LovingLife123

LovingLife123

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  1. Mandatory Overtime?

    LovingLife123 replied to guest1135744's topic in General Nursing

    When you work late, does it put you over 40 hours a week? If so, then it's considered overtime. If you are scheduled to work until 5 but are the late stay person, but don't stay and you...

  2. EPIC and carrying out orders?

    LovingLife123 replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I acknowledge the orders so epic then puts my orders in their proper place. I don't do floor orders. I'm just acknowledging that I'm seeing them and I sort through what may or may not apply to me in...

  3. Verbal order mistake

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    So, the cardiologist put a protocol in and just wanted the heparin to run at a set rate? Why didn't you just call pharmacy so they could call the cardiologist and confirm the rate? I really...

  4. Documentation has ruined nursing

    LovingLife123 replied to delrionurse's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot agree with you more. People document too many unnecessary items and double

  5. Heparin drip disaster

    LovingLife123 replied to Neuronurse88's topic in General Nursing

    With a patient being on 2 gtts and frequent labs, and being a difficult stick, I would have asked for a PICC line. You did the best you could. Also, your lab is ridiculous and I would have been...

  6. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I hope she never gets her license back. She violated every safety measure that is in place to prevent this. Then left a patient after administering what she thought was a benzo IV. She didn't...

  7. Dangers of open ICU?

    LovingLife123 replied to Aloe_sky's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in an ICU where different specialties admitted but the admitting provider was the primary. ICU was usually consulted. So, if I had conflicting orders from different specialties, I went to...

  8. Misunderstanding in ER

    LovingLife123 replied to bluedreamerstu's topic in General Nursing

    They thought you were stepping out of the room. You were very vague about where you were going. You can't just leave the ER. You would have to have been discharged then come back and readmitted....

  9. I Made A Serious Medication Error: Help!

    LovingLife123 replied to Hailey.B's topic in General Nursing

    Do people still draw baseline PTT when starting a heparin gtt? I thought that was old practice. On my old unit, we never did. They didn't care what your PTT was before starting. We drew one at the...

  10. New grad to NP. Is it a mistake?

    LovingLife123 replied to Nursenick123's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's a mistake. There is not a ton of respect these days for NPs because they are all going to diploma mills and gave zero medical experience. There is much more respect for the nurse who...

  11. Misunderstanding in ER

    LovingLife123 replied to bluedreamerstu's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like there's more to this. You told them that you were leaving the hospital to go and your son and they said OK? Or did you state I'm going to go and get my son and they presumed you meant...

  12. Do you burp IV bag prior to putting pressure on it?

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I've given hundreds of fluids with a pressure and set up arterial lines daily. Never once have I burped a bag. Any air goes to the top of the

  13. Do you burp IV bag prior to putting pressure on it?

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    No, I've never burped a bag before putting a pressure bag on it. I spike, prime, then put a pressure bag on. Do people still burp IV

  14. Access to medical records

    LovingLife123 replied to ApplePineApple's topic in General Nursing

    And the responses made by the OP here are why I'm glad I no longer have to deal with families. PACU is a glorious place to

  15. Access to medical records

    LovingLife123 replied to ApplePineApple's topic in General Nursing

    You have to go through appropriate channels to get medical records. This was little hard for me to understand, but if you want medical records and are the POA you can go to the medical records office...

  16. How can I stay fit working 12 hr shifts?

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I have always gone before work. I used to be at the gym by 0400. Now I work 4 ten hour shifts and start later so I'm there by 0530. Working out after work doesn't work for me. I also take a couple...

  17. Nurses Fired For Viral TikTok Video

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I hate Tik Tok with my whole being. With the birth of “influencers”, we have a whole generation trying to make it big on Tik Tok and IG and make money. There are 8 year old kids on You Tube...

  18. PRN Blood Pressure Medicine Is Garbage: Change My Mind

    LovingLife123 replied to Tegridy's topic in General Nursing

    It honestly depends on what floor you work on. Some patients need tight BP parameters and their chronic hypertension is the root of the cause of why they are there. I don’t like blanket...

  19. Oxycodone Mistake

    LovingLife123 replied to Angelasc's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve read it like 12 times and could find where she stated

  20. Oxycodone Mistake

    LovingLife123 replied to Angelasc's topic in General Nursing

    What was the frequency of dosing? Usually oxy is given 4-6 hours. 7.5 hours later of 5mg is not going to induce psychosis. The hospital environment itself is going to cause psychosis in some...

  21. Invasive monitoring in ASC

    LovingLife123 replied to Alison Kirkpatrick RN's topic in PACU

    Is there a reason you don’t feel like you can pull an art line and send the patient home? It’s not really anything that needs super monitored once you pull it and make sure there’s no hematoma....

  22. We’re all being “fired”! Is this legal?

    LovingLife123 replied to Taylor22's topic in General Nursing

    You can legally be fired for anything that doesn’t involve a protected class. I would honestly brush up on labor laws. It’s important to know and understand what an employer can and can’t do....

  23. Privacy Issue: Would Appreciate Your Input!

    LovingLife123 replied to guest998179's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You need a clear understanding of what HIPAA actually is. HIPAA has zero to do with a family member loudly talking about their loved one. It has to do with healthcare workers discussing and...

  24. Are we not talking about the largest nursing strike in US history happening right now?

    LovingLife123 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    This thread is why nurses will never be able to unite for better pay and working conditions. As a nurse with over 5 years experience in my area I was making $26.80/hr. In a specialized ICU. I...

  25. Can I travel in L&D after only 1 year?

    LovingLife123 replied to newgrad_13019's topic in General Nursing

    You are not even close. I expect a traveler to orient to my unit in 2 shifts which is basically me showing them how to chart. I’ve had to orient so many lately that are literally useless to us...