Blee O'Myacin

Blee O'Myacin BSN, RN

ED, ICU, Heme/Onc

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  1. Did he get too much morphine?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    I have more of an issue with a student nurse giving an IV push drug without supervision than I do with the dosage.

  2. Transfer at change of shift?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to BeachBayNurse's topic in Emergency

    We seem to get a bunch of ready beds at 1730, then report gets faxed to the floor, then we have to call, get the nurse who is in an isolation room to confirm that the fax was received. Usually, the...

  3. Heartwarming story for all... Bring a kleenex!

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Queen216's topic in General Nursing

    It's wonderful that you took the time to listen to this patient and she was able to no longer need the sedative. However, it was a medication that was prescribed for a reason. Had you not been able...

  4. has anyone kept friendship with patient after discharge?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Ms.RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    no. if i did that, then i'd have no time for a personal life. seriously, give 110% while you are at work, but please use your personal time for just that. i've met a lot of wonderful patients and...

  5. Nurses Smoking

    Blee O'Myacin replied to JENNLEE's topic in General Nursing

    I have a reactive airway, so cigarette smoke, body sprays, perfumes and air fresheners all have me reaching for my inhaler. Our facility is smoke free, so at least I don't have to tell patients that I...

  6. My step-dad passed away yesterday...

    Blee O'Myacin replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very sorry for your and your family's loss. My step-dad has become an important part of my and my children's lives, especially since my father has passed away so long ago that the children never...

  7. falls in the home

    Blee O'Myacin replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    I would not have moved her until EMS was called, especially since she was unable to get up. What if she hurt her neck or back, or broke her hip? OK, so you were a good neighbor and helped this lady...

  8. Early recognition of the deteriorating patient

    Blee O'Myacin replied to CO2emission's topic in General Nursing

    Increased anxiety. I don't know my patients before they come in "in trouble", but if I have a wife "scolding" her biligerent husband and telling me "he's NEVER like this, I just don't understand" -...

  9. ''I Don't get Paid Enough!''- Is this your mantra??

    Blee O'Myacin replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm quite satisfied with the salary I earn in comparison with how much college I attended, along with the relatively low student loan payments when compared with the house docs. I did consider the...

  10. Regina writes another column

    Blee O'Myacin replied to lpn1313's topic in General Nursing

    Overall, it's high time that someone other than our fellow nurses take notice of the bad behavior that goes on around us. However, I am neither my patient's grandma nor am I their guardian angel. I...

  11. Students not charting...If it isn't charted..who did it?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    We didn't chart when we did our LTC rotation either, unless we were giving meds. Then we signed with our instructor cosigning. All of our paperwork had to be signed by an RN - whether it was our...

  12. Do nurses actually measure liver span during physical assessment?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    First, I observe the abdomen for any obvious deformities (acities, bulging hernia, etc.), then, I check for bowel sounds in all quadrants and then I lightly palpate for tenderness. I was taught in...

  13. Nursing process

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Doctor Guazzo's topic in General Nursing

    In school, we used the NANDA nursing diagnosis labels when planning care for our assigned patients. After I graduated, I never used the nursing diagnosis label again. But it was a helpful learning...

  14. gum chewing-lip smacking bad manners

    Blee O'Myacin replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    You can always tell her that she sounds like a cow chewing cud... (or just moooooo at her) :chuckle

  15. What would RN's do?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the idea that other sources besides "mainstream" sources should be looked at, however, the source should be free of bias in either direction. Just make sure that you are aware of the...

  16. Family Presence

    Blee O'Myacin replied to happyhelpert's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, hearsay shouldn't be included in a research paper. Look up hospital policy and the evidence based research that is the foundation for the policy. Your paper will be much more solid if you...

  17. The Careless Nurse...

    Blee O'Myacin replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    *sigh* and then the students wonder why we "eat our young".... Seriously though, I think that every profession has people that just aren't doing the right job for their personality. But what is the...

  18. deceased lenght of stay in ER

    Blee O'Myacin replied to KPERnurse37's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That's a tough situation. On one hand, you have a family saying goodbye to someone who died suddenly; on the other hand, you have to get the room empty because there is a 5 hour wait to be seen as it...

  19. Can I have a kiss???

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    I guess that since I work in the ER and every patient is a stranger could explain my surprise at the idea that nurses will hug their patients. I have a strict hands off policy, and I politely tell...

  20. Media's image of nurses

    Blee O'Myacin replied to marie04's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of class is this for? Are you putting together your own survey for presentation, or did your instructor send you out to interview "nurses"? I'm curious about what our answers are going to...

  21. remote telemetry and cardiac drips

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Bucky22's topic in General Nursing

    *faints* over the idea of having a patient on an amiodarone drip without a monitor in front of

  22. Oh dear.. re poll

    Blee O'Myacin replied to greatshakes's topic in General Nursing

    I have not opened any of my nursing school books since graduation. I do keep current and read journal articles in my specialty and anything else that strikes my interest. I also haven't bought a...

  23. When do you NOT want people to know you're a Nurse

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Nurse_Newbie's topic in General Nursing

    Noone thinks I'm rich - in fact, the contractors are making more than I am so I don't feel taken advantage of when given an estimate. I have no problem cutting strangers off mid-sentence when I am...

  24. The more I think about a comment that my coworker made to me, the more ticked I get!!

    Blee O'Myacin replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't miss the days of having to start at "the patient was born at 38 weeks gestation on a Wednesday, had a shoulder fracture and surgery when he was 12, tonsillectomy at 20...etc" when it's...

  25. remote telemetry and cardiac drips

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Bucky22's topic in General Nursing

    I have never worked at a hospital where there were patients on drips who were on remote tele. Like a prior poster said, drips are for unstable patients and remote tele is for otherwise stable...