Libby1987

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1. The Essentials of Medication Reconciliation in Home Care

   Libby1987 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Home Health

   Thank you for discussing such an important topic. Perhaps it’s implied but it seems some steps are missing. This is how I reconcile medications: Gather all meds in home. Verify which meds patient...

2. without a job until after new years

   Libby1987 replied to RN252's topic in Nursing Career

   I might have missed it but why aren't you you bridging the job you had in nursing school until the grad program

3. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

   Libby1987 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I was thinking that I would not want my photo associated with this

4. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

   Libby1987 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. I'm not an acute nurse but regardless whether protocols were in place and/or followed, this nurse couldn't have tried harder to screw up. There had to be something going with her besides...

5. RN's are you happy with your career, why or why not?

   Libby1987 replied to anjoku13's topic in General Nursing

   I'm happy with my career and it's been very good to me. It's easy to be impactful everyday and make something cool happen. I've had many opportunities for growth and influence with much...

6. Is this appropriate?

   Libby1987 replied to SuperMomBob88's topic in General Nursing

   As a case manager familiar with your patients you are being asked to contact the patients on your caseload to check in with them and let them know services are closed today and perhaps assess for...

7. Just grin and bear it!

   Libby1987 replied to mi_dreamin's topic in General Nursing

   Not our call to make but I view it as selfish and weak, it's neither love nor advocacy when the family prolong and/or add to the suffering. I feel for the

8. Shockingly low NP pay !

   Libby1987 replied to Jm0136's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Stock and housing market gullibility. That is such a great analogy. Especially with thread after thread claiming ignorance to the NP education and market trends. I haven't applied for NP and I've read...

9. I don't want to be a bedside nurse, please help. possible switch to office setting?

   Libby1987 replied to highhope's topic in General Nursing

   I would advise my younger self to not look for the job to grow on me, to become something like able.. look at it as the opportunity it is, to learn and gain skill. Tell yourself every night that you...

10. Sexual harrassment or just an old creep?

    Libby1987 replied to CBlover's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree, be kind, direct and don't use your husband as the reason his behavior needs to

11. Health insurance that restricts employees from receiving care outside of employer owned ho

    Libby1987 replied to floatRN's topic in General Nursing

    My current employer offers near zero OOP healthcare insurance if care is received within its own system. That's not fair compared to what? To my former much smaller company that had such high premiums...

12. Here is an example of a clincal finding narrative for SOC

    Libby1987 replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Home Health

    Delete

13. Nurses Eat Their Young

    Libby1987 replied to Dairian's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Never been bullied. Have been scolded, embarrassed, feelings hurt, vented on.. never

14. New job offer, letter of resignation

    Libby1987 replied to cleback's topic in General Nursing

    Confirming the offer is important but a concern of mine would be whether this a position that is hard to fill and/or they only want you so will postpone the start date due to your

15. New nurse getting yelled at by supervisor nurse

    Libby1987 replied to Nurse128's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yelling/raised voice in of itself isn't an issue for me but a techibka HR issue and it can be unnerving when you lack confidence. I'd (and this is me who grew up at a time when being scolded by a...