Blee O'Myacin

Blee O'Myacin BSN, RN

ED, ICU, Heme/Onc

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  1. Infection Question

    Blee O'Myacin replied to gwapings34's topic in International Nursing

    You need to talk to your doctor and get an answer for this. We do not answer medical questions. Thanks in advance for

  2. medicine in nursing

    Blee O'Myacin replied to CandE25's topic in General Nursing

    You have to go to med school and rotate through all the specialties just like all the other med students, interns and residents. Being a nurse beforehand gives you an edge because you already have...

  3. Appropriate to go to funeral?

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

    I wouldn't go. There have been plenty of patients that I had taken care of longterm, had grown to respect, admire and like - but I feel that the funeral is the time for the family & friends to...

  4. Anyone out there who switched to nursing from teaching just for the money?

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

    13 years with the same school district, solid, reliable hours and summers to pick up work at a camp so your kids can go for free or a reduced rate, or going through nursing school to start at the...

  5. Night shift mamas, Daycare questions?

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

    I pay my sitter 8 bucks an hour. It's slightly over minimum wage and I pay in cash. If you are so inclined, why not pump and let the sitter feed the baby so you can have some interrupted sleep? Even...

  6. tissue necrosis proximal to a-line

    Blee O'Myacin replied to rnseb65's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Did this happen to more than one patient? Have you considered a defect in the equipment if there were multiple patient injuries? Are the A-lines pulled before the patient is downgraded to Tele, or...

  7. My scare on 9/11

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

    See your PCP, but get a cardiology referral and follow up. Hope you can avoid another episode.

  8. I've got meningitis??

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

    I hope you feel better soon. And stop beating yourself up, it would be strange to think meningitis when you have a headache - even if it's the worst one of your life. I am glad that you went back to...

  9. Im a nurse! Not a doctor!!!

    Blee O'Myacin replied to ObamaRN08's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Root cause analysis involves asking all parties questions in order to see if something could be prevented in the future. My take on this is that you assessed, notified the proper people (MD,...

  10. Tackling the Crisis in Emergency Care

    Blee O'Myacin replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    An arresting patient can be put into the system after the fact. That's why we write on the sheet or whatever else is handy. To people in distress, anyone in scrubs is a "nurse" unless they are...

  11. Patients sending Myspace Friend Requests!?

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

    I would deny the request without explanation. You have every right to a personal life without apologies. Blee (which is not my real name, and I'm not even remotely

  12. foley bag tubing

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

    I'm thinking that no matter what you do here, it's not going to be OK with the patient's mother. I think that we are all in agreement that the proper placement is over the leg, and I am assuming that...

  13. Husband uncomfortable with my job!

    Blee O'Myacin replied to DA314's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I really hope this is a sign of his ignorance to the job description and misperceptions of nursing staff in general as opposed to manifestations of an abusive personality. Has he ever been in the...

  14. Parenting, Nursing and Emergency Situations?

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

    DH is a police officer and since he has a crazy amount of vaca time & sick time, he's usually the one to call out when we have a sick kid or if a sitter flakes on us. I work 12h days, he does...

  15. Warning Signs

    Blee O'Myacin replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    The last few patients I had that went bad were those whose anxiety level dramatically increases without warning, coupled with a need to defecate. When I get a new patient from the medics who is SOB...

  16. Bulging disk in my lumbar/sacral region... is my Med/Surge career over?

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

    There are treatment options which your neurosurgeon will discuss with you. I had a micro discectomy in early July after two steriod epidurals and physical therapy after a ruptured L5/S1 in March....

  17. Echo Heron

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Tippy-ta-ta's topic in General Nursing

    All I see is an ad for scrubs. By the way, you don't have to look or click on any ads you don't want to look at. And "promoting lesbianism"? That's a pretty offensive statement in and of itself,...

  18. Nursing Implications for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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

    Does your school have access to CINHAL? It's a great database that will enable you to find peer reviewed nursing journals to give your paper credible information. If not, google for journal...

  19. Maybe it was a big mistake to be a nurse :(

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

    What about combining your two interests and finding a geri-psych unit? I imagine that there would be more hands on/ADL type care with this population, but it just might be where you belong. Good luck...

  20. What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    Blee O'Myacin replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Along the same lines as the scripting, at one of my jobs, all the nurses had to sit through a mandatory two hour "customer service" seminar ran by a consultant who said "Nurses these days don't take...

  21. I really need your advice. PLEASE!

    Blee O'Myacin replied to meyun06's topic in General Nursing

    If your ultimate goal is to become a CRNA, I'd start right off with the BSN if possible. This way, when you are getting your ICU experience you can do it without having a full courseload.

  22. Can i work out while in nursing school?

    Blee O'Myacin replied to NursingStudent-Tati's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you are spending 5 hours a day at the gym, you will be fine. Take that hour or two a day for yourself and get away from the books. I did my best working out when I was a nursing student and I...

  23. Use of IV push antihypertensives on the med surg unit

    Blee O'Myacin replied to will robinson's topic in General Nursing

    I've never been comfortable with pushing antihypertensives with remote tele. I want to see the rhythm for myself. (I have ICU and ER experience mostly, with floating to floors as necessary). So...

  24. I cringed on the inside

    Blee O'Myacin replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    It's all about balance. Snacks don't have to be soda and chips or candy all the time, TV can be watched, video games can be played. I say this with three children who are not sports-team athletic,...

  25. Ready to Puke

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

    Fantastic. Way to put the security officers in a position where they have no proper training for, and further disenfranchising an already mistrusting population. (*end sarcastically sympathic...