BJLynn

BJLynn

DD, Geriatrics, Neuro

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About BJLynn

BJLynn specializes in DD, Geriatrics, Neuro.


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  1. I'm an LPN currently. Hoping to go back to get my BSN eventually before I'm to old and frail to use it. At my facility the only time we make a delination between RN and LPN is when an outside staff member starts to get a little huffy and asks for a...
  2. Crazy stuff can happen

    I disconnected a catheter to irrigate and confirm placement because there was blood in the bag and very little urine. A blood clot was clogging the tube. It was about 4 foot long. Bloodiest cath change I've ever done. Then there is the various tunn...
  3. New syringe every day?

    We change anything associated with the tube feed once every 24 hours. Third shift usually does it when they do the 3am meds. For those on the bottles (big plastic containers for Fibersource HN), we change the tubing when we change out the bottle(wh...
  4. Insulin question

    I found a really cool chart that has onset, peak, duration, administration in relation to meals, and other information. I don't have anything directly related to this thread (my first instinct was that that guy would have his insulin processes slowe...
  5. Friday the 13th

    I had a lady pull out her G-tube three times within 36 hours. Thankfully I wasn't working that day. Too much paperwork lol. 48 hours later she pulls it out a fourth time.
  6. You Know You're a Nurse When...

    whew....I'm not the only one.....
  7. panic-attack reaction to compazine

    I've had that reaction too. I exlpained it to my GP like this: Dr: You have listed down Compazine as having an allergy to. What was your reaction? Me: Picture a squirrel on crack........ Dr: Oh my, I don't think we will give that one to you ever...
  8. What is your daily routine?

    1425 to 1445 Arrive in nursing office and get report. Check for any new orders. See if any residents are out on doctors visits. Check the neuro, seizure, atb, and outstanding specimen board. 1445 (Hopefully) go to my assigned floor and quickly sc...
  9. April Fool's Joke

    An oldie, but goodie: I got a urine speciemin cup and put some tea in it. I walked out of a resident's room, held it up to the light, unscrewed the cap, and proceded to drink a bit. Then said, "Hmm, a bit sugary" The people around me about fainted...
  10. Easter considered holiday at your facility?

    Yup, it's a holiday where I work. We do not get a lot of perks, so the holiday thing is nice. Double pay rocks. New Years Day, Christmas Day, Christmas Eve, Thanksgiving, Presidents day, Easter, 4th of July, Labor day, Memorial day. Way back in ...
  11. LOL that reminds me of the other day when I wiped off a patients face before the doc examined her. And I held her hand away from him. She had just done some poopy painting and her aid had not sufficiently cleaned her up. Anyway, he's examining her,...
  12. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    One of my residents came down to the med room so I could flush her G-tube and give her some feeding through it. Me: Ok, time for your tube flush and feeding. Her: You can't do it. Me: Oh? Why not? Her: Tube's not there. At which point I undo h...
  13. Providing Medical Care To Child Molesters

    Personally I would have a very hard time doing taking care of a known child molester. Why? At age 8 I was repeatedly molested, and there was a kidnapping attempt. I know what this man did to me. I know how long it has taken me to "get over it". ...
  14. Should I Have Stepped In??

    OP: You did the right thing. You listened to your instincts. Rule #1 of Search and Rescue, Lifegaurding, EMS, or whatever: Never create two victims. A dead or injured rescue person is no use to anybody, especially the original victim. I'm one o...
  15. baby sleeping in same bed as parents

    That's what I did after about three weeks of no sleep due to getting up every two hours for breastfeeding. If I had not started co-sleeping, I doubt I would have lasted longer than about four weeks breastfeeding. I breastfed my little girl until s...