beachbaby31

beachbaby31 has 44 years experience and specializes in ICU/CCU; PED'S; SURGERY; MED/SURG; NEURO.

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1. To My "Colleague" (Just a Vent)

   beachbaby31 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   Great venting.....don't you just wish that we could have a "say it as it is" day.... It would be good for our mental health.

2. B12 injections,can you give it in the arm muscle?

   beachbaby31 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in Medications

   B12 canbe given either IM or SC but I always do IM in the deltoid, unless my patients want it somewhere else.

3. Question about Avonex injections for MS

   beachbaby31 replied to MissIt's topic in Neurological

   I would "map" out a rotation chart for him/her. The thigh can be divided into at least 6 area on each thing.. Draw him a picture of the thigh and divide it into6 sections. He/she could cross off or date the spot on their chart. this woukd give him/h...

4. Question about Avonex injections for MS

   beachbaby31 replied to MissIt's topic in Neurological

   Fo self-injection, I teach the ventrogluteal (although sometimes tough to do on your own) and the vastus lateralis, if someone is going to assist, I teach the previous 2 and add the deltoid and the dorsogluteal. Biogen can only promote what was studi...

5. Lookingdor more info about nursing

   beachbaby31 replied to megannn's topic in General Nursing

   If you have never worked or volunteered in the healthcare field I would suggest that you do it prior to commiting yourself to a nursing degree. Myself, I love my career, I started out as a nurses-aide when 16, then CNA, then LPN, then RN and now I a...

6. Have I missed something about tylenol?

   beachbaby31 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

   men just have selective hearing..LOL..so why just men and not women ? As far as I know that part of our anatomy isn't selective...

7. For all of you Nurses out there...

   beachbaby31 replied to aaaa's topic in General Nursing

   Well Nursing must have interested you for you to have gotten an interest in it..nnow remember, as you begin your nursing career and making a salary and your friends were out partying, now who is better off? I have been in nursing for ever (44years, y...

8. New grad RN. ER or Cardiac Telemetry Department! What do I pick?

   beachbaby31 replied to jcutler's topic in New Nurse

   Which one is the dearest to your heart? Which one do you see yourself doing for a very long time? Cardiac care does have a certification...The ER will always be different with different diagnoses etc. and cardiac will be cardiac. I specialize in Mu...

9. Highest paid specialty in nursing ?

   beachbaby31 replied to Elleveein's topic in General Nursing

   I really don't know , I specialize in Multiple Sclerosis so I know it isn't that..:) Good luck in your career what ever you choose.

10. Chancellor's LPN to RN study guides

    beachbaby31 replied to xmasbabe's topic in Online Learning

    How can you learn anything just by doing a workbook and not doing reading from a text book? This is a respectable profession and we should be learning how to be good nurses not just how to pass an exam...I'm not trying to sound harsh, I'm just tryin...

11. Excelsior/Pre-Req's?!?!?!?

    beachbaby31 replied to DanisTeeta's topic in Online Learning

    There is no substitute for Information Literacy..It is a required course given by EC..One credit and I think around $300.00..total waste of time and energy but required, so it just has to be done..it is very doable..As I printed out the sections I re...

12. Failed a 2nd time and am ready to move on with the rest of my life...

    beachbaby31 replied to Metabaronx's topic in NCLEX

    I used the Saunders review book and CD, Mosbys book and CD and I purchased NCLEX made simple that had thousands and thousands of questions divided into adult and child that covered all systems and there were a couple areas devoted to organization, de...