LovingLife123

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  1. Med Surg nurse being given Tele Patients

    LovingLife123 replied to Morning Glory's topic in General Nursing

    You are confused though. It’s not out of your scope of practice. You may be trained as a medsurg nurse, but you are not licensed as a medsurg nurse. It’s not a scope of practice thing. A...

  2. Med Surg nurse being given Tele Patients

    LovingLife123 replied to Morning Glory's topic in General Nursing

    Why on earth would it be out of your scope of practice? A RN is a RN with licensing. I’m not licensed as a specific specialty of nurse. I have certain certifications in addition to my license,...

  3. New nurse, not eating so I can pass 20-30 patients' meds

    LovingLife123 replied to crudRN2020's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to healthcare. I go in at 7 and many days don’t get a lunch until 1600 if at all. It’s like that pretty much everywhere. I usually drink a protein shake around

  4. Pregnancy and light duty

    LovingLife123 replied to Swirl531's topic in General Nursing

    I cut my hours back. My OB wrote for either 8 hour shifts or 2 twelves. No more than 24 in a week. They chose the 2 shifts. I ended up using my PTO up before leave but I was having difficulty at...

  5. Is PPE really helping?

    LovingLife123 replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I worked in Covid for 2 months earlier this year, wore all the correct PPE and had an N-95. Never got Covid. Worked in my unit as non Covid and still wore my surgical mask, but got Covid. Mine was...

  6. Time Management/ Leaving work on time

    LovingLife123 replied to Samurai15's topic in General Nursing

    Do you cluster your care at all? Like do everything at once? I will pull my meds, and do my assessments, and turning, hygiene all at once. And if you get to patient 3 and patient 1 is calling,...

  7. Why be a floor nurse when they don't care?

    LovingLife123 replied to NursesDontNeedChairstoChart12hrShift's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It’s threads like this that make me thankful for where I work. I don’t chart in patient rooms. Plus, we don’t chart in real time. I write all my stuff down then when I’m done passing...

  8. Heparin Error

    LovingLife123 replied to rnash679's topic in General Nursing

    I didn’t know people flushed PICC lines with heparin unless there is an occlusion. But back in the day, PIVs were flushed with heparin. Always double check your med orders before giving...

  9. Nurse associate

    LovingLife123 replied to whatintheworld's topic in General Nursing

    What is a nurse associate exactly? It sounds like you are trying to give a nurse title to those that are not licensed. Putting creams and powders are usually strictly a licensed nurse duty as those...

  10. Taking time off to take care of my new baby? Bad for career?

    LovingLife123 replied to nurseinthecity11's topic in General Nursing

    How long have you been a nurse? What type of experience do you have? I would at least stay PRN, that way you are casually working and keeping your skills up. I know it can seem scary especially...

  11. Confused about IV Infusion that should not be stopped

    LovingLife123 replied to Demareseitipota's topic in General Nursing

    You don’t pause insulin because it is used in critical situations such as DKA. Do not pause an inotrope because it is giving the patient a blood pressure more than likely in a critical situation....

  12. 10th grader forced into nursing by family

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I don’t think you would end up with your associates in nursing quite yet. You would probably complete all the prereqs and maybe a couple of additional classes that could get you an AAS upon...

  13. I feel very lost

    LovingLife123 replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. I love my wisdom that has come in my 40’s over 23. I just wish I had my working body parts that I had a 23. My hips have taken a beating lately. But there is no way I’d want to go...

  14. COVID and Winter coats

    LovingLife123 replied to Kitiger's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don’t agree with that. If the pt is Covid positive, and lives with other family members, they should be quarantined into one room. Putting your coat in a different room would work. Sometimes my...

  15. Seeking Advice/Encouragement for nursing school and beyond

    LovingLife123 replied to hopefulstudent223's topic in General Nursing

    It takes practice. I used to assess my kiddos all the time. I would look and listen to my husband. Make sure when you do have clinical you are using those opportunities to assess. Do full head to...

  16. COVID and Winter coats

    LovingLife123 replied to Kitiger's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I understand that. Was just giving some ideas on how to keep the coat separate and have a change of clothes. Surely, they can keep Lysol in their car and spray their shoes. Change in the garage,...

  17. Seeking Advice/Encouragement for nursing school and beyond

    LovingLife123 replied to hopefulstudent223's topic in General Nursing

    They won’t have you take care of 5 patients in your 4th semester of nursing school. In the ICU I have two patients. My students are never responsible for their total care. We do it together. My...

  18. COVID and Winter coats

    LovingLife123 replied to Kitiger's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think you are overthinking the coat aspect. I do cover head to toe in a Covid positive room. My coat is separate in the locker room. I brought an extra pair of scrubs with me for the ride home....

  19. Seeking Advice/Encouragement for nursing school and beyond

    LovingLife123 replied to hopefulstudent223's topic in General Nursing

    OP, you are making way too big of a deal out of this. I, to this day, have made a mess of flushing a feeding tube when it’s clogged. It happens. You are not going to come out of nursing...

  20. 80% BSN by 2020: Where Are We Now?

    LovingLife123 replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Having been an ICU nurse for my entire nursing career spending a little more than half as an ADN, which I truly think should be referred to as an ASN on here as that is what the degree is, just like...

  21. Contested a Doctor's Order Psych ?

    LovingLife123 replied to mhadvrn34's topic in General Nursing

    All I’m going to say as someone who suffered for many years from endo, ibuprofen and Tylenol are not effective. At all. I had 6 surgeries for it, and it caused my ovaries to twist and attach...

  22. A little setback

    LovingLife123 replied to nursej22's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    Getting older is for the birds. My gyms are actually very clean. Constantly being cleaned. Kickboxing has distancing between each station. And planet fitness gives us our own cleaning products...

  23. A little setback

    LovingLife123 replied to nursej22's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    Do you ever mix up your exercise? I can’t run more than a couple days a week anymore. My knees and hips don’t like it. I mix it up with biking, weight lifting, elliptical, and kickboxing. They...

  24. Workplace Kindness

    LovingLife123 replied to Joe L's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t understand. You feel bullied because your preceptor said you should take a break? Is there more to this story? I don’t see that as an

  25. Single mom and nurse?

    LovingLife123 replied to blueskies1990's topic in General Nursing

    Please go and get child support. Get an order in place. I could not support my kids by myself on my salary alone. I would have to work 2 jobs in order to do