Blee O'Myacin

Blee O'Myacin BSN, RN

ED, ICU, Heme/Onc

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  1. Has JCAHO been to your facility recently?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to AlabamaRN(ER)'s topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I got stopped to chat while I was in the middle of pulling a med for a patient in a-fib with a rate of 210 and a bp of 89 systolic. They let me get to it when I explained what I was doing....

  2. How to be a good preceptee????

    Blee O'Myacin replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in General Nursing

    A preceptor is an experienced nurse who teaches the new grad or a new hire how to function in the job they were hired for. Eventually, all new grads are expected to function as competent...

  3. Angry Nurses - Why?

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

    You are going to burn yourself out quickly with that way of thinking. One person alone can't save all the poor, mistreated folks out there from all the old, tired, crabby, veterans of the hospital...

  4. Knowing what you know now about nursing, what other career would you have chosen?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be a trash talk show host. This way I can get paid lots and lots of money to sort out baby's mama dramas, family fights and infidelity reveals that I often find myself witnessing. Or I'd run a...

  5. Angry Nurses - Why?

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

    I have a genuine desire to help people -- and don't particulary enjoy being taken for granted. Perhaps the other nurses you encountered felt the same way. As a volunteer, I am doubtful that you were...

  6. Kicked out of Nursing program

    Blee O'Myacin replied to leereynold218's topic in General Nursing

    Surely her credits that she has accumulated thus far can count towards a degree in another area - perhaps an additional semester to meet requirements, if she is attending a University with an...

  7. What do you wish for in a break room?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    How about not having the staff bathroom right on top of where the staff eats? Not that I am shy about such matters, but I'd rather not attend to personal "business" while my coworkers are enjoying...

  8. I hate drunk drivers.

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

    That's awful. From your post, I was unable to determine if this patient was travelling without nurse and monitor? Since she was unstable, I am surprised that she arrived back on the ward with an...

  9. Making mistakes at work

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

    You are doing fine. Sounds like you can use a few days off to recharge as well. You are taking accountability for what doesn't go according to plan and sound like a solidly developing professional....

  10. Advice? Need thoughts from people who can relate... please?

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

    There is no such thing as being a "selfish witch" for expecting compensation at your agreed to wage for the hours worked. What you are describing isn't everywhere. I'm sure there are worse places,...

  11. Would this be a HIPAA violation?

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

    I'm not concerned so much about the HIPAA violation as I am with the inappropriate attachment to the patient, and that the patient has with you. We all have patients that we remember and have touched...

  12. Bone Marrow Transplant unit

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

    I strongly suggest you talk to some of the nurses on the BMTU - the ones that have been there for awhile will be sure to tell you to good, bad and the ugly.

  13. My ER experience....what do you think??

    Blee O'Myacin replied to feebebe23's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, more PCPs will jump to prescribe something (that they have a drug rep visit them with samples) rather than do nothing to address the problem. This way everyone benefits from that PRN...

  14. My ER experience....what do you think??

    Blee O'Myacin replied to feebebe23's topic in General Nursing

    My feeling is the doc was just being upfront with you about narcs - nor no narcs right off the bat. Why do the "so what do you want for the pain"/"what can you give me?" dance when it isn't...

  15. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

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

    I start off by very slowly spelling my last name, showing the family member my name tag. Then I say tell them everything that I am doing, ensuring that they write every little thing down. "Got it...

  16. Disturbance During Lunch/Break

    Blee O'Myacin replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    "I'm on my lunch break and legally not able to offer that type of assistance. If this is an emergency, please call 911". Smile and walk away. Obviously, you would not let a person in need of CPR lay...

  17. thyroid bipsoy

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    that's something that only her doctor can talk to her about, and give guidelines for follow up. why remove a nodule and risk the loss of the thyroid and parathyroid if there is no cancer? the surgery...

  18. To all the "Old School" Nurses

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

    I think that it is not only patients in the hospital that have become ruder. To me, it's another symptom of an increasingly self centered, self absorbed, "entitled" society. People expect immediate...

  19. Color challenged male in nursing

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

    Some of these things you'll be able to use other senses for (you never forget the smell of a necrotic ulcer or a GI bleed)- and you are never alone. Asking a coworker to be a second pair of eyes...

  20. Easter is not a holiday?????

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    You worked for free? Or just not time and a half? Last I checked, I got paid for working that day. We work Easter Sunday when it is on our weekend. It's been like that at every hospital I've worked...

  21. Tolerance wearing thin in Triage,Help!

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

    First of all, telling someone not to yell at you is not passive aggressive. I tell people not to yell at me, or grab at my arm while I am starting their IV or hit me. Even a "please don't yell at...

  22. Patients who don't use their call light....

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

    You are far kinder than I am in referring to the look as "Lost" - I find myself calling it "the stink eye" or the "how dare you chart on that computer while I'm looking at you". It's usually paired...

  23. IV specialists please, please help me

    Blee O'Myacin replied to newlpn08's topic in General Nursing

    It took me a long time to get the hang of putting IVs in. With practice, it no longer became a source of anxiety. Our CT techs require at least a 20g in the AC for contrast infusion. So if they are...

  24. R.N. to D.O./M.D.

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

    Go for it. If I was 15 years younger and not looking at college for three children before I would be done with residency, I'd do it. If I could be a physician, I'd probably want to be a general...

  25. I'm scared

    Blee O'Myacin replied to sckooshy1's topic in General Nursing

    I had a tough time with chem as well. Just take your time, study often and take advantage of on campus tutoring. You can do this!!