flygirls2

flygirls2 BSN

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  1. DMAT Disaster Teams

    flygirls2 posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hi! Hoping someone can help me out. I have invested my career and education into working with disasters. I have been scouring USAJOBS and am on search notification lists --- for more than one year. I...

  2. Juggling Multiple PRN Jobs

    flygirls2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm interested in working exclusively PRN, but hoping to be able to work close to (or more than) full time equivalent hours. I need to be able to be off completely for ten days every month - thus, I...

  3. Writing a letter on behalf of a nurse under investigation?

    flygirls2 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hi! I used to work with a nurse who has recently been fired and reported to the BON for suspicion of diverting. She has asked me to write a letter of reference to character for her to the BON. I...

  4. What graduate degrees can a nurse pursue?

    flygirls2 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm trying to choose a graduate degree program to go into.. But none of the 'traditional' nursing master/doctorate degrees particularly appeal to me at this point. What other specialties can you get...

  5. How to stay safe -- psych holding unit?

    flygirls2 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Ok-- I hope you all can help me with this! I am a PCU/ED nurse and my hospital very recently built and opened a psych transition/holding unit beside our ED. I was eager for a change and got one of...

  6. I hate nursing..

    flygirls2 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in December, and have been working on an inpatient oncology unit since. I DREAD going to work each week. The days I do have off, I'm too tired to enjoy. I'm not overwhelmed or any of the...

  7. Home Health for Single Moms??

    flygirls2 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi, I'm in a bad situation currently working 12 hour nights with poor childcare for my 6 year old child. I have to find a solution. The problem with working days is that her school does not have a...

  8. Good Hours for Single Mom?

    flygirls2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I've been working as charge nurse on a stepdown unit for 3 years on 12 hour nights. I'm suddenly in a very bad position with childcare for my 6 year old child. I have to find a new job, but the...

  9. Good Hours for Single Mom?

    flygirls2 replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    What I meant by pick her up and drop her off---- I was thinking if I did something like the home health where I make my own schedule-- maybe I could intentionally not schedule visits when it is time...

  10. Good Hours for Single Mom?

    flygirls2 replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    That's the problem. Only have one living grandparent in the area, no other family. The grandparent that is here is getting dementia- and was watching her at night, but cannot any longer-- she recently...

  11. New Grad & New Oncology Nurse!

    flygirls2 posted a topic in Oncology

    Just looking for any advice you can give me regarding the oncology aspect of nursing. Any tips you have learned, tricks to pass on.. Advice?? Thank you

  12. Bizarre Case- Any guesses?

    flygirls2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently had a bizarre case on my unit where I was acting as charge. I have never seen anything like this- and am dying to hear ideas as to what it might have been! Male patient in 30's originally...

  13. Bizarre Case- Any guesses?

    flygirls2 replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I was trying to give him the benefit of the doubt since he said he was on the Suboxone ONLY at this point. Then again, when has a druggie patient ever been honest with me? Never.

  14. Bizarre Case- Any guesses?

    flygirls2 replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    How would he get the endocarditis then? Just a result of the

  15. Bizarre Case- Any guesses?

    flygirls2 replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    Ok- so I found out a couple more details.. Apparently he had a history of IV drug use, but apparently was on the Suboxone for treatment from that. The docs decided he has some sort of infection in a...

  16. Bizarre Case- Any guesses?

    flygirls2 replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    That's interesting. It makes sense in this scenario.. As far as I know, he did not shoot drugs-- then again, we were going off of his parent's word as he was unable to tell us much. So no telling.....

  17. Bizarre Case- Any guesses?

    flygirls2 replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, well thanks anyways! Appreciate the

  18. Bizarre Case- Any guesses?

    flygirls2 replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    I'll update if I find out the end result! He is definitely a very sick puppy. One of the sickest appearing patients I've

  19. Bizarre Case- Any guesses?

    flygirls2 replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    FloridaNurse- Good information. Thanks! You sure know your stuff:)! Very interesting. I didn't realize there was a cold sepsis! I'll have to check that out as well. But no, haven't heard anything...

  20. Bizarre Case- Any guesses?

    flygirls2 replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    Does that go by another name? I'm trying to google "bacterial cell lysis syndrome" and not finding much. This sounds like it could very well be the case

  21. Bizarre Case- Any guesses?

    flygirls2 replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    But the rest of the picture doesn't fit with DIC. I work on a cardiac stepdown unit, we get patients with rhabdo all the time- but never like this. I've never seen a K+ rise despite such treatment,...

  22. Bizarre Case- Any guesses?

    flygirls2 replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, I do think he was septic to some extent. But I've never seen WBC's change that quickly! 23 to 78 in three hours! The temp went down to 94.. PT/PTT were ok. D-dimer I do not think was drawn....

  23. How did you/should I find my niche in nursing?

    flygirls2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN for one year now, having spent my first year on an inpatient oncology/hematology unit. I also have a small amount of surgical experience from a nursing school externship. I'm getting...

  24. How did you/should I find my niche in nursing?

    flygirls2 replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    When you go on float-- do you typically go all over the hospital or stay within 2-3

  25. Delayed lung sounds?

    flygirls2 replied to flygirls2's topic in Pulmonary

    Mets to the lungs. Thank you for the awesome answer! I asked my co-workers, and no one knew.. So I was beginning to think I had imagined it. Very interesting post,