LovingLife123

LovingLife123

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  1. Any nurses that love nursing and love their job??

    LovingLife123 replied to nets5010's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, as in every profession out there, you will encounter toxic, unhappy people who hate their jobs. It’s not exclusive to nursing. Some people just hate the thought of going to work....

  2. First 8 months in ICU-2 jobs over- Question

    LovingLife123 replied to baleen's topic in Critical Care

    Here’s the thing. You need solid critical care experience for CRNA school. You do not. You can sit around and critique the policy and procedure of every icu and hate the people and quit, OR, you...

  3. IM injections- to aspirate or not?

    LovingLife123 replied to dah512's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t give a ton of IM injections. But, I’ve never aspirated. It’s not current practice to do

  4. New Grad RN-Accepted Position, Just Found Out Pregnancy (High Risk)

    LovingLife123 replied to JennaSnow's topic in General Nursing

    It’s why I no longer drink the water there!! I only bring my own

  5. New Grad RN-Accepted Position, Just Found Out Pregnancy (High Risk)

    LovingLife123 replied to JennaSnow's topic in General Nursing

    I just know we even hire pregnant people on my unit. To me, it’s not a big deal. I said you should tell your manager. It would be dishonest not to. I also stated that if, for family reasons,...

  6. Does your employer charge you for PTO?

    LovingLife123 replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    You need to leave that place. They are shady,

  7. New Grad RN-Accepted Position, Just Found Out Pregnancy (High Risk)

    LovingLife123 replied to JennaSnow's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn’t decline the position. You won’t necessarily have preeclampsia this pregnancy. Just be honest with the unit manager. I’m not sure with what having to go over a toll bridge has to...

  8. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    LovingLife123 replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    Not a lie. Some people absolutely cannot afford to buy. But the OP has specific dreams that require a large sum of money. Yes, he is throwing his money away in rent. He’s renting a 6 bedroom...

  9. Challenging Joint Commission

    LovingLife123 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I understood TJC. I totally get in theory why they should be a good thing. They should, in theory, be making sure that facilities run properly. That they are clean, safe, and follow proper...

  10. Delirium & neuro patients

    LovingLife123 replied to carolelainern's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I try to get my Neuro patients off of q1 Neuro checks as quickly as possible. It gets to a point where you can’t really tell if there are Neuro changes or it’s that they are exhausted. It’s...

  11. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    LovingLife123 replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    OP, you are not looking at what owning a house is. It’s an investment. It’s an investment that makes you money to put toward your goals. This is why Dave Ramsey is so beneficial. He can teach...

  12. Nursing Assistants

    LovingLife123 replied to Bri1231's topic in General Nursing

    A CNA works at an extended care facility. They have to be certified so the faculty can get reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid. In my area anyway, a CNA does not work in a hospital setting....

  13. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    LovingLife123 replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    OP, you need to get this debt paid down before you can even think of Hawaii. That is an insane amount of debt and literally no savings at the age of 50. My husband and I have a dream to live in...

  14. Notified of call before being on call

    LovingLife123 replied to rlgiv's topic in General Nursing

    I’m guessing they needed you at 0700, not to come in at 0500. They probably had to report to staffing who was going to be there and you hadn’t responded. Somebody may have called in for the 0700...

  15. Expiration date checks on supplies

    LovingLife123 replied to stellabella236's topic in General Nursing

    Your manager is excessive. Who has the time to do that? I work at a facility that always does pretty well on our surveys and we do not do that. If your manager thinks alcohol swans are going to...

  16. Elizabeth Warren says doctors, nurses don't treat black women same way as other women

    LovingLife123 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nursing News

    I think a lot of this is a woman issue. Personally, I watch my black patients more carefully because of basic genetic differences. I’ve never seen a doctor deny a patient pain medication because...

  17. Benefits of consecutive work schedule?

    LovingLife123 replied to painmeds's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I like doing consecutive days, and other times I don’t. I will purposefully schedule myself consecutively for two weeks, then every other day for two weeks. I generally do not like the...

  18. Help! I Can't Get Rid of My Dark Cloud

    LovingLife123 replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    I’m having a glass of wine and good food. I had a day, where you wouldn’t believe it if I was able to tell it stories. Straight out of a Dateline show. Glass of wine and cuddles with the

  19. Help! I Can't Get Rid of My Dark Cloud

    LovingLife123 replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    Monk and Psych!! Best shows ever!! Thank goodness for Amazon Prime

  20. Women's Right to Choose

    LovingLife123 replied to River&MountainRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have mixed feelings. I’m a big advocate for women’s health. Education is severely lacking. I’ve heard certain OBs and their “education” on women and it is sorely lacking. I literally...

  21. Joint Commission Citing & Employee Files

    LovingLife123 replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    I always wipe the first drop. I’m surprised so many do not. It’s how I was trained from day one. All my coworkers do it as

  22. New Nurse..Lost a pt. I didn't know ID hurt so deeply

    LovingLife123 replied to BSN_Studnt's topic in General Nursing

    Can I ask why an overdose was sent to Neuro icu? Was there more going on or was this just a MICU overflow

  23. How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    LovingLife123 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Ha! Take my post seriously? You do understand that many hospitals are already going to 3-4 in ICUs? Less money to reimburse, less money to pay nurses. It’s actually quite simple. And in other...

  24. Is it necessary to call report before transferring care of a patient?

    LovingLife123 replied to C.diff Aint Sexy's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is totally crappy to not get report first. I’ve had that happen to me a couple of times and I was so ticked off I could barely hear what the bedside report was. Very rarely have I not...

  25. Help! Career Fair Activity

    LovingLife123 replied to twss2323's topic in General Nursing

    I think even just going into detail on the ABG itself. Teach them the differences in acidosis and alkalosis and have them pick what they think it is based off the numbers. If it’s a STEM fair I...