LovingLife123

LovingLife123

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  1. Advice

    LovingLife123 replied to sunshine120's topic in General Nursing

    You have to do what is right for you, but you have to realize that the world is opening back up. People will not wear masks and social distancing forever and that COVID will be around forever....

  2. Advice

    LovingLife123 replied to sunshine120's topic in General Nursing

    Can you not tell them that you are immunocompromised and not to send you to COVID units? My unit was partially COVID for awhile. We didn’t send anyone into that part of the unit who had underlying...

  3. Nursing School and Career with Back Problems

    LovingLife123 replied to person115's topic in General Nursing

    Mine was actually in my neck. I had the disc replaced and then my neck fused. My nerve on the left side was completely pinched. I couldn’t feel my hand anymore. I’m pain free now and my life...

  4. Nursing School and Career with Back Problems

    LovingLife123 replied to person115's topic in General Nursing

    Can you get your herniated discs fixed? How are you not in incredible amounts of pain? You do understand how much lifting is involved in bedside nursing? It’s difficult to get a non-bedside...

  5. Asked to give an anesthesia medication

    LovingLife123 replied to laurencsmile's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you deem this an anesthesia medication? This medication is given all the time especially in end of life situations to dry up

  6. time to bathe patients--whose responsibility and is it every day/when?

    LovingLife123 replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    In the ICU, they get done every day. Vents get done on night shift and the others on day shift. And the nurses do

  7. New RN, how to pick a specialty?

    LovingLife123 replied to nikki1018's topic in General Nursing

    Trauma ICU can be very difficult and stressful. What makes you interested in it? Do you have any idea what it entails? I've been a trauma ICU RN for over 7 years. I love it but it has a huge...

  8. Could the police learn something from nurses?

    LovingLife123 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    So, are we going to allow the police to inject IM meds to calm patients? Because let’s be honest, that’s what we do. Ativan, Valium, precedex, Giodan..... Do you know how many times I get...

  9. Used to love my job, pandemic changed everything

    LovingLife123 replied to Baconpancakes's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is, you took this as your first nursing job. Now you are going on maternity leave. You will have to regroup after maternity leave. I would find a job where you can develop time...

  10. Leave of Absence?

    LovingLife123 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve used FMLA several times. Just a thought, but see about intermittent FMLA. That allows you to take days as you need them. I’ve used it for the birth of my children, and then an injury....

  11. Nursing Nightmare in Covid Unit

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

    Welcome to

  12. What departments draw the most blood?

    LovingLife123 replied to KaityKait's topic in General Nursing

    I draw a lot of blood in the ICU, but most of my patients have central lines, PICC lines, or art lines. I had q4 cbcs and lactates today along with q2 abg. But, I had an art line. I just love to...

  13. How to prepare for first term of ADN?

    LovingLife123 replied to danya's topic in General Students

    Rest your mind. Seriously. The next few years are going to be crazy. We didn’t even get the list of what our textbooks were until a couple of weeks ahead of time. Your mind will be in overdrive...

  14. What is your "favorite" procedure?

    LovingLife123 replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    Dressing changes are my favorite. I love making them look so pretty and clean. I also like to do arterial sticks. I hate IVs. The only time foleys are satisfying are when I get a bunch out and...

  15. Multiple preceptors

    LovingLife123 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes multiple preceptors are needed. If a new grad is struggling with one preceptor, they will often give them to other ones to see if it’s a problem with that preceptor or the new grad. I...

  16. Full time jobs hard to find ?

    LovingLife123 replied to Anotherdegree4me's topic in General Nursing

    You may very well be good at caring for someone. It’s very commendable that you did that for your friend. But I’m going to reiterate, that is not nursing at all. Somedays, I get to provide...

  17. How to reject a weekend assignment from staffing company

    LovingLife123 replied to hapham3693's topic in General Nursing

    So you haven’t been working since this one month assignment early in your

  18. First year nurse. Thinking about leaving field altogether.

    LovingLife123 replied to mhadvrn34's topic in General Nursing

    This is what stands out to me. The OP is not taking responsibility for their errors. It’s always a toxic culture, of somebody lying about her. OP, you’ve been a nurse for 9 months, have worked...

  19. Facial coverings effective?

    LovingLife123 replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You wouldn’t expect that from Taco Bell of all places, would

  20. How to deal with hate as a Nurse since we are getting special treatment during this time?

    LovingLife123 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No pandemic pay where I’m at here in the US and we have plenty of nurses being furloughed. The hospital tried to employ as many as they could, but all those in surgery areas and outpatient areas...

  21. Facial coverings effective?

    LovingLife123 replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There’s also data that says they aren’t. I don’t disagree that a fabric mask could work if it’s made a used properly, but that’s not what is happening. If you insert a filter, have it fit...

  22. Facial coverings effective?

    LovingLife123 replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    But those droplets are not contained in an ill fitting fabric mask. If everyone was wearing surgical masks, then I could see the push for it. The holes in that cheap, Joann fabric are huge. I...

  23. Would you "adopt" a nurse or allow yourself to be "adopted" (For Nurses' Week)?

    LovingLife123 replied to Sour Lemon's topic in General Nursing

    The last thing I feel guilty about is my free McDonald’s hamburger, believe me. Your comment is taking things a little far in my opinion. You are comparing apples to oranges. While many people...

  24. Would you "adopt" a nurse or allow yourself to be "adopted" (For Nurses' Week)?

    LovingLife123 replied to Sour Lemon's topic in General Nursing

    Lawyers getting involved in my free meal from McDonalds or a celebrity buy OMG the whole hospital lunch? It’s one thing if somebody is giving you a gift for personally treating them or enticing...

  25. Would you "adopt" a nurse or allow yourself to be "adopted" (For Nurses' Week)?

    LovingLife123 replied to Sour Lemon's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody needs to “adopt” me. But I have enjoyed the endless free lunches we have received for the past two months. It’s been saving me money!! I have saved money on gas and shoes and food....