Blee O'Myacin

Blee O'Myacin BSN, RN

ED, ICU, Heme/Onc

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  1. Nicely Organized Report Sheet

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

    I fold it lengthwise and put a patient on each half of paper. I'll put all the important events on the top (reason for being there, labs, unusual events of the past few days, etc.) and then I'll list...

  2. Would you hire me?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Janinern84's topic in General Nursing

    Talk about your duties at the hospital and what you can contribute as a RN. Keep it short, simple, make sure you run spell/grammar check and have another person proof read the hard copy. Personally,...

  3. Code Procedures Please

    Blee O'Myacin replied to nursebabygurl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    and then begin your A-B-C's. You shout for help and "someone call 911" because if someone is coding, you are going to need a hospital transfer ASAP and probably someone to intubate on site if you get...

  4. Studying meds of patients

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

    medications, purpose, action, side effects and what to assess for before and during treatment. There will be meds that you will know inside and out before your orientation is over, but having the...

  5. Nursing is taking over my life!!!!

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Samantha2000's topic in General Nursing

    Right now, you need an outlet for this anxiety and stress. You will also learn that what is done is done - and that you have to own it and then let it go. This was the toughest challenge in my first...

  6. Accessing ports.....can you do it?

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

    All of our patients are allowed to receive blood products and have labs drawn off their accessed port. I've gone down to the ER to access ports before - most of the time they can do it, but it was...

  7. what treatment do patients who present with migraines......

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

    away right away. I am actually allergic to compazine (I get the extra pyramidal side effects - lock jaw clamped down on my tongue is quite unpleasant - and that was from a PO dose) - and the reglan...

  8. Should I go or stay?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry you weren't considered for the position. Sounds like its time to dust off the old resume and start shopping for DNS positions at other LTCs. You could always get at meeting with the ED, tell...

  9. ANGRY! Forced to work??

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

    With them being so short, they were taking quite a gamble ordering you in like that! You gave them five hours - I'd check policy on that. What if you did opt for a sick day instead of a personal day?...

  10. Happy and sad: Vent

    Blee O'Myacin replied to imenid37's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You were gracious to your coworker who also wanted that position, but now you need to hold your head up high and get on with it. For whatever reason, your manager did not want the position split, and...

  11. Ambulatory resident with dementia who spits all the time

    Blee O'Myacin replied to karenlhm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    for his secretions, but then you run the risk of getting the entire cup thrown! I guess a 1:1 would be out of the question?? (I know, I live in a fantasy world although my location says otherwise....)...

  12. Blood test reactions

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

    Sounds like the vagal response added to the "teenage girl sydrome". How much blood did they need? Was it more than a tube or two? Is this a co-ed school? How did the boys take the blood draws?...

  13. Does anyone like working 7p-7a?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to RN123456789's topic in General Nursing

    I rotate, and not liking that much. But I like the freedom of night shift for the reasons that the others have shared. Its the same crew rotating with me so there are no "day shift vs. night shift"...

  14. Soap Suds Enema in L&D - do you still use?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to StatRNNJ97's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not L&D, but I had three children (8, 6 and 5 today! :balloons: ) and I did not have to have an enema, nor did we give them at the same hospital when I did my L&D rotation. I am wondering what...

  15. When relatives try to "help"

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

    I hope you named him in the accident report. Should this come to haunt you in the future workman's comp wise, he may be liable, especially if you asked him to step aside. If it was the action of a...

  16. Assisting in abortions

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

    Its the same moral question being raised as would you help a person who was bleeding out after being shot by police officers after the patient murdered one of their own? In a TV show you have time to...

  17. Our time with the patient is important too.

    Blee O'Myacin replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

    "I'm almost done here", or if the patient is having personal care done and undressed, I will say so to whatever pair of feet is under the curtain. "We'll be with you shortly, please leave the curtain...

  18. Patches left in public

    Blee O'Myacin replied to amgo24's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    A few questions here. Did you turn over the patch and see that it was fentanyl and not an estrogen or a nicotine patch? From on a table and upside down, that unless you saw the type of med, it is...

  19. Lung Cancer

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

    It's very sad. Unfortunately, most lung cancers have spread by the time they are diagnosed, making a lasting remission difficult to

  20. How can this be legal?

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

    On the summons, there should be a place to state why reporting would be a hardship. The last time I was summoned, I had an exam in nursing school, and I was excused from jury duty. I would ask to be...

  21. Reglan for migraines

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

    I had some in the ED (IV Push) about 4 months ago for a migraine and they gave it with IV decadron. I felt like I was going to jump out of my skin (from the reglan - I also have problems taking...

  22. What made you decide to become a nurse?

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

    Please don't beat yourself up for not being able to pick up any signs and symptoms of a loved one's cancer. Even the most highly trained physicians and nurses can miss things if they are out of the...

  23. Nursing in Salt Lake City as a non-LDS??

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

    Last I checked, SLC was in the United States, and you cannot be discriminated against because of religion. That being said, I one had a hebrew school teacher who grew up Jewish in SLC. (A unique...

  24. Im sorry, but light stomachs please do not read!

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

    is no reason to not go to that school kicking and screaming. File a police report. This is assault. Go to the school and insist that this child be removed from any class that your son is attending,...

  25. Interview and med test fright!!

    Blee O'Myacin replied to MISSY007's topic in General Nursing

    Pull out that "calculate with confidence" and start refreshing your memory. You'll be OK. Just relax and think things through. Even though the pharmacy does the calculations for you, before you...