BFly85

BFly85 has 1 years experience.

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1. Favorite Huber Needle

   BFly85 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey our hospital is having a lot of trouble with the huber needles that we have. We are looking to possibly look at new ones. What are your favorites? We are looking for a needle that is easy to...

2. Career in flames

   BFly85 replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   I'm sorry you are going through this. I don't have a lot of advice except for maybe your niche will be being an awesome travel nurse. You can take 6 week contracts here and there and if you have a...

3. Clean nurses/dirty nurses

   BFly85 replied to BFly85's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   "The evidence really does point, at this point in time, to PPE being used appropriately as being sufficient to prevent cross contamination." Thank you as it does help me feel a little better. Do you...

4. Have you had issues with Alaris pumps

   BFly85 replied to tallynurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I have used Alaris pumps at 2 different hospitals for over 5 years and something like this did happen once, but we never figured out the reason. Other than that one instance, I have never heard of...

5. Long term patients on acute care floor

   BFly85 replied to ktellen's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I am not sure how it is on other floors, but I am not sure what is expected to be done as if patient's need to be hospitalized, they need it. Insurance won't typically pay if there is a long term care...

6. Clean nurses/dirty nurses

   BFly85 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

   On my unit we are a pediatric med/surg and oncology unit. The assignments frequently have us taking care of a patients with active infections such as C.Diff or Influenza and an oncology patient with...

7. Gastric Decompression?

   BFly85 posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   I work on a med/surg Peds flood and within the last 6 months we have suddenly been getting orders for "gastric decompression" q6 hours. Orders state to insert a 24French Red Robin into orifice 6-8...