perfectbluebuildings BSN, RN

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    Nursing in Appalachia

    perfectbluebuildings replied to amartinm11's topic in General Nursing

    AHHH yay that is so exciting!!!! You are awesome!!! :-D Oh thank you for sharing this!!! I will have to watch it, that's so
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    Nursing in Appalachia

    perfectbluebuildings replied to amartinm11's topic in General Nursing

    There is a program called Remote Area Medical in which medical professionals set up basically an entire clinic in a high school or other similar building just for a weekend, and give free care to...
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    Reporting to BON

    perfectbluebuildings posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am not sure if I should be posting this in this forum or in the Nurses/Recovery forum. I know a former colleague who self-reported several years ago for prescription pain pill abuse. She went...
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    Reporting to BON

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

    Thank you all for your objective perspectives and understanding. I'm going to speak with another friend of mine who also knows the situation and hasn't completely cut off contact with this person....
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    Orders from hell...

    perfectbluebuildings replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    "Do not call me again tonight unless the patient is actively coding!!" (pediatric patient no reason to believe they would code but had many changing medical needs throughout the shift that needed...
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    Unsure how to answer "have you ever been terminated" question

    perfectbluebuildings posted a topic in General Nursing

    Never mind,
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    Unsure how to answer "have you ever been terminated" question

    perfectbluebuildings replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I am at this time, but expect not to be for much longer. I'm sorry my first post was
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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    perfectbluebuildings replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    I think all that matters is that a nurse is capable of doing the job required. There is no need to worry about someone else's weight or why they are that weight or how they can change that, etc. If...
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    Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    I was amazed by my salary when I became a nurse, because I knew how hard my parents pinched pennies with a family of 8 on a salary similar to mine, and I had only one person to support! But old...
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    perfectbluebuildings replied to imintrouble's topic in School

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    Scrubs: Are Colorful Ones Unprofessional?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to purplegal's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I worked in Peds and at first we had a strict dress code, but after a few years of working there they opened it up to pretty much any color or pattern of scrubs. I have seen some beautiful...
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    Random: best lotion for dry nursing hands!

    perfectbluebuildings replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

    Another vote for Gold Bond- the Healing with Aloe lotion from that brand (warning: it does have a very light scent)- that stuff WORKS!!! Most of the nurses at work seemed to have a tube of it in...
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    What I Learned This Week: Retired Nurses-Where Two Or More Are Gathered...

    perfectbluebuildings replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you very much, Farawyn and OrganizedChaos :-) Thank you for understanding and being so kind. (PS- I tried to quote you both but I couldn't get it to work, so I just went back and included your...
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    What I Learned This Week: Retired Nurses-Where Two Or More Are Gathered...

    perfectbluebuildings replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    That mental illness is way more disabling than I thought it could be and that you can try what seems like every medication out there and it seems like it won't get better!! I'm sick of it!!! I want...
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    Should I leave this racist town?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am so sorry you are going through this, OP. It literally brings tears of anger and sadness to my eyes; I don't know how you have managed to get through even one shift working in such an...
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    oxygen in dying hospice patients

    perfectbluebuildings replied to bmel's topic in General Nursing

    I should clarify that I do not work in hospice, but in pediatrics acute care. I have seen some patients in the end stages of CF who will hang onto that nonrebreather mask @ 100% O2 like a lifeline,...
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    Do a disproportionate amount of nurses suffer from anxiety?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to R!XTER's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Yes, I think many nurses are prone to anxiety, what with the need for attention to detail in our jobs, and the relatively high responsibilities we have in caring for others who are in a vulnerable...
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    That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    perfectbluebuildings replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    -Kernicterus=jaundice. -Like many of you have said, NEVER throw dirty linens on the floor! -Decadron IV makes the patient's butt itch if you push it too
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    Floating Policy

    perfectbluebuildings replied to NGYSUN's topic in General Nursing

    We are oriented to every other unit in the hospital (usually for one 12-hour shift), and then are expected to be able to float there. I do think that if you are going to be expected to float to a...
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    Meds and a G-T patient

    perfectbluebuildings replied to buggybum96's topic in Patient Medications

    In pediatrics, on my unit, we flush the GT first with 5-10 mL sterile water. Then give each med in a separate syringe, given via "push" method (unless the parent requests otherwise, or the med has to...
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    You know you are a pediatric nurse when...

    perfectbluebuildings posted a topic in Pediatric

    ...you are looking at adorable pictures of your friend's 5-month-old baby on facebook, and almost the first thing you notice is his lovely big, straight scalp vein, and you therefore see it as a plus...
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    What Made You Decide on Peds?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to campton's topic in Pediatric

    Ahh, wooh, you're "that mean nurse that will give you a shot if you don't shape up!!", aren't
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    You know you are a pediatric nurse when...

    perfectbluebuildings replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in Pediatric

    Awesome replies! :) I knew I was not the only one... but it makes me feel better to hear it from the rest of you Let's keep this going- it's a fun distraction during RSV/flu season! -speaking of...
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    Do we need to take drugs.. in order to do our job?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Some people need antidepressants to function at their best. Some people need insulin. Some people need seizure medications. Etc, etc. Why is there such a stigma with antidepressants? I have...
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    Thanks, ER nurses.

    perfectbluebuildings posted a topic in Emergency

    Just want to thank ER nurses (and other ER people) for the hard work you do every day. I had to go down there during a busy time last night b/c got hurt at work, and though it was loud and crazy,...