Libby1987

Libby1987

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  1. "Be a nurse! It will be fun!", they said

    Libby1987 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I feel good about it but I didn't start in this environment. Though the claims of workloads etc are all the same. I remember starting in HH 27 years ago and hearing the nurses complain about the...

  2. Completely unavailable Unit Manager and DON

    Libby1987 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    You put an employee, a non licensed one at that, in a car with classic stroke

  3. 2016 Salary thread

    Libby1987 replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    Your weather makes me not so jealous of a $1,000

  4. Selfish ramblings of a nurse who doesn't make $52 million a year.

    Libby1987 replied to bluebirdflyx's topic in General Nursing

    I spend more time thinking about how the too many people in this world who don't have the privileges and basic human rights, not to mention unable to feed their kids, that I do than a rare actor...

  5. Tired of Nursing??

    Libby1987 replied to NurseCallus's topic in Men in Nursing

    Please do not recommend burnt out new nurses go into home health administration or

  6. What are the biggest challenges facing nursing today

    Libby1987 replied to candykaine's topic in General Nursing

    Schools not adequately preparing their grads for today's work

  7. Gender and personality impacting happiness with nursing

    Libby1987 replied to RedNation's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding how you influence the way people treat you and your tolerance/expectations of working conditions/pay, I think it's more personality driven. It might be that males tend towards certain...

  8. How do you get out of the room politely?

    Libby1987 replied to jessimee's topic in General Nursing

    Shoot, I wish I could stay and hear more, your xyz experience is fascinating, but I've got to get back to work. I'll update you re mom's xyz

  9. Just tattoo DNR on my chest. . . it's been done!

    Libby1987 replied to TiffyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the tattoo could be a good way to alert EMS that there is a POLST in place. If not visible immediately, at least get them asking/looking for

  10. I am a new nurse and I am hating my job

    Libby1987 replied to prubio352's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Generally speaking, the first 3-6 mos is essentially like boot camp and the better prepared you are to accept and plan for the physical and mental effort the better. Really all you should plan for on...

  11. I need advice please! Urgent.

    Libby1987 replied to patientbutterfly's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing, this would not be considered

  12. What to do

    Libby1987 replied to eternalbride's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of the lack of resources, OP seemed to not have notified the MD at the first missed dose and failed access attempt, "it slipped her mind.." If she had notified the MD immediately when it...

  13. Even the Stoic Have a Breaking Point

    Libby1987 replied to Rose_Queen's topic in General Nursing

    That was a hard enough read, I can't imagine how torn up you all feel. I hope for everyone's hearts that the little one makes

  14. Are clinic and school nursing jobs "too easy"

    Libby1987 replied to Jenfred's topic in General Nursing

    There are no easy cushy jobs in nursing, not even comparatively so. Well, maybe Rocknurse has an easy cushy job (per her own description), but informatics seems more IT than your garden variety...

  15. Career change

    Libby1987 replied to new gal's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on what aspect you like best, the fast pace critical skills or a little slower pace but feeling like you're helping people on a daily basis*, you may like home health. We don't see a lot of...

  16. Pt.s Ordering Food from Outside Hospital?

    Libby1987 replied to annie.rn's topic in General Nursing

    Uh, people expect to be fixed for their imperfect lifestyle choices all the time. They may not all be breaking the backs of others, yet. Just how much must one weigh before their dead weight affects...

  17. TMI for Nurses

    Libby1987 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    There's definitely such a thing as TMI. I can talk wounds and poop all day but please keep your irrelevant skeletons in the closest, I don't always have brain bleach on

  18. Nurses, do drop in! *VENT*

    Libby1987 replied to AutumnLeavesRN's topic in General Nursing

    What's scary here are the polar opinions on who/which was

  19. Best City to Work/ Have a Career in

    Libby1987 replied to Junebug0710's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a big fan of SF, spend a lot of time there due to my SO living in the city, but the housing situation has changed drastically with the tech boom. My SO's apartment (tiny and modest) acquired 4...

  20. Do you feel burnt out?

    Libby1987 replied to Vinsanitii's topic in General Nursing

    I had to a search and came up with Therapeutic Massage Therapist. Is that correct,

  21. Pt.s Ordering Food from Outside Hospital?

    Libby1987 replied to annie.rn's topic in General Nursing

    We as a society have to crash and burn, financially speaking, when we are over saturated with morbid obesity and all of its precursors and comorbidities. I don't think this one can be fixed a starfish...

  22. Hiring new grads vs. experienced

    Libby1987 replied to froggy93's topic in General Nursing

    Can you ask your preceptor how many experienced and desirable candidates are turned away? Are there really that many applying to your unit? Per many threads on this board, anyone marketable leaves,...

  23. Job Hopping

    Libby1987 replied to male2serve's topic in General Nursing

    You're talking about making an emotional decision during personal instability 3 months into your career. That's a lot more than job hopping. Think about where you want your career to be in 3/5/10...

  24. Job Hopping

    Libby1987 replied to male2serve's topic in General Nursing

    What about your wife? You were missing her last

  25. Mobile IV infusions... for hangovers

    Libby1987 replied to Dogen's topic in General Nursing

    Two comments.. HH patients have been seen by an MD for their condition at least and have had labs etc prior to IV infusions at home. I just had NYE in San Francisco and our once a year $$$$ dinner...