LovingLife123

LovingLife123

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  1. Flexiseal and tylenol suppository

    LovingLife123 replied to jtanga's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you do

  2. Should I put this experience on my resume?

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

    Don't put anything "unofficial". If the employer can't verify it, it makes you look like you are padding your

  3. To suction or not?

    LovingLife123 replied to romantic's topic in Critical Care

    A GCS of an 8 is an indication they may not be protecting their airway all that well. And no, you don't necessarily ascultate wheezes when there is an obstruction. You can literally hear all kinds...

  4. Is nursing REALLY that difficult?

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

    Calling the very people you would like an honest opinion from "whiny" is usually not the best tactic. But I will forgive the fact you are a young, naive, high school senior. See what I did there? I...

  5. new position

    LovingLife123 replied to Slkd289's topic in General Nursing

    What does that mean, you wore leads in your danskos? I'm guessing a typo but I can't figure it

  6. Will I get kicked out of nursing school?

    LovingLife123 replied to Happymango's topic in General Students

    The reason I could see was you didn't do the 6 rights of medication administration. While it's not your job to verify the nurse, you still never, ever, give a med with doing the 6 rights. The very...

  7. Should I stay or should I go

    LovingLife123 replied to buckgirl80's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not maybe understanding your current unit. What do you mean you are not able to handle more complex patients? Are they ventilated? Are you taking on too many at once? To me, complicated...

  8. Shoes, uniforms, shower after clinical?

    LovingLife123 replied to Barmherzigkeit's topic in General Students

    I leave my shoes in the mud room. Simply because sometimes I've stepped in pee and blood and don't want it on my carpet. I take off my scrubs and hope in the shower and just take a quick one. I...

  9. Positive drug screen

    LovingLife123 replied to Ashley9077's topic in General Nursing

    Have you asked to speak to someone else at the MRO? They are wrong. Phentermine most certainly will show up on a drug screen as an amphetemine as it's is one and a controlled substance. I was on...

  10. Intermediate Trauma to TICU?

    LovingLife123 replied to baleen's topic in Critical Care

    Your first sentence says going from intermediate Trauma to a Trauma ICU. I'm confused. You just mean a general icu? I've read your post 4

  11. Feel like giving up. Help, please!

    LovingLife123 replied to Ilovenursing15's topic in General Students

    I'll be honest here, you are throwing up red flags all over the place that nursing is not for you. You are placing your self worth over things that do matter in life. Your upset over an honor...

  12. Intermediate Trauma to TICU?

    LovingLife123 replied to baleen's topic in Critical Care

    What exactly are you worried about? You need to be on top of things at all times in an ICU, as things change in a split second. Is it just Trauma or is Neuro or surgical combined with

  13. Assistant Department Manager transition to Floor RN

    LovingLife123 replied to bhuizar's topic in General Nursing

    Your problem is you graduated in 2012. You are no longer a new grad, and now no experience. I'm not sure that you could help run a dept with no experience. You need to look for any nursing job out...

  14. Witnessing Consent

    LovingLife123 replied to Apples&Oranges's topic in General Nursing

    I think the only time I have to witness is if consent is obtained from a family member over the phone. We used to have to witness, but not anymore. When I did witness, I didn't have to be in the...

  15. SLU ABSN what to expect

    LovingLife123 replied to SLUnurse2435's topic in School, College Programs

    What is

  16. Please help, need to go back to work now! Have missed 1.5 months +

    LovingLife123 replied to Mustkeepjob32's topic in General Nursing

    The only advice I can give is to actually go to work. I've never heard of a place that lets you call in for a month and a

  17. Nursing jobs that are not in the emergency department?

    LovingLife123 replied to Kaitlyn.w's topic in General Nursing

    The emergency dept is only a very small amount of nursing. A small subsection. I would google all the specialties of

  18. Charge Nurse

    LovingLife123 replied to nursestudent15's topic in General Nursing

    As a newer nurse with just a little over 2 years experience, I would not want to be a charge yet. I still need more experience before jumping into any type of leadership role. There is so much to...

  19. Need guidance

    LovingLife123 replied to Alto22's topic in General Students

    It seems like you went into nursing thinking it's an easy, well-paying job without actual knowledge of the job itself. Now you are getting a glimpse of what it really is and those Rose colored...

  20. How to be a better BF to my nursing student GF.

    LovingLife123 replied to Waki3000's topic in General Students

    I was dating my husband while I was in nursing school years ago. He lived 4 hours away. We spoke every day and saw each other every weekend. I know our distance wasn't as great as yours, but we...

  21. New Grad Nurse stressing about what ifs

    LovingLife123 replied to AHunt92's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes it's going to happen. Certain patients will need your immediate attention over others. I often feel bad for my other patient when that happens, but I was busy saving the life of that...

  22. The View from the Other Side of the Bed: The Family Member

    LovingLife123 replied to justjamesthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I hate plavix and elloquis. They are deemed such a great alternative to Coumadin when in fact, they are worse. There is no reversal agent, so when somebody falls and starts bleeding,...

  23. Narcotic Discrepancy!!

    LovingLife123 replied to Gericare25's topic in General Nursing

    Too many hands touching one narcotic bottle, the whole way from pharmacy on down. This was bound to happen. That whole policy needs to be

  24. Didn't know I was prohibited from practicing.....ADVICE NEEDED

    LovingLife123 replied to Lmsmith063's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    It was irresponsible of you not to have your mail forwarded before you moved. Claiming you didn't get the letter is no excuse. Why did your employer think you were an RN? I've never heard of a...

  25. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    LovingLife123 replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Funny story from just this week. I had a patient come back from surgery with 4 JP drains. 3 of them Y'd together and set to wall suction going into one canister. The surgeon wanted me to take one...