amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Prioritizing in Diagnosis

    amoLucia replied to Succulent x Arts's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No airway issue. No breathing issue. Cardiac??? D??? I always thought of D as definitive - anything else that might be life threatening, like the blood loss (or something else like severe hypoglycemia...

  2. Prioritizing in Diagnosis

    amoLucia replied to Succulent x Arts's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What do you think??? Only you know what this pt's most pressing problem is thru your assessment. ABCDs? We can help you refine your thought processes, but you have to explain

  3. Over my head in ICU

    amoLucia replied to Trickyp713's topic in Critical Care

    ^^^^^This!

  4. schizoaffective disqualification for licensure?

    amoLucia replied to SGH45's topic in Ohio Nursing

    OP - you're revealing a bit of info on this post. I usually recommend to new members that they use screen names, not their real ones. Too many folk read this site. Not all friendly. Anonymity is...

  5. Lost med

    amoLucia replied to katiebuglpn60's topic in General Nursing

    And contact your personal malpractice insurance for

  6. Help Ban Genital Cosmetic Surgery on Children

    amoLucia replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    cynical - I believe you're really off-track re 'cosmetic' abortions. Maybe the Kardashian sisters don't want stretch marks, but for others? Elective abortions is a deeply personal decision - not one...

  7. Leaving Work / Nurse Duties Incomplete Passing To Night Shift

    amoLucia replied to coffeeandvendingmachines's topic in General Nursing

    Duh! I guess retirement is catching up to me after all these

  8. Let the Healing Begin

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

    I'm guessing that healing has begun! Saw a little guy on TV the other day. He was happily talking about folk receiving "Dr Fauci's Ouchies" vaccines. Made me

  9. Leaving Work / Nurse Duties Incomplete Passing To Night Shift

    amoLucia replied to coffeeandvendingmachines's topic in General Nursing

    Question - what's an SBO???

  10. Leaving Work / Nurse Duties Incomplete Passing To Night Shift

    amoLucia replied to coffeeandvendingmachines's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe there was some difficulty with the 'matching' and the unit of blood's availability was

  11. I am under investigation by BON. Ethical question: Share or not share with potential employers?

    amoLucia replied to 42pines's topic in General Nursing

    A job application usually asks 'have you ever been terminated from a position'. Wouldn't this open a 'Pandora's Box for OP to

  12. HELP - Goals for PMHNP preceptor/clinicals

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

    Kudos to PP FullGlass for calling like it is and for what many of us others think, but just don't speak it out loud (or post it). No fairy-dust coating which I think is a good thing (JMHO)....

  13. Student Attempted IV 7 Times

    amoLucia replied to ChickenHealer's topic in General Nursing

    Am thinking the same

  14. Help Ban Genital Cosmetic Surgery on Children

    amoLucia replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Found this article very interesting. I would like to comment that I think (???) female circumcision may still be being secretly performed in some highly ethic societies within the US. Fortunately, I...

  15. The End Of An Era

    amoLucia replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I believe most all of us remember some time when we all made some kind of med error or such. But I've always wondered how many, if any, med errors were NEVER caught by ourselves or by others?!?!?!?!...

  16. Getting off the "do not hire" list?

    amoLucia replied to cmf2021's topic in General Nursing

    OP - I can't answer your question directly, but I would say, why not give it a try and contact HR, esp if you had had a good reputation up until your resignation with good evals and references. Also...

  17. Brushing Your Teeth at Work

    amoLucia replied to nickymack's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Am sooooo glad this post resurfaced. It made me do some research. OP - they sell pre-pasted, disposable toothbrushes on Amazon. And if you carry your own small prefilled water bottle ...... When...

  18. Staff Vaccines

    amoLucia replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    (((Hugs for you,

  19. Required to do free visit??

    amoLucia replied to Stef_nurse's topic in Home Health

    My thought also. Half hour max??? Regardless, the nurse must still dedicate some time & effort to dress approp, travel (car usage), best behavior, poss resched personal plans, etc. If the...

  20. At age 45, would you start an RN program? Honest advice please

    amoLucia replied to Possible Career Changer's topic in Nursing Career

    I just finished a course of oncology radiation for newly dx'd CA. I was amazed at the professional knowledge that my 2 major therapists exhibited. Not: they are 'therapists', more than 'technicians'....

  21. Book vs Movie

    amoLucia replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    The orig Frank L. Baum book 'Wizard of Oz' has differences from the movie we all so lovingly know so well. Likewise, Scarlett O'Hara had 3 husbands in the book. I just finished the 1st 'Twilight'...

  22. Drug Cost Assistance- Flovent

    amoLucia replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    My sister was picking up my smbicort for me. I didn't know the price - just found out. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Need to do some research but will discuss this with my

  23. Posting Styles

    amoLucia replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    My tastes are changing - am liking exclamation points, lots of

  24. Student Attempted IV 7 Times

    amoLucia replied to ChickenHealer's topic in General Nursing

    How about one of those red jelly Colace pills that an agency RN nurse attempted to 'gently' smash to push thru a GT tube!! Fortunately, the State surveyor stopped the nurse right at the point it would...

  25. Posting Styles

    amoLucia replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Mea culpa, mea