boquiabierta

boquiabierta has 6 years experience.

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1. Taking a sleep aid when on call?

   boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks so much. I really appreciate your suggestions. See, this is kind of my bottom line too, and I feel like in general we don't respect sleep deprivation as the danger that it is. We don't blink at a practitioner working sleep-deprived; it's con...

2. Taking a sleep aid when on call?

   boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks; I've taken doxylamine and Benadryl both many times and am very familiar with how they affect me. Thank you. This is good to hear.

3. Taking a sleep aid when on call?

   boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in General Nursing

   Agree that missing a call is not an option. Even though it'll eventually go to the doctor on call if they can't get me, there is not a chance in hell I want that to happen. Please know that patient safety is my #1 priority. I just want to take care o...

4. Taking a sleep aid when on call?

   boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks. I have been dealing with anxiety for all my life and have sought much professional help, been on lots of meds, and worked on various strategies, some effective, some not so much. It's a chronic struggle. Thanks everyone for your comments. I w...

5. Taking a sleep aid when on call?

   boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in General Nursing

   fair enough. because I'm anxious and feel bad about it and am seeking reassurance.

6. Taking a sleep aid when on call?

   boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not talking about something like Ambien, btw. I'm talking about Benadryl or doxylamine, a low dose of a med I am used to where I am confident I would still wake up and my clinical judgment would not be impaired. Are we not allowed to take NyQuil ...

7. Taking a sleep aid when on call?

   boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in General Nursing

   Outpatient ambulatory surgery. We get a lot of calls.

8. Taking a sleep aid when on call?

   boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in General Nursing

   I work a full-time schedule that is mostly business hours though often they become 10-12 hour shifts because we are just open as long as we have patients. When on call I work the days and then am on-call all night and weekend, for a full week at a ti...

9. Taking a sleep aid when on call?

   boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in General Nursing

   My judgment was that the sleep aid would not impair my ability to give professional judgment over the phone -- certainly not more than the ongoing sleep deprivation would have. Any suggestions for how to deal with call without becoming an anxiety-rid...

10. Taking a sleep aid when on call?

    boquiabierta posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering what you all think about taking sleep aids when on call. I'm not talking about call where you might have to actually go in to work, but call for outpatient care where you have to manage patient complaints overnight, possibly call the do...

11. OB/Maternal be an elective class for male nursing students

    boquiabierta replied to carti's topic in General Students

    Have worked with several male L&D nurses and one of them in particular was one of the best nurses I've ever known. Sure, they're a minority, but they certainly can and do go into OB.

12. OB/Maternal be an elective class for male nursing students

    boquiabierta replied to carti's topic in General Students

    lol "I expensive taco bell"

13. Gloves for handling misoprostol?

    boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Whaaaaat. That's crazy about DMPA. I have certainly never worn PPE besides gloves to give that shot. Thanks for digging! Good to know and I'll be sure to bring this up if they try to make us start wearing gloves...

14. Gloves for handling misoprostol?

    boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for this. Guess it's not so crazy after all?

15. Gloves for handling misoprostol?

    boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree it seems absurd. I'm asking in response to a rumor I heard at work about mandating glove usage for handling Cytotec and I was suggesting a reason why it might be warranted, since the drug certainly does have effects on pregnancy. I'm not sayi...