BJLynn

BJLynn

DD, Geriatrics, Neuro

Member

  • Content

    97

  • Visitors

    2,121

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by BJLynn

  1. Hello..new and wondering???

    BJLynn replied to jamer's topic in General Nursing

    Same at both facilities I have worked at

  2. Shaken Baby

    BJLynn replied to royr's topic in General Nursing

    Don't give up on your dream. The fact that this has touched you so deeply shows that you care very much. And nurses like you are needed to work with children. Don't throw this experiance away. Use...

  3. Not sure what to think!

    BJLynn replied to Little Panda RN's topic in General Nursing

    Notwithstanding all the other redflags, "Double booking".....RUN and

  4. First patient death...

    BJLynn replied to scizzerin's topic in General Nursing

    Caring should be a prerequisite for being a nurse as far as I'm concerned. If death doesn't touch you on SOME level, you have no buisness being a nurse. Having said that, that doesn't mean you have...

  5. Holiday policies- what does your unit do?

    BJLynn replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We either work Christmas Eve, or Day. Same for NewYears. Thankgiving was a crapshoot basically. If you got scheduled to work a holiday you did not want to work (for instance I got scheduled to work...

  6. Drug Guide

    BJLynn replied to arv's topic in General Nursing

    I actually prefer Davis' Drug guide to Mosby's. I've used a couple of others, and I keep coming back to the

  7. VRE- A question

    BJLynn replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I would question it, if only for clarification. I don't like giving meds if there is one shred of doubt as to why/what

  8. Adventures in a small town ER

    BJLynn posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I go to the ER. Lots of abdominal pain, sudden onset emesis, R flank pain, epigastric goodness going on, and ocassional twinges in the R shoulder. My mother drags me to the ER. I told her I was...

  9. have an interview tomorrow, but im sick!

    BJLynn replied to Honeybun1206's topic in General Nursing

    Tank up on the drugs, haul yourself there, do your best to imitate a "well person", and you won't regret

  10. What do nurses really think of CNAs?

    BJLynn replied to ccyrrus's topic in General Nursing

    I have a lot of respect for my CNA's. I started out as a CNA. Some things I always tell the CNA's I work with: You can always ask me if you need help, and if I can do it, I will be there without a...

  11. Edt ?

    BJLynn replied to Inquisitive one's topic in General Nursing

    Call me a smartass, but I found more: EDT 1,2-ethanedithiol Early Distal (Tubules) Electrodiagnostic Testing Electron Density Transfer Electronic Data Transfer Emergency Department Thoracotomy...

  12. Edt ?

    BJLynn replied to Inquisitive one's topic in General Nursing

    EDTEastern Daylight Time (GMT-0400) EDTEarly Distal Tubule (renal biology) EDTEarly Drop by Threshold EDTEau de Toilette EDTEcosystem Diagnosis and Treatment EDTEdit Data Transmission EDTEffective...

  13. Illegible Handwriting

    BJLynn replied to PurrRN's topic in General Nursing

    I will call the doctor's office and speak with his nurse. I've had to have many an order clarified. Ticks me off. I get chewed out if my handwriting gets the least bit sloppy, and these guys (and...

  14. What do you do when people ask you questions related to their health?

    BJLynn replied to Missa's topic in General Nursing

    I usually say something like, "Hmmm, that sounds intresting. You seem concerned about it. I think the best thing you could do is talk with your doctor. I think that person could help you more than...

  15. what did you do in your former life?

    BJLynn replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    Let's see. I've been a movie theatre manager, a nanny, a clerical worker, a chiropractic assistant, and a retail

  16. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    BJLynn replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I've got a couple: I had just gotten through telling someone I didn't believe the story about the ghost in the building (I work in a large facility for the developementally disabled in an old...

  17. day shift nurses vs. night shift nurses

    BJLynn replied to angelluv1976's topic in General Nursing

    I work second shift (2:30p to 11p). It's mostly a child care issue with me at this point. My Dh works days, so the small one only has to be in daycare for a few hours. AND it is really hard to come...

  18. RNs in CT scan c pt

    BJLynn replied to calicamper's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work in a hospital, but I can tell you what I have seen when taking my daughter in for her CTs (she has eplilepsy and 4 small areas of scar tissue on her brain...so CT or MRI yearly). There...

  19. work schedule?

    BJLynn replied to thatldo's topic in General Nursing

    My DON posts the schedule about 2 weeks in advance. She does a months schedule at a

  20. Yes your highness...I mean doctor!! rant!!!

    BJLynn replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    Standing only to the left of the bed.....Never heard of that one. I'm lucky, the doctor I do clinic and rounds with is a pretty easy going guy. The worst I'll get is him looking over his glasses at...

  21. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    BJLynn replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    There was a nurse working a different wing than I at a Nursing home I was working in. She called me to ask how to piggyback concentrators so she could administer 10 LPM (which I thought was really...