LovingLife123

LovingLife123

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  1. Advice For Workflow Routine

    LovingLife123 replied to studog12's topic in Critical Care

    I can give some insight to my routine. I get report, look at orders, then labs, then Emar. Reviewing the charts takes me about 20 minutes. I then pull my meds for 0800, and 0900. I pass meds and do...

  2. Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I sit with my new grads after we get report in the morning and go over the whole patho of the patients we have and what we are looking for in assessments. Today our pt has a SAH. This is...

  3. Questions about getting fired?

    LovingLife123 replied to pecantreechipmunk's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are worrying unnecessarily. If you are that short staffed, why would they fire you? You do realize that nurses make mistakes all the time, and unless you are blatantly not following...

  4. ICU interview

    LovingLife123 replied to Milkofamnesia02's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe they don’t understand your LTAC? I know we wouldn’t never send anybody to LTAC on a paralytic. They can go on vents, but generally they are on very basic gtts. Maybe some fentanyl or...

  5. Pulling Meds For Another Nurse To Pass

    LovingLife123 replied to Dudlydorite's topic in General Nursing

    I always pull meds for my teammates in ICU. We just do that for each other. If it’s a narc requiring a waste, I make sure it’s wasted. Not sure what the big deal

  6. Pyxis problems

    LovingLife123 replied to avergowven's topic in General Nursing

    I find this very odd. Because yes, there are times the Pyxis doesn’t ask for a waste, as in my scenario stated above. For the BON to find you guilty, something more had to have happened. You...

  7. Nurses make more than median salary, so you should be grateful for what you earn?

    LovingLife123 replied to pecantreechipmunk's topic in General Nursing

    I know travelers are necessary. But I think when you pay your core staff say $26/hr and a traveler is getting $100, it irks me. Pay your core staff more to retain them. We’ve lost so many great...

  8. Nurses make more than median salary, so you should be grateful for what you earn?

    LovingLife123 replied to pecantreechipmunk's topic in General Nursing

    I know from speaking to the many travelers I have encountered and the current offers out there, they make double to triple what I do. As a core staff nurse that has about 10 years experience in my...

  9. Nurses make more than median salary, so you should be grateful for what you earn?

    LovingLife123 replied to pecantreechipmunk's topic in General Nursing

    But that’s dangerous. I know some nights on my unit it’s nothing but travelers and new

  10. Bedside might not be for me

    LovingLife123 replied to ib0291's topic in General Nursing

    Would never, ever do rotating shifts. I don’t know who on earth thinks that is a good idea. There are people that enjoy night shift. You should never make day shift people do nights or night shift...

  11. Three Tips for a Living a Healthier Lifestyle as a Nurse

    LovingLife123 replied to Nursing CE Central's topic in General Nursing

    I agree to have a healthy lifestyle, I feel I generally live one, but when your shift is 14 hours, your commute is 45 minutes each way, there’s not enough time for 7-8 hours of sleep. 4-5 is more...

  12. Nurses make more than median salary, so you should be grateful for what you earn?

    LovingLife123 replied to pecantreechipmunk's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with this. My company lets me know each year how much I’m compensated including benefits and it’s no where near a travel nurse salary. It makes no sense to me to not pay a few dollars...

  13. Are you noticing hourly rates dropping significantly on job offers in your area?

    LovingLife123 replied to Zippy83's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe they decided to pay their staff employees more to help with retention and aren’t offering travelers as much. That’s been my point all along. Pay your loyal staff more money and you...

  14. Is it too soon to panic? (Hate my new job)

    LovingLife123 replied to NurseLy's topic in General Nursing

    Not a ton of neuro ICU patients are on a vent. Unless they have had a very massive stroke that would impede them from protecting their airway, they don’t get a vent. Neuro ICU is a lot of Post...

  15. Second Thoughts on Becoming a Nurse

    LovingLife123 replied to ThePrudentStudent's topic in General Nursing

    I do not regret becoming a nurse. Not at all. I am currently bedside. I’m in my forties. I love working 3-4 days a week. It works with my kids. But, it’s hard on my body. After 3...

  16. Nursing Profession Reputation

    LovingLife123 replied to LasercopyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    In the US at least, nursing is very respected. Obviously there is that small sect of society that does not, and those are the ones that treat you horribly. But, for the most part, I am thanked...

  17. Do hospitals allow nurses to wear their own respirators of choice?

    LovingLife123 replied to Kara638's topic in General Nursing

    Directive came out at my hospital a month ago that we are no longer to reuse PPE. We now wear one N-95 for each time we enter an airborne room. I’m going to say supply is much better. What...

  18. Do hospitals allow nurses to wear their own respirators of choice?

    LovingLife123 replied to Kara638's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you not think an N-95 is an appropriate mask? Are you planning to work in a strictly covid unit? As others have stated you have to be fit tested every year for a mask. But truly...

  19. Arthritis and Bedside Nursing?

    LovingLife123 replied to freesia29's topic in General Nursing

    My shift the other day I had close to 17k steps in. But it’s just not that. It’s the turning, the boosting, the ambulating. The boosting is the worst on my body. Hopefully your inpatient unit...

  20. Arthritis and Bedside Nursing?

    LovingLife123 replied to freesia29's topic in General Nursing

    12 hour shifts in the hospital are going to be rough if 8 in a clinic are hard. Getting ready to do my third 12 and I’m tired. And I don’t have any health issues. It takes me a full...

  21. need career advice

    LovingLife123 replied to Sophiaf's topic in General Nursing

    Don’t you have to have critical care experience to get into a CRNA school? All of our nurses that went to CRNA school stated they needed 2 years of critical care

  22. I don't want to be Charge!

    LovingLife123 replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    That just seems wrong to me. Our charges never have assignments. I don’t know how on earth you would manage bed flow on the unit having an assignment and having to chart. When I read stories...

  23. I don't want to be Charge!

    LovingLife123 replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think 2 years is too new to be charge. What I have a problem with is you taking an assignment while charge. Instead of saying to administration charge should have 3 years experience, it...

  24. Are there any nurses that are not vaccinated? How to prepare to be safe at work?

    LovingLife123 replied to PrettyNerd's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Honestly, getting the vaccine is your best. Otherwise, you are at risk to getting covid, and the delta variant and getting very sick from it. Now that visitors are now returning, that’s...

  25. Share Policies That Have Not Saved One Life

    LovingLife123 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Care plans. Education on an intubated