Libby1987

Libby1987

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  1. Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

    Libby1987 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse shouldn't be that naive, I'd like to think they're/we're all smarter than

  2. Burnt out

    Libby1987 replied to BellaCat's topic in General Nursing

    If I were you I'd try to find a home health job with a reputable company. You'll likely be paid more if you find a pay per visit position which will pay for your productivity. And after what you've...

  3. HH in CA....new job offer, thoughts?

    Libby1987 replied to livinglighthouse's topic in Home Health

    I don't know what the equivalent would be for regular HH but I manage an average of 20

  4. What should I do?

    Libby1987 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    It's not the nurses that are looked down upon, it's their working conditions. Speaking generally, not to OP's friends. What disturbs me is the premise that they're fortunate to have those jobs....

  5. Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

    Libby1987 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you guys let yourselves be

  6. Just a Nurse

    Libby1987 replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Do you guys really have people treat you lowly or disrespectfully because you're a

  7. What should I do?

    Libby1987 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Yes they do, as well as a doable job. To read the burnt out/I hate nursing threads are tragic, no one starts out planning on hating what turns out to be an impossible

  8. HH in CA....new job offer, thoughts?

    Libby1987 replied to livinglighthouse's topic in Home Health

    If the workload is reasonable and the benefits are good, I would take it. $47/hr for M-F in an area that you're new to. (I'm in your region). Solid income with productivity bonus (I'd be all over...

  9. What should I do?

    Libby1987 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    The OP may have a posting personality that's not endearing but getting her education prior to having kids and debt was a sound

  10. I'm failing out of nursing school

    Libby1987 replied to BusyMan's topic in General Students

    Have you talked to any of your classmates and asked how they're doing it? Not the brainiacs but the average student who has to work hard. Maybe they can tell you how they prioritize what they

  11. What should I do?

    Libby1987 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    A grown nurse schooling another nurse over something inconsequential is equalling annoying. Where does the lack of sympathy come from? How about just being neutral? Two camps in nursing. Nurses are...

  12. Nursing makes me hate fat people

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

    Obtuse is right. The obesity epidemic is where I part ways with most nurses and dietitians. You would think as a group they would have more comprehensive knowledge re cause and solution but they seem...

  13. Of your patient load..

    Libby1987 posted a topic in General Nursing

    ..how would you divide your patients between the kind of patients you went to school for, the unreasonable and rude, the poor self care and not going to change, and the hopeless but family are in...

  14. disturbing observation at the Children's hospital...

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

    Same

  15. Man = muscle, being taken advantage of

    Libby1987 replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Men in Nursing

    I couldn't stand it if another nurse could not only do everything as well as I but then some. Might as well replace me. *Everyone* needs to bring something to the table or don't ask for help. And I...

  16. Oldest practicing Nurse?

    Libby1987 replied to RN&mom's topic in General Nursing

    I knew one who was 82 working nights at LTC. And we have a 75 yr old, but not anyone close to 94. We do have an amazing surgeon in the area, in his 80's and still at the top of his game, and very...

  17. Nursing makes me hate fat people

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

    I haven't read any responses so we'll see if I sound like a jerk or just an idiot but.. if a patient is still obese after a year of a clinically controlled diet, one would conclude there's more to...

  18. New offer today-not sure what to do

    Libby1987 replied to forgop's topic in General Nursing

    What does your day staff complain

  19. HCAHP Scores

    Libby1987 replied to channel_egg's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't work in acute care but it's relatively easy to have positive surveys returned where I work. The usual things our patients report are legit and could have been avoided. The positive things they...

  20. One Rn for 92 bed facility?

    Libby1987 replied to orange2015's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Even if the place was only half full, there's no way I would assume responsibility for 45+ patients alone in the building. I'd wait tables, less work, same or more money, and a whole lot more...

  21. Wood Alcohol Poisoning: An Era Gone By

    Libby1987 replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Never treated anyone but it's what killed my grandfather. Being a single mom with 4 kids during the Depression was no cake

  22. Circular Logic in Nursing

    Libby1987 replied to BrandonLPN's topic in General Nursing

    "..and this is to ensure all of the orders made it to your board." ? backed up with beating them for good

  23. LPN/RN question

    Libby1987 replied to patientlytrying's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad you're following the traditional BSN route and am rooting for you. Even if you squeaked the NCLEX and got into a refresher course, your foundation isn't strong enough and I would bet you...

  24. I need to know the starting pay

    Libby1987 replied to proud nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Have you seen a significant difference between men and women in any aspect of

  25. So Sick Of This Nurses Eat The Young Crap

    Libby1987 replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    Being held in the basement reminds me, I have a patient that I've known from the past when I had her husband as well as running into her in the local grocery store (small town). Sweet SWEET lady. Well...