_firefly

_firefly BSN, RN, EMT-B

Informatics / Trauma / Hospice / Immunology

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About _firefly

_firefly has 10 years experience as a BSN, RN, EMT-B and specializes in Informatics / Trauma / Hospice / Immunology.


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  1. CA RN License TEMPORARY vs PERMANENT

    I have had renewals stuck in the process before. They are pretty good at communicating about your status if you write them, at least in my experience. If there is any problem you will most likely be able to fix it (a fee, missing paperwork, a specifi...
  2. Just watch season 1, episode 1 of Chicago Med. literally every single medical decision is wrong. I feel we could discuss for days. How do I start a thread?
  3. Schedule II Meds

    If you are not specialized in psych, why are you prescribing psych meds? Especially sched 2? Are you actually a cocaine dealer? Be honest!
  4. Was this a paper or electronic note? Either way, notes should be banned. They just create this kind of confusion. Doctors should stick to orders and putting them in themselves.
  5. Gave vancomycin wrong

    Usually when an error like this happens, it is due to multiple mistakes. For example, why was the drip scheduled at the same time as the loading dose? Why wasn’t the vial for the IV bag attached to the bag? Was there bedside scanning to check the bar...
  6. Diluting IV push meds

    In general, I don’t think it is good practice to dilute meds and I’m curious about your reason. Consider that you should be flushing saline before and after the med and that the med will quickly reach the heart and be heavily diluted in blood, any ad...
  7. I feel very lost

    My two ideas for you: 1) spend some quiet time alone really thinking about where the pressure to keep moving is coming from and what it means. 2) rather than setting only career goals, set personal development goals (making or building rela...
  8. NICU Nurse Salary Austin and Dallas Texas

    First Austin is 17.4% more expensive than Dallas to live in mainly due to home cost. From Payscale the median to upper 10% for Austin $31.33-$42.08. From job postings in Dallas, $41-$48. Apparently Houston pays the best and then Dallas. People like A...
  9. I wouldn’t worry about fitting in. Just be helpful, friendly, and open to constructive criticism. You are not expected to be perfect. Remember, you only need about 12 months experience to be get in as a non new grad elsewhere (probably less). I know ...
  10. Help me decide on which offer to take!! Please!!

    I think you are looking for both the most varied experiences and the most support so I would go with med/surg ICU. Less Covid patients is an added perk.
  11. How to establish a rhythm during med pass...

    I don’t understand why your experience would vary within the same facility. The MAR should be the same and should list times, doses, etc wherever you are. Do you keep notes on times meds will be due for patients? A large number of nurses don’t compl...
  12. Fiancé considering starting all over to become Pharmacist

    I should add, nursing or health system informatics. You may, as a pharmacist, end up there anyway.
  13. Fiancé considering starting all over to become Pharmacist

    There are plenty of outs without spending 6 or so years and 6 or so figures. Here’s a few: medical device teaching, clinical research (small amount of school), medical device or pharma sales, work on an msn while working as a nursing teacher, school ...
  14. Anxious, depressed, and might need to go to HR.

    I hate that so much of nursing and even nursing school operates on threats and intimidation. Corporate jobs do not. You can be out of there on a travel nurse contract in a matter of weeks. You are ICU, the top dog. You can go anywhere, anytime. If yo...