Libby1987

Libby1987

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  1. Do I give up? Regret the day I chose nursing as second career

    Libby1987 replied to DigThis1999's topic in General Nursing

    Here's my advice.. (I'm 50 by the way and I couldn't pull nights let alone any shift in LTC and I'm a workaholic. If I can't physically provide high quality care I'm not doing it and as far as I can...

  2. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

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

    I didn't read that the dr interrupted the OP, I didn't think she specified who got there first or if the dr being present was an interruption, did I miss something? For all we know from the...

  3. Documentation?

    Libby1987 replied to tachynut's topic in Home Health

    Our new nurses covering a lot of miles aren't working 12 hours a day. Can't say you won't have some 9 and 10 hour days but it's not 12 hours every day. ETA There is a tremendous amount of paperwork,...

  4. Are nurses unwilling to help each other out?

    Libby1987 replied to kirstens's topic in General Nursing

    We help each other at work, from the top down. Key being from the top down where leadership

  5. Disciplinary Question

    Libby1987 replied to cristoloro's topic in Nurse Management

    Re your poll, not sure if answering yes means coaching or discipline. I've recently re-entered mgmt so will give my opinion.. For someone who doesn't have a pattern with either poor judgement or...

  6. Cried at work today.

    Libby1987 replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've cried out of frustration or embarrassment, being over tired is usually involved as well. I bet he's over tired as well, he realized his unreasonableness and was good to try to repair. It would...

  7. New job-SOC nurse-NEED INFO

    Libby1987 replied to rdl2881's topic in Home Health

    I thought the gist of the thread was whether you could complete and sustain 3 SOC's in a 8-5 workday but you're getting pretty defensive about a position that may turn out to be unrealistic. Yes,...

  8. New grads in specialties without the basics

    Libby1987 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Do hospitals not employ many externs

  9. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

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

    I would not have handled it the way OP did and it has nothing to being a doormat. I'm as far from being a doormat as they come but I would've come out appearing poised and perhaps even received a...

  10. Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

    Libby1987 replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    Princess Bride, that's what I thought you meant. In my opinion, who ever is happy in their work wins. Not that it's a contest, to the contrary, no one could ever make me feel anything negative about...

  11. Measuring wounds when I can't see the ruler?

    Libby1987 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    Who's your wound care supplier? They may send you some disposable paper

  12. Should I leave the ICU for VNA?

    Libby1987 replied to tachynut's topic in Home Health

    My hourly was equivalent to hospital day shift straight time, in order to be competitive, however I am PPV and have a higher pay for increased productivity. (Patient care isn't supposed to be...

  13. Am I overstepping my boundaries? WWYD?

    Libby1987 replied to Velarey's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just going to come out and say it, people who are not able to pay back $1000 over a period of a few years won't have a lot of influence in the medical field, including academia. I wouldn't want...

  14. New job-SOC nurse-NEED INFO

    Libby1987 replied to rdl2881's topic in Home Health

    One more thing and then I'll shut up. Doing one SOC a day is entirely different than 2 or 3. Difficulty keeping all of the details straight increases exponentially with the number of SOC's in a day,...

  15. New job-SOC nurse-NEED INFO

    Libby1987 replied to rdl2881's topic in Home Health

    No, I didn't mean that you would be in the home 8-5 but that getting all 3 visits done before documenting is hard. But it to keep all of the detail straight and be able to document for...

  16. New job-SOC nurse-NEED INFO

    Libby1987 replied to rdl2881's topic in Home Health

    I can tell you that trying to knock out 3 SOC visits 8-12 then going back to chart all 3 will much more difficult than you think and predictably leads to errors and omissions, even by experienced HH...

  17. Nurses- medical provider needs your opinion!

    Libby1987 replied to Buckeyeqt's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not terribly concerned about OP's SO but the reasons I call the on call doc is not so much to protect my license but to protect the patient, that's my primary motivation. That subtle priority...

  18. New job-SOC nurse-NEED INFO

    Libby1987 replied to rdl2881's topic in Home Health

    I have nearly 20 yrs of HH experience and 3 SOC's 5 days/week (the way I do them) would kick my butt. It concerns me that they would put someone without HH experience into the SOC role and makes me...

  19. at loss........

    Libby1987 replied to RNatloss's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it's common. Some things you can't prep for and you just have to learn while on your feet, but as far as forgetting what you've already been taught, self study would help bring it back and with...

  20. Nurses- medical provider needs your opinion!

    Libby1987 replied to Buckeyeqt's topic in General Nursing

    Four things.. Have the foresight to write thorough orders and parameters for predictable issues. Help those nurses put the pieces together, you know, teach a man to fish? Be a mentor and develop a...

  21. Am I overstepping my boundaries? WWYD?

    Libby1987 replied to Velarey's topic in General Nursing

    Pay back the money with interest. Don't put the other friend in the awkward position of having to say

  22. keep my day shift on a floor i dont have a real intrest in or go to nights on my dream fl?

    Libby1987 replied to nurse-samie's topic in General Nursing

    Either stay on days or, "Honey, I want to set myself up to be able to be marketable for peds after the kids are in school so I'm going to dedicate one year to it, I'll be mature about the temporary...

  23. advice between 2 job offers

    Libby1987 replied to blangsto's topic in General Nursing

    You can also be reporting back in overwhelmed defeat due to too high of expectations of a new grad. One of the things we've often lamented here is the lack of opportunity for new grads whereas those...

  24. is hospice nurse and hospice case manager same thing?

    Libby1987 replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    To answer your original question, *visit* nurses are more task oriented than case mgrs but the lines are often blurred, several times a

  25. is hospice nurse and hospice case manager same thing?

    Libby1987 replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm a home health case manager which mirrors a hospice case manager, and jensmom7 is right. From our perspective your ideas are misdirected. But I believe anyone truly trying to minimize hands on...