Libby1987

Libby1987

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  1. Severe dementia referral

    Libby1987 replied to Anewby's topic in Home Health

    ^^^^^that^^^^^

  2. Career Advice, please?

    Libby1987 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    Well I'm quite a bit about loyalty to those whe have treated me right. And there's a strong chance that your friend (hello friend ) is over estimating her experience to manage and turn around a...

  3. Nurses, how do you view your job?

    Libby1987 replied to 8*P23J's topic in General Nursing

    I think you could ask, "what does just a job" mean and we would get varied answers as well. Anywhere from working just for the check to leaving nothing on the field while not emotionally bringing it...

  4. Nurses, how do you view your job?

    Libby1987 replied to 8*P23J's topic in General Nursing

    If I had a gazillion dollars I would want to do some charitable work, not in the worst of conditions but for people who would otherwise not get the care if not for volunteers. I would love to do wound...

  5. Procrit

    Libby1987 replied to BabaLouRN's topic in Home Health

    Oops I misunderstood what KelRN215 meant, poor

  6. Nurses, how do you view your job?

    Libby1987 replied to 8*P23J's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I would be depressed if I couldn't work in some form of my capacity. My dad was depressed when he had to retire early, he was a truck driver for 29 yrs and loved the road and truck stops for...

  7. You should know better

    Libby1987 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I postpone

  8. would adult camodeling affect your licence or ability to get a job?

    Libby1987 replied to Morgan264's topic in General Nursing

    Can't quote on my phone.. FlyingScot, I was responding to the repeated question of, "is this a thing?" I can see how this could be becoming more

  9. would adult camodeling affect your licence or ability to get a job?

    Libby1987 replied to Morgan264's topic in General Nursing

    And hell no I would take any chances, I'm pretty sure my employer would not hire you if somehow picked up on a background

  10. would adult camodeling affect your licence or ability to get a job?

    Libby1987 replied to Morgan264's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't stripping, or exotic dancing I guess, used to be the way some women paid their way through school? Going online seems like the natural step, in that vein I

  11. Nurses, how do you view your job?

    Libby1987 replied to 8*P23J's topic in General Nursing

    I had the opposite experience it seems. When I graduated I was so young and clueless to anything beyond my own nose. I followed the rules and all, have always been compliant and conscientious to a...

  12. Nurses, how do you view your job?

    Libby1987 replied to 8*P23J's topic in General Nursing

    My country home health gig is not just a job to me, it's my work, my trade. However there are boundaries that I set to make it feasible to say transfer a lovely scared patient to hospice. I look it as...

  13. Procrit

    Libby1987 replied to BabaLouRN's topic in Home Health

    I think the rules are the same but we won't keep a patient on service for PRN injections because unless 5 billable visits or more are made in a cert period, the payment may only be $0-600 to cover all...

  14. 8 yrs post nursing school

    Libby1987 replied to nrsnggirl's topic in General Nursing

    You're giving more energy to comments you didn't

  15. Getting back in the swing of things

    Libby1987 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Fresh in 6 hrs? That just keeps me on my feet, not close to fresh lol. I haven't felt fresh in I don't know how

  16. 8 yrs post nursing school

    Libby1987 replied to nrsnggirl's topic in General Nursing

    I would want to retake some courses. Depending on what I might have struggled with and what came inherently easy for me but I'm thinking physiology and

  17. What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    Libby1987 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Re chance of acute on CKD, she went into acute CHF because she missed her Lasix, not because of the Lasix, right? Just how much would this first dose be before labs were

  18. Possible Dx breast cancer should I try to go to nursing school?

    Libby1987 replied to MeredithG's topic in General Nursing

    I thought but failed to type.. Best wishes to

  19. Possible Dx breast cancer should I try to go to nursing school?

    Libby1987 replied to MeredithG's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say go to nursing until your condition says otherwise but until student loan reform; and with being 51 and having a family, I would be very hesitant to borrow that 40K, I'm not sure how much you...

  20. What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    Libby1987 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Does the nurse get to decide when to admin lasix if the orders aren't written with parameters or at least to hold lasix until labs

  21. What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    Libby1987 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    You don't have to have an order to collect it and hold it, do you? Does the lasix have an effect on the drug screen? Lower urine concentration with interstitial fluid? Or doesn't really matter that...

  22. Do We Need More Nurses?

    Libby1987 replied to wanna_be's topic in General Nursing

    I think you would find a need in rural healthcare, but you would have to be competitive to get the prior nursing experience. As well as build relevant work experience prior to graduation. The market...

  23. What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    Libby1987 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    And I wouldn't counsel the patient until stabilized, who listens under ER

  24. What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    Libby1987 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    You have to start the lasix before labs come back if it was ordered that way. Monitoring is a given. Should the urine be collected before diuresis

  25. What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    Libby1987 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I don't know jack about ER but wouldn't you want to draw the labs before starting the Lasix to get a