brighella

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

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1. Analogies and metaphors

   brighella replied to izzflr's topic in General Nursing

   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,...

2. San Diego State University

   brighella replied to dbisares's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   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...

3. Can someone with poor audition become a nurse?

   brighella replied to yisy4u's topic in General Nursing

   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...

4. What is the reason for not giving flu shots to someone with a fever

   brighella replied to iRNman's topic in General Nursing

   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

5. gangrene of the scrotum

   brighella replied to nola1202's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I can't say I have anything to suggest, but title was certainly eye catching! Hope you get the info you

6. Just Thought I'd Share

   brighella replied to littlemammanurse's topic in General Nursing

   What a gift given, from both

7. Is this cheating?

   brighella replied to BluegrassRN's topic in General Students

   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...

8. Good books to read re: public health?

   brighella replied to nurseart's topic in Public, Community 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...

9. Cherry Ames (Nurse) Stories

   brighella replied to Guest717236's topic in General Nursing

   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...

10. What is so bad about STATS?

    brighella replied to Kamdyn's topic in General Students

    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...

11. How do you wash your scrubs?

    brighella replied to gumby1411's topic in General Students

    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...

12. The best nursing advice you've ever received

    brighella replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    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...

13. BSN vs ADN in new grad job hunt?

    brighella replied to nursestudentAZ's topic in Arizona Nursing

    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...

14. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    brighella replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    This thread gives "floating to another unit" a whole new

15. Treating the Muslim patient

    brighella replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    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...