LovingLife123

LovingLife123

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  1. My eating/drinking is bad on work days

    LovingLife123 replied to direw0lf's topic in General Nursing

    I drink a protein shake, bring a healthy frozen meal for lunch, and drink water. I have water at the nurses station. It’s kind of crazy not to. We need to hydrate. 12 hours is a long

  2. How Does This End?

    LovingLife123 replied to MeganMN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I disagree with you. This country is so divided and people are so busy being angry and yelling at each other and hating on the others political affiliation that nobody is listening to reason....

  3. How Does This End?

    LovingLife123 replied to MeganMN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This thread here is my exact point as to why America will never defeat COVID. It’s been made political. A deadly disease should have never been made to be political to begin with. Yet with how...

  4. Oxygen and the rebreather mask question

    LovingLife123 replied to Slipping CMA's topic in General Nursing

    Why were they on a nonrebreather and not a nasal cannula? I’m

  5. What benefits do your top seniority nurses receive?

    LovingLife123 replied to JessicaT's topic in General Nursing

    A raise this year, recognize my loyalty to the organization, and to value my opinion as an experienced nurse. I’m tired of COVID being an excuse for everything when it comes to pay. I’m tired...

  6. Considering a career change from Pharmacist to Nurse (and eventually NP.. hopefully)

    LovingLife123 replied to thisaintnoregularhcp's topic in General Nursing

    I would think you would like inpatient pharmacy. Our pharmacists do a lot with assessing patient needs. They found with the doctors and nurses. I’m constantly collaborating with our unit...

  7. Taking Vacations

    LovingLife123 replied to caal19's topic in General Nursing

    If I schedule correctly, I can stretch it to two weeks. It’s usually one week of PTO at a time. So I load the front end by working 3 in a row, then 4 off, my week of PTO, then work the last 3 days...

  8. New protocol - No report from ER to floor...

    LovingLife123 replied to justjRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t need every, single detail. But the patient having a implanted defibrillator is important. My point was, it wasn’t in any note. So you all saying look in the notes in crap, because there...

  9. New protocol - No report from ER to floor...

    LovingLife123 replied to justjRN's topic in General Nursing

    I’m sorry, but telling me I can get all my info from the chart is the biggest load of crap I’ve ever heard. Not one ED person charted on my patient’s ICD. Not one. I get real tired of...

  10. Covid-19 Vaccine Trials in South Africa: Another Tuskegee? #Black Lives Matter Around the World

    LovingLife123 replied to simba and mufasa's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Could it possibly be they are testing the vaccine on one of the most vulnerable populations? If proper informed consent is obtained, I don’t see the problem. White people in the US are also...

  11. Fact or Fiction? Masking and CO2 Dangers

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

    That’s the story I was told. I trust these people as they are not ones to exaggerate or make things up. I know the difference. In al my years of nursing, I’ve seen more than my fair share of...

  12. Fact or Fiction? Masking and CO2 Dangers

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

    True story. I

  13. Anxiety

    LovingLife123 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you are battling some major depression. Are you on any medications for it? You may need to get away from home health care. Nursing is mentally hard a lot of the time. I personally...

  14. Fact or Fiction? Masking and CO2 Dangers

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

    A surgical mask will not increase your CO2 levels, but an N-95 will if worn for an extended period of time. I know with mine, my breathing rate automatically goes up in the mask. A short period of...

  15. medic alert alarm

    LovingLife123 replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing I don’t like about them is it gives a false sense of security. My ex husbands grandmother was needing long term care living. She was insisting that all she needed was one of those...

  16. Turning a morbidly obese patient

    LovingLife123 replied to Edmond Dantes's topic in General Nursing

    Even on those beds you still need q2 turning. My facility gets those beds. They are low air loss bariatric mattresses. You still have to turn. There are heavy bars right down the middle that can...

  17. Turning a morbidly obese patient

    LovingLife123 replied to Edmond Dantes's topic in General Nursing

    It still doesn’t matter if they are on a bariatric bed. It’s q2 turning. These people are at a much higher risk of skin breakdown and infection. Even on a bari bed. What kind of facility is...

  18. Not for code RED or CODE blue

    LovingLife123 replied to Edmond Dantes's topic in General Nursing

    I’m guessing you mean they have a DNR in place? It depends on what that DNR means. Is it just compressions and shock they don’t want or is it everything? A DNR can mean many different things so...

  19. Farewell Esme - In Loving Memory

    LovingLife123 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I loved Esme. I was actually trying to find her on here the other day. I know she suffered from illness, but she was noticeably missed on here. Rest in Peace

  20. Is Assessing Gag Reflex Still a Thing?

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurse-please's topic in General Nursing

    We do it with suctioning. If I put that tiny catheter back to suction secretions and they don’t gag or cough, that’s a problem. We use it more for neurological testing like I said. A physician...

  21. Is Assessing Gag Reflex Still a Thing?

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurse-please's topic in General Nursing

    ICU assesses gag reflex. We use it more for neurological assessing. But yes, a gag reflex is still

  22. Turning a morbidly obese patient

    LovingLife123 replied to Edmond Dantes's topic in General Nursing

    Their size shouldn’t matter with turning. It’s still q2 turning. I also just tell them to breathe through the pain. Im confused by this whole story. If they have a UTI you need to change...

  23. Family not taking Covid-19 precautions and only myself!

    LovingLife123 replied to InSchool4eva20's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You can’t keep your family locked up forever. Here in my state, we are allowed gatherings of 250 people. A family BBQ is not that big of a deal. If you personally are uncomfortable, then don’t...

  24. Misconceptions/truths about specialities

    LovingLife123 replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Nursing

    That ICU nurses have it easy because we only have 2

  25. Vanity Plates?

    LovingLife123 replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I have an RN plate. Nothing fancy. Gets me out of tickets therefore it saves me money. It’s my plate. Why should it bother a single soul on the planet what it is or