BrandyBSN

BrandyBSN

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  1. Is this a violation of the new whistleblower law?

    BrandyBSN replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am not familiar with the whistleblower law, but I do feel that you are in an unfair situation. Your contract is with your employeer, not with the clinical site, correct? If so, I do not believe...

  2. Pitocin

    BrandyBSN replied to TineAngelo's topic in General Students

    Pit is pretty standard here. But then again, we induce 98% of out OB patients with cytotec

  3. How is code blue announced at your facility?

    BrandyBSN replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    we call the codes ourselves, even students. We pick up the nearest phone, dial 411 and that links us to the overhead system, then we say "Code Blue -Room whatever", The first number of the rooms is...

  4. surgery fear PLEASE ANSWER ME

    BrandyBSN replied to analucia's topic in General Nursing

    I had surgery 3 months ago, and was under a general, but they did not cath me. I didnt pee though :) The two things that bothered me the most were that I didnt remember anything, and I woke up...

  5. a few more abbreviations?

    BrandyBSN replied to frappachino's topic in General Nursing

    oh, i agree that it is good to ask questions. and no, i havent forgot what it was like to be a freshman, it was only 3 years ago. But I do think that sometimes it is necessary to look up things on...

  6. a few more abbreviations?

    BrandyBSN replied to frappachino's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm.... yeah, i might have to agree. Crack that text! What did they teach you in the first year? Not to be mean, really, Im just really

  7. Comparing Wages in the OR setting

    BrandyBSN replied to dmclung's topic in Operating Room

    1/2 time for oncall means that you are getting paid to carry around a beeper and "be available" if they need you. When I am oncall, I carry a beeper around my house, in my yard, in the car, and then...

  8. scrubs for short wide people?

    BrandyBSN replied to zannie's topic in General Students

    Im 5'1 too! :) try the company a-z uniforms. I got 4 sets of tops and bottoms there for about 70 dollars. Short inseams too. They go up to 6x last time i checked, i like my pants to really fit...

  9. Seeking your expertise with blood draws

    BrandyBSN replied to WashYaHands's topic in General Nursing

    I just did my first "weird" blood draw. Using a vacuutainer. I pulled the needle back out once the tube was full, put a 2x2 on it, and she held it for a few minutes. I left the room to take care of...

  10. Men vs. Women

    BrandyBSN replied to BlueBear's topic in General Nursing

    Balls on a rope... Ben-wa beads?

  11. Help! I can't hear a thing!

    BrandyBSN replied to mia's topic in General Students

    My first thought would be to go and have your hearing checked. If that works out just fine, then I would look into getting a different stephoscope. I have a bit of a hearing problem too (drums in...

  12. Needle phobia

    BrandyBSN replied to KristaB's topic in General Students

    Krista! Its ok! It is a lot different poking someone else, than having to get poked yourself. Honestly, I go donate blood as often as i can, but I get sick if I look at it when they are putting the...

  13. Men vs. Women

    BrandyBSN replied to BlueBear's topic in General Nursing

    the ONLY two places that I enjoy are the ER and the ICU/CCU. I guess i liked the nursery too... but i hated postpartum. I do not like med-surg nursing because I am more of the "treat 'em and street...

  14. Can DUI keep you out of Nursing?

    BrandyBSN replied to Karen K's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Karen, Your situtation is one that I have thought about every since I posted the first time. Although it is extremely hard for me to keep my personal feelings out of it (Sara), I must say that I...

  15. Can DUI keep you out of Nursing?

    BrandyBSN replied to Karen K's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I do agree with you, and Karen, I appologize. I guess DUIs hit a big chord with me, as my 11 year old cousin has to spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair (cant use her legs at all) because of a...

  16. Can DUI keep you out of Nursing?

    BrandyBSN replied to Karen K's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I know it stinks, but yes, they can keep you out of nursing school for that. There is no discrimination law when it comes to alcohol and drug related offenses. Because of the schools athority to...

  17. Do you/ did you have a Nurses Cap? Pin?

    BrandyBSN replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am pretty surprised that some nurses actually liked the caps. I have never actually seen a nurse wear one, except in books, and old movies. I have seen a lot of the graduate composite pictures from...

  18. Do you/ did you have a Nurses Cap? Pin?

    BrandyBSN replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    We just ordered our pins!!!! 150 bucks! YOUCH! Its 14 karat gold, with the university seal in the middle, a lamp (flo type), Truman State University-Bachelor of Science in Nursing engraved around the...

  19. Stethoscope covers

    BrandyBSN replied to Marianne518's topic in General Students

    Something I forgot... You might want to trace part of the ear pieces too, and the velcro (or button snap) snaps between the two ear pieces. http://www.greenscrubs.com/html/anat_steth.html here is a...

  20. Stethoscope covers

    BrandyBSN replied to Marianne518's topic in General Students

    http://www.medscrubs4u.homestead.com/scrunchie.html That website has them, and you can order solid colors too. I have sewn several :) lay your stetho out on poster board, draw an outline, giving a...

  21. do I need CPR certification before starting clinicals?

    BrandyBSN replied to eventsnyc's topic in General Students

    My university also requires that CPR be done before starting in the clinicals. The instructors offer it through the nursing program. Only the nursing students can take the class. It costs 5...

  22. Funny things patients say !

    BrandyBSN replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yes, my patient was definately a concrete thinker. I ended up doing a Denver II screening test on her for extra credit :) She had a good time with the blocks, and so did

  23. Nursing students have to be virgins???

    BrandyBSN replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    You gotta be kidding me! And that raises a good question... how do they check the males? Glad Im not going to be transfering to Turkey!

  24. opinions on chest pains

    BrandyBSN replied to Robin61970's topic in General Students

    I do think that you are right. This sounds very much like angina to me. Angina can mimic all of the signs of an M.I. without the elevation in cardiac enzymes. This may have been your husbands...

  25. Difference between 22" and 27" stethoscope: Which is better?

    BrandyBSN replied to Rileycat's topic in General Nursing

    I have a 27 inch Littman Cardiology III. I was in a jazz band in Highschool and played Bass Guitar and my station was close to the drummer's trap set, and now have partial hearing lose... the only...