freq. Less of a prob with IV pumps except for folk who 'silence' them (and...

  19. Overhiring?

    amoLucia replied to Double Dunker's topic in General Nursing

    Here's some other perspectives - any chance your facility might be anticipating some type of job action and seeks to pad the staffing roster in anticipation of not enough staff? Also, are there some...

  20. Should I report this nurse?

    amoLucia replied to laladeedee's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Agreeing with all the PPs. But I also see another issue. Is there some reason why the nurses could not start a new IV themselves??? Like ONLY the IV team can start IVs??? Even in LTC, all our nurses...

  21. Hands off my vent!!

    amoLucia replied to adventure_rn's topic in Critical Care

    It's been a while for me but - do they make tamper-proof machines YET?!?!? . Maybe some really smart nurse or RT could invent some kind of cover-plate or screen that

  22. How to learn telemetry?

    amoLucia replied to northmississippi's topic in Cardiac

    Education and experience! And repetition, repetition, repetition looking at strips. They do have courses - live classes, online modules and

  23. Arrested for hitting a nurse

    amoLucia replied to Julius Seizure's topic in Nursing News

    Please check your state's laws. It may just be your facility's stance that they discourage nurses from pressing charges. But state law may allow it. Not just for John Q Public, average citizen. NJ law...

  24. How to respond when residents say "I love you" (in a family way)

    amoLucia replied to Live.Love.Nurse.♡'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

  25. MSN, $60-$75K, worth it?

    amoLucia replied to peanutfish's topic in Post Graduate Students

    to oldsockventriloquist - thank you for expounding on my post. In no way shape or form could I so clearly discuss the details you covered. But I do know from my readings here, that financing is a most...