Blondenurse83

Blondenurse83 has 6 years experience and specializes in Med Surg.

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1. News Flash Everybody Farts!

   Blondenurse83 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

   I love that you said barking spiders. My hubby calls his "barking tree spiders" and I never heard anyone else say that [emoji23][emoji23] love it!

2. Stupid things that nurses say

   Blondenurse83 replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Humor

   I was giving a patient nystatin mouth rinse and I asked "do you spit it out or swallow?" [emoji15] I literally wanted to melt into the floor!

3. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

   Blondenurse83 replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Relations

   I saw a resident googling on a computer different types of NG tubes and something about intubation. Yeah, please don't come at me with any tubes near my throat if you have to google it! 🙄

4. ADN worth it in the Cleveland market?

   Blondenurse83 replied to CLEfresh's topic in Ohio

   I work at CCF and we are hiring ADN nurses, you just have to sign an agreement to get your BSN within 5 years.

5. Strange CoWorker Stories

   Blondenurse83 replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Geriatric

   My dumb phone keeps not letting me quote lindseylpn, but all I gotta say to the two ladies sharing a husband is: w...t...f!!!! 😳😖

6. Strange CoWorker Stories

   Blondenurse83 replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Geriatric

   A former coworker of mine used to wear an X-ray apron around the unit (which isn't radiation, it's a med surg unit) because she was convinced the rooms were radioactive 😳 She also thought the computers and WOWs had cameras inside them monitoring u...

7. New Grad...Is this typical?

   Blondenurse83 replied to MeganStar's topic in General Nursing

   I also did not have much opportunity for these things in nursing school. I only started one IV and never cared for a foley, trach or chest tube. I just developed these skills as I began working. You will get the hang of things once you actually do th...

8. New Grad drowning in LTC

   Blondenurse83 replied to anonomous's topic in Geriatric

   Sorry you are dealing with all of this! I started my nursing career in LTC as my first job, and it was pretty overwhelming. Having so many patients to pass meds on and assess as well as dealing with staffing issues and everything else was difficult. ...

9. Someone got a $25K signing bonus at a hospital in OH?!

   Blondenurse83 replied to pre-nurseshan's topic in Ohio

   I got a 2500 bonus about 6 years ago when I was starting out at a nursing home in Ohio. I now work in a hospital and haven't heard of anything like that. Good luck!

10. LTC experience is worse than no experience? True/false?

    Blondenurse83 replied to Melody Pond's topic in Job Hunt

    I worked in LTC as my first nursing job, and then moved onto an acute position in a hospital. It didn't hurt me, and the job market was just as bad when I graduated. I say money and experience in nursing is better than no money and no nursing experie...

11. giving D50 for hyperkalemia

    Blondenurse83 replied to NurseT88's topic in Medications

    We use that on my unit, and it is pushed along with the insulin. It is difficult to push due to the consistency of the D50 so it usually takes awhile (5 minutes to push).

12. Question about FNP program clinical sites/preceptors

    Blondenurse83 replied to HospiceRN08's topic in Chamberlain College

    I am in the program but am only 3 classes in and haven't started looking too much for preceptors, but I think you are pretty much on your own, from what I hear from other students. I am starting to think about it now. Good luck!

13. Cleveland Clinic New Grad Test

    Blondenurse83 replied to OUxPhys's topic in Ohio

    The previous poster described it pretty accurately. I took it 4 years ago when I started. Most people have to retake the PBDS at the end of their orientation to show their improvement. I thought it was difficult, I had a year and a half experience go...

14. 12 hr Shifts on Holidays

    Blondenurse83 replied to Roskarin's topic in General Nursing

    My unit rotates holidays, and we work every other. So one year I would work Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Christmas; the next year I would do July 4, Thanksgiving and New Years. I work 12 hour shifts. The holiday runs from 11 pm the night before until...

15. Pay for parking?

    Blondenurse83 replied to Paws2people's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Cleveland, and we pay 35 bucks a pay so roughly 70 a month...ugh it's brutal!!