LovingLife123

LovingLife123

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  1. OT for Time, Love or Money???

    LovingLife123 replied to SouthpawRN's topic in General Nursing

    So, I would work an extra shift a week for a straight trade later? For OT? Ummm, no. We trade straight shifts all the time. Not working OT for nothing. When I work OT, I want paid for it and...

  2. Ordered into InSnap for taking benzos as prescribed?

    LovingLife123 replied to Melbot77's topic in Nurses Recovery

    How did they find out? They don't ask that on your application. Very confusing on how they found out. The only people I have ever disclosed my meds to is my employee health when I did my...

  3. New grad starting a full time nights position...need advice!

    LovingLife123 replied to raindrops1234's topic in General Nursing

    5 nights a week? That's a lot, but you don't go in until 11, so that helps. It's takes several months to get used to. And you need a routine. I would always go home, eat breakfast, drink a glass...

  4. How would you react? Body odor discussion.

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurse-rachet1's topic in General Nursing

    They told you that you would be investigated by the state over this? This whole thing is confusing. I don't get who beard is. A charge nurse? A fellow coworker? Apparently someone you don't like....

  5. Death and the Soul

    LovingLife123 replied to dream'n's topic in General Nursing

    I've been around both kinds of deaths and have never felt a thing. But maybe it's because I believe when your dead, you are dead. There is no big leaving of the soul bit. What we call a soul is...

  6. Sick of the BS

    LovingLife123 replied to Helluvanurse33's topic in General Students

    OP, I hope you take some things away from this. There is a way to be intelligent without showing off how intelligent you are. It's good to be smart, it's not good to shove your intelligence in...

  7. HELP... Need ideas - How to ask mom to pin me

    LovingLife123 replied to lopezj81's topic in General Students

    Just ask her. I'm sorry, but everything doesn't have to be a big deal. Just tell her how much she means to you and how much she has helped you and it would mean so much to you if she could pin you....

  8. How many patients you guys take on your duty?

    LovingLife123 replied to Seong40's topic in General Nursing

    USA 2 patients-

  9. Considering New Career

    LovingLife123 replied to EJhummingbird's topic in Nursing Career

    It sounds like you are having anxiety with each job you have. In medsurg, you will have people with varying acuities. And it can be difficult to be the new girl on the block, but you have to stick...

  10. I am thinking about changing careers

    LovingLife123 replied to MissouriRN13's topic in General Nursing

    Did you officially hand over report on this pt or did you just ask and they say yes without any report being

  11. Being assaulted by a patient

    LovingLife123 replied to Sjade's topic in General Nursing

    I was in shock after my first assault. It rattled me for the rest of my day. I also had a very threatening situation happen that had some lasting impressions on me as well. The combative patients...

  12. Got in trouble inserted 16f instead of 18 f

    LovingLife123 replied to Kadidi's topic in General Nursing

    This makes no sense. What state to do you live in and exactly who were you reported to? What agency? What was their response? There is way more to this

  13. My inner snowflake

    LovingLife123 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I admit there are times I need a good, solid laugh at the nursing station and we may all laugh at once which I realize once it happens just how loud it sounds. We don't though do a whole lot of it....

  14. My inner snowflake

    LovingLife123 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Do you think only ASN nurses act that way??? Your kidding

  15. Work as a Nurse technician or with my bachelors

    LovingLife123 replied to Jonsushi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As nurses. My entire cohort had jobs upon graduation. Roughly, half had jobs in healthcare. This was a couple of years ago, but not much has changed. We still hire new grads all the

  16. Nurse parents which shift do you like better?

    LovingLife123 replied to stehrn816's topic in General Nursing

    I am a floor nurse, with kids. It's hard. My shift is 0700-1930. I'm often there much later and I have a 45 minute commute. I'm out the door by 0600 and sometimes don't get home until 2200. It...

  17. Overtime d/t short staffed

    LovingLife123 replied to nursing4321's topic in General Nursing

    They have to adequately staff your unit. People are going to call off. People get sick. Some people may like the OT, others do not. Don't feel bad about not working OT, I wouldn't. Just approach...

  18. lunch break handoffs

    LovingLife123 replied to bookel's topic in Critical Care

    We trade off and let the other nurses on our unit know who we are trading off with. So say there are 3 or 4 nurses in our little pod, we all discuss who is taking report for who. There would be no...

  19. To suction or not?

    LovingLife123 replied to romantic's topic in Critical Care

    Me too. The only time I can think that's it's not critical is if this is the patient's baseline Neuro status. This is how they have been and will be and maybe they are treating this patient for a...

  20. Care plan help

    LovingLife123 replied to kylieandrew's topic in General Students

    I agree with PP you need to be concerned with that headache and BP. What assessments are you doing here and what are you looking

  21. Math requirement for RNs?

    LovingLife123 replied to llg's topic in General Nursing

    I will tell you nobody verified my math skills in orientation

  22. Math requirement for RNs?

    LovingLife123 replied to llg's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'm old school, I never use a calculator. I'm not allowed to carry my phone and I couldn't tell you how to access the one on our computer. It's just easier to do it in my head or on paper. A...

  23. New grad in icu not ready

    LovingLife123 replied to Lizzielizurd's topic in Critical Care

    I loved being in the ICU as a new grad. I learned so much and really honed my assessment skills. But it's not for everybody. You have to have a go get it attitude every, single, day you are there....

  24. How well do nurses need to know anatomy?

    LovingLife123 replied to VanessaTitoyan's topic in General Nursing

    How well do you need to know anatomy? Is this real? What do you think a nurse does exactly? It's kind of important. You kind of need to know what those body parts are called and where they are...

  25. Patient brings own urine sample for preoperative pregnancy testing

    LovingLife123 replied to DineenC's topic in General Nursing

    I would not test a sample from home, ever. I would tell them if they can't pee at the facility, an expensive blood test will have to be performed. It's amazing how people will respond to that. All...