LovingLife123

LovingLife123

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  1. Offer of employment - what to do?

    LovingLife123 replied to Toaster2k18's topic in General Nursing

    I’d wait until you actually had a job offer first of all. Second, you’ll do what the rest of us are doing to protect our families, I take off my scrubs and shoes in the garage, shower as soon as I...

  2. Will it be hard for me to get a Girlfriend during this Pandemic since I am dealing with sick people?

    LovingLife123 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Many, many of us have significant others and spouses. I would actually expect to see the divorce and break up rate higher among those not in healthcare field and being home together all the time.

  3. Mama RN Needs Advice on Childcare Options

    LovingLife123 replied to MamaRN1719's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of places. You could hire someone for two days a week. Care.com is one, bambino is another site. You can also go to local facebook groups. I don’t think this would be hard at all. Heck a...

  4. Bankruptcy While in nursing school

    LovingLife123 replied to Nursinglife090's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of super shady school is this? The fact that they can’t accept Pell grants? My advice is to run from that

  5. How to balance out working heavy hours and having a relationship?

    LovingLife123 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Your sister is setting herself up for severe burnout quickly. It’s one thing to pick up and extra shift or two a week, but to consistently do 6 days a week, every week, is a recipe for disaster....

  6. So H&H are 2 different labs: why only say one value?

    LovingLife123 replied to COVIDNURSE's topic in General Nursing

    The body is now correcting itself. We often see this happen with traumas. They get a ton of fluid and product in the beginning. They can go into AKI and require short term dialysis. With shock,...

  7. Why are some RNs rarely busy, while others are always busy

    LovingLife123 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I see some nurses who are always busy and always charting way after their shift. I see nurses who are always out on time, even early. Some of those late nurses are just super detail oriented on...

  8. RN 40 hours/week Job Postings

    LovingLife123 replied to Newnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    40 hours could be 4 10s or 5 8s. No way!! My 3 12s suit me just fine. I’m .9 FTE. I like my 4 days

  9. SEPSIS, PE or unknown? BRAINSTORMING

    LovingLife123 replied to pbcerty's topic in Critical Care

    Why was he not being fluid resuscitated? Just a question. We normally don’t start pressors on these people from the get go. A, he’s a trauma, and B he had an abdominal surgery. These people...

  10. Food donations

    LovingLife123 replied to freckles23's topic in Disaster Preparation

    WOW!, that took guts to call and ask that. We are having food donated constantly. Many people are wanting to help but don’t know how. Several high profile people in my area have donated and we...

  11. Staying in the room with a COVID patient

    LovingLife123 replied to CityNurse80's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We no longer have negative air flow rooms and have more than 1 COVID patient. It’s not possible to stay in a room all shift. Plus, the N95 mask would smother me to wear for 12 hours!! I’m barely...

  12. Am I overreacting?

    LovingLife123 replied to OUxPhys's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What my hospital is going to start doing is team nursing which I think will work better. The final details with regards to charting are being finalized. I as an ICU will take more patients. I...

  13. Key Drugs Join PPEs on List of Front-Line Shortages

    LovingLife123 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My patient gagged on the tube and subsequently aspirated into the already damaged lungs due to sedation wearing off and no more available. I’m sure all the secretions coming out with the immense...

  14. Key Drugs Join PPEs on List of Front-Line Shortages

    LovingLife123 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It’s terrible. People requiring maximum ventilator support, and they are not sedated, causing panic and self extubations. Until we can gown up and get in there to reintubate, they are losing...

  15. Troy University School of Nursing has released their students back to CLINICALS with NO PPE for COVID-19

    LovingLife123 replied to the VEGAN Professor's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What hospitals are allowing students in for clinical? I’d be super upset if we had students right now, and if they came and took our precious

  16. How do you juggle nursing and family ?

    LovingLife123 replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you were wrong in your first thought that it’s lucrative pay. I would have also researched hours to work. 7-7 is a very common shift to work. I know ERs have differing shifts, but if you...

  17. How to Operate Hospital Bed

    LovingLife123 replied to wsilvernell's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!. I‘ve never in my career seen a wound vac attached to the brain. And I work in a Neuro ICU. No, it’s not good for her to hear the noise. I’m guessing if this ICU isn’t open much,...

  18. NIHSS STROKE Certification

    LovingLife123 replied to 2015bsngirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you have to. Six patients and 6 tests. I think you need an 85 to

  19. How to Operate Hospital Bed

    LovingLife123 replied to wsilvernell's topic in General Nursing

    We have those beds. It shouldn’t sound like an airplane. They do break frequently though. Don’t max inflate it too much. You are losing the low air loss for skin

  20. NIHSS STROKE Certification

    LovingLife123 replied to 2015bsngirl's topic in General Nursing

    http://nihss-english.trainingcampus.net/ Do you not routinely do Neuro and stroke assessing? If you don’t routinely do this, the certification can be tricky. It’s a very long video and test. It...

  21. Sterilize and Reuse Mask

    LovingLife123 replied to NurseSugar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My facility is doing this as

  22. Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    LovingLife123 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    First of all, I’m not being sanctimonious, at all. But somebody has to care for these people. Everyone can’t just walk away. It absolutely sucks that we don’t have PPE. I’m wondering...

  23. Public Making Masks

    LovingLife123 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was wondering what everyone feels of the Crafty moms world making fabric masks for us? While I understand people’s wants and desires to help, I do not feel that these are acceptable alternatives....

  24. Public Making Masks

    LovingLife123 replied to LovingLife123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Face shields are not available. Flimsy googles being used over and over are. I’ve been fit tested many times in my career and know my size. I fully believe this is airborne like TB. My point...

  25. Public Making Masks

    LovingLife123 replied to LovingLife123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So, my legitimate question is, what protection does a cotton mask give us against COVID? Because to me, the virus is very small and all of it will be getting through. Cotton doesn’t even stop the...