amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Mandatory Staff Pictures In Patient Rooms

    amoLucia replied to ClassOf2004's topic in General Nursing

    brandy - such a nice friendly gesture.

  2. Upsetting Foley Insertion in a Confused Dementia Patient

    amoLucia replied to wernicke's topic in General Nursing

    Hannah - I got chills reading your post. I initially thought her paternal Dad, but then you commented a religious. Regardless, something happened to your pt some time

  3. Are you a pharmacist who became a nurse? Switching Career

    amoLucia replied to lzjessi's topic in Nursing Career

    Civil service (state DOH) has pharmacists on staff as surveyors and in forensics. Again, going thru 3rd party recruiters might be an avenue

  4. Got Fired From My First Nursing Job

    amoLucia replied to Lynker's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto!

  5. Upsetting Foley Insertion in a Confused Dementia Patient

    amoLucia replied to wernicke's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! Word for word, some 20 or so years ago, I had the same experience like you trying to cath an elderly demented LOL. Midway the cath, she unexpectedly started violently reacting. I was halfway...

  6. Medication Error in School

    amoLucia replied to uofanurse's topic in School

    I receive my personal meds from a large mail-in/phone-in supplier thru my commercial insurance provider. Coreg 3.125 and lasix 20 change by diff manufacturers, alternating between itty, bitty white...

  7. Medication Error in School

    amoLucia replied to uofanurse's topic in School

    My question exactly re the poss med switch!! Maybe it was only the one bottle erroneously filled? Now you've got me thinking more

  8. Oxygen Therapy

    amoLucia replied to Deli's topic in General Students

    Hannah - you piqued my interest. I tried some googling re capnographic breath measuring. There was some info that I started to read but I became m overwhelmed. That happens when I get tired....

  9. Temporary Disability

    amoLucia replied to newmom17's topic in General Nursing

    I worked multiple facilities where light duty was reserved for on-job injuries only. The facilities were required to provide jobs for those employees. I knew of many CNAs doing...

  10. Nurse malpractice insurance

    amoLucia replied to Adelaf02's topic in General Nursing

    TY. TY. TY. You just made my day! I really wish every practicing nurse was insured. I know many are NOT! So inexpensive for something so

  11. Oxygen Therapy

    amoLucia replied to Deli's topic in General Students

    Hannah - you got a name for that gadget? I guess there's pulmonary function type testing equip that might be the prototype, but I'd be really interested in something since I last did

  12. Hospice Patient’s Family Refusing Hospice Cares

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    There's actually a Wikipedia entry for 'Jahi McMath Case'. And lots of other info. She died June 2018. Did some reading up on the case. Very bizarre story. And sad for Jahi. Learned some details that...

  13. Temporary Disability

    amoLucia replied to newmom17's topic in General Nursing

    'Light duty' is usually avail ONLY for those injured while ON THE JOB. As in you'd be pulling Workman's Comp. Nobody really extends 'light duty' otherwise, unless you've a VERY benevolent...

  14. Anybody regret going to Kaiser?

    amoLucia replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in General Nursing

    Kaiser has those obligatory hiring contracts, I believe. Some recent posters have been very upset re those

  15. Nurses Keeping Venomous Snakes as Pets

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in Animal Lovers's Animal Lovers

    BTDT - You're right. Altho I do have concerns re any animal that has the inherent POTENTIAL to become aggressive without provocation. I do know there are some pets that are quite loved by their...

  16. Nurses Keeping Venomous Snakes as Pets

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in Animal Lovers's Animal Lovers

    Forget about snakes - think about pit bulls and other aggressive canine breeds. Then there's the folk who keep exotic or illegal breeds like lynx or simians. Vicarious thrill

  17. Hospice Patient’s Family Refusing Hospice Cares

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    SBE - TY. I was going crazy trying to recall the teen's name. I followed that story for a long time because it was here in NJ (I knew the hosp). Then she went to home care. One of the saddest...

  18. Discipline Meeting

    amoLucia replied to nurse_elle1956's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Whenever HR sits in for these meetings, it's usually indicative that BIG decisions are coming down. JMHO but this doesn't look like it bodes well for you. Say little and most importantly, have...

  19. Things are sprouting. A walk through the garden

    amoLucia replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Gardening and Preserving Food's Let's Talk

    For reasons, I was VERY fond of that LOL. When she died, I took the plant that was about to be tossed. I remember Florence still today. She could be a short story for student nurses re aspects of her...

  20. Oxygen Therapy

    amoLucia replied to Deli's topic in General Students

    I'd like to be the developer or bioengineer who creates a simple test (like a BG fingerstick or oximetry or an exhalator) that measures carbon dioxide! Or own stock from that IPO! No financial worries...

  21. Hospice Patient’s Family Refusing Hospice Cares

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Bolding mine. This reminded me of the situation a couple years age of that mother who refused to disconnect her legally brain-dead teen dtr who exp serious post-tonsillectomy care issues. Had her...

  22. Medication Error in School

    amoLucia replied to uofanurse's topic in School

    On my med bottles, there is an itty-bitty description of the pill's appearance and its manufacturer. When my pharmacy changes my supply, I check out that little description just to confirm the...

  23. Things are sprouting. A walk through the garden

    amoLucia replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Gardening and Preserving Food's Let's Talk

    So, # 2 & 3 I was guessing lemons and some fragrant herb like basil. And in # 4, I think that tall middle spikey one is something called Devil's Tongue or Mother-in-Law's Tongue. I have one...

  24. Things are sprouting. A walk through the garden

    amoLucia replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Gardening and Preserving Food's Let's Talk

    OK, so what are they? Remember you're talking to the person for whom DIRT is a 4-lettered

  25. Oxygen Therapy

    amoLucia replied to Deli's topic in General Students

    Like I said, sometimes I just want to smack 'em. Like why don't they