Bloop41 BSN, RN

Bloop41 has 8 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Stroke Care - Med/Surg.

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1. Does it feel to everyone else that many newer nurses glamourize the ER and ICU?

   Bloop41 replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

   When we started, most of my classmates were all aboard the ED/ICU train. Now, because of COVID and the resultant scramble to get enough clinical hours, most of us want to start out on med-surg, float pool, or sub-acute facilities. I think there is a ...

2. Should I take an ACLS course as a last semester BSN student?

   Bloop41 replied to Bloop41's topic in Career Support

   I passed! However, I did spent significant time and energy doing self study on the EKG rhythms. Those are pretty essential, because the rhythm guides what algorithm you follow to treat the patient. I had a great instructor and did the two-day in pers...

3. Prepare Nurses to Pass NCLEX, or Prepare Nurses for Real World?

   Bloop41 replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

   So, I'm a current BSN student and I think the situation has only worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic. As a student nurse, I haven't touched a patient since March and that's even with a Summer term full of classes. I thankfully adapted well to online ...

4. Multiple vaccine errors.

   Bloop41 replied to lrkelso95's topic in General Nursing

   I used to work as an MA in a busy peds practice and I organized my vaccines by putting each in a kidney dish w all the needed supplies + a Post-it w the child's name, DOB + and provider name. Whenever someone was coming in for a well child visit, I w...

5. Should I take an ACLS course as a last semester BSN student?

   Bloop41 posted a topic in Career Support

   Should I take an ACLS course before my fourth and final semester of my ABSN program? I'm especially interested in going into cardiac stepdown/telemetry floors after I graduate (maybe eventually CVICU or MICU?) and this seems to be a requirement on mo...

6. 5 Ways Nurses Can Support New CNA's in Long-Term Care

   Bloop41 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

   As a current CNA + nursing student-- I've learned so much about both what I do want to do and what I DON'T want to do as a nurse. Yes, of course, a med pass takes priority over feeding or toileting a patient, for example. But I have seen many nurses ...

7. Should I resign, or wait it out?

   Bloop41 replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

   Agreed. You may even get some severance pay if you're fired vs resign. And you'll also have more of a case if you decide to escalate/sue for wrongful termination.

8. Bill Approved to Limit Treatment for Transgender Youth

   Bloop41 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Headlines

   Fair point. However, as a member of the LGBTQ community, with many trans friends and someone who has worked with trans patients, I can tell you that many of these folks would find these terms offensive. Some may not care, true. But I'd rather do my u...

9. Bill Approved to Limit Treatment for Transgender Youth

   Bloop41 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Headlines

   It's similar to saying "a black" vs "a black man" -- it's unnecessarily dehumanizing, and considered offensive by many who hold that identity. And since transgender is an adjective, it's also just plain bad grammar. https://www.merriam-webster.com/di...

10. Bill Approved to Limit Treatment for Transgender Youth

    Bloop41 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Headlines

    That's exactly my point-- If I had a child who was trans, I would be extremely cautious (if I didn't outright refuse) about allowing them to physically transition before they had reached adulthood. But the fact is, I don't have a trans child, and I c...

11. Bill Approved to Limit Treatment for Transgender Youth

    Bloop41 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Headlines

    Personally, I think the government needs to butt out. These decisions should be left up to parents, providers (including psych/social work), and ultimately the patients themselves. As the article stated, these surgical procedures are so rarely done o...

12. What do you wear to commute, esp if you walk or take public transit?

    Bloop41 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Bit of a niche question-- for those of you that work in a hospital environment, do you wear different shoes/clothes to commute? I'm a BSN student, starting my med-surg clinicals this week and am wondering if I should be changing to lower infection ri...

13. Code Blue: Just Trying Figure Out What Happened?

    Bloop41 replied to Binz's topic in General Nursing

    I learned this the hard way when I held my poop until after I had finished donated blood. Passed out in the bathroom with my pants around my ankles-- and I was a healthy 24yo F w/o any cardiac history! The experience really cemented the connection be...

14. Pre Nursing looking for ABSN program - low gpa

    Bloop41 replied to lifesaver808's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I don't think you'll have any luck unless you repeat (and ace) A&P. Most people in admissions I spoke to said they look very specifically at that course because it often correlates with how well you do in Path, Pharm, Health Assessment, etc.

15. Bad idea to quit after 6m as a new grad for DNP school?

    Bloop41 replied to Theanxiousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    So I'm a current BSN student, and while I'm unsure I'll want to get an NP degree (whether MSN or DNP), I'm curious to see what y'all would consider to be enough bedside experience. I 100% agree that 6 months seems like too little, but when does that ...