amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Job hunt advice for a second career nurse

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

    To OP - identical responses from multiple hospitals suggests to me that the facilities may be all part of a corporate chain. Sister facilities will freq use similar/identical documentation as they...

  2. Job hunt advice for a second career nurse

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

    A couple of things just jump out to me - 1 - a wait of 3 weeks is NOT a realistic window of response time expectation. In today's job market, the wait time is typically much longer for many places...

  3. Shingles precautions

    amoLucia replied to ManpreetManpreet's topic in General Nursing

    Pregnant?

  4. Why can't we get a days notice before drug test day?

    amoLucia replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm guessing they've determined that testing accuracy (an honest reliable test) trumps personal inconvenience. You've a good point, though and it's sad that EVERYONE gets pulled in. But cheaters are...

  5. DON position-Career Moves

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

    OP - good luck with your new endeavor! Sounds

  6. DON position-Career Moves

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

    A question - is your facility doing well? That is to say, it's not a train wreck ready to happen so that's why the current DON is leaving??? Otherwise, it sounds like a good opportunity to advance...

  7. always so tired

    amoLucia replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Health, Stress Management

    I agree with PP quasar re showering as a pick-me-up. It does work. I'm a SAH retiree with some health issues and being a SLUG is reallllly easy. But showering, getting dressed and teeth care does...

  8. Where to go next?

    amoLucia replied to lsrn18's topic in General Nursing

    Cant give you any personal information except to say that I believe that Maine is one of those nursing license COMPACT states. Don't know if that's your original licensure state or Massachusetts (not...

  9. always so tired

    amoLucia replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Health, Stress Management

    We can't give med advice per TOS, but have you had a recent physical with bloodwork recently. I ask because I just recently had BW come back with some issues that were unexpected. Totally out of the...

  10. Tuition, how much is too much

    amoLucia replied to hopefulkim99's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Just another word of caution - maybe I missed it in all the informative discussion re tuition (and I know it's not what you asked, but ... what career options will be open to you as a NEW RN grad out...

  11. Lung cancer and secondhand smoker

    amoLucia replied to zahnart99's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    to OP - what part of needing to do your own homework is difficult? Yours is such an easy topic. Just wait until you get something difficult! And for the future, when students come to AN asking for...

  12. 6 months in... and I had a fall...

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

    A fact of life is that pts do fall and nothing short of sitting on top of the pt 24/7 will prevent it. That being said ... unless you did something that DID contribute somehow to the fall, you learn...

  13. Responsible for MARs/TARs

    amoLucia replied to BikerNurseLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't just dump stuff on the 11-7 shift. That tactic sounds just like every other person in the world who thinks that the NOC shift does nothing for pts because "pts are all sleeping"!...

  14. Underperforming Employees

    amoLucia replied to elizabeast7's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes this is what you have to do to start the papertrail. If there's a union, this is esp CRITICAL. I found that quickly starting disciplinary paperwork in a timely fashion with all the...

  15. Responsible for MARs/TARs

    amoLucia replied to BikerNurseLPN's topic in General Nursing

    It's a new, fresh set of eyes and freq and a pretty much fail safe way to catch someone before they leave(esp for the perdiem, prn, part-time, ready-to-vaca- staff).The tactic usually ends

  16. Client vs Patient

    amoLucia replied to srercg's topic in General Nursing

    I need to clarify my statement re nsg knowledge of healthcare financing. The upper echelon nsg - the CNOs and VPs of Clinical Services with their MBAs and MHAs do know & understand the financials....

  17. Client vs Patient

    amoLucia replied to srercg's topic in General Nursing

    That terminology has existed for quite some time. Way back when, I actually liked the term 'client' because it did convey a sense of financial accountability for services that WERE being paid for...

  18. 24/7 365 on- call requirement with no pay- Privia Health

    amoLucia replied to ethicalrn2's topic in Nursing Career

    Just got around to reading this - by any chance did you get any written job description or contract that detailed this

  19. Own business

    amoLucia replied to Lmcallister37's topic in Nursing Career

    You really do need to scope out your options with professional help. First thing I always think of when I read these types of requests is to ask if the respondent did a needs analysis search. That is...

  20. Crazy sign on bonuses

    amoLucia replied to ~PedsRN~'s topic in General Nursing

    Your facility might be a little out of the ordinary - quite a bit of a commute for some so the relocation bene is explainable

  21. "Cell phone" vibration in your thigh?

    amoLucia replied to srercg's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Have to be careful that we're not giving medical advice, but some kind of pinched nerve from degen disc or degen joint nerve pressure might be at cause. Like a sciatica ... When my left thigh tingles,...

  22. Crazy sign on bonuses

    amoLucia replied to ~PedsRN~'s topic in General Nursing

    What is it they say - if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is! There could be an outside remote possibility that its legit, but are they asking for extensive experience, adv education...

  23. Allergy office job vs WIC office job

    amoLucia replied to kmoty01's topic in General Nursing

    Question about the WIC program position - is it a temporarily funded grant program? That is to say, will it disappear after some time when grant funding runs out and you'll be unemployed? I've seen...

  24. Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

    amoLucia replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    Some time ago, I commented that many nurses seem so appreciative of the piddly-poo increments that are doled out by admin. When you do the arithmetic, a 1% 'performance raise on $25/hr pay rate is a...

  25. Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

    amoLucia replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    to jvita - can you remember back some 19 years ago when you were newly hired? What was your salary THEN when compared with other more highly experienced nurses? I doubt you knew way back when. My...