amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Am I being tricked?

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

    Could be a classic 'bait & switch'. Tread carefully. And remember oral promises are NOT worth the paper they're NOT written on. Get any promises IN WRITING. If they balk ..... look...

  2. New Job, Lost Orientation Packet

    amoLucia replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    RNNPICU - agreeing with you 1000%. A very thorough way to document completed sections nec for orientation. A suggestion might be to Xerox a partially completed checklist periodically 'just in...

  3. Questions about getting fired?

    amoLucia replied to pecantreechipmunk's topic in General Nursing

    If you so choose to do this, KNOW what you're doing. Several postings are on AN that can guide you. This is NOT an intervention to be taken lightly. I believe all states and facilities have some...

  4. School Nurses: When is everyone back?

    amoLucia replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    Yes, good luck to you all this new school

  5. Choosing Between Two Jobs - So Conflicted

    amoLucia replied to SJ1993's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good for you! JMHO but I believe that you made the right choice. PP Hannah's last paragraph said it all so very

  6. What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    amoLucia replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Is that for real re Tx

  7. Choosing Between Two Jobs - So Conflicted

    amoLucia replied to SJ1993's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Take note: oral promises aren't worth the paper they're NOT written on. A manager can try accommodating you now, but say in 5 months, there's a new manager who just doesn't care. Oh well, I guess...

  8. Attending a non accredited school California Endorsement

    amoLucia replied to nurselaya's topic in School, College Programs

    london - I would venture it's the school's headlining advertisement that just says it all by dripping & oozing the sweet magic words 'quick', 'easy' and 'licensed' that's the attention grabber....

  9. Valid Reasons To Not Get Vaccinated

    amoLucia replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This post is becoming almost as closely nasty as the other one. And I get a headache trying to sift thru all the more 'polite'

  10. Visible tattoos appropriate for RN's?

    amoLucia replied to jayne12's topic in General Students

    Never cared for tats. Harbored a sometimes 'secret, maybe if' thought re getting one. But then I just think about the TV show 'Say Yes to the Dress'. Such attractive brides-to-be trying on those...

  11. Valid Reasons To Not Get Vaccinated

    amoLucia replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ditto!

  12. What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    amoLucia replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Gordon - I think he was referring to the activism of that other AN member,

  13. IV nurse requirements for "IV bar"

    amoLucia replied to Echo Romeo's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Those 'specialty' IV clinics have been around for a while. I remember them a way time back. They often also included oxygen therapy supplementation. I believe the go-to rationalization was for tx...

  14. How long does it take to "get" OASIS?

    amoLucia replied to allthesmallthings's topic in Home Health

    And I would venture that their documentation is of a better caliber to capture all those fine nuance factors for max reimbursement. Sad that such a little upfront effort could so easily reap such...

  15. Bad Clinical Experience Today

    amoLucia replied to j0622's topic in General Students

    Lots of water under the bridge since I had to study nsg theories in early '80s. Hard time remembering. Nsg theories were more isoteric to me than Nanda nsg care plans! Altho I do truly espouse...

  16. Ortho - a stepping stone?

    amoLucia replied to Apple-Core's topic in Orthopedic

    This older post made me laugh, and then I shook my head!' No other specialty has been 'dumbed down' more than Long Term Care. So sad that still in this day & age, nurses are denigrating...

  17. Suspicious about an educator position for new grad MSN

    amoLucia replied to Adam Maple's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    She's being snookered - JMHO. She needs to protect her health insurance for your family. Give the educator job search position time. Things are too crazy in these times to take any

  18. Starting life over at 53! A little help please?

    amoLucia replied to JrzShore's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Welcome to AN from a Jersey Girl here. Please please please - think realllllly long & hard re entering nsg. There's another CURRENT post right now that is primarily advising against entering...

  19. NHSN submissions

    amoLucia replied to sauconyrunner's topic in Infectious Disease

    The post is from 2012 and the OP hasn't responded since about that time. TF - welcome to Allnurses. I strongly suggest to new members to select an anonymous screen name & avoid personal pix....

  20. Have you worked with a GOAT in healthcare?

    amoLucia replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    What is GOAT??? Worked with 1 LPN who was prob the coworker I MOST appreciated working with. She was so grounded - I trusted her implicitly. I could breathe a sigh of relief just knowing she was...

  21. Burnt Out: Thinking of Leaving Hospice But Feeling Guilty

    amoLucia replied to Kelaaax3's topic in General Nursing

    Wise comments from previous posters. Had some very great words of wisdom from ex co-workers I used to work with - 'XYZ Hosp existed before she got here, and it'll exist after she's gone'....

  22. School Nurses: When is everyone back?

    amoLucia replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    Nutmegge - wishes for a speedy & uneventful

  23. Tolerating Abuse from Grieving Families

    amoLucia replied to evelynkarirn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Just reading this older post at this time. Much wisdom provided by those who responded. But something from the orig post has me surprised. Why wasn't the decision re mortuary preferences...

  24. Are you okay with bartering?

    amoLucia replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    My bolding. I've outright BRIBED pts!! In LTC, I had numerous dialysis pts. One thing, they HAVE TO GO to dialysis - not really any options. Even miserably sick feeling, they need to go. One...

  25. Mandated to work Saturday?

    amoLucia replied to Bella1988's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^^ Like