LovingLife123

LovingLife123

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  1. Medical kidnap? Discuss

    LovingLife123 replied to dbabz's topic in Nursing News

    As we always find out later, there is always way more to the story. I only trust about 30% of what the public says about

  2. It will take me 7 years just for a bsn.

    LovingLife123 replied to futurernmaybe's topic in General Students

    I'm confused as to why it takes 3 years for prereqs. It doesn't take that long for prereqs for a BSN. It took me two for my ASN. How many credits are you

  3. icu career advice

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurseynurse94's topic in Critical Care

    Have you spoken with your manager about this? I would honestly ask. My unit tends to have a high turnover rate due to the amount of younger nurses wanting to be CRNAs and NPs. I was concerned once...

  4. How do you document an axillary temp

    LovingLife123 replied to debtor11's topic in General Nursing

    My thermometer switches to axillary. Then there is a drop down menu where I click

  5. ACCN Emergency dilemma

    LovingLife123 replied to mediwizard's topic in Critical Care

    Your hospital would offer these. You shouldn't need them going into it. My hospital pays for BLS and ACLS

  6. Very concerned

    LovingLife123 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    Your preceptor may have been in the room while you were scanning the Levemir, but did she know you gave it?? I'm not sure what stage you are in with precepting. The Levemir should have been held...

  7. What in the world is this rhythm?!

    LovingLife123 replied to BSN_Studnt's topic in Critical Care

    I'm hoping to call it sinus bradycardia. But I could possibly see an anterior infarct or hyperkalemia. You'd need a 12 lead to see. Definitely at its base, sinus

  8. Worried about the future of ICU nursing

    LovingLife123 replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Critical Care

    Grad school often requires icu experience. If their end game is NP or CRNA, why do they want to spend years on a medsurg floor, the icu, then grad school? I can understand it to an extent. But then...

  9. What do you hate about nursing and why?

    LovingLife123 replied to ccorreces's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this too. Some days, I feel like if I'm not on my game to catch all of their errors, somebody is going to die. I seriously have to make numerous phone calls a day asking did you really...

  10. Best schedule for single mother

    LovingLife123 replied to sungrl01's topic in General Nursing

    I'm also going to ask what is your custody arrangement and who is paying the health insurance? This will help my answer since I used to be a single

  11. time from graduation to job offer

    LovingLife123 replied to midwifemae's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My school did not have "preceptorship". All of us except 2 out of 20 had jobs upon

  12. Nursing Incentives - New Grads and Expereinced

    LovingLife123 replied to RNCompConsultant's topic in General Nursing

    Appropriate staffing ratios, competitive pay, and the ability to use PTO for vacation. I shouldn't be having to save it in case census goes down. But honestly, this shouldn't be creative. It's sad...

  13. Fulfillment from nursing practice

    LovingLife123 replied to Zascott607's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I associate the term "holistic" these days to go along the lines of essential oils and cbd oil will cure everything. The term holistic used to mean something different. I don't put much...

  14. Can a home health agency give their Nurses/PT/OT financial bonuses for referrals?

    LovingLife123 replied to Rnasn2017's topic in General Nursing

    There can be a policy, but there are not laws for every, single thing. There can be a policy that a company could get into trouble with say getting reimbursement from Medicare, but not a law. Not...

  15. What do you hate about nursing and why?

    LovingLife123 replied to ccorreces's topic in General Nursing

    I hate charting,

  16. Can a home health agency give their Nurses/PT/OT financial bonuses for referrals?

    LovingLife123 replied to Rnasn2017's topic in General Nursing

    Why do people think there are laws for everything?? Lol. Not every aspect of life is

  17. Should you talk to brain-dead patients?

    LovingLife123 replied to Rainey18's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I know this is older, but where are EEGs used in determining brain death? Brain death should be determined by two different things, an apnea test and brain flow study. I've just seen on this site...

  18. Something that has been eating away at me

    LovingLife123 replied to Mu0r's topic in General Nursing

    Is a Dobhoff a feeding tube? If the patient was pulling at it, were restaurants initiated? How far did it come out? Was the cm marked at placement? That would tell you how far it came out and...

  19. Non bedside nursing Option ... and a side question bout Nails?

    LovingLife123 replied to lovelyc's topic in Nursing Career

    Do you have to wear acrylics? I get gel on my nails and you can't really bite them. They are kept short. As for great non-bedside jobs? Not right out of school. You will need to develop critical...

  20. New Grad hired in the ER, question.

    LovingLife123 replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    I started in ICU, I'm still in the same ICU. I've seems new grads do well, and others fail. I've seen medsurg nurses come in after some experience e and do well and others fail. It truly depends...

  21. Reasonable time frame for prn medication to be given?

    LovingLife123 replied to nicegirl2's topic in General Nursing

    Let me tell the doc next time he wants to intubate my patient with a sat of 72% that we must wait because my other room requested lomotil for grandma first. Nope, I can't pull those meds from the...

  22. An Ethical Dilemma- Outstanding Warrants

    LovingLife123 replied to rkirk89's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The police will often wait for a suspect to be discharged before taking them into custody. The reason for this is, if they are in police custody, the state pays the medical bills. If they wait, the...

  23. ACLS certification, TNCC, other certs

    LovingLife123 replied to mediwizard's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why they would expect you to have any certifications as a new grad. Many you can't get until you have experience in that particular specialty. I started in ICU and my hospital requires...

  24. Open visitation in the ICU

    LovingLife123 replied to Mini2544's topic in Critical Care

    I wish our visiting policy was more restrictive. It frustrates me to no end. We only close for shift change report in the morning and evening. It's supposed to be only two to a room, but nobody...

  25. 30 unit option

    LovingLife123 replied to SoulmateNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I thought they only had post licensure programs. If you didn't actually graduate, I don't see how you can sit for nclex. If I was 2 points short in my program, I failed the program. I don't see...