LovingLife123

LovingLife123

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  1. All these nurses writing articles

    LovingLife123 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in food device many years ago. Like I said, I think the premise is good, but their focus is wrong. I should not get dinged on my charting for missing a plan of care or did I educate the pt...

  2. All these nurses writing articles

    LovingLife123 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the premise of JAHCO, but I feel like they have come to abuse their so-called “power”. They should ensure a hospital is safe. What they should not do, is make up ridiculous...

  3. New grad only night shift available

    LovingLife123 replied to NurseSara's topic in General Nursing

    Most new grads go to nights. Since you are in nursing you should have specified the shift in the hiring process. I’m not sure why you think the would “create” a position for you on days....

  4. Correcting Name Labels on Lab specimens of Stroke Patients

    LovingLife123 replied to lab211's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean wrong name? Is it a misspelling or a complete wrong patient? You normally use the labels given to you until they can get the name corrected in the system. But I’ve really only...

  5. Is it outside the scope of practice for an RN to tell another RN to call 911?

    LovingLife123 replied to Guest688994's topic in General Nursing

    There’s another reason they don’t want 911 called, but it’s not a scope of practice. Anyone can call 911. In simple BLS training, you are expected to tell someone to call 911. If it’s a...

  6. Tired and burnt out from the abuse

    LovingLife123 replied to NurseK93's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient like this recently. I’m dayshift and had the pt complain about the night shift nurse to everyone who would listen, including the doctor. She just could not believe that nurses got...

  7. What would cause this?

    LovingLife123 replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    A PE. I’ve seen people blow up and die suddenly from a

  8. PTO not in the budget for remainder of year

    LovingLife123 replied to galaxygirl17's topic in General Nursing

    PTO is your compensation. It should already be budgeted in. If they are telling you there’s a problem with the budget, I’d leave. That’s not a good sign of things to come. What kind of...

  9. What should I have done differently? Did I endanger my patient?

    LovingLife123 replied to misha's topic in General Nursing

    You guys call a rapid for a BP of over

  10. what are our rights re: being filmed/recorded at work?

    LovingLife123 replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    We have signs in each room stating no pictures or recording. I’d be making sure this family was escorted out. I don’t put up with aggressive families. I’m more than willing to listen to a...

  11. How Do You Fit In 30mins Of Exercise In Your Work Day?

    LovingLife123 replied to RegenerativeNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I get up an hour early before work. I walk and don’t take the shuttle. I take the stairs and not the elevator. I found that for me, I need to burn 700-1000 calories a day while cutting most sugar...

  12. Director wants to change all 12 hr shift nurses to 10 hr!!!!

    LovingLife123 replied to truejewel82's topic in General Nursing

    What are their plans to cover that 4 hours? Would you have extra coverage? 10 hours shifts don’t make sense. 8 hour shifts maybe as they can be evenly divided up. I’d personally be finding...

  13. Trying to switch to ICU

    LovingLife123 replied to JustAnotherNursemaybe's topic in Critical Care

    Could you try to some how translate your NICU patients into adult world? I agree that if you start going into extreme details with babies, nobody in the adult world is going to understand. But we all...

  14. False positive drug test for Benzos

    LovingLife123 replied to NurseMotivator's topic in General Nursing

    Not misinformed at all. If you look up false positives on the internet, people will “claim” any medication will cause such and such to make them positive. Chiropractors are fake medicine. Sorry,...

  15. False positive drug test for Benzos

    LovingLife123 replied to NurseMotivator's topic in General Nursing

    If you read the internet, it will tell you Tylenol will cause a false positive drug screen. There is no such thing as a “natural” muscle relaxant. I’d stop seeing your chiropractor and his...

  16. Seniority and preferential scheduling

    LovingLife123 replied to 1MoreCoffee's topic in General Nursing

    I do feel that loyalty should be rewarded. If you stay with a certain company or unit for years and have been a good employee, then yes, you should be given more accommodations than those just...

  17. Manager wants me to force prn pain meds

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

    Are you not calling rapids or giving bar an if your patients are snowed? What is your definition of snowed? While I don’t give out prn medications if the patient is not in pain, I go over pain...

  18. I Was Fired...for Being Abrasive and Having Attitude

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

    OP, I have a big personality. I have a loud voice, I laugh hard, and I’m very chatty. When I’m not in the best mood, people notice. I chat with all my families, fellow nurses, and physicians....

  19. Secondary PTSD spread the word PLEASE!!!

    LovingLife123 replied to Messedup101's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I hope you can take this for what it’s worth. You need some help. Your posts make very little sense. I’m sorry this has all happened to you, but I think there is more than PTSD going on....

  20. Do you scrub the hub of a PICC between each medication?

    LovingLife123 replied to Kara Hoffman's topic in General Nursing

    We have orders to saline flush q8 for a PICC. We use cathflo if a lumen stops working. With cathflo, you end up aspirating the Alteplase so none goes to the patient. I know there are numerous...

  21. Do you think nurses aren’t taught enough about general emergencies/basic info about emergency medicine?

    LovingLife123 replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like I’m trained to help in emergent situations. I’m in a specialty icu. But, I know that of someone is having a heart attack to chew aspirin. I know all the signs of a stroke. I’m...

  22. Do you scrub the hub of a PICC between each medication?

    LovingLife123 replied to Kara Hoffman's topic in General Nursing

    Went to grab means to me, walking away from it even if it’s just across the room or bed. That hub should not leave you once it’s scrubbed and dry. I would like the rationale for not scrubbing

  23. Do you scrub the hub of a PICC between each medication?

    LovingLife123 replied to Kara Hoffman's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you should have scrubbed. I don’t understand the rationale for not scrubbing. You put the hub down, left the room. The hub would have come into contact with possible bacteria in that time...

  24. Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

    LovingLife123 replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

    I like my 12’s. It gives me flexibility with my family. I’d rather do 3 12’s than 5 8 hour shifts. I live in a metropolitan area so my 12 hour shifts allow me to commute I’m times that are...

  25. I look 15 when I'm 22 and I'm about to start my job as a nurse!

    LovingLife123 replied to Zurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is a only a problem for a short time, then becomes an advantage. I