LovingLife123

LovingLife123

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  1. Is it appropriate to "show off" that you are a Nurse on social media?

    LovingLife123 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Sigh. You are going to quote me from 5 months ago. But I will respond. Yes, I’m locked down. I regularly search myself on Google to see how discoverable I am. I’m locked down even with my...

  2. Leaving Work / Nurse Duties Incomplete Passing To Night Shift

    LovingLife123 replied to coffeeandvendingmachines's topic in General Nursing

    It’s a 24 hour job. I can’t get everything done on day shift. There’s too much to do. Somethings get passed to nights. Honestly, I don’t care if someone gets a little passive aggressive...

  3. Difficult AMA situations

    LovingLife123 replied to CaliRN2019's topic in General Nursing

    You can’t hold people against their will. They have a right to leave. I’m also wondering if this patient is being properly medicated for painful dressing changes. You don’t respond to that...

  4. Newly Diagnosed With Seizures

    LovingLife123 replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Nursing

    How often are you seizing? What kind of seizures are you having? As a person who was having numerous seizures a day until we could get them controlled, I would say no working. It took me several...

  5. Nurses with Unusual Diets

    LovingLife123 replied to SilverBells's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    I drink tons of caffeine. But I also balance it with fresh fruits and vegetables and lean proteins. It’s a balance. It’s not necessarily about losing a few pounds. You have to look at food...

  6. Nurses with Unusual Diets

    LovingLife123 replied to SilverBells's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    You would be amazed at what a healthy diet can you for your mental health as well. I ate very unhealthy for a long time. It does eventually catch up with you. I’ve lost close to 50lbs...

  7. Intubation Should Be A Nursing Skill, Especially Now

    LovingLife123 replied to ErikWeeWoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Our NPs in critical care intubate all the time. As do our RTs. As the bedside nurse, I push meds and monitor vitals. I don’t know that I could throw intubation on top of that. I’ve...

  8. New Nurse Needing Advice: Should it be this bad?

    LovingLife123 replied to kale_'s topic in General Nursing

    Let me let you in on a little secret. Not one single new grad in the ICU feels comfortable after 6 months. It literally takes at the very least a solid year. Second, it is not your sole...

  9. Ztrack technique

    LovingLife123 replied to Hau's topic in General Nursing

    You don’t use z track in the deltoid. I also don’t see how that shirt is acting as a

  10. Nurses are Pushed to the Brink

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have been pushing this on my unit for a while now. We get sent “helpers” from other units. It’s hard to delegate to them as they are unfamiliar with our unit. I’ve been telling our...

  11. How to Respond When Family Blames You for Patient Dying

    LovingLife123 replied to CaliRN2019's topic in General Nursing

    I stated it’s not appropriate to berate a nurse. But, I do try to put myself in their shoes. We are expecting families to understand what is happening from home. From home. They can’t see...

  12. How to Respond When Family Blames You for Patient Dying

    LovingLife123 replied to CaliRN2019's topic in General Nursing

    It’s very difficult for people to understand especially when they can’t visit. They feel helpless. Just as helpless as we do. They are grieving. And while it’s not appropriate to berate you,...

  13. New Nurse COVID Vaccine Clinic IM Injection Advice

    LovingLife123 replied to CamperNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t think you use z-track for the deltoid. Honestly, it’s a super tiny needle. Just inject it into the the deltoid. The needle is as small as a subq

  14. Got The Vaccine! Share Your Experience

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I got the Pfizer one a few days ago. The injection itself was painless. I was talking to the nurse giving it to me when I realized she was done and I never felt it. My arm was very sore the next...

  15. New Grad: I Feel Stupid

    LovingLife123 replied to newnursemoon's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, the physician should have also Dc’d the diet order that was in as well. That’s not your fault. Our system automatically does it when another diet order is put in. It frustrates me...

  16. Struggling with time management - what am I missing?

    LovingLife123 replied to NewGradNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    Are you doing pandemic charting at all? Vents are not step down patients. They are ICU patients. If I had that pt load I’d probably be there longer than 30 minutes after my shift....

  17. Nurses make me sick

    LovingLife123 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    It was that Netflix movie that had Sandra Bullock in it. I didn’t watch it so I don’t really know what it’s about. I just saw the previews of them in a boat wearing

  18. Nurses make me sick

    LovingLife123 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    I do have facebook and Instagram. No Twitter for me either. I did try it, but man, those people are vicious!! I like your GIFs. I don’t know how to properly

  19. Nurses make me sick

    LovingLife123 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    I love the pizza. I’m not the type of girl that’s ever going to turn down free

  20. Nurses make me sick

    LovingLife123 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    I think you came to the wrong place to air your grievances. I don’t have tiktok, don’t know what a crying video is. Don’t have Snapchat either. You are right though, I do this job...

  21. QUESTION : High grades, low GPA

    LovingLife123 replied to Kaykanysha's topic in General Students

    It really depends on how many apply. Nobody in my cohort which was many years ago had anything lower than a 130 I think. It is very competitive in many areas. Now, if you are in a more rural area...

  22. Should I quit my program?

    LovingLife123 replied to cj_94's topic in General Nursing

    Just remember going forward OP, you are a student, you are not a nurse. I would be upset if a student made a decision to give a PRN medication to my patient while I’m on lunch. You have this...

  23. Covid Patients on enhanced droplet precautions in a regular room

    LovingLife123 replied to telenurse2009's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just an FYI, most places are not putting their patients in negative air flow rooms. It’s not feasible. There’s just too

  24. Med Surg nurse being given Tele Patients

    LovingLife123 replied to Morning Glory's topic in General Nursing

    No, you are absolutely wrong here. I think you are misunderstanding what the Op asked. Many people did. She asked about her license. Her license. Floating to another unit, while uncomfortable,...

  25. Does it feel to everyone else that many newer nurses glamourize the ER and ICU?

    LovingLife123 replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    ICU is glamorous? All I did my last shift was clean up poop. Seriously. We don’t have techs very often so we are responsible for total care. My patients were vented and on tube feeds. Only one...