amoLucia

amoLucia

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  1. Rude doctors

    amoLucia replied to SnickerDoodle_RN's topic in Emergency

    I like this. Maybe it should be hung in a frame on every workplace unit. It really is the

  2. Feeling forced to be the house supervisor

    amoLucia replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

    TY for the comeback re the name - just being protective. By the way, where are you generally from? I ask because salaries vary sooo greatly depending on location. Still get a job description. You...

  3. Feeling forced to be the house supervisor

    amoLucia replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

    ***OP - you might want to change your screen name here. Anonymity is good. Esp if you're looking elsewhere. Just a question - would it be sooooo terrible if you DID become supervisor AFTER some...

  4. LPN, Phlebotomy, EKG tech???

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

    A critical question to ask should be what are the employment possibilities when you would finish. Is there REALLY a job market for the EKG and phlebotomist graduates??? Or would you be just looking...

  5. Criteria for GIP

    amoLucia replied to Meliss214's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    TY for the info. Sorry, I'm not able to help answer OP's

  6. Criteria for GIP

    amoLucia replied to Meliss214's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Just reading this late. Please, what's

  7. New Grad Nurse - NIGHT SHIFT ONLY

    amoLucia replied to mjm0427's topic in General Nursing

    Also concentrating on clinical skills - IVs, caths, monitors and pumps come to mind. This system also worked for me fine, and I did the 8s. Not a real problem for me. You will find that having the...

  8. Patient Threatens to go to Manager...

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

    Wouldn't it be interesting if a newly opened thread compared differences? For the record, if anyone is asking, I have a terrible time trying to do things computer-wise. Just not technical - I have a...

  9. Nursing schools

    amoLucia replied to Sun1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This post reminded me of something like driving a car. We took Drivers Educ in school. Then we written-tested at DMV for our permits. It wasn't until THEN (with our driver's permit) did we get behind...

  10. Hoyer/ Ceiling Lift Safety?

    amoLucia replied to nursechilespice's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    To PP - I'm guessing it's supposed to troubleshoot any technique safety issue to prevent any injuries??? Uh, like they now have to have 2 nurses for the insertion of any foley caths. A safety...

  11. Nurse asks, 'Did you know I was there?' in touching viral post

    amoLucia replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    Very moving. I always felt an odd and different of sense of respect when I provided any post-mortem care. Kind of like this questioning - hoping I made some lasting & positive impact on the

  12. Tele placenta

    amoLucia replied to Tristin Brownlee's topic in Cardiac

    To PP - TY for some explanation. I retired some time ago, and my CCU experience was waaaay back in the Dark Ages before then. So you shook some cobwebs out for me. Nice to

  13. Hoyer/ Ceiling Lift Safety?

    amoLucia replied to nursechilespice's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    To OP - if there ISN'T a policy (saying you just couldn't find one), perhaps you'd be doing everyone a big favor by bringing it up to TPTB. Those lifts may BE safe for a 1-person lift, but getting it...

  14. Question about adon position

    amoLucia replied to litbitblack's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    TY for the comeback. It's nice to know when someone has some issue resolved. Good luck in your new

  15. Tele placenta

    amoLucia replied to Tristin Brownlee's topic in Cardiac

    I liked the topic too. I was thinking 'wow! Something new I haven't heard

  16. Patient Threatens to go to Manager...

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

    Never heard of it being a 'sliding sheet' Never heard of it being called that either (neither?). The blue plastic underliner is impermeable to

  17. Patient Threatens to go to Manager...

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

    Blue ones are also known as 'puppy pads'. Never ever heard them called that before. They were always 'blue pads' or 'incontinence pads'. Good for urine or

  18. Please Help

    amoLucia replied to guest1136129's topic in General Nursing

    The SUPPOSED dtr here is only on orientation - I doubt that EAP would be of very much help. The employer really has no invested interest in her as of

  19. Please Help

    amoLucia replied to guest1136129's topic in General Nursing

    Dear cali - glad you understood what I meant by that 'genre' who latch on to professionals. You labelled it very well. Nurses are a prime target for someone looking for a future caretaker for self or...

  20. Please Help

    amoLucia replied to guest1136129's topic in General Nursing

    I hope we're not being snookered by this post. I'm all out of popcorn due to the holidays. But if this post is for real, I wonder - what will BF want for dtr after a while? That she pursue MSN? And...

  21. Patient Threatens to go to Manager...

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

    Go to your manager first, YOURSELF. Calmly explain that he was angry & dissatisfied. Better your manager hear it from you first, then to be broadsided by the pt. And if you feel comfortable, ask...

  22. Nurses calling POA to notify

    amoLucia replied to NurseB96's topic in General Nursing

    My guiding rule of thumb was to ask myself - would I WANT TO BE ALERTED as soon as reasonable/possible if the pt were my relative or charge/client??? I usually found that YES, I personally would want...

  23. Catheterisation

    amoLucia replied to Riqta's topic in General Nursing

    Being left handed or right handed should guide you into the use of which hand is your dominant one. GO WITH WHATEVER IS DOMINANT. Also, position yourself on the correct side of the bed that makes YOU...

  24. We should do Cadaver Labs!

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

    Most interesting things - the SIZE of the liver!!! Biggest internal organ. Seemed like it just filled up her abdominal cavity. And the tar & nicotine residue in the lungs of that youngish female...

  25. Address change violations!?

    amoLucia replied to allisonleigh122's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Then it would be a true reallllly big nsg shortage.