Booty Nurse BSN

Booty Nurse has 21 years experience as a BSN and specializes in OR, PACU, GI, med-surg, OB, school nursing.

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1. Cleaning and reusing N95

   Booty Nurse replied to wileyfinn's topic in COVID

   I was going to post this useful link to reusing N95s, but the page is currently down and says it’s being updated with new information. Hopefully it will be back up soon. https://www.sages.org/n-95-re-use-instructions/?fbclid=IwAR0ys_dzosLtcFQp9O4UAA...

2. RNs possibly reassigned due to COVID-19

   Booty Nurse replied to RNCardiacRose's topic in COVID

   I’m an OR/PACU nurse and went down to per diem a few months ago. On Monday my hospital finally decided to cancel elective surgeries, and I was temporarily laid off. But not for long - yesterday I was asked to work in our new negative pressure unit wi...

3. Surgical techs in GI LAB

   Booty Nurse replied to Chuckie's topic in Gastroenterology

   My unit sounds just like wvgi's. We are a small hospital; we have scrub techs, LPNs, and RNs all do the scrub role, depending on what's going on in the rest of the unit (the rest of the unit being an OR). In addition to the sedation and other tasks m...

4. RN to BSN online

   Booty Nurse replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Learning

   You sound very motivated! I'm doing the Slippery Rock (SRU) program, but at a very leisurely pace compared to what you are planning. SRU is cheap at ~$800 for a 3-credit course. One of the reasons I chose it was because they didn't require additional...

5. RN to BSN online

   Booty Nurse replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Learning

   Slippery Rock University doesn't require general ed classes, and it's cheap! http://www.sru.edu

6. Colonoscopy Drugs and alternatives

   Booty Nurse replied to darne20's topic in Gastroenterology

   I've been an endo nurse for just over a year. Every colonoscopy I've assisted with has been under either fentanyl and Versed or Demerol and Versed (or with MAC). One doc I work with has done colos without any medication if the patient requests it, bu...

7. Causes of chronic nausea?

   Booty Nurse replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Gastroenterology

   My son had a mysterious GI issue when he was 10. His symptoms were mostly pain, but also had nausea, headache, and dizziness. We went through several diagnoses, many drugs, a barium enema, and a colonoscopy & EGD. He missed almost six weeks of sc...

8. RN to BSN online

   Booty Nurse replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Learning

   Check out Slippery Rock U. of Pennsylvania (http://www.sru.edu). It's about $750 for a three-credit course. I'm attending there now, and I've been generally happy with it. My big complaint is with the few classes that require a clinical component. I ...

9. Colonoscopy & Conscious Sedation

   Booty Nurse replied to GlennRoss's topic in Gastroenterology

   I fully agree that informed consent usually does not live up to its name. Patients are told "Here's the form to sign so the doctor can give you something to keep you comfy" and that's about it. I try to explain what drugs I'm giving and what they do ...

10. Colonoscopy & Conscious Sedation

    Booty Nurse replied to GlennRoss's topic in Gastroenterology

    Versed is also given to make the patient relaxed, drowsy, or sleepy, depending on the dose given. A patient who is anxious or nervous will have more muscle tension in the abdomen, making the procedure more difficult and more painful.

11. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Booty Nurse replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

    Never put something yummy on your penis and scrotum, then entice your dog to lick it off (Very Bad Outcome).

12. Fecal Transplant

    Booty Nurse replied to Mommy_of_3_in_AL..RN's topic in Gastroenterology

    I heard about fecal transplant at a GI conference I attended recently. It was a new one for me! If I remember correctly, it can be used for C-diff that is not responding to other treatment -- kind of a last resort. The idea is that in severe C-diff, ...

13. Does your work call you at 0530?

    Booty Nurse replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work evenings on med-surg, and I was cross-trained to OB where I worked every shift, a few shifts a month. One morning the OB manager (not the supervisor for some reason) called at 5:15 AM after I had worked 3-11 on M/S the night before, to...

14. Average doseage of conscious sedation while doing endoscopy's

    Booty Nurse replied to lmbv55's topic in Gastroenterology

    Um, not exactly. Not according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists, anyway. From Practice Guidelines for Sedation and Analgesia by Non-Anesthesiologists: I much prefer doing endos with a CRNA providing MAC, and wish they were all with MAC...

15. What Would You Like to Chart if You Can Get Away With It?

    Booty Nurse replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Father of baby provided with bedside vasectomy by this nurse.