Bumashes

Bumashes MSN, APRN, NP

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  1. Anyone ever worked for Rx Crossroads as a contract RN?

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I already have a full-time job, so this job is just on the side for extra $. They said it doesn't usually have enough clients to make it more than that, so that's fine. I just need to start...

  2. Anyone ever worked for Rx Crossroads as a contract RN?

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the tip. I haven't received my contract yet, so I don't know. They are supposed to be sending it out to me and then I read over it, sign it, and send it back. So a 1099 is the thing to...

  3. What color do you wear?

    Bumashes replied to Lorien_LPN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm in south MS. We just converted over from ONLY white. Now we can wear any combo of white, navy blue, or ciel

  4. What is the maximum number of patients per nurse?

    Bumashes replied to Info(RN)matics's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm in south MS and work days. What we are supposed to have for our 30 bed med-surg floor is 2 CNAs and a 4:1 ratio for pt/nurse. What happens 80% of the time is 5:1, 15% of the time 4:1, and 5% of...

  5. Checking "residuals" q4hr-capped NG

    Bumashes replied to theLostRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I was always taught to return it for fear of upsetting the acid/base balance in the stomach. Unless for some reason it's a dangerous amount withdrawn and the pt is an aspiration risk. Or if the pt...

  6. Accused for having patients best interest at heart

    Bumashes replied to DJ-Adia's topic in Pain Management

    Here is my UNprofessional advice: F*** THEM!!! Your JOB as a nurse is to ADVOCATE...which is what you were doing. How were you "implying" that the hospital wasn't doing enough? Unless you said...

  7. Hiring into a military hospital to a different specialty possible?

    Bumashes posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, I couldn't find this in a forum search, so I'll just ask. I've done Med-Surg for 2 years and want to do something else eventually: ICU, ER, or maybe even L&D. Anyway, recently, I've come...

  8. Hiring into a military hospital to a different specialty possible?

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    That would definitely be interesting getting to switch around every now and then. It would make it easier to find another type of nursing I like, too. Hmmmm.... It's probably worth trying out. I'm...

  9. Any courses of benefit that I could add to my RN-BSN?

    Bumashes posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone. I'm up late and thinking about the direction of my future with nursing and came up with a question. Background: I have an ADN and have 2 years med-surg experience. I have completed...

  10. Totally Gross! Had to share...

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That is so cute! What a sweet

  11. Purpose of Proton Pump Inhibitor in Colon CA

    Bumashes replied to ACCNurse2B's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    An oncologist I work with has told me before that there was some kind of study done on pts in ICU settings who were administered protonix (or any other PPI.) He said the result was that very few of...

  12. Totally Gross! Had to share...

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OMG! Yep, that would've made it even worse!!!

  13. Fecal Transplant

    Bumashes replied to Mommy_of_3_in_AL..RN's topic in Gastroenterology

    Wow...just

  14. Totally Gross! Had to share...

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sorry... Guess I need to start posting more often so I can remember the rules. Most of the time I just

  15. William Carey

    Bumashes replied to Cmunst45636's topic in General Nursing

    I have changed my mind since then. I'll be going to do the RN-BSN at WC, but I don't know when yet. Money

  16. Totally Gross! Had to share...

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know! I used gloves and carried it outside of the room like it was a

  17. Totally Gross! Had to share...

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To all others, I'm sorry for the 2 previous threads I've responded to. I just can't stand it when I see other posts on this board head in a similar direction b/c someone misinterprets things. But...

  18. Totally Gross! Had to share...

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why did you feel the need to write in and judge me? I guess you could use some lightening up, too. Sheesh. I'm sure you've NEVER had to blow off any steam at all from work. Actually, you just did...

  19. Totally Gross! Had to share...

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Then don't read it. I have had gross things happen to myself in life, and if I hadn't learned how to see the humor in these things then I'd probably be sitting here finding someone's post to ridicule...

  20. Totally Gross! Had to share...

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL! Phantom pee'er?!

  21. Totally Gross! Had to share...

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Glad you all have enjoyed it. And to the one who knew what to do with the MAR...thanks. I'll know what to do next time. But I'll probably place the tegaderm on it and still put it in the shredder...

  22. Totally Gross! Had to share...

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ok, someone asked what I did with MAR. I chunked it in the biowaste bin. It got covered in an NG tube's fluids when I did that, so I figured you couldn't read it anymore by then. I called the...

  23. PLEASE HELP!!! so embarassed about sweating!

    Bumashes posted a topic in General Nursing

    OMG!!! I just started my first CNA job today at a Med/Surg floor in a hospital, and I am so embarassed about my sweating. Please help me find a solution to this, I feel like crawling in a hole. It...

  24. Question about taking BP in lower extremities and forearms

    Bumashes posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everybody. When I was giving report to the oncoming nurse the other day, I was telling her how the BP's have been taken in the pt's forearm b/c her upper arms are way too large for the size cuffs...

  25. Why is a pt admitted on the med-surg floor?

    Bumashes replied to ackirom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Many reasons. Perhaps they saw some kind of full or partial bowel blockage on an X-Ray or CT. I'm going to assume that the stroke made the pt pretty bad off physically, especially since you say he's...