amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. HELP!! Which Position to Choose??

    amoLucia replied to CSTtoFutureNP's topic in Nursing Career

    Sounds like we're all thinking along the same lines ... "Great minds think alike."

  2. "Thank you for your service"

    amoLucia replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Did it seem to become more prevalent when covid emerged as the 'Chinese' flu, or what ever DJT called it in that it was China's fault? Maybe just my observation

  3. Medications Mixing and Nasogastric Feeding Tubes

    amoLucia replied to kjeanw's topic in General Nursing

    Neither should extended-relief pills. I do know a RN who attempted to administer a Colace gel tab whole with a GT. And she tried to do it during a State survey med pass inspection. (The surveyor...

  4. Other than Nursing, what other passions/hobbies do you like?

    amoLucia replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    How

  5. Coworkers Opening Patient Windows During Inclement Weather

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I have a real recipe for elephant stew. Need to find it. Then I'll

  6. Other than Nursing, what other passions/hobbies do you like?

    amoLucia replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    TY. So

  7. Coworkers Opening Patient Windows During Inclement Weather

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I have a few threads on the 'blue side'. But my threads aren't quite as provocative as SB's. Guess I had a milquetoast

  8. Other than Nursing, what other passions/hobbies do you like?

    amoLucia replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Hannah - send some pix of your

  9. Coworkers Opening Patient Windows During Inclement Weather

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Was just reading your other new post re declining a 'freq flyer' pt. You're interrupting me

  10. Coworkers Opening Patient Windows During Inclement Weather

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Tell me - what topic is next??? Coworkers who make stinky in the employee bathroom that's close to the breakroom?!?!?!? DD - it's like drivers slowing down on the road to look at an accident. You...

  11. C'Mon Now!

    amoLucia replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Am soooo sorry for all of you having to take all the flak you do. NOT. YOUR.

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

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    The sticking point of this post is what would happen if the OP (or any other coworker) were to experience such a traumatic episode while on duty. I doubt I'd be looking for some necklace lanyard. Or...

  13. High Risk Student Liability Insurance

    amoLucia replied to yelly23's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Could any of the insurance companies you've reached out to make any suggestions or referrals to some company that DOES provide the higher risk insurance??? Like how you get a referral from your...

  14. Wise Orders From Wise Doctors

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^^^

  15. HELP!! Which Position to Choose??

    amoLucia replied to CSTtoFutureNP's topic in Nursing Career

    Another thing, with Option #3 you do have possibility for doing something else PRN during the weekday. You did say you start school NEXT year, so that's like 7 -8 months away. Time to rack up some...

  16. climate change and nursing

    amoLucia replied to sabrinar's topic in General Students

    Am a retiree but I hope I can give an idea. I don't believe community (local, state, national or international) is seriously looking ahead at disaster preparedness. I'm a Weather Channel...

  17. Predatory New Grad Contracts

    amoLucia replied to CreamCheeseRangoons's topic in General Nursing

    CreamCheese - I apologize in that I did stretch the analogy re contracts. But my point was meant to reflect that a contract is just that --- a BINDING contract. Expectations that you BELIEVE to...

  18. Lies my mother told me

    amoLucia replied to Merrie82's topic in General Nursing

    Hannah - WOW is all I can say. Uh, who ordered the blood without ordering the CBC first? Weird, but crazier things do happen

  19. "Thank you for your service"

    amoLucia replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    SBE = poster SmillingBluEyes. I think DaveyDo hung that

  20. "Thank you for your service"

    amoLucia replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Kitinger - it's the hope in knowing that someone is gladdened when we offer our comment. They usually smile and 'thank you' us

  21. Predatory New Grad Contracts

    amoLucia replied to CreamCheeseRangoons's topic in General Nursing

    And new grads aren't saavy enough or experienced enough to see where the employer's faults lie. And they're prob too naïve to know how to say anything for fear of repercussion. Like lumps of...

  22. Babysitting a former patient

    amoLucia replied to moongoddess9301's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    And if anything goes south, you'll be the first person being blamed. It doesn't matter how well meaning you might be and that you thought everything was understood. When there's a poss lawsuit,...

  23. Vasovagal hypotension

    amoLucia replied to CommunityRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Needle phobia = anxiety = vasovagal response. Happens all the time. Even occurs after other procedures. How well I've experienced that

  24. National Siblings Day

    amoLucia replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Younger sister = RN Baby sister looked at our work requirements and said "NO WAY". Went into comp sci and financial firms and did very

  25. "Thank you for your service"

    amoLucia replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    SBE - that's the reason we offer our