BrnEyedGirl BSN, MSN, RN, APRN

BrnEyedGirl has 18 years experience as a BSN, MSN, RN, APRN and specializes in Cardiac, ER.

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   Cardiology nurse practitioner

   BrnEyedGirl replied to Jakjun's topic in Advanced Practice

   I am an
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   Nurse Charged With Homicide

   BrnEyedGirl replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I agree, I have been a nurse for over 20 years, our job is inherently dangerous, our decisions and mistakes can kill people. Unless this nurse was impaired, was practicing out of her scope or...
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   Cardiology nurse practitioner

   BrnEyedGirl replied to Jakjun's topic in Advanced Practice

   I see this is an old post,...but,...I am an NP working in a Cardiology / Electrophysiology Practice. I see patients in the office M-F, I do rounds in the hospital two days a week, I am on call and do...
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   CDC Data Shows Strong Relationship Between MMR Vaccine and Autism

   BrnEyedGirl replied to familymrl3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Can you please provide the medical definition of
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   Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

   BrnEyedGirl replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Im sure no one knows for sure,...but the two syringes were 10cc flushes,..the one with a capped needle on it was full of 8cc of clear liquid (2 cc missing) the other flush syringe had only 2cc...
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   Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

   BrnEyedGirl replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I was not insinuating "she would be fine",...just that such a small dose would help to explain the time line and quick ROSC. One of the physcians felt the dose shoud not be lethal and perhaps her...
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   Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

   BrnEyedGirl replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   She only gave 2 mg of Vec, they have the rest of the med in the syringe, which is a very small
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   Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

   BrnEyedGirl replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   See if this works,.. CMS report...
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   Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

   BrnEyedGirl replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   According to the CMS report the medication was verified by the pharmacy 10 minutes before she pulled it. The Pyxis defaults to generic names. The nurse entered VE (versed) not Mid (Midazolam) and...
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    Acute care NP vs FNP

    BrnEyedGirl replied to msicutodnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am an FNP, I work in a cardiology office, and see pts both inpatient and in the office. In my area there is no Acute Care program. I don't actually know an acute care
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    What diagnostics can NPs order independently

    BrnEyedGirl replied to DelightfulNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh my,..you are right,..I can order insulin, but not diabetic
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    What diagnostics can NPs order independently

    BrnEyedGirl replied to DelightfulNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm not in Canada, but I order what I need, even angio's and CRTD placement! I work in
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    Taking call, do NPs get paid call pay?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to mep7296's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work for a specialty, 2 providers. I do rounds at the hospital 2 days a week plus every other weekend. I am on call 2 nights a week after 5 and from 5p on Friday through 8a on Monday the weekend I...
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    Advice for an older RN going back for FNP

    BrnEyedGirl replied to abva17's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I graduated from an FNP program 2 years ago, at the age of 49. I had 20 years of RN experience, most in the ED. I stayed with my current hospital system and split my shifts between ED and Urgent...
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    BrnEyedGirl replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wuzzie, every trauma center I have ever worked in for the last 20 years draws BAC and a drug screen on EVERY classed out trauma patient. You can not just assume that the injury caused the mental...