amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Waiting Around to Die

    amoLucia replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    "Get busy living, or get busy dying". - Shawshank

  2. Need help deciding what I want to do

    amoLucia replied to Heyvu's topic in General Specialties

    FTR - it is poss for a facility to 'buy out' an agency nurse's contract for some kind of fee. Turned out to be a 'win-win' for the nurse & the facility because the nurse was already familiar with...

  3. Did I Do The Right Thing?

    amoLucia replied to Anon1423's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    And how has he been being fed??? He most def needed more care than can be given under the present circumstances. I have my suspicions re this case - influenced by my years & years of LTC...

  4. How Should I Respond to a Bad Clinical Eval?

    amoLucia replied to lcb's topic in General Students

    My first thought was to think if OP was mistaken for some other student by the instructor ???? While very rare, it can happen. In today's academic milieu, much is in flux. So ....

  5. Did I Do The Right Thing?

    amoLucia replied to Anon1423's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    FWIW - I believe you acted in the pt's best interest under a very difficult situation. His being inapprop restrained was not acceptable. The right wrist bruise was prob a result of his fighting the...

  6. Back problems-unable to do heavy lifting

    amoLucia replied to felixthecat99's topic in General Specialties

    Yup! As long as the Admissions Director keeps those number of beds filled ... ! Getting his/her bonus is good

  7. The traveler's I've seen... (add yours)

    amoLucia replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I was a new employee as RN Suprv in LTC. I had been there about 4 months when I learned that 3 of my 11-7 staff were 'regularly' assigned long time to our facility. They were regular 'agency'...

  8. Essential school of nursing, florida

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

    Classic example of prospective students needing to SERIOUSLY check out issues raised here BEFORE signing on that dotted line

  9. How to find a shadowing opportunity?

    amoLucia replied to Emptymain's topic in General Students

    Reading this late - but am suspecting that most, if not all, hosps will NOT consider accepting someone 'to shadow' esp since that person isn't even accepted in a nsg program (ie just someone just a...

  10. Why are you an oncology nurse?

    amoLucia replied to BButterfly1993's topic in Oncology

    Reading this late - David - very heartfelt comment. And I laughed re the

  11. What to do when patient refuses wearing a name band?

    amoLucia replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like loose bracelets floating around. Honestly - had a LTC pt put on another's bracelet. It was the lab tech who recognized the pt wearing the wrong ID and let me know. As a floating...

  12. LPN sorority

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

    Nurses, you may really want to take advantage of this. If it's nothing special to you, just don't renew the membership. But membership can provide you a network of contacts, some educational opp'ties,...

  13. Need help deciding what I want to do

    amoLucia replied to Heyvu's topic in General Specialties

    What I see is you just 'bouncing around' facility to facility as an agency float. Like you've NO vested interest in any one position. Have you found any one particular place that you seem to really...

  14. learn Spanish for NPs?

    amoLucia replied to rn3052's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Before my retirement 10+ yrs ago, while I was still driving about 1 hr each way, I would play a simple 'Learn Spanish' DVD program. I was OK for a smidge of Spanish, but the tapes were more for...

  15. second opinion / transfer

    amoLucia replied to Justin Martyr's topic in MICU, SICU

    JM - I STRONGLY recommend that you change your screen name to something anonymous. EVERYBODY & ANYBODY reads this site. And welcome to AllNurses. PP's response is quite on-spot. And...

  16. Share Policies That Have Not Saved One Life

    amoLucia replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Charting pt status before & after EVERY minineb tx (that we have to time

  17. Waiting Around to Die

    amoLucia replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    In 1968, the assassination of Martin Luther King occurred. I was in 11th grade and 17 yo. He was 39 yo at that time. I remember thinking, 'boy, how old'. Just a different

  18. Have you ever left a nursing job due to a patient/family member?

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I like that! Usually our toast was soggy &

  19. DIALYSIS VS MED/SURG

    amoLucia replied to TrAuMaRN86's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Kudos to dialysis/renal nurses. I worked a hosp that was regional dialysis. Had excellent docs. I was fascinated with nephrology disorders. So diverse and complicated. I used to have a belief...

  20. Oncoming Shift Nurses Complaining about Assignments

    amoLucia replied to Joanne15's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This ^^^ Their behavior smacks of insubordination. And that can be considered for disciplinary action. You cannot get into an argument with them. Just call the supervisor to the

  21. How Has Covid Affected Your Job as a Nurse?

    amoLucia replied to dareese's topic in Disaster Preparation

    TY. I just love this site! Never fail to learn something

  22. How Has Covid Affected Your Job as a Nurse?

    amoLucia replied to dareese's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What is

  23. How is your nursing practice unique?

    amoLucia replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    It was those little personal care 'tasks' that always made me feel most satisfied. TY to those of you, posting here and reading, that take the time to do those little things that are like...

  24. Breathless, Coughing and Run-down: What's Going On? | Case Study

    amoLucia replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Treatable, yes. But vaccine preventable, still

  25. Breathless, Coughing and Run-down: What's Going On? | Case Study

    amoLucia replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't it sad that some 35+yrs later, still no effective vaccine for