Libby1987

Libby1987

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  1. Im just going to come out and say it..

    Libby1987 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I like my job. I love the patient care part of it. There have not been enough bad apples to discourage me. My coworkers are great despite being human. My bosses work every bit as hard as I do if...

  2. Sharing unorthodox treatments - Where to draw the line?

    Libby1987 replied to radtechgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Re OP's question, I believe the difference is education versus suggestion. We can educate all day long re a med but we can't suggest taking it outside of existing MD orders. If a dr is prescribing...

  3. Rout to becoming a Traveling Nurse

    Libby1987 replied to iAspiringRN's topic in Travel

    Working backwards, you need to have RN experience to be hired as a traveling nurse, relevant to the positions you'd be eligible for. You have to have a job first, harder to come by for new grads. You...

  4. Is it worth it???New Nurse

    Libby1987 replied to marleysnh's topic in General Nursing

    No doubt you have to possess some toughness, resilience and a strong work ethic but the negativity I often read here throws me off as well. I work with people who love parts of their job, like it...

  5. Prestige in Employment

    Libby1987 replied to InfantryVet2014's topic in General Nursing

    Never been asked and I wouldn't spend extra money for an ADN, better spent on a BSN. Here you might still be looking for a job while the BSN's graduate. Have you looked at job

  6. Sharing unorthodox treatments - Where to draw the line?

    Libby1987 replied to radtechgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I believe we are saying the same

  7. any LVN jobs that deal more with computers/records/paperwork?

    Libby1987 replied to Dpadilla's topic in General Nursing

    I personally am not familiar with how psych experience would cross over but you might find more options in the Psych Nurse

  8. Approaching tough subjects with the boss

    Libby1987 replied to Butterflyxx0621's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    There it is right there. Understandable because you are younger and new but you've got to turn this train around. And as long as you aren't putting your license on the line or doing anything improper,...

  9. Safety with Online Job Searching

    Libby1987 replied to cblim's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    How do you work as a home care nurse without going thru an agency? You're not working independently, are

  10. Advice

    Libby1987 replied to marienk's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah, about being escorted out of the room, (holy cow!) what do mean? Asked to leave and dragged out or

  11. Should I pursue a career as an RN? Help

    Libby1987 replied to xlightx's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You're not passionate about anything? There must be something. Just a starting point on areas of interest.. Fitness/sports/physiology = PT Problem solving = RN Nutrition = RDA Technical = X-ray,...

  12. any LVN jobs that deal more with computers/records/paperwork?

    Libby1987 replied to Dpadilla's topic in General Nursing

    Whats your experence? We've employed LVN's as intake coordinators in home health and I know KCI employs LVN's in some type telephonic/reimbursement capacity having spoken with them. What about...

  13. What grinds your gears about your coworkers?

    Libby1987 replied to Nurse_Lily's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This would bother me to no end, and so would mgmt's lack of handling it. Don't the other providers

  14. Sharing unorthodox treatments - Where to draw the line?

    Libby1987 replied to radtechgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Why the wow? Do you work independently of physician orders? i thought it was implied but perhaps not, but I don't sit around waiting to be told what to do, I assess and make recommendations, often I...

  15. What grinds your gears about your coworkers?

    Libby1987 replied to Nurse_Lily's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some of my coworkers don't meet my high expectations but they'd all take a bullet for me so apparently they don't hold it against

  16. Advice

    Libby1987 replied to marienk's topic in General Nursing

    Horse's out of the barn now but I'd be direct going forward, if she tried to bully me, not only would I report her to mgmt but I'd tell her straight up I was done waiting on her dragging her *** in...

  17. Went to a new NP for a TB Test, Flu Shot and Pap. Emerged in shock... (Not good.)

    Libby1987 replied to EarthhAngel2013's topic in Health, Stress Management

    If you will get after it now, better if before you get that first ***kicking job, you will have a whole lot better chance of turning things around. Now is not the time to beat yourself up, it's time...

  18. Sharing unorthodox treatments - Where to draw the line?

    Libby1987 replied to radtechgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Educating patients regarding meds is different than recommending meds/supplements without dr's orders or discouraging against dr's orders. Legally I wouldn't take that chance and my employer would...

  19. Sharing unorthodox treatments - Where to draw the line?

    Libby1987 replied to radtechgirl's topic in General Nursing

    You have all kinds of liability in recommending any treatment/supplement outside of nursing practice, which just about everything. Everything you've mentioned except imagery to supplement pain mgmt...

  20. New job and looking for another one

    Libby1987 replied to berhaelee's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You don't really like it but you LOVE it? I'd work on your clarity before

  21. Why are culturally stereotypical behaviors so tolerated?

    Libby1987 replied to mclennan's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My sister works in a Central Valley hospital and I haven't heard anything so terrible as that. Our area hospitals aren't very diverse, California is a big place. I'll be looking for a replacement in...

  22. Why are culturally stereotypical behaviors so tolerated?

    Libby1987 replied to mclennan's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    From what I've read on this forum, this is happening in hospitals ethnic majority

  23. Why are culturally stereotypical behaviors so tolerated?

    Libby1987 replied to mclennan's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If it's so pervasive, I wonder why hundreds of patients' complaints alone wouldn't have some effect. It makes me think that the demographics of the patients must be changing as well? As an aside, I...

  24. NEED ADVICE! Which position should I accept?

    Libby1987 replied to kelly22790's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would choose the ortho with a little variety floor. Ortho is intense as far as demanding patients in pain but many of them will otherwise be healthy, and very routine. . So you can practice post op...

  25. Wound care

    Libby1987 replied to ostomyrn2b09's topic in Home Health

    I can't answer to which path to take but the simplest thing in the meantime would be to work for a home health agency that provides comprehensive wound care. You're going to need the work hours anyway...