amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Wondering if I can do this.

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

    Archer - you are correct re quick assessments versus the longer, more detailed ones. As an exp nurse transitioning to LTC, it was diff for me to pare down. But you do learn fast! When I...

  2. My post-polio patient

    amoLucia replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    llg - I remember standing in line for the sugar cubes, too. And 1961ish sounds right. When one remembers that FDR was a post polio survivor, it is a stark contrasting reminder to watch DJT on the golf...

  3. My post-polio patient

    amoLucia replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    LibraSun - TY for the reminder, humbled & grateful, as you say. And blessed for our vaccine access Grumpy - 'caliper' was the

  4. As a Nurse, is it normal to be pushed around doing different jobs at the place you work?

    amoLucia replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    lorias - I guess you're responding to me. LTC was my forte until my retirement. And yes, a jack of all trades we all become. Some of the tasks that I managed would curl toes, but NEVER in all my...

  5. My post-polio patient

    amoLucia replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Grumpy - you did it! Made me look up 'calipers'! I knew the kind how to measure EKG rhythm strips. So I had to Google. Guessing it's some kind of leg brace. Was that what young Forrest Gump

  6. HELP! Don't know what to do.

    amoLucia replied to lucyrdgz's topic in General Nursing

    Just FYI - I grad 1974 with an AAS (Assoc in Applied Science) for my nsg degree. No prob transferring credits for my BSN. All in NJ. Sorry for the

  7. Should I quit now?

    amoLucia replied to acmt27's topic in Nursing Career

    Ain't this the truth!! Add to this witch's brew, physicians who aim to please these pts & families at all costs. And Administration who will kow-tow ad nauseam. Off topic

  8. Relizorb

    amoLucia replied to kfbris12's topic in Patient Medications

    Have you tried running this past the manufacturer? Sometimes their professional/customer HELP dept can

  9. Wondering if I can do this.

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

    Funny thing, I always wondered this too. Even being an experienced dinosaur RN who really liked & practiced LTC for a loooong time, I could never figure it out. Oh, and how they all managed...

  10. Online Nurse Practitioner Program

    amoLucia replied to bsprinkle15's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You forgot - mediocre GREs and/or undergrad GPA, little or no previous RN work

  11. ICU Experience Required for CRNA School

    amoLucia replied to nurseL's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Not the same acuity level. Not

  12. No Scott Toilet Paper?

    amoLucia replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yippee! I feel like I hit the Paper Products Lottery! But my sister had to get stuff for me. Paper towels and paper

  13. Needle Stick injury

    amoLucia replied to Diadai2021's topic in General Nursing

    Needlestick injuries ARE occupational injury risks for healthcare providers. But so are slips and falls. And catching scabies. But employers are legally mandated to provide safety measures and serious...

  14. Barriers to SNF and ALF improvements

    amoLucia replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hoosier - not sure if you caught it, but I was being sarcastic. I THINK you got it.

  15. Barriers to SNF and ALF improvements

    amoLucia replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hoosier - what!?! Does this mean tampering with the incentive bonus for the admissions coordinators (who approve inappropriate residents for

  16. Feeling bad

    amoLucia replied to lorias's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, to be a fly on the wall! WE WEREN'T THERE! So ... It is fully unknown just what all went down and how aggressively the staff treated this pt. From sounds of things, they were trying what they...

  17. White Pants That Pass a Tattoo Test?

    amoLucia replied to cmabadie's topic in General Students

    They also sell those sleeve-like things that fit on upper forearms for edema and/or for use to stop jiggly flabby arms. They might make them large enough for thighs or there might be thigh sleeves....

  18. Best Complementary Degree

    amoLucia replied to lastSon36's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Something INFOMATICS with a focus in health care. Thinking MPH but focusing on policy making decisions. Not necessarily like an epidemiologist/infection

  19. Best Complementary Degree

    amoLucia replied to lastSon36's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    MHA? Thank you for your

  20. Probable Fraud. What do I do?

    amoLucia replied to NYARN's topic in General Nursing

    (My bolding.) This sounds just like some phoney-baloney TV script for Law & Order - SVU, like where a child dies but the case manager goes backdating the note per facility orders. Problem was the...

  21. Pregnant New Grad Nurse

    amoLucia replied to Gee_lihsa's topic in School

    OP - I think every respondent here will give you the same advice as PP SaltineQueen. Even for clinically experienced nurses, the learning curve for transitioning to school nsg is super steep. But...

  22. Whats the difference between an I.V going interstitial, being infiltrated, or having phlebitis?

    amoLucia replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    OP - maybe if you tell us what you understand, we can help fill in. 2018 - interstitial = clysis,

  23. Feeling bad

    amoLucia replied to lorias's topic in General Nursing

    Missa - I have concerns re your response. In all the NHs I've worked, bipap machines were NOT ROUTINE resp equip provided by the facility. The resident would have had to be followed by pulmonology and...

  24. Medical DPOA for my mother, constant refusal to give me information even with the official form

    amoLucia replied to InSchool4eva20's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    This is prob one of the most informative, explanatory, detailed but understandable pieces I have read here on AN. And the fact that it is so sorely needed for all HC providers to be cognizant of is an...

  25. Mask refusal on unit

    amoLucia replied to NormaSaline's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Try a sneaky back-door approach - kind of alert your Inf Control person and see if that can get any results. Sad that you're resorting to sneakiness, but you're prob right about you'd being...