Blee O'Myacin

Blee O'Myacin BSN, RN

ED, ICU, Heme/Onc

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  1. This Site has Jaded My View of Nursing

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

    And I was thinking about this when I typed that particular sentence. I figure that as a group, we could choose to be selective about which traits to emulate!! I agree with all the above you have said...

  2. What did you learn today as a nurse?

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

    I guess it's too late to tell him that you are a vegetarian?? On my last shift, I learned that a person could be in danger of bleeding to death from a

  3. This Site has Jaded My View of Nursing

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

    because most of the people in the profession are women insults both women and nurses! This is a place to vent, come to for support, laugh, cry or just goof off with other members of the same...

  4. decadron as antiemetic

    Blee O'Myacin replied to skrunchy's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    blood glucose levels. Especially the person is diabetic to begin with, I would consider it contraindicated. And if the person is undergoing chemotherapy, you would also have to consider immune...

  5. families with clipboards/notebooks

    Blee O'Myacin replied to shock-me-sane's topic in General Nursing

    I have patients who like to track their blood counts, make sure they get every one of their pills, etc. Some like to know the rate of the IV Fluids. I'll even spell my name for them so they get it...

  6. Don't laugh, but... what if I throw up??

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Alice b.'s topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a particularly strong gag reflex, and doing heme/onc and bone marrow transplant, we see tons of poop and vomit. The worst ones are always the initial stool sample that they have to give...

  7. pt report to ICU?

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

    or the ER, I want a description of what is happening to bring them to the unit (do I need to page respiratory - etc), any recent labs that were drawn (blood cultures, etc), what got ordered and not...

  8. Real-World Nursing Assessment

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

    I certainly hope that the OP did not get "written up" or docked points for the assessment w/out a fight. In my "real world" assessment, I ask the patient if there is any difficultly urinating or if...

  9. PICC lines

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

    As long as the cap was swabbed with alcohol, then it was OK. I use a 10cc syringe to draw blood since you need to waste some due to saline sitting in the line (or heparin if that is what your...

  10. Need help with paper I am writing

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

    Decision making - making the staff assignment for the oncoming shift, when to stick an unmonitored patient on tele because of objective and subjective data (while we need an order for tele, we do it...

  11. Moral dillema

    Blee O'Myacin replied to RN92's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Have given it PRN - so if the guy was not in any pain - objective OR subjective (elevated BP, HR, moaning -etc.) then I would not have given it. Morphine helps blood flow to the lungs as well as...

  12. What are those little lab diagrams called?

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

    HGB WBC>------- HCT I just jot down the lytes that are not WNL on my report sheet and then go do something about it. Blee (who is way too groggy over stoopid "spring ahead" today - I'm a shift...

  13. Impaired thinking boosts elderly falling....oh ya think?!?

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

    I'll be sure to include this tidbit in my evidence-based practice... Did you also know that if you give people meds that impair their judgment, they are also at a higher risk for falls? And that if...

  14. Docs and their dirty sharps...

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

    thier mess - sharps, bloody slides, leaving a patient bleeding from a bone marrow biopsy site still with the sterile drape with the bedrail down and the patient zonked on ativan and morphine - I...

  15. Excellent Pulmonary Resources

    Blee O'Myacin replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Pulmonary

    I'd suction a nasotracheal tube as a sterile procedure, but just suctioning out the nose, I'd use a suction catheter out of the sterile container and not have it touch anything else but the patient's...

  16. Atheist or Agnostic?

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

    To know that I am among my fellow brothers and sisters in noodles is heartwarming. For a serious answer to your question, I don't let my feeling of being random particulate matter affect my patient...

  17. chemotherapy administration during pregnancy

    Blee O'Myacin replied to eager to learn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    and since the goal is myeloablation (most of the time) before a bone marrow transplant, female patients are not allowed to become pregnant (if they even could after many, many cycles of chemo) and...

  18. are you born a nurse or do the nursing instructors make you a nurse?

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

    :yeahthat: Especially the part about when our "caring" is constantly overshadowing our skills and knowledge base, we devalue our profession. Its a tough stereotype to beat when its self...

  19. Dumb Question

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Newbie Nurse SMP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And sure, you can pull a groin muscle - if you are looking for specific names, I'd have to find my A&P book - or perhaps one of the other posters has that info at hand. Hope you feel better.

  20. How Do You Make It Thru Your Workday When You Feel Sick/Tired?

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

    But the water and the eating are also key to surviving those loooooong shifts when everyone else gets to be sick but you. If you are too sick to work, then call out. I hate when my coworkers show up...

  21. Dumb Question

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Newbie Nurse SMP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry, couldn't resist asking. If you are injured, go to the doctor. We can't give medical advice here. Hope you feel better soon.

  22. IV push ativan...please help this student!:)

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

    I fill the syringe with 9.5 ml NSS, then I pull back to the 10ml point, push the .5ml air into the vial of ativan and fill to 10ml. Then I withdraw the needle, dispose of it according to hospital...

  23. Strange situation need input...

    Blee O'Myacin replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in General Nursing

    You owe it to your children not to get involved with this. What he does with his personal life is thankfully none of your concern anymore. If he comes to see the children alone, then good for him....

  24. 7p-7a question

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

    I rotate, so while night shift is more peaceful with regards to interruptions for tests, MD visits, families, PT/OT, etc., you will get plenty of hands on patient care working nights. I do more...

  25. nursing school stress

    Blee O'Myacin replied to ostomyrn2b09's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any answers for you, but I am hoping that this wait to get in everywhere starts paying off soon, especially on those days where we are told by management fly with four RNs since there is...