LovingLife123

LovingLife123

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  1. What Would You Do to Fix the Failings of Healthcare Delivery ?

    LovingLife123 replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I see many people think there should be universal healthcare on here. Do people on here realize exactly how that works? And that the single payer system in the U.K. Is a mess and so many people are...

  2. I let the patient took his medications without water. Is this a medication error?

    LovingLife123 replied to leenmei's topic in General Nursing

    I think then the poster needs to specify that they are not in the US. That would give us a better

  3. Assignment Despite Objection (ADO) in SNF/Sub-Acute Facility

    LovingLife123 replied to ronzrivera's topic in General Nursing

    What exactly do you deem unsafe and would cause you to lose your license? I don't feel people understand fully what would cause them to lose their license. The term unsafe is used when people don't...

  4. I let the patient took his medications without water. Is this a medication error?

    LovingLife123 replied to leenmei's topic in General Nursing

    It's not a med error, but why don't you automatically grab a drink when you are giving oral meds? Like grab it with your meds and take it all into the room together? I always ask my patients what...

  5. Advice on best time to have a baby (please!)

    LovingLife123 replied to secondtimer14's topic in General Students

    It's not easy at any time. Nursing school is stressful, NCLEX is stressful. But my first year as a RN was more difficult than any time spent in nursing school. The thing is babies and young...

  6. Graduated Four years ago

    LovingLife123 replied to Mimimouse03's topic in Nurse Registration

    I'm going to be blunt, what makes you think you can pass on your sixth attempt? Have you identified why you are continuing to fail? I don't think applying to another state is your answer

  7. My Daughter is Interested in Nursing

    LovingLife123 replied to Kamilah Coney's topic in General Students

    Umm, let her be a kid and find her own way. Parents that get this involved in their kid's choices have kids that end up with depression as freshman in college because they don't know how to think or...

  8. Do all nurses make fatal mistakes?

    LovingLife123 replied to justtryintonurse's topic in General Nursing

    So, your friend expects to kill someone, and is on with that? That is what is most concerning to me. Most nurses do not make fatal errors. They are few and far

  9. What do you do when a patient refuses treatment and wants to go home?

    LovingLife123 replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    I've had patients kept when they wanted to leave before. There's a legal process to it, but it happens. We called the attending down, they got psych involved, and then papers were signed by the...

  10. FINALLY I Passed my NCLEX-RN

    LovingLife123 replied to joycie11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I call our unit chaplain. It's what you should do. It's not professional to bring your own beliefs

  11. FINALLY I Passed my NCLEX-RN

    LovingLife123 replied to joycie11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Why would anyone think I was putting down her religion? Do you think that with all that is wrong in the world that God has time to worry about NCLEX takers? Shouldn't God be worrying about all the...

  12. Patient's "right" to abuse nurses...I need your opinion

    LovingLife123 replied to MsNewbee's topic in General Nursing

    After a couple of days of her, I would have told charge I would not take her as a patient anymore. She does not have the right to abuse you. At all. I've given a couple of difficult patients some...

  13. Full time non-clinical & per diem clinical for a new grad? Advice needed

    LovingLife123 replied to PAnurse94's topic in General Nursing

    Most places won't hire a new grad as per diem, or even part time for that matter. There is so much to learn that you won't absorb it working nice or twice a month. I agree that if you take a non...

  14. How will Trump's War on Opioid Abuse Affect Non-abusers in Pain?

    LovingLife123 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I respectfully disagree. They work well for my chronic pain. But it's not my only form of treatment. Movement helps my chronic pain. But it sucks when it hurts too bad to move in the

  15. The backside of the opiod epidemic.

    LovingLife123 replied to 42pines's topic in General Nursing

    I can tell you my story. I take low dose opiates as part of my pain management routine. I have suffered from chronic pain for years. Opiates, in addition to exercise, and other meds, make my pain...

  16. Is spending $80,000 on a private ABSN school a waste

    LovingLife123 replied to Big_Mike's topic in General Students

    So, your grades aren't up to par and the only school that will accept you is a for profit, commercial school? That is a big, fat no. Do you know why the accept anybody? Money. What happens is the...

  17. potentially dangerous postpartum situation

    LovingLife123 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, anybody can call a rapid. Including

  18. PICC line flush after blood draw

    LovingLife123 replied to Mizdeb123's topic in General Nursing

    We don't flush with Heparin. Flush with

  19. Possible reactions from your patients if suggested alternative pain relief

    LovingLife123 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I have chronic pain. I have since I was 15 years old. It's taken years and years of doctors and trial and error to get me to where my pain is manageable. I use a combo Therapy of exercise, massage,...

  20. question about RN market and demand

    LovingLife123 replied to xuale01's topic in General Nursing

    The United States as a whole may have a shortage, but certain areas will not have one. The larger metro areas seem to be saturated. I can also say I think I may work with like 3 baby boomers. I...

  21. 2017 Job Market Nursing in Illinois.. good, bad, ugly?

    LovingLife123 replied to Brad_Student_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not that far from you and teachers are needed desperately here. They can't even find subs around here. You have to look at if Chicago is hiring new grads. Not just are there nursing positions...

  22. Non opioid pain options

    LovingLife123 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    IV Tylenol is mega expensive. It's brand name and no generic. I always tell my patients what I am giving them beforehand but if the ED nurse asked them to rate their pain and they rated it say a 7...

  23. I am not satisfied with my assigned preceptorship unit

    LovingLife123 replied to Nabeelaodu's topic in General Students

    Just what is it exactly that you think you are going to be doing in this preceptorship? You will be doing very little, trust me. You are a student who knows nothing. It's all about baby steps. You...

  24. Overwhelmed New Grad

    LovingLife123 replied to RNjackie23's topic in General Nursing

    I had a 6 week residency and then 12 week orientation in the icu. Here is what I can tell you: 1. You can't do it all on your shift. Nursing is a 24 hour job. 2. Prioritize and Organize. After...

  25. Manager wants me to alter documentation on expired patient

    LovingLife123 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have to have all of our boxes checked as well and they will write an ers on any that are not. I was going to ask when you discontinuedcthe transfusion? Also if you are in an icu and have...