Bluepen

Bluepen has 4 years experience and specializes in Med Surg.

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1. Supporting a Family

   Bluepen replied to nurse2bguy555's topic in General Nursing

   We just bought our first house. It is $330,000. My husband is an accountant but we make about the same. I make $39/hour. Huntington bank gave us a loan easily. They wanted 2 years on the job or...

2. Should I take the job even knowing it's unsafe?

   Bluepen replied to Lozzie's topic in General Nursing

   Have you tried applying to nightshift? I did nightshift as a new grad since Dayshift had a one year waiting list. I did it for two years and then went to Dayshift. I think working at nightshift helped...

3. Hospital Patient Care

   Bluepen replied to WhirlyGirlNurse's topic in General Nursing

   We are 1 nurse to 1 PSA with 5

4. Hospital Patient Care

   Bluepen replied to WhirlyGirlNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Since covid, my hospital lost almost all the experienced nurses, then more turnover, was staffed with travel nurses, and finally this Summer, we are fully staffed for the first time with 90% new grads...

5. Bedside Report

   Bluepen replied to Mr. Murse's topic in General Nursing

   Our unit started enforcing bedside report after a patient was found dead during a Dayshift nurse's assessment. Maybe they died during nightshift but who knows. If she had done bedside report then she...

6. Hard to get a job as new graduate nurse (Houston)

   Bluepen replied to mmy3's topic in General Nursing

   At Ohio Health/Riverside Hospital we are still hiring new grads into our residency program. At my unit Dayshift is almost full of new grads that got hired last Summer. But nightshift is full of...

7. CNA Frustrated with Being the Blame

   Bluepen replied to Kirsten Creator's topic in General Nursing

   That sucks. I remember when I was working as a tech and the nurse blamed me for not reporting a vital. But it was after they were dead. I felt so bad and angry. The patient was actively dying for...

8. 7 years since I passed the NCLEX and only 6 months of "Experience"

   Bluepen replied to Jell11220's topic in General Nursing

   Congratulations on getting your BSN! I think you should apply to hospital new nurse programs since you have less than 1 year experience. Or even try to find a nurse friend that can be your referral to...

9. Question about IV push

   Bluepen replied to Bluepen's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much! He does have a port. I am currently at the chemo appointment with relative and waiting to

10. Question about IV push

    Bluepen replied to Bluepen's topic in General Nursing

    All good questions. I have not tried it since I was not sure how you can control giving the medication slow within 3-5 minutes. They give meds before the chemo like Zofran, dexamethasone, etc. But...

11. Question about IV push

    Bluepen posted a topic in General Nursing

    When I give IV push, I will stop the IV fluids and disconnect the tubing and give the medication through the peripheral catheter. When I went to a different hospital for a family member's chemo appt,...

12. The global COVID-19 emergency ends today.

    Bluepen posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any thought about it? It feels bitter sweet. My unit was a covid unit in 2020. We already stopped the mask mandate a few weeks ago at our hospital. I wonder if anything else will change. Or if travel...

13. A Baby Stops Breathing at a Grocery Store ― An ICU Nurse Steps In

    Bluepen posted a topic in General Nursing

    Did you see the baby that stopped breathing at a grocery store? An ICU nurse did CPR and saved their life. I like how she was calm in the moment then panicked and cried later. I am like that too. I am...

14. Bed Alarm

    Bluepen posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I got report about a patient that had delirium and had a fall after fainted at his SNF. Ten minutes after report I saw the charge nurse trying to keep the patient from leaving the room. I ran. She...

15. Time Management

    Bluepen replied to Bluepen's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone thank you for your tips on time management, I have tried many of them and they have made my shifts so much