BrnEyedGirl BSN, MSN, RN, APRN

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About BrnEyedGirl

BrnEyedGirl has 18 years experience as a BSN, MSN, RN, APRN and specializes in Cardiac, ER.


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  1. BrnEyedGirl

    Cardiology nurse practitioner

    I am an FNP
  2. BrnEyedGirl

    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    I agree, I have been a nurse for over 20 years, our job is inherently dangerous, our decisions and mistakes can kill people. Unless this nurse was impaired, was practicing out of her scope or intentionally did this to cause harm she should not face...
  3. BrnEyedGirl

    Cardiology nurse practitioner

    I see this is an old post,...but,...I am an NP working in a Cardiology / Electrophysiology Practice. I see patients in the office M-F, I do rounds in the hospital two days a week, I am on call and do rounds every other weekend. My days in the office...
  4. BrnEyedGirl

    CDC Data Shows Strong Relationship Between MMR Vaccine and Autism

    Can you please provide the medical definition of "detoxify"?
  5. Im sure no one knows for sure,...but the two syringes were 10cc flushes,..the one with a capped needle on it was full of 8cc of clear liquid (2 cc missing) the other flush syringe had only 2cc remaining and no needle. Sounds like she used the need...
  6. I was not insinuating "she would be fine",...just that such a small dose would help to explain the time line and quick ROSC. One of the physcians felt the dose shoud not be lethal and perhaps her bleed, related to a mass in her brain was really the ...
  7. She only gave 2 mg of Vec, they have the rest of the med in the syringe, which is a very small dose.
  8. See if this works,.. CMS report https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.documentcloud.org%2Fdocuments%2F5346023-CMS-Report.html%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1gLuGIk0ymnUVYhPw2f2piPyAF4OxPeGTt0fpFqq5ElV5qWNv9XZ6e8Mg%23document%2Fp6&h=AT0FefrDppnICpPk-...
  9. According to the CMS report the medication was verified by the pharmacy 10 minutes before she pulled it. The Pyxis defaults to generic names. The nurse entered VE (versed) not Mid (Midazolam) and grabbed the first med on the list Vecuronium. How d...
  10. BrnEyedGirl

    Acute care NP vs FNP

    I am an FNP, I work in a cardiology office, and see pts both inpatient and in the office. In my area there is no Acute Care program. I don't actually know an acute care NP.
  11. BrnEyedGirl

    What diagnostics can NPs order independently

    Oh my,..you are right,..I can order insulin, but not diabetic shoes!!
  12. BrnEyedGirl

    What diagnostics can NPs order independently

    I'm not in Canada, but I order what I need, even angio's and CRTD placement! I work in cardiology.
  13. BrnEyedGirl

    Taking call, do NPs get paid call pay?

    I work for a specialty, 2 providers. I do rounds at the hospital 2 days a week plus every other weekend. I am on call 2 nights a week after 5 and from 5p on Friday through 8a on Monday the weekend I am rounding. I do not get "paid extra" for this. ...
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    Advice for an older RN going back for FNP

    I graduated from an FNP program 2 years ago, at the age of 49. I had 20 years of RN experience, most in the ED. I stayed with my current hospital system and split my shifts between ED and Urgent Care. I work for a rural critical access hospital th...
  15. Wuzzie, every trauma center I have ever worked in for the last 20 years draws BAC and a drug screen on EVERY classed out trauma patient. You can not just assume that the injury caused the mental status change. This is akin to getting a blood glucos...