curlnbe BSN

curlnbe has 8 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Telemetry/Step Down.

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1. I make a similar post every couple of months...Am I just not meant to be a nurse?

   curlnbe replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

   Hi @pinkdoves I am very sorry to hear that you have been having rough time at work. I still remember how overwhelming life was during orientation and first 6 months working on my own. I also understand where you are coming from: you are putting a lot...

2. The road not taken. my RN midlife crisis.

   curlnbe replied to IRN2011's topic in General Nursing

   First of all, congratulations on your upcoming wedding! If I were in your shoes, I'd have your bride complete her degree ASAP so she has better job mobility should she want to change things up. She will also have no pressure to get her BSN within 5 y...

3. 5 Ways Nurses Can Support New CNA's in Long-Term Care

   curlnbe replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the article. A good CNA is worth their weight in gold. When I work with CNAs, I try to coordinate in the beginning of the shift whenever possible so that we can go see patients together and help each other out if needed. I also always th...

4. Differential Case Study: Lyme Disease or Covid-19?

   curlnbe replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical

   I'd ask the primary provider if they wanted to do a blood panel. As far as my own nursing assessment, I'd ask to see the spot the patient is trying to scratch, assess severity of stiff jaw and neck, and ask about activities in the past few days relat...

5. Safe Staffing Levels for In-hospital Nursing Units

   curlnbe replied to NURS5870's topic in Activism

   That's a really awesome form. Thank you for posting it here. I wonder if we can use just the fist page in other states. Sounds much more formal and factual rather than just complaining about staffing to other nurses.

6. Nursing and Direct Action

   curlnbe replied to guest1054874's topic in Activism

   I personally don't have records on my name so I am speaking more from hypothetical perspective but I think there is still a way to be an activist and a nurse. You do have to understand that you will need to change the way you view activism. Off the t...

7. Nursing in the Age of Social Media: Paging Dr. Google

   curlnbe replied to BostonFNP's topic in Activism

   Do not beat yourself up. You did everything you could and educated your patient about risks vs. benefits. With patients like this all you can really do is present data in a non-judgemental way. If they decide that years of data and science are not w...