Brandidrn

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1. Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

   Brandidrn replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

   I have never had C-diff and been in ICU three times where they tested me upon admission and on my way to the floor and was always negative. I took care of a TB patient for days before they told us he had it and working in the emergency room I am sure...

2. Why don't you just read the chart?

   Brandidrn replied to Guest219794's topic in Relations

   Well I guess floor nurses think down in the ER we have ideal ratios and we have the time to read it for you. So the fact we have to do the H, &P and the IV line run labs and charted it all. Oh yeah we also have 4 to 6 other patients we are taking...

3. Have any of your patients ever told you that you're a good nurse?

   Brandidrn replied to EquinoxSolstice92's topic in Relations

   In the ER being thanked or told you are a good nurse is rare I guess due to the nature of the unit. Treat them and Street them is our motto. I however have had patients and their families come to me out in the public and tell me thank you and what a...

4. When you don't hear what the docs hear?

   Brandidrn replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

   Well stethoscopes are all different and maybe they have one that is stronger and easier to hear. So I got a recording of the sounds and just listened over and over til I got it. Good luck?

5. You will all probably hate me for this

   Brandidrn replied to Lulu Belle's topic in General Nursing

   Sry it wasn't on purpose I didn't realize I will be more careful thx for letting me know

6. Apps for HTN, DM?

   Brandidrn replied to MILOBRI's topic in NP Students

   Who cares y

7. You will all probably hate me for this

   Brandidrn replied to Lulu Belle's topic in General Nursing

   I agree there r a lot of uncaring judgemental people who eat their young on here and just rip people up. So when they say if u don't want opinions don't ask I say they want help now the gun to end it! They r the ones that ***** about staffing numbers...

8. Adenosine patient

   Brandidrn replied to blacknurse30's topic in Emergency

   I know I had to have it done I am much more sympathetic to patients now

9. No pump, no drip rates - OR

   Brandidrn replied to anathema's topic in General Students

   We never use pumps in the ER where I work and over the years I have gotten good at eye balling it and nothing has ever happened now if we had to wait to run things on pumps that u can never find it would be disastrous. Plz don't freak out and try to ...

10. Obesity; The "Second Hand Smoke" of Modern American Society

    Brandidrn replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Curious what did u find that worked for u?

11. Is nursing school REALLY that hard?

    Brandidrn replied to Courtney M's topic in General Students

    It was at the time harder than anything I had ever done in my life! Now I was a single mom with 4 year old twin daughters working full time in a head injury ventilator unit. There were at least a million times I wanted to quit and had to tell myself ...

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

    Brandidrn replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Relations

    I was in a Level 1 trauma, in a Level 2 facility, when this completely arrogant SOB pulmonologist and I got into a screaming match over something I don't remember what but I do know I questioned something he told me to do anyway he flipped and threw ...

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

    Brandidrn replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Relations

    Holy crap how u didn't pick that chart up and smash it over his head that is crazy!

14. Apps for HTN, DM?

    Brandidrn replied to MILOBRI's topic in NP Students

    Lord some harsh comments people some of us r not from this computer/app generation and don't understand it but these days there is an app for everything and the younger generation uses them all! I don't know of any but good luck finding ur answers! S...

15. Pledge of Allegiance?

    Brandidrn replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    My daughters, now 20, said the pledge until the 5th grade then it was banned and illegal or unconstitutional until this school year when schools just started saying it again so my son now 11, had to learn it. So when the big campaign to return it and...