amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Huge paycut, Unsure of what to do

    amoLucia replied to raindrop's topic in General Specialties

    I retired 10 years ago and I was making more than $55K, BACK THEN! And I wasn't living in any poor OR rich neck of the woods for NJ. From my personal perspective, I'd like to pass on an observation of...

  2. No Scott Toilet Paper?

    amoLucia replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No more old Sears & Roebuck catalogs anymore. (Way before my time, but my folks told me.) I've tried ordering plain old canned baked beans. Not by the caseloads but only 2 cans, but none

  3. Socially distant home visit

    amoLucia replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Home Health

    OP - your system of doing pre-visit 'car work' is what my homecare provider is now doing for my visits. Anything that could be done remotely by them is done so. It then minimizes the actual 'en face'...

  4. Biggest Pain or Problem

    amoLucia replied to tronix304's topic in General Nursing

    TY - I know I've asked before, just haven't retained

  5. Presenting Hospital work I.D. as a Patient or Visitor. Any thoughts?

    amoLucia replied to erwindt's topic in General Nursing

    Eventually we nurses usually get 'outed' whether intentionally or not. Usually it's our language that gives us away, or else some family blurbs it out. Regardless, I can't remember it ever being a...

  6. Biggest Pain or Problem

    amoLucia replied to tronix304's topic in General Nursing

    Bear with me folks as I KNOW that I have asked this somewhere else but ... what is FQHC? Something something health

  7. Nursing salary vs. tuition repayment

    amoLucia replied to Ngav1206's topic in General Students

    I was attempting to follow this post closely but all the arithmetic calculations just super-overwhelmed my brain! And while it's all well & good to financially preplan and calculate, one cannot...

  8. How to not be discouraged when you've missed something or done something wrong as a New Nurse?

    amoLucia replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt that the 'identified' bruise was minimal; prob much more bruised. Obviously, it was enough that it was noted by OP. There's always some fine line to determine when something is OK enough NOT...

  9. Do pH nurses change their title to doctors?

    amoLucia replied to Future MSN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Dentists are doctors; chiropractors are doctors; even veterinarians are doctors. So I have no problems according those with EARNED doctorates their due. It all depends on the situation and...

  10. How to not be discouraged when you've missed something or done something wrong as a New Nurse?

    amoLucia replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Not a waste of time, really. In LTC, you have NO IDEA how blown out of proportion things can become when family come in and see a 'new bruise'. Like the cash cow lawsuit bells start cha-changing! And...

  11. Alphabet Soup of a Title

    amoLucia replied to jfmDNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thirteen. I remember noting the creds behind some CEU author I was reading at the time. Yep, thirteen. The author was quite knowledgeable but all the clusters of degrees & certs was just so...

  12. *HELP* being accused of gross negligence

    amoLucia replied to heather7781's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hate to say this, but OP is a prob victim of a witch-hunt. And she prob has a big old red target marking her regardless of any defensive vindication. Unless there is something else going on that...

  13. Depressed, unhappy, feeling lost

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

    Your behaviors are very similar to those of us who are NOT working. We're all affected by this C19. TV news upsets me, so I watch little. I am already shut in and have been for years, so the isolation...

  14. Are churches safe?

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

    This says so much so eloquently.

  15. Biggest Pain or Problem

    amoLucia replied to tronix304's topic in General Nursing

    to LibraNurse - I remember the frequent flyers' back from my early days. Only then, they were the chronic ETOH abusers. Fast forwarding ... to OP - your post sounds like the basis for a school...

  16. Presenting Hospital work I.D. as a Patient or Visitor. Any thoughts?

    amoLucia replied to erwindt's topic in General Nursing

    Been there - NOT always true! OP - your #2 'language' comment is soooo spot on. During my hospitalization 5/4 to 5/11, my providers listened to me, really REALLY listened to me when I had real...

  17. Covid 19 visitor restrictions

    amoLucia replied to Susie2310's topic in Disaster Preparation

    First person experience - I was hospitalized in 2 hosps from 5/4 to 5/11. My determining decision was simple - stay home and DIE or be hospitalized despite C19. I chose 911 hospitalization, knowing...

  18. Happy School Nurse's Day!

    amoLucia replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    Happy School Nurses Day - belatedly. Was emergency hospitalized 5/4, so am just wanting to acknowledge all of you. Kudos to you esp for the long road ahead of all. Stay safe & stay

  19. Critical students

    amoLucia replied to Purple036's topic in School

    ruby jane - would it be helpful if you had 2 persons avail for such a discussion so that a witness could be identified for charting purposes? That way there'd be less chance of someone saying "nobody...

  20. Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

    amoLucia replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Long Run - I've brought this up before elsewhere, and sadly, I am of the school that believes that this is the TRUE reason that nursing is as it is. The ONLY OTHER profession I can similarly equate...

  21. Resigning

    amoLucia replied to Buddy24's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Smiles - this post is 1 year old and the OP has not been back to post anywhere else. I understand your honest answer and that of the other posters. Stay safe & stay

  22. Coffee revenge...

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

    Like nurseI56, I remember coffee during my childhood. With milk and sugar. I'm remembering dunking a buttered torpedo roll in a morning coffee - one of my best-est breakfasts. I also smoked as a teen,...

  23. Age vs Years Nursing

    amoLucia replied to Erika Patterson's topic in General Nursing

    Erika - I asked this before, but with all these responses, I'm very curious and interested in your paper. How about a few details??? Pretty please! BTW - suggestion that you change your screen name...

  24. New job, so discouraged and sad

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

    misha - please consider posting back here a little later on. It is hoped that you'll be feeling more comfortable with your position and things will settle down for you & everyone else at this...

  25. Any nurses wished they had become doctors?

    amoLucia replied to Future MSN's topic in Retired Nurses

    That's also about how long I had once considered SCHOOL nsg. I have the utmost R E S P E C T and admiration for those