Okey Foley BSN, RN

Okey Foley has 5 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ER.

Latest Activity

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   Charting Bloopers

   Okey Foley replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   "bowel obstruction likely d/t all the p***s the pt ate" We notified Dr and it was corrected to "bowel obstruction likely d/t all the peanuts the pt ate". 🤣🤣
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   Best tips for RN changing specialty to ED

   Okey Foley replied to Valcorie34's topic in Emergency

   I was on the M/S floor 2 years then went to ER. I did my senior capstone in ER and absolutely loved it, it was always my goal to get into ER as a licensed nurse. I've been here a little over a year now, technically, but I was also out a few months wi...
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   Question about Medical Knowledge

   Okey Foley replied to premurse's topic in General Nursing

   My favorite aspect of nursing is teaching. Here's two good examples of how I've learned over time and pass along to my surgical patients. -Doc wants to place a wound vac on wound day after surgery. Patient says "whatever you think is best I gue...
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   Hardest Thing to Learn

   Okey Foley replied to Okey Foley's topic in General Nursing

   Seconding that this is an excellent book. When I read it, I felt so understood like all of these things my family and classmates thought were so weird. I learned that these things don't make me less, they make up part of who I am. I've changed over t...
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   Hardest Thing to Learn

   Okey Foley replied to Okey Foley's topic in General Nursing

   That's so good. Sometimes we say more by saying less.
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   Pathway to Wound Care Nursing

   Okey Foley replied to Vix's topic in General Specialties

   I work on a surgical floor and we work very closely with the WOC nurses. I have the hope to become a WOC nurse after some more experience and finishing my BSN. On surgery we see a lot of wounds, especially with some of the big abdominal wounds we see...
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   Hardest Thing to Learn

   Okey Foley replied to Okey Foley's topic in General Nursing

   Definitely agree with this one. I very much believe in patient autonomy - and this includes them making not so great decisions. I can always educate and suggest things, but ultimately it is their decision. Along these same lines, I used to want...
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   Hardest Thing to Learn

   Okey Foley posted a topic in General Nursing

   What is the thing that has been the hardest to learn for you as a nurse over your career? Early on, midway, or late. I've been an RN just over a year now, and for me one of the most difficult things has been learning to be assertive. I still fi...
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   O2 checks

   Okey Foley replied to Working4Lord's topic in Safety

   Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in something happening and hard to back up, see a bigger picture and remember fundamentals. Things like this really reinforce the importance of fundamentals. Like buck said, this patient maybe would have needed bi...
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    Pain meds that can be given together?

    Okey Foley replied to Plantladynurse's topic in Safety

    I work on acute surgical floor and depending on the pt and MD having a few pain med orders is not unusual. Tramadol with IV morphine PRN for unrelieved severe pain I personally think is safe as long as her pressure is high enough. 99/60 is lower end,...
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    Different between ineffective airway clearance and ineffective breathing pattern

    Okey Foley replied to NG KIU HO's topic in General Students

    I really struggled with this in school. Airway - the physical airway. Think obstruction of a straw. All the way from the mouth to the bronchioles. In pneumonia, mucous and fluid could block that "straw" of the airway. Breathing - act of lung expansi...
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    Balancing my high standards and confidence with compassion in clinical (peers)

    Okey Foley posted a topic in Student Assist

    I am in my 3rd semester of my ADN. Last week I had my "team leader" experience where we work with our five peers and make sure charting is done, are available to help, coordinate with the instructor, nurses, and my peers. I used to really struggle wi...
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    ADN Graduate Dec 2019 - Neonates Interest

    Okey Foley posted a topic in Job Hunt

    Hey everyone, I'll be graduating this December and am currently looking into jobs in my area and I'm struggling with what is difficult to get into (which I'm okay with!), and what is just not realistic. Many of our hospitals now are BSN preferred, th...
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    Spring 2018 wake tech nursing

    Okey Foley replied to rntobe1108's topic in North Carolina

    I got my letter today, I'm in!
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    Spring 2018 wake tech nursing

    Okey Foley replied to rntobe1108's topic in North Carolina

    Yeah! Awesome for you :)