Libby1987

Libby1987

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  1. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Umm big deal what we do. We're trained to do it and paid for it. The whole logic that nurses are somehow special only points that those with higher education and responsibility are more special....

  2. I give in, I'm a COB

    Libby1987 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Well I'm not fed up with them but they might be fed up with me, does that

  3. Calling diabetes experts

    Libby1987 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    This is part of the description that posters are saying that they would have also treated with

  4. Calling diabetes experts

    Libby1987 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    MunoRN, that's what I thought but multiple posters are saying that it is protocol in their facilities to treat those levels with

  5. Student in PA. Is nursing for me?

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

    I love mine in home health but it's usually a plan B for most at best. I never hear of anyone going to nursing school to become a home health nurse but I'd like to see that

  6. Calling diabetes experts

    Libby1987 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand how they become critically low if they're not taking any meds, or have any other contributing condition. It seems to me the juice would cause more of a problem than it would

  7. I will not defend nurses anymore

    Libby1987 replied to lost soul's topic in General Nursing

    But if the patient isn't taking any diabetic meds why would you give her juice? If she's diet controlled the. She has some insulin sensitivity so the juice will only result in lower glucose after it...

  8. I will not defend nurses anymore

    Libby1987 replied to lost soul's topic in General Nursing

    Question to PP's about the need to treat the glucose level.. If her glucose is under 100, she is asymptomatic and isn't taking any anti-diabetic meds, what is there to treat? Since she's diet...

  9. Should I take a job in Nursing home

    Libby1987 replied to Sanhect1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Never with one week orientation. I wouldn't consider changing specialities with only one week and I have years of clinical experience. I wouldn't even take the position you've been offered without a...

  10. The Elephant In The Room

    Libby1987 replied to ru4real's topic in General Nursing

    That demographic is common in the Central Valley and from what I've read here, in pockets of LA. The opposite is where I live, which seems the most non diverse place left in California. I don't think...

  11. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    It surprises me,

  12. I will not defend nurses anymore

    Libby1987 replied to lost soul's topic in General Nursing

    From what I gather OP is disabled from working as a nurse and his wife has been seriously ill, the stress level must be off the charts. I just had a meltdown from exhaustion after 2 days at Disneyland...

  13. Curious-why do people put ADN, RN? It's ASN...

    Libby1987 replied to RN_SummerSeas's topic in General Nursing

    Our local merit based non profit ADN/ASN program doesn't seem to be providing the clinical experience either like it was once reputed to do. Not sure when or why that changed but those graduates need...

  14. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I think any opinion whether reasonable or not generates hateful comments, anonymous online hatred seems pervasive but if I ignore them and only take in face to face feedback, people don't seem to be...

  15. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    It's never been a thankless job for me but even if it were what job gets gratitude and accolades it think it deserves? I've always been paid a respectable wage, if you don't bring in the inflated...

  16. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    This thread will get defensive real quick. I can't stand those I'm saving your life it's a thankless job statements anymore than the SAHM ones claiming they have the hardest thankless most altruistic...

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

    Libby1987 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had a patient tell me that their surgeon said patients do 100% better with home health. The actual accuracy in that statement aside, it's always cool to know who has a team

  18. Curious-why do people put ADN, RN? It's ASN...

    Libby1987 replied to RN_SummerSeas's topic in General Nursing

    Okay so then Libby BAD/ASsN RN? And I had no idea there were BAN's, all I've ever seen posted here or in job listings is

  19. Residency program vs Rehab job

    Libby1987 replied to mlowell20's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not an acute care nurse but I read over again how a year in rehab/LTC makes nurses trying to break into acute care ineligible for the new grad orientation

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

    Libby1987 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    I remember the days of being chastised for just trying to do the right thing but in my more recent HH experience the gap has decreased significantly. It's almost a non issue these days and what is...

  21. Curious-why do people put ADN, RN? It's ASN...

    Libby1987 replied to RN_SummerSeas's topic in General Nursing

    I just looked at the website for the local program where I went to school. It's an ASN program and states students are not eligible to take the nclex until completion of the nursing program and GE,...

  22. Curious-why do people put ADN, RN? It's ASN...

    Libby1987 replied to RN_SummerSeas's topic in General Nursing

    I always thought it was ASN until I joined here. I suppose this came from the local CC using

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

    Libby1987 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    What was the end of that

  24. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Libby1987 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    These stories are heartbreaking. And make it odd to read so many other threads with posts encouraging pre and nursing students to stick with

  25. accused of falsifying documentation

    Libby1987 replied to Jrgt312's topic in General Nursing

    It seems her reaction could only be reasonable if there was a pattern or she was about to give what could be a lethal dose of insulin if she had not caught the