bluesky

bluesky BSN, RN

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About bluesky

bluesky has 4 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Critical Care, ER.


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  1. When I was a female in a male dominated profession (electrical engineering), there was a complete pressure to prove myself. I had to meet or exceed the standards of my male counterparts. I never would have asked for special perks or privileges beca...
  2. Why are others nurses rude to agency nurses?

    I completely agree with this. The first hospital I worked as a new grad (staff of course) treated all nurses like crap. Of course when you're in it, you don't think that way. You just think I hate so and so because she stabbed me in the back, and I...
  3. Ethical Dilemmas of Agency Nursing

    Wow. Sorry but I couldn't disagree with you more. An agency nurse is still a nurse and a nurse's first priority is the wellbeing of his/her patient. OP, I applaud you for advocating for your patient. Shame on that facility for not having a clear...
  4. Just Another Code

    What a compelling, beautiful, and sensitive narrative. Thank You.
  5. Phenergan Supp given to toddler; child dies

    Frankly that is what I was thinking too.
  6. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    Well you know, I'm not talking about all nurses... just ICU at my current facility. First, they don't have to take stepdowns, so when I'm calling_ they only have one other sick patient. Secondly, they have 30 free minutes from the time I fax the SB...
  7. New ED nurses who "know it all"

    When I was orienting in a very busy level 1 trauma SICU (that had open-heart, trauma, ventrics, IABP, CVVH, blah blah blah), my preceptor and I had, AT WORST, 2 unstable patients. All days are not the worst. There was time to read the ICU BOOK, do ...
  8. New ED nurses who "know it all"

  9. New ED nurses who "know it all"

    Are nurses allowed to do art sticks for ABGs where you are?
  10. New ED nurses who "know it all"

    Personally, I think previous experience is not necessary for ICU but I think it's absolutely necessary for ER.
  11. Best & Worst Excuses for Not Taking Report?

    I give a lot of leeway to med-surg nurses as they do have 5+ pts and I know it can be hectic. BUT, as a long time ICU RN, I have no patience for the ICU nurses at my facility. They don't take stepdowns so when I'm about to take my pt up, they only ...
  12. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    I just switched to ER nursing about 3 mos ago. When I take patients to the ICU I don't take any crap from the occasional jerk... as I was myself an ICU nurse for 4 yrs and know exactly how to outgame them. It's pretty fun, actually.
  13. Sorry, hun, I wasn't in any way referring to your comments. I was directly speaking to the post that I will now quote verbatim; "As someone with no intention of working as a bedside RN , I feel that it is plain silly to be learning about bed-making...
  14. I'm sorry but the problem here is that you are essentially a new grad who's been accepted to graduate school. Your opinions are not based on your own primary experience since you do not have bedside experience and therefore cannot directly speak to ...
  15. You must not need to learn advanced assessment, critical thinking or time management skills ... or see complexe and rare cases through either... because those are all skills a bedside nurse hones over the years.