Blee O'Myacin

Blee O'Myacin BSN, RN

ED, ICU, Heme/Onc

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  1. Magnet/Primary Nursing Vent

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Nurs0706's topic in General Nursing

    Pagan - I think the Magnet push demeans all of us. Which is ironic considering the whole point is to have nurses be a recognized profession in its own right. But it comes at too high of a price. I...

  2. Did you ever scare yourself as a student?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to rcclover00's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't imagine putting a catheter in anyone, or starting an IV. It acually made me itch. I was terrified on the first day of clinicals and we were just there with healthy old folks to help them...

  3. Magnet/Primary Nursing Vent

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Nurs0706's topic in General Nursing

    Primary Nursing is a term bandied about that is basically an excuse to eliminate assistive personnel without lowering the ratio. Instead of a CNA or MST helping you with a patient who is a two or...

  4. questions to telemetry nurses

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

    At my hospital, we only send patients who are stable with negative troponins and no active chest pain (of a cardiac nature) to the tele floor. The sick patients, or those on vasoactive drips either...

  5. Naltrexone Injections

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

    Other than immediate withdrawal and the fact that the narcan needs to be repeated every few minutes due to its short half life - and all the puking and cursing that comes from the patient when it's...

  6. What would you do in this situation?

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

    Does anyone check residuals on this patient? I suppose that I would initally have held the TF for 30mins, checked the residual and called the doc for an order to either keep holding or to restart at a...

  7. Dumbest Pt Family Statement or Question

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Gabe's GirlLVN's topic in General Nursing

    "I read on the internet that normal potassium values are between 3.2 and 5.0, my bloodwork showed 3.1 (hands me the outpatient lab report in triage) and my doctor sent me in right away for a STAT...

  8. Abdominoplasty, Anorexia and Ethics

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

    Without all the info, I can't condemn the surgeon. Perhaps s/he was trying to return a good body image to this person, even if they are already too thin to begin with - hanging skin and separated...

  9. I really messed up on my first nursing job!

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

    Not a manager, but from my POV as a nurse that enjoys precepting students and new grads, I would be far more comfortable with a nurse who learns from his or her mistakes and moves on. Sounds like you...

  10. Which Do You Prefer???

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

    Stick with a steth that you don't care about leaving on the desk when you leave for the night and are coming back the next day. I use a $20 no-name brand from the local uniform shop. I put my nice,...

  11. Pregnancy Complication

    Blee O'Myacin replied to rn2newgrads's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm sure the mods are going to close this. Given medical advice is out of our scope of practice. Do what your doc says. Good luck,

  12. stopping a CODE

    Blee O'Myacin replied to creekster_16's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Doesn't mean that the person running the code is going to take your advice. And you also need to take into account the age of the patient, how long the patient has been down, whether or not the...

  13. Need advice about precepting!!!

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

    There seem to be a few things going on here. While precepting a new nurse, he or she is not quite a peer. You are ultimately responsible for the new nurses' assessments, interventions, and...

  14. Struggling with elective terminations of pregnancy

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

    If you can't or won't work with patients that *choose* to terminate for whatever reason, then you should look to a Catholic hospital to work L&D. Parents who *choose* to end a pregnancy where the...

  15. Shaky hands? Nervousness in clinicals?

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

    I was really bad about this - but I started keeping back ups in my pocket and I still drop stuff, crash into IV poles, bash my head on the bedside monitors, knock stuff off trays...etc. and when I'm...

  16. can i train my squemish stomach?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to KOpal913's topic in General Nursing

    I guess you are just going to have to find out, won't you? I applaud you for pursuing this field despite knowing you are bothered by the sight of blood, etc. Another poster said that "knowledge is...

  17. Is Pregnancy A Pleasure Or Stress..............?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to najad22's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Did you author this? Are you looking for feedback? Some people take pregnancy in stride, others feel like they swallowed a whale. Everyone is

  18. Nurse Privacy Rights

    Blee O'Myacin replied to sweetmuffin48's topic in General Nursing

    And doing away with the unions to attain magnet status is good for *us* how again?? Oh yeah, staff nurse council and scripted patient

  19. do you ever felt like nursing is not for you?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to 2008el's topic in General Nursing

    First and foremost, you have a responsibility to take care of yourself and live a satisfying life. If you are unhappy with your profession, do something about it. There's no need to martyr yourself...

  20. everyone is afraid

    Blee O'Myacin replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    Unattended bag in a public place? I would have gotten security -- and skipped the ladies room until the bag was out. I wouldn't go rifling through - besides the usual dirty tissues, etc. - I'd hate...

  21. Nurses Smoking

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

    No one is perfect. I don't like the idea of anyone smoking - my father died at age 48 from cancer and he smoked all the way through treatment, etc. But it's an addiction, and we should be more...

  22. Just asking..

    Blee O'Myacin replied to JMMagana18's topic in General Nursing

    I never worked as a CNA. I think the experience would be valuable, but your success as a RN does not depend on whether or not you decide to do this. If you are already stressed, then taking on an...

  23. Complications of falls

    Blee O'Myacin replied to student200977's topic in General Nursing

    Immobility after the fall could cause pneumonia. Antibiotics to treat the pneumonia put the patient at risk for contracting C.Diff. That's the best I've got.

  24. RN husband addicted to opiates

    Blee O'Myacin replied to joker2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If he had positive drug tests given as a result of inaccurate med counts at work, how is he still working? I don't see reporting him to HR as any way to stop the root of the problem, he'll be fired...

  25. Calling in sick (question)

    Blee O'Myacin replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you spread that to your coworkers? Feel like working short when they all call out because they have it? What about the patients? Call in, go to the doctor tommorow and get that note. I...