amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Consider the day - 8/18/2020

    amoLucia posted a topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Birth Control Pills Day National Ice Cream Pie Day National Fajita Day In 1920, the state of Tennessee provided the ratifying vote for the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that...

  2. Workflow for Falls?

    amoLucia replied to SpookyRN764's topic in Quality Improvement

    Are they asking for a checkoff list? Like with blocks to initial? We had something like that for our LTC/NH admissions. Had 24 hrs to complete, so all 3 shifts worked on it. I made a cheatsheet thing...

  3. Acknowledge the Day - 8/17/2020

    amoLucia posted a topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    National Thriftshop Day Baby Boomers Recognition Day National Massachusetts Day Now today's the day for all New England boomers to go to some nice little shops out on Cape

  4. Is this Med error/bad ?

    amoLucia replied to Beachgirlxo2017's topic in General Nursing

    macawake - maybe just my interpretation but I don't think other poster meant anything endearing or condescending. More like the common opening on correspondence as in 'Dear Sir:' or 'Dear Occupant:'...

  5. New grad......did I make a mistake?

    amoLucia replied to TaylorJ's topic in General Nursing

    Kalipso - 'You're a braver man than me, Gunga Din', I believe is the quote. I do admire your courage to speak up and advocate for your principles. However, I think you are most definitely in the...

  6. Is this Med error/bad ?

    amoLucia replied to Beachgirlxo2017's topic in General Nursing

    Susie2310 - to me, it didn't sound like OP was grossly negligent in missing the heparin order. Sheesh, at 7:20am, she was prob still in report! And docs freq slip in & out without much ado. So the...

  7. New grad......did I make a mistake?

    amoLucia replied to TaylorJ's topic in General Nursing

    Kalipso - There is a BIG difference between what you REALLY did and what you WOULD do. I still hold that that kind of charting would net you serious backlash. Even the rest of your post blows me away...

  8. Is this Med error/bad ?

    amoLucia replied to Beachgirlxo2017's topic in General Nursing

    When admin meds, we all usually hold to that '1 hour before/after' rule. So there's a 3 hour or so window here. We all recognize that heparin is a significant med. So for this instance, I personally,...

  9. Celebrate the Day - 8/16/2020

    amoLucia posted a topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    National Roller Coaster Day National Rum Day National Tell a Joke Day And NO, I'm not kidding about Nat'l Rum Day! Enjoy. Today, August 16th would have been my Dad's 96th birthday. Gone 13 years....

  10. Celebrate the Day - 8/16/2020

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

    herring - how cool! I used to drink rum & coke long time ago. And I just love the Andrew Sisters - my folks' music

  11. Co-Manager Colleague Late to Everything

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have to 'clock in'? Could she be earning 'comp time'? That would be a 'sweet deal' if she is. Like getting her cake and able to eat it

  12. Hey! Southpaws!

    amoLucia posted a topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    August 13th = International Lefthanders Day! May WE all have a great

  13. VA Nursing Pro’s and con’s

    amoLucia replied to Rmartin's topic in Nursing Career

    PRO - you will have the honor & privilege of providing care to our nation's most deserving citizens. I can't think of anything BETTER than that. The benefits are absol worth it. Esp as you look...

  14. What is cholecystectomy with grams?

    amoLucia replied to Baubo516's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    To PassinGAS - TY for the info. I still continue to learn stuff from this site even after 10 yrs retirement.

  15. What is your minimum base pay on Covid-19 unit???

    amoLucia replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Am glad to see these words during these crazy times. Hope your job continues to hold out OK for you. Good luck to you and stay

  16. Celebrate the Day - 8/15/2020

    amoLucia posted a topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    National Lemon Meringue Pie Day National Honey Bee Awareness Day Relaxation

  17. LPNs that work or have worked as DON/ADON?

    amoLucia replied to April White-Lewis's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think they might have been employed at an

  18. New grad......did I make a mistake?

    amoLucia replied to TaylorJ's topic in General Nursing

    Kalipso - Are you SERIOUS ?!?! Have you ever, EVER really charted such an entry into any chart?????? I am dumbfounded because I seriously doubt any employer would tolerate that type of employee...

  19. Old patients unsuccessfully clinging to independent living

    amoLucia replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Gotcha! The commercial care-provider organizations are muy expensive. A consumer of those services needs to be cognizant of tasks within a time window to make the best use of the limited time block....

  20. Enjoy the Day

    amoLucia posted a topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Still some time to celebrate & ENJOY National Creamsicle Day and National Kool-Aide

  21. Enjoy the Day

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

    I just Google 'silly calendar holidays' and then click on the pop-up sites. Then whatever catches my fancy .... There's also the more serious type holidays

  22. Old patients unsuccessfully clinging to independent living

    amoLucia replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Where do you get 4 hours/day min??????? Services ARE out there, but ... Medicare is sooo limited and it focuses on SKILLED care (nsg, PT/OT). Skilled visits are quickie in & out - the CNA visits...

  23. Remembering WW2 twice

    amoLucia posted a topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    August 14th is recognized as VJ Day - Victory in Japan Day as the end of WW2. (Some authorities recognize 8/15 as the official surrender of Japan.) Also today is National Navajo Code Talkers Day....

  24. Hitting a wall

    amoLucia replied to BodhiHeart's topic in Critical Care

    Ditto for the

  25. Onlyfans - does it matter how you paid for school?

    amoLucia replied to nursingmom9727's topic in General Students

    There's been previous postings here on AN commenting about similar topics. The advice given = DON'T. Ex-boyfriends/spouses and catty coworkers, vindictive acquaintences - basically anybody who knows...