brighella

brighella

Hospice, Palliative Care, Public Health

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About brighella

brighella has 2 years experience and specializes in Hospice, Palliative Care, Public Health.


Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse

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  1. Analogies and metaphors

    When explaining how when Morphine sulfate liquid and ativan are used together they potentiate each other, I explain in 2 ways - I talk about how 1+1=3 (because they both work better). Then, particularly when the kids of my hospice patients are in the...
  2. San Diego State University

    For applying to the main university, you apply as a pre-nursing major. Then when you have completed the prerequisites and met the other necessary requirements for getting into the school of nursing (which you can find on the school of nursing website...
  3. Can someone with poor audition become a nurse?

    My guess is that she will do fine, but might have limited ability in some specialties. For instance, my hearing is pretty good, but I noticed that in the OR, where everyone's mouths are covered and theres a lot of background noises with machines etc,...
  4. Actually, due to the reasons given above, fever and illness, even if mild are contraindications. Im looking at the pamphlet from a vial of influenza vaccine right now.
  5. gangrene of the scrotum

    I can't say I have anything to suggest, but title was certainly eye catching! Hope you get the info you need!
  6. Just Thought I'd Share

    What a gift given, from both sides...
  7. Is this cheating?

    Its one thing to use a paper you wrote as a source for another paper. Its another thing to use the same resources in different papers. In fact, orienting all your papers to one topic can get you half way to a masters thesis. I got 4 different papers ...
  8. Good books to read re: public health?

    This might sound kind of silly, but the Sue Barton books from the 1940s re-inspired me to keep trying to get public health work. Being underemployed, I have lots of time for reading. She goes to work with the Henry Street Settlement and meets Lillian...
  9. Cherry Ames (Nurse) Stories

    I collect them, and honestly do find them laughably antiquated. However, I've often though that a modern day version, speaking to exactly what nurses do these days would be a good read, especially for the tween girl set. Just like old Nancy Drew myst...
  10. What is so bad about STATS?

    Stats (like most math classes) is more of a time issue to do the homework than true difficulty of the work. I am not a math person at all, but had a really good teacher who even made it fun. You will do fine if you go to class (should be a no-brainer...
  11. How do you wash your scrubs?

    There was a group project presentation on this when I was in nursing school. They showed that actually, its not washing, or drying on hot that makes the biggest difference in killing microbes, it was actually ironing the scrubs that killed the most b...
  12. The best nursing advice you've ever received

    Don't spend a lot of money on scrubs, because there are those days when you will be covered with who knows what and throwing them away becomes the best choice. Spend the money you save on your scrubs on the best pairs of shoes you can find.
  13. BSN vs ADN in new grad job hunt?

    I was told a few times that the BSN was helpful, and it got me some temp jobs to keep the experience clock ticking, with agencies that specifically told me they don't take new grad ADNs, but they _sometimes_ take the BSN new grads. However the thing ...
  14. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    This thread gives "floating to another unit" a whole new meaning...
  15. Treating the Muslim patient

    I don't see anything wrong with knowing/understanding something about these different cultures. Its called being able to provide culturally competent care. Nurses treat the whole patient and have to be cognizant of body mind and spirit.