Libby1987

Libby1987

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  1. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    PTA's make good money because the PT organizations were smart enough to keep themselves in demand. Our new 2 yr grads start out at 87K/year. M-F

  2. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Well I think those are ridiculous too! And I think MD's have long since lost their glorification. I would say most don't know the realities of today's General practice

  3. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Don't get me wrong, I know nursing is challenging at best. I just find the telling of it on things such as Facebook beneath us, if you will. Can you imagine a PT or MD crying the virtues and...

  4. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    My SO recently responded and tagged me in one of those memes. It was really sweet of him, though he got the thankless part wrong, but the meme was just plain self inflating. "The love of my life is a...

  5. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Funny memes are one thing, it's the whiney you don't know all that I do I'm saving lives while you sleep ones that are

  6. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I always thought every program incl ADN's had similar math and science requirements but have since learned on this site that isn't the

  7. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Flame me but when a degree doesn't even require algebra II the rest of the material is likely to feel pretty difficult to those that math and hard sciences would have filtered out. It looks absurd...

  8. "To BSN or Not to BSN That is the question." Should BSN be minimal requirement?

    Libby1987 replied to nurseactivist's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes BSN should be entry level, and with adequate clinical training. Yes current nurses should be grandfathered in. Wish they would have done just that years ago. Or eliminate bachelors requirement...

  9. California Board of Registered Nursing

    Libby1987 replied to tattooednurse26's topic in General Nursing

    How frustrating! OTOH renewals are super fast, I've received my license in the mail within 3 days of email application with the last few

  10. Calling diabetes experts

    Libby1987 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Defying gravity, Why does/would this occur in diet controlled DM but has a hyperglycemic effect when on diabetic

  11. Calling diabetes experts

    Libby1987 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Remember the thread by the school PDN? I think it would be great if we could copy some excerpts and make a sticky in the diabetes forum, that was the most educational

  12. Calling diabetes experts

    Libby1987 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Twinmom, juice in an insulin sensitive person will just drop them again, why not with something like peanut butter and

  13. describe your typical day as a nurse

    Libby1987 replied to hvymtlnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I started out as a case manager, now we ease new hires into case mgmt as it's more involved than when I started. All of our RN's do admits and revisits (also some other types of visits but not...

  14. describe your typical day as a nurse

    Libby1987 replied to hvymtlnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an RN, my position is home health case manager. I have roughly 18 yrs in home

  15. Should I leave the ICU for VNA?

    Libby1987 replied to tachynut's topic in Home Health

    I work 8-9 hrs a day including completing my paperwork and have made 104K the last several years. I'm admittedly a nerd and as long as I have the time I don't mind the paperwork. I'd say I spend...

  16. describe your typical day as a nurse

    Libby1987 replied to hvymtlnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I work a mon-fri daytime flex schedule and there's always a part timer who wants to take my call but I worked myself into this. When I first started I worked at least a weekend a month and had to take...

  17. Calling diabetes experts

    Libby1987 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is frightening the lack of understanding of diabetic mgmt and I think the poster had a valid complaint. However some posters defended the actions of giving juice and stated they would do...

  18. Inquiring minds want to know.

    Libby1987 replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    At the moment I get all that I want from my leader.. In exchange for my hard work and always trying to be excellent, I am fairly compensated. I am not given more work than I can safely manage....

  19. describe your typical day as a nurse

    Libby1987 replied to hvymtlnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    Home Health Love the patient interactions and nursing actions required. Paperwork is time consuming. Money is very good for the schedule I work. My day is full of lots of little wins and an...

  20. Is it possible to be successful in nursing with poor social skills?

    Libby1987 replied to Gummibear_stare's topic in General Nursing

    Good grief why do they do that?? Have they told you anything concrete that you can address or just divisive

  21. Should I leave the ICU for VNA?

    Libby1987 replied to tachynut's topic in Home Health

    HH has been my career and I've seen many hospital nurses over the years try to make the transition. First, it is not a relaxed pace. It may seem relaxed when you're trying to compare it to ICU but no...

  22. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    What I think is that I'm doing the job I'm prepared, trained and paid to do, that I also enjoy it and receive gratitude from patients and families and a little bit of undeserved awe from my friends...

  23. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    You can call it autonomy but it's really performing what you should do, not what you choose to do. I have some true autonomy in my job, I can decide how to schedule most of my patients if I don't...

  24. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Heathermaizy, this article in question was not published on this site, it was posted on Thought Catalog along with "How To Tell if He's

  25. Doctors Don't Always Listen: Bridging the Communication Gap

    Libby1987 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Oh please. This is a board with nurses from all corners of the field, I would have stopped reading if OP had gone into detail, it was not relevant to the point of the topic. This is not in the...