amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Patient filed a sexual harassment complaint. HR wants to talk to me

    amoLucia replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know about this, but would your malpractice insurance be able to offer some

  2. suspected under the influence

    amoLucia replied to Flare's topic in School

    There's prev 1/27 post here that was asking your same request. 'Under the Influence Assessment' by OyWithThePoodles'. You prob aready checked this out, but I thought I might be helping just in...

  3. If You Changed Careers

    amoLucia replied to Mavnurse17's topic in General Nursing

    This ^^^ and what I posted a little before also acts as a deterrent to changing careers. Also if you're just a single and resp for everything all by yourself, that monthly mortgage payt yells real...

  4. Choosing between two paths

    amoLucia replied to Sean- BSN's topic in Nursing Career

    Job B - "They actively recruited OP for that position". That says a WHOLE LOT to me! Already familiar with the agency. No weekends. Daycare, altho expensive, is a possibility. Unless OP already...

  5. Kicked out of Nursing program

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

    HB - TY for the cautionary warning re real profile names needing changes. I freq bring it up for newbies but not too often is the recommendation taken seriously. I, too, have heard the stories...

  6. legal nurse education question

    amoLucia replied to Valerie's topic in Legal

    HB - the OP last visited 11/2/2019. But interesting info

  7. Nursing Student Volunteer Opportunities

    amoLucia replied to Dyson's topic in General Nursing

    Not too sure about this, but short-term commitments may not be advantageous for many foreign

  8. If You Changed Careers

    amoLucia replied to Mavnurse17's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, I think this is what stops so many of us from a career change when it is desired. Like what can I do with all those bio & chem credits? Still some time back, I thought of crossing into...

  9. Next Steps When You're Not Ready to Be Done with School

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking POSITIVE like you, but I guess we just REVERSED the 'up' & down'. Hey, we agreed!

  10. Why am I asked to fix things that are NOT my job?

    amoLucia replied to LPNwithBIGdreams's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, if you have access to a janitor's closet for a plunger. Or if there's batteries avail in the battery drawer (not empty). Same for avail light bulbs. Just to say, I'd hate to be the one who...

  11. Help With New DON Position

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

    This is true, but I fear much of the attn will remain negative and

  12. Next Steps When You're Not Ready to Be Done with School

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Not UP

  13. Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Does this logic also apply to that pt who wants to stay in bed day after day??? Seems to be bothering you for the pt to do

  14. Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    With every one of your responses you keep HAMMERING, HAMMERING, HAMMERING same old stuff. You're still trying to push your failure to respect with that pt's 'desire' to just stay in bed, much to...

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

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

    Rose queen

  16. Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    But why is this getting YOUR panties in a

  17. Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Silverbells - just KNOW this. If ever I were to meet you in person and I knew WHO you were from these posts, you'd better believe that I would start resusc efforts regardless.... Yeah, I respect...

  18. Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Silverbells - I fervently hope you see that this post has devolved from 'coworkers' to family, friends, PROVIDERS, and poss unknown strangers. All people who have the best intentions to look out...

  19. case study

    amoLucia replied to micheleles32's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I, too, feel like I started nsg back when humans were starting to write with charcoal somewhere on cave walls in France. You forgot all the other repetitive topics that mean nothing to so many of us....

  20. Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    If you were experiencing excruciating abd pain and risking peritonitis and other issues, WHERE WOULD YOU BE GOING FOR HELP???? You're 'front line' for covid. What about that care & tx,vesp if...

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

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

    What's

  22. Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    How sad for you! If you ever have that moment in time when a surgery would have impreved your qual of life or forestalled further complications, you most prob will seriously rue the day you made that...

  23. Can't afford nursing school

    amoLucia replied to Sjean31's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations!

  24. Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    TY for the info. I was thinking you just created the

  25. Coworkers Reporting Powerful Bowel Movements

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Also, how does one communicate that the pt was continent or