amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Super Bowl Sunday February 13 2022

    amoLucia replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Daily Diary's Entries

    Started snowing litely again last nite. Seemed to slow down but is now starting up again. I hate it when my LR skylights 'snow over'. Makes me even colder. ///// I guess Ted & Amy aren't...

  2. Saturday February 12 2022

    amoLucia replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Daily Diary's Entries

    Ditto to the

  3. Saturday February 12 2022

    amoLucia replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Daily Diary's Entries

    I did my mediset yesterday. Thinking of buying a second. I understand Nannie - she 's prob thinking 'nah, nah. I take care of me better, that's why I'm still alive and you're NOT'.

  4. New Words In The Medical Field

    amoLucia replied to dianah's topic in General Nursing

    Is there obesity present? I used to call something 'BLUBBER RESPIRATIONS'. Like it was expiratory forced mouth-breathing; kind of puff-puff. And could blow bubbles also with lip saliva/spit....

  5. Feeling Humiliated and Discouraged

    amoLucia replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    Take this for what it's worth, but they DID give you the courtesy of an advance termination notice, rather than just shutting the door behind you. I know - little consolation!! It happened to me once...

  6. Switched to LVN from the Business World and am UNDERWHELMED!

    amoLucia replied to Guest1188630's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    sleepRN - TY for your

  7. Friday February 11, 2022

    amoLucia replied to Tweety's topic in Daily Diary's Entries

    dianah - that recipe sounds terrific. Thinking of a crockpot for it. Add a can of tomatoes and I'd have a stew/soup. One of the guys here is a 'crockpot

  8. What is something you never thought you'd have to say to a coworker?

    amoLucia replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Knew a lot of nurses who did that too. Like they thought it looked

  9. How would you have handled this situation?

    amoLucia replied to Ashlee59's topic in Private Duty

    OP - Always remember that all pedi children are TRULY special to the parents. They manage difficulties that other kids are blessed to never face. And their parents!! I've seen them called 'helicopter...

  10. Christiana HC, Delaware

    amoLucia posted a topic in Nursing News

    Just announced that Christiana HC is buying out 4 other Phila area facilities, incl Chester-Crozier. Very renowned burn care center. I think Christiana is prob now Delaware's largest employer....

  11. Friday February 11, 2022

    amoLucia replied to Tweety's topic in Daily Diary's Entries

    Had home bloodwork drawn this morning. Same gal from last month - did a good stick. Then my HVAC/AC contractor came for a routine service call. At least he wasn't freezing while outside. Was able...

  12. What can I do with a BSN and MBA?

    amoLucia replied to Coffeelover's topic in Nurse Management

    You could become a state Commissioner of Health, like Judith Persichelli in New Jersey. Appointed in 2019, she has a DIPLOMA in nsg from St Francis Hosp, her BSN from Rutgers U, and her Master's from...

  13. How would you have handled this situation?

    amoLucia replied to Ashlee59's topic in Private Duty

    I was blown away by one nurse posting that she would voluntarily fold dryer machine laundry for Mom. That is until Mom told her how to and whatever tasks she was leaving on a 'To Do' list for the...

  14. Friday February 11, 2022

    amoLucia replied to Tweety's topic in Daily Diary's Entries

    It's February! Not January. I think yesterday was misdated too. OOh! I bit my tongue. Big time

  15. How would you have handled this situation?

    amoLucia replied to Ashlee59's topic in Private Duty

    There's a fine line in HH/PDN among the therapies. The nurse is a SKILLED professional capable of providing some cross-over therapeutic services. But so much of what families want is the domestic...

  16. Switched to LVN from the Business World and am UNDERWHELMED!

    amoLucia replied to Guest1188630's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    OP - I am soooo sorry you misinterpreted that post. It was NOT meant to be all encompassing. But right now, you know that school placement avail is so restricted. So many people have been negatively...

  17. Switched to LVN from the Business World and am UNDERWHELMED!

    amoLucia replied to Guest1188630's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    PP Rose Queen explained things very well. Also, there seems to be some ginormous push for unemployed folk to 'go to nsg school'. Like nsg is the great be-all, end-all panacea for the country's...

  18. How would you have handled this situation?

    amoLucia replied to Ashlee59's topic in Private Duty

    OP - you're staffing for skilled care nsg? Yes? I'm not 1000% sure, but seems to me Mom just WANTS a nurse, ANY nurse. What happens in PDN if a nurse is unavail and the fam must do the care? Will that...

  19. How would you have handled this situation?

    amoLucia replied to Ashlee59's topic in Private Duty

    If you're getting weird vibes now, it'll only go further down. Just let your agency know upfront & quickly. Family will say WHATEVER to the agency just to save 'their face'. But it most...

  20. Trying to find a job after a long break

    amoLucia replied to RoseRed89's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No BSN explains a few things, esp prob why the Navy wasn't in the picture. And the obvious hesitancy of the hospitals to give you a try. Don't shoot yourself in the foot thinking you're...

  21. Trying to find a job after a long break

    amoLucia replied to RoseRed89's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The poss of a more flexible orientation period is also poss. There's so much more to working than just knowing how to start an IV or slide in a foley OP - are you

  22. Trying to find a job after a long break

    amoLucia replied to RoseRed89's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Your taking a refresher course would show an employer you have initiative and an eagerness to learn. Admirable qualities. But HC facilities are there to provide health care services to patients. They...

  23. Switched to LVN from the Business World and am UNDERWHELMED!

    amoLucia replied to Guest1188630's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Did you enroll in a for-profit program??? Seems like settling for less than 'standard' is sadly occurring. Covid prob has made obtaining reputable clinical sites a night mare. And supply chains are...

  24. Trying to find a job after a long break

    amoLucia replied to RoseRed89's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You're like 'an old new grad'. What can you offer a new employer that makes you stand out and be worth a payback for their training time? You might want to consider a refresher course. Thank...

  25. Era Gone By: 'Take 16 mils of Brandy Each Morning and Evening' - A Look into Prescribing Alcohol in the Early 1900s

    amoLucia replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Prolonged bedrest post delivery. But all that for another