BrnEyedGirl BSN, MSN, RN, APRN

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    Questions about shift differentials

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work evening diff starts at 1500, noc diff at 2300,.you get paid the diff that the majority of your hours are in,..ie I work 1830-0700 and I get the noc
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    Modifying tasks when pregnant. My boss says "no".

    BrnEyedGirl replied to RNnik07's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital where I work has no light duty period,...now with that said we do often unofficially allow people to take a lighter load and work as a team to help out our co worker rather than force...
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    teaching phlebotomy class

    BrnEyedGirl replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't' your facility have a policy procedure manual you can use? How have they trained the previous employees? What do they use to evaluate the employee? What do they use as reference for...
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    Moving to ED

    BrnEyedGirl replied to oliveralways's topic in Emergency

    I transfered from a cardiac unit to the ED about three years ago,...same hospital. I had worked in the cardiac unit for 8yrs and had been an ED tech for three years before that. I think the hardest...
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    RN's working overtime

    BrnEyedGirl replied to polock4life's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Missouri,...I am scheduled 3 12hr shifts in ER. I usually only pick up one extra shift a week or it bumps me up a tax bracket and I don't see the extra in my paycheck. I'm not allowed to be...
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    A jaded nurse who cried last night and was renewed as a nurse

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Zookeeper3's topic in General Nursing

    What a beautiful experience for you,...I too believe that pts often "choose" when to die. I've seen many pts "wait" for that baby to be born, or for uncle Joe to show up from out of state,...some...
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    Has anyone ever had to call Police & file charges against a Patient?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Emergency RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Missouri,.assaulting a health care provider is equal to assaulting an officer of the law. I work ER and have sent several pts out in handcuffs with my supervisor
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    New grad burnt out

    BrnEyedGirl replied to smilealot's topic in General Nursing

    Wow,..our preceptorship is longer than 4
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    RN moms - I need help!

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Student2Registered's topic in General Nursing

    Your schedule sucks!! Is there a way you could get a more consistent schedule,....even if it's all nights. I've worked nights for about 14 years now and my kids adapted,...they knew Mom had to sleep...
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    Tattoo's....quick ?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to nursingstudent221's topic in General Nursing

    yes,..and piercings only one per each ear all others are
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    Do you humidify high-flow oxygen with a nonrebreather?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Freedom42's topic in Pulmonary

    Where I work it is almost always humidified,....anyone on O2 has a standing order for resp to assess and tx,...they decided to
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    Who loves their job?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    Love my job! ER,.transfered from cardiac 3 years ago,..same hospital for 13yrs. I think that what I like best is the staff,...and the fact that we have adequate staffing. We work well together and...
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    To my future patients

    BrnEyedGirl replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    Rough shift??
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    Allergy Injections in the Home Care Setting

    BrnEyedGirl replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    I was giving myself my own allergy injections at home when I was 10. The office taught me and my Mom how to do it and I thought it was cool so I did it myself. Yes we did have an epi pen in the...
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    How should a new nurse prepare for an ED job?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Freedom42's topic in Emergency

    TNCC isn't even suggested until you've been in the ER for a year,...the hospital will pay for all the classes you need. Brush up on EKG interp., and if you can get your hands on the...
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    Spider bites...

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think by definition any skin infection could be cellulitis,....cellulitis is just a generic descriptive term for the infection, the cause could be one of millions of different
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    Too Uptight?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't have given them either,...ask the first nurse to go ahead and pass what she started or waste the meds,.....those rules are there for a reason,...BTW I don't take anything out of its...
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    Volunteering at ER

    BrnEyedGirl replied to mcpnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Our volunteers show family where the coffee is, get blankets/pillows, find the nurse etc, or often just sit with family. They are not allowed to do anything related to pt care including cleaning...
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    Hospital Changes Attendance Policy

    BrnEyedGirl replied to mcpkin's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy is similar,....but it isn't 6 days,..it 6 absences,.if I call in 3 shifts in a row it is one absence,....we also have the "don't come to work with flu sx"
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    If you have rec' d the H1N1 vaccine - please report

    BrnEyedGirl replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Had the flumist three weeks ago on a friday morning,.14hrs later temp of 100.9 and body aches,...back to normal by
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    Is it a sin to want a day off?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    stay home,.relax,..get your stuff done and some rest,....the place won't fall apart without
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    Are there any hospitals hiring new Grads

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Putter's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Missouri,....my hospital hires new grads,.....my dept hired 17 from the last
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    Ethical Issue- Nurses not getting flu vaccine when they could!

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Aaron86's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Wow,...some pretty strong words from a recent grad,.....be ready! I am the 40yr old mother in the emergency dept, and have already snorted that stuff up my nose and was sick for 3 days afterward,..so...
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    OK, What Else Could I have Done?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    The D-fib did its job,....that's why he has it! You kept him calm while EMS arrived,...I bet he spent a couple of hours in the ER and went home! You did all you could do in the situation ,..even if...
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    RN experience prior to ER triage?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to RNBelle's topic in Emergency

    Check the ENA website,...but I believe they recommend 1yr of ER experience and the triage class before working triage,...that's the policy where I