amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Blood Pressure Cuffs

    amoLucia replied to DallasRN's topic in Home Health

    I was thinking of sliding a double open-ended grocery plastic bag over the arm and then place your BP cuff like normal. Cheap, easily avail and easily disposable. Kind of like what PP heron suggested,...

  2. Please help me with this new job overseeing group homes

    amoLucia replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    I repeat - you have a SUPER GINORMOUS task ahead of you!! We're here to listen! NRSKarenRN - TY for all your citations. Muy

  3. Help With Software

    amoLucia replied to Frank Wisniewski's topic in Home Health

    Just very recently, we had a hosp HR rep post here reach out to contact a member who had posted re some unresolved issue (unexpectedly out of the blue). So just goes to show, who all accesses this...

  4. the Power of Prunes

    amoLucia posted a topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    I hate prune talk and from my days in LTC/NH, this was a common topic among our geri residents. As a kid, my Mom used to make some dishes that I just loved - like I love plain old meatloaf, plain...

  5. Please help me with this new job overseeing group homes

    amoLucia replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    A little voice was whispering 'New Jersey, New Jersey'. ! Big suggestion - check out your last survey. See where old problems were and that any corrections made back then for the POC are still in...

  6. Help With Software

    amoLucia replied to Frank Wisniewski's topic in Home Health

    Frank - we here make the recommendation to new members to change screen names to remain anonymous. Everybody and anybody under the sun can join the site, so responses may reflect

  7. Can RN lose license for fighting outside of work?

    amoLucia replied to Joanne15's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Dude - good explanation.

  8. HELP ME

    amoLucia replied to Glycerine82's topic in Psychiatric

    OP - you said it all in your last paragraph! Take a deep breath and hang in

  9. Please help me with this new job overseeing group homes

    amoLucia replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    My earlier question kind of tags into PP jobellstarr's response. As a PVT facility, things may have been very lax for a long time. I suspect someone higher up has caught on and wants things cleaned...

  10. Blacklisted from HCA

    amoLucia replied to nursingsprettycool17's topic in General Nursing

    Yep! One gal I worked with always was avail for last minute call-outs. She always covered the shift - never had to scramble for coverage. Another gal was kind of like an informant/snitch. Not in...

  11. Please help me with this new job overseeing group homes

    amoLucia replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    Am curious - is this Civil Service or privately

  12. Blacklisted from HCA

    amoLucia replied to nursingsprettycool17's topic in General Nursing

    I truly believe there must be some inherent reason those 'bad' or 'marginal' nurses are held. They must hold some value for the present admin that is too valuable to give

  13. What is the difference between a Frontliner and an Essential worker?

    amoLucia replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of the terms, they are GODSENDS! Couple months ago, my air conditioning unit conked out during one of those blistering hot spells here in the Mid-Atlantic. I use resp equip & O2....

  14. Your thoughts on Florence Nightingale?

    amoLucia replied to londonflo's topic in General Nursing

    The nurses who seemed to achieve the most appear to have been political activists. Or they knew how to work within the political systems of the day. Or with connections. Or the money (yes, some were...

  15. HELP ME

    amoLucia replied to Glycerine82's topic in Psychiatric

    Too bad soooo many don't recognize 'psychic PAIN' as real as they do 'physical pain'. Like who runs around measuring psychic pain/distress 'on a scale of 1 - 10 ...' I believe the dementias,...

  16. Your thoughts on Florence Nightingale?

    amoLucia replied to londonflo's topic in General Nursing

    Been thinking a lot about this topic. Quick! Quick! Wonder how many other nurses reading this post can name just 3 other famous historic nurses who made significant impact on the education...

  17. Preeclampsia Nursing Diagnoses help?

    amoLucia replied to AJ009's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I may be wrong here - OB nsg study some 45 yrs ago. But I think your pt is no longer PRE-eclamptic. Someone correct me if I'm

  18. New to Here

    amoLucia replied to LovingLife123's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    Wishes back at you! And that tapestry truly looks delicious! :))) Early 1980s, I did a diet; lost 200#, solely thru a group-managed diet program. Never went thru their transition, then...

  19. Your thoughts on Florence Nightingale?

    amoLucia replied to londonflo's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone remember a young girls' series (?) of a nsg candystriper! I'm thinking Cherry Ames,

  20. What are your covid + medical floor/non ICU nurse patient ratios? And other questions..

    amoLucia replied to justjRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Munro - often times, I too have suggested anonymously reporting workplace violations. However ...... it's not too difficult for the employer to put 2 + 2 together and GUESS the informant. Esp if the...

  21. LPNs are still good nurses

    amoLucia replied to Glycerine82's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    OP - you made some very thought provoking points in your post. All so very true. Esp the parts re CNAs and LTC/SNFs. You're right though, for furthering career options in a nursing tract, you...

  22. Ethics and patient follow up

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

    YES!! My pet peeve used to be the absolutely UNBELIEVABLE waste re medications in LTC. I was LTC for a loooong time and it was always the same regardless of the facility. BIG PHARM makes the...

  23. New to Here

    amoLucia replied to LovingLife123's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    hppy - new May dx endometrial CA. Megace for the bleeding. Surgery NOT an option with my other risks. I wish they'd have done a TAH when they did the emerg D&C. But that would have been elective...

  24. Is it appropriate to "show off" that you are a Nurse on social media?

    amoLucia replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're hitting the nail on the

  25. Ethics and patient follow up

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

    Still sounds like a reeeeal CM program (not a half-a**ED) one is