Libby1987

Libby1987

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  1. New OR nurse who wants to quit in less than 6mos

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

    Putting you by yourself at 4 mos is not 6 mos orientation. Why aren't you saying no to working alone? (I don't know OR but I do know about not caving to something inappropriate, unsafe and not what I...

  2. Picc line care/flushing

    Libby1987 replied to Jer328's topic in General Nursing

    Just FYI, those who aren't seeing heparin in PICCs? You're sending home occluded PICCs pretty frequently. Just had another one this week. First day home and it's occluded. "Oh the nurses said it...

  3. Nursing School Blues

    Libby1987 replied to B-I-J-O-U-X's topic in General Students

    You might find yourself as shocked to the reality of working conditions and expectations as you are with school. And no one should be able to buy their way through school. The fact that they're...

  4. OPINIONS PLEASE!!!

    Libby1987 replied to nurselifex0's topic in General Nursing

    Dang, who has time to do a bunch of dummy interviews? Good luck

  5. Becoming a Nurse Educator

    Libby1987 replied to xhalox's topic in General Nursing

    Without a successful experience yourself, how will you prepare students to manage what made you miserable, or how to apply classroom material to patient

  6. Withholding Pay

    Libby1987 replied to Tigerlily8's topic in Home Health

    I have to add, I worked for an agency years ago, back in the fee for service/pre oasis days. There was a nurse who was a personal mess who would have her paycheck held because she got so far behind....

  7. Withholding Pay

    Libby1987 replied to Tigerlily8's topic in Home Health

    We don't accept a time sheet without the associated visit* notes. No time sheet, no pay. HOWEVER we do everything we can to get those time sheets and visit notes turned in, we do everything we can to...

  8. Irrational patients

    Libby1987 replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think she asked how to handle a difficult patient. Or how to check her attitude. First she gives a terrible example of framing a strictly attitude issue that is more of a sharp change in...

  9. So I kind of messed up

    Libby1987 replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea what's the best course of action. I've skimmed the responses and didn't see any from someone associated with a school program. OP is moving for a BSN program, I interpreted that at as...

  10. Nursing Career

    Libby1987 replied to Aprilc's topic in General Nursing

    You would be making a big gamble in any part of the country and either find yourself without a job, or doing something that won't work for you. And a few years out in our healthcare industry? It's a...

  11. bullying? racism? or overreacting?

    Libby1987 replied to beachbum2000's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well geeze, if this is an accurate re-telling, at the time I would have said brand new Nurse A has 6 patients, experienced Nurse B has 0 patients, how do you want to redistribute? And then let the...

  12. Things you wish you knew?

    Libby1987 replied to kichkinet's topic in General Nursing

    There are so many things I would like to say but not appropriate for this type of

  13. Completely frustrated...I forget why I wanted to be a nurse in the first place.

    Libby1987 replied to ashortnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Look at it as a paid internship preparing you for work that you want to

  14. Interviewers said I seem like a 'Know-It-All'???

    Libby1987 replied to NurseMedic28's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think it might just be your communication style. Maybe you present with a combo of bravado and trying too hard? Which can come across as a sort of grandstanding. The one reaction I've had, at least...

  15. Feeling dread all over again.

    Libby1987 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    If you became comfortable in anything nursing in just 2 years than you are clearly teachable. If Med Surg became routine to you but you built cohesive relationships then I think you have a natural...

  16. RN Going Per Diem Quickly

    Libby1987 replied to CanDoAttitude's topic in General Nursing

    Are you asking to work less, or work less and for more

  17. Kudos to this doctor

    Libby1987 replied to MsPebbles's topic in General Nursing

    I'm missing the motivation to analyze OP to this degree. We have abundant negative threads and posts, can we simply take this positive thread at face

  18. Leaving Bedside Nursing

    Libby1987 replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

    Some of the places where you guys work are unbelievable. We aren't mistreated or yelled at where I work and yet we hold customer service very high, something we did long before ratings. And yes,...

  19. Should I do Nursing or OT?

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

    OT's are in demand home health with a good working schedule and better pay than nurses. I've had a good nursing career but I would suggest OT if you're will to consider home

  20. Caring

    Libby1987 replied to ajw49886's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have a program like that but communication with patients is huge with us. It's important to me as well. It's aggravating to be told how to act towards customers but my minimum wage daughter...

  21. Type B in a Type A world

    Libby1987 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    After everything you've gone through to get to NICU, you'd throw in the towel because of hovering and being on the upside of the learning curve? What did you expect it to be like? It's NICU, I...

  22. Leaving Bedside Nursing

    Libby1987 replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

    Home Health case management? I thought you were talking about conventional case management, I think everyone was also. I'm deep into home health with accumulative of 20 years in since 1988. Home case...

  23. Leaving Bedside Nursing

    Libby1987 replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't blame you for leaving floor nursing and I sure don't hold it against you. But I wonder how you will transition into case mgmt, and there are different types so that will be a factor, being so...

  24. Kudos to this doctor

    Libby1987 replied to MsPebbles's topic in General Nursing

    Honk

  25. Irrational patients

    Libby1987 replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I view nearly everything as part of their illness/es. Perspective, seeing them as people struggling and reacting and having a thick slick skin makes it a lot easier. Not just because of this thread,...