LovingLife123

LovingLife123

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  1. No Interest/Passion In Being A Nurse

    LovingLife123 replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    It’s OK to not like nursing and quit. But be careful. You say you are lost in life. Don’t be one of these people that thinks your job is your identity. That you need this fulfilling,...

  2. New Nurse, On Call, Called Off My Scheduled Shifts

    LovingLife123 replied to Owlseye's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it happens. I always try to keep 12-24 hours of pto around for that and a call off. It hasn’t happened for so long on my unit with covid, I’d love for it to happen again. I always felt...

  3. Patient complaint - Did I mishandle this situation?

    LovingLife123 replied to lily8424's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I’d be happy to not have him back. Let him write a complaint. They can easily see you have pain medication, call the physician who said no. You did your part. If the patient wants to...

  4. Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    LovingLife123 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I make a third of that. My house payment for a $210k house takes up one of my paychecks. That’s when you add in taxes and insurance. I refinanced last fall as well and got a great rate....

  5. Stethoscope Recommendations

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurseriles's topic in Critical Care

    I started with a Littman cardiology when I was new and needed to be able to know exactly what I was hearing. Now that I’m a bit more seasoned I got a Littman classic. It’s not quite a sharp as...

  6. Infusion of Meds Question

    LovingLife123 replied to Ravenclaw_RN's topic in Critical Care

    Your question is exactly why I hate trifusers. People don’t realize you have to check compatibility. Now, Levo, Vaso, and Fent are compatible which tells me your coworker did check. I would...

  7. BIS monitoring and sedation titration

    LovingLife123 replied to JBMmom's topic in Critical Care

    Our BIS orders are for 40-60 with a paralyzed patient. Our RASS is ordered at a -5 on all paralyzed patients. I titrate to the BIS but I’m not sure our sedation orders state it. I change out my...

  8. Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    LovingLife123 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Have you spoken with a mortgage company about rates, differing loan types, and how much you can afford? I live in an area where a new housing development is popping up monthly. I live in what I...

  9. What are some of the silly things that are expected in your handoff report?

    LovingLife123 replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing specific at my hospital. Some people are just annoying and want to drag out report on one patient for 30 minutes. Drives me

  10. Patients Viewing Nursing Notes In Real Time

    LovingLife123 replied to Tnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t chart a ton of notes. I check the boxes I’m supposed to. That’s it. I don’t write long detailed notes of my shift. If you check your boxes properly it tells your story....

  11. Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    LovingLife123 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I think it truly depends on the cost of living in your area. I bought a house on my own about 10 years ago. I would suggest speaking to a loan officer. They can help guide you. I could not...

  12. Does being a nurse make you feel like a good person?

    LovingLife123 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I’m not a good person because I’m a nurse. I’m a good person because that’s how I was raised and choose to be. Everybody that I care for deserves my care. It does not matter how...

  13. Should have I called rapid response?

    LovingLife123 replied to Nursing_excellence's topic in Critical Care

    I’m very confused as to why a rapid is called in the ICU. The rapid response team are generally ICU nurses. I guess I would want to understand the role of the rapid response team in your

  14. Nursing and Children

    LovingLife123 replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I can remember walking the hallway in the 7th grade knowing I wanted to be a mom. We were in a class where we talked about careers, and I didn’t really have a strong desire to be anything in...

  15. How Has Your Nursing Career Affected Your Relationships Or Other Aspects of Your Life?

    LovingLife123 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Why are you wanting your doctorate OP? What is your end goal with your education? As a PP stated, being a nurse is a small part of who I am. It is absolutely not my whole identity. I’m a...

  16. Managers, Nurses and Delegation: Who Has Authority?

    LovingLife123 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with you that my response was an attack on the OP. The OP titled this as who has authority. I read the post and saw that the OP wanted to kind of help the LTC nurse. She felt the LTC...

  17. Four 12s in a row?!?! ??

    LovingLife123 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I just did 4 in a row and thought I was going to lose my mind. 3 is my limit for sanity. I generally like 2 on 3

  18. Managers, Nurses and Delegation: Who Has Authority?

    LovingLife123 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I’m going to say something here and you need to listen. One time my manager asked me what I needed help with. My patient that we had just cardioverted needed a clean up. My pod was very busy and...

  19. Managers, Nurses and Delegation: Who Has Authority?

    LovingLife123 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I would think if you came down to help me, I would tell you what I needed help with. I don’t understand what the big deal is. You seem to have taken offense to the fact that a nurse, who needed...

  20. Mandatory Staff Pictures In Patient Rooms

    LovingLife123 replied to ClassOf2004's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I don’t see the issue. Your picture is on your name badge. PreCovid nobody wore masks so the saw your faces for the entire 12 hour shift. It’s just a picture. How would this be...

  21. Disaster charting: how’s your hospital changing charting in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how do you feel about it?

    LovingLife123 replied to RosalindaRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I love disaster charting!! I chart a full assessment once a day and then note any changes. Vitals are still hourly. I and Os are q4 now. No plans of care or education. I have taken full advantage...

  22. Titrating Levophed

    LovingLife123 replied to saz's topic in Critical Care

    We do mcg/kg/min and our max is .5. But, if I was hitting .4 or .45 and staying there for a long time and only getting a MAP of 60-65 I’d start asking for

  23. Scheduling

    LovingLife123 replied to cbullock's topic in General Nursing

    Our vacation requests are open a year in advance. Two months is not near enough

  24. Took Ibuprofen for 2nd Vaccine

    LovingLife123 replied to jlv613's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This must be done obscure recommendation. Not once was I asked if I had taken ibuprofen or Tylenol prior to getting my vaccine. It has not been publicized on the news for the general public to know....

  25. COVID Immunized Guilt

    LovingLife123 replied to TravelNurseLady's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have zero guilt. I’m doing this to protect my family, my patients, and society. There are so many saying they won’t get it which is so detrimental to what we are trying to achieve. I’m...