Libby1987

Libby1987

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  1. Rx cough suppressant

    Libby1987 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Which has been the most effective for you? (As far as effective can

  2. Gift for Emergency department nurse?

    Libby1987 replied to Djprepan's topic in General Nursing

    Send her a thank you card and glowing letter to her dept

  3. Are men not as neat as women nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to LVN_Soon2Be's topic in Men in Nursing

    The males I've worked with were military like in their

  4. Still don't know where I belong :/

    Libby1987 replied to nurse.j.'s topic in General Nursing

    Your new HH schedule is pretty unusual for field staff. They must have one strong per diem/weekend

  5. Still don't know where I belong :/

    Libby1987 replied to nurse.j.'s topic in General Nursing

    You can both care and take care of yourself. There would be something lacking if you could walk away from your coworkers without a twinge of something. Stay a nice human

  6. if you graduated in the last 5 years

    Libby1987 replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    I'm answering for our grad nurse (we love her btw).. Graduated in May Took boards in June Obtained ACLS, PALS, and SAFE cert Hired to Medicare rehab unit in Oct Hired on with us in Feb. Just had...

  7. Contradictory employer experiences

    Libby1987 posted a topic in Home Health

    It seems some of us work for legitimate companies and others work for nightmares. These lousy experiences, are these with large hospital systems? I can't imagine a Kaiser, Sutter or UC employee...

  8. Pt's home infested with bed bugs, fleas, etc..

    Libby1987 replied to RN-DC's topic in Home Health

    What??! I can't imagine my manager treating me like that. Or it even being legal. Not all employers are like that, it would be a cold day in hell before I wouldn't be encouraged to go home and change...

  9. FLAME ON!

    Libby1987 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    I can't stand the fake cc trick. I would be cliche and say integrity is what you do when no one is watching but it sounds like this is done

  10. What eats at you

    Libby1987 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    My contributions are much less heroic thank those listed. These days being purposely patient and tolerant is something I try to do out in society, in my work it's whatever is within my scope and...

  11. FLAME ON!

    Libby1987 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  12. Treat diabetes?

    Libby1987 replied to nursecathi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Depending on where they are in the dying process some do. I'm not hospice btw but I refer my HH patients to hospice and this is one of topics

  13. FLAME ON!

    Libby1987 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I wasn't clear. I know what it stands for and that it has something to do with NCLEX results, I was wondering what the trick is and the controversy with it. Now I know it's the

  14. FLAME ON!

    Libby1987 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    What's

  15. Still don't know where I belong :/

    Libby1987 replied to nurse.j.'s topic in General Nursing

    Just remember, the first year is gonna be hard. You're going to be working additional hours to get the work done without being fully compensated for it, but if you like the general aspects of HH stick...

  16. Still don't know where I belong :/

    Libby1987 replied to nurse.j.'s topic in General Nursing

    It's a fair pay scale if a 5.5 ish daily visit average (admit counts as 2) once you get rolling comes out to an hourly rate similar to same experience level as a day shift straight time on the floor....

  17. FLAME ON!

    Libby1987 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    About the homework questions, I've wondered why they aren't started off as a discussion, it doesn't take much to get everyone talking. At least know your audience and show some

  18. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

    Libby1987 replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Entirely depends on the preceptorship, a new grad isn't remotely prepared for the independent nursing judgement and decision making required of a nurse working alone in the field. At some point...

  19. What is a Nurses Calling?

    Libby1987 replied to hopepedersen87's topic in General Nursing

    I'm trying to quote the post above by Brneyedgrl, that's me in a nutshell but not who I was when I started. I graduated HS in 1982 when nursing was a no brainer and every field was open for the...

  20. About U.S. vacation time..

    Libby1987 posted a topic in General Nursing

    The U.S. taken another beating in the other thread re our societal and corporate attitudes re vacation/personal time off. I feel like a bit of a fraud to join in that pity party. I didn't get much...

  21. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    Libby1987 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    Someone please define

  22. Still don't know where I belong :/

    Libby1987 replied to nurse.j.'s topic in General Nursing

    Paperwork is inaccurate, it's computer charting, but old lingo dies hard

  23. Still don't know where I belong :/

    Libby1987 replied to nurse.j.'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm a single mom and it's absolutely single parenting friendly. It is not for someone who wants to be clocked out at a specific time and not think about work until the next shift. You can do that in...

  24. Fired again

    Libby1987 replied to NurseCard's topic in Home Health

    I'm not trying to pick you apart, I'm trying to understand your thought process. I have an idea of the underlying issue you might be having that is causing the firings, do you feel safe enough to...

  25. Fired again

    Libby1987 replied to NurseCard's topic in Home Health

    That's a confusing story. Was he your patient? It sounds like he was as you said you hadn't been able to see him all week, that doesn't sound like a statement a prn nurse would make. If he was your...