BlueRidgeHomeRN

BlueRidgeHomeRN

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  1. Help, our unit is falling apart!

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to nurseklw72's topic in General Nursing

    sadly, this story is played out over and over, and usually the only answer is to leave. when this type of new supervisor ruined my top-line mother-baby unit, 90% of the staff quit. by the time...

  2. coworker complained: I dared to say "butt."

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    i am ex-military, where there is a written regulation requiring the use of at least one four letter word per sentence. the f-word is used, in all its permutations, as a comma! if "butt" was ever the...

  3. + Ppd?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    same problem here--i am a lily-white strawberry blond, and since florida requires a two-step ppd and i changed jobs twice in one year (a different story!!) i wound up having a horrible reaction that...

  4. How do I deal with pt/family's racist attitudes?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    once upon a long time ago, i was the don of a snf in a southern state. a white patient and his family demanded to see me so that they could get the patient a different roomate. they were offended at...

  5. Is this birth plan reasonable

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to wulfbourne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    every woman's experience is different, but i just wanted to add that this is not always the case.. i am very pale skinned (natural strwberry blond) and had zero pain nursing either of my boys. i did...

  6. so, what do you do if you are not doing bedside nursing??

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to rxrn's topic in General Nursing

    i'm happily doing "chairside" or "couchside" or even "porchside" nursing as a home health nurse--plus a fair amount of singing along to the radio loudly and badly while driving to visits !! pay's...

  7. Do you think most nurses can afford to work part time?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    sure-if you only eat part-time and sleep indoors part

  8. Non-contact patient shares room with contact patient...is this typical?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat::smackingf:yeahthat:

  9. Any UF or UCF students/grads out there?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to mcs1505's topic in Florida Nursing

    both are great schools--i am ucf class of 1991 (and i was an older, non-traditional student then...grandma now!) great learning, good clinicials--pm and i'll give my view from 17 years ago. btw,...

  10. Medication administer through the colostomy?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Hopice's topic in General Nursing

    btw---it is not compounding to carry out a legal md order. i'm very impressed with your academic prowess, but please stay away from me and mine if we are terminal and uncomfortable--which, you will...

  11. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    the family leave act in the us, btw, just means you get a job to come back to. it is unpaid and companies with less than 50 employees aren't

  12. Are CEU's Important?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to 4fill's topic in General Nursing

    scary to add, virginia does not require any ceu's!!! this was a shock after needing 1 ceu for each month of license term (2 or 3 years) in florida.:weathersunsmall: any other states that don"t have...

  13. Still devastated after 4 years

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to kbswife's topic in General Nursing

    my prayers are with you... god does not "punish", he forgives.... please try to find a "project rachel" or other post-abortion support group where you can find some peace and learn to forgive...

  14. Medication administer through the colostomy?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Hopice's topic in General Nursing

    the word was hospice, not hospital! and almost all palliative meds can be given at any end or opening in the alimentary canal, sir. patricia brown, rn, bsn, chpn, ccm,cohc,

  15. Can someone explain the amnestic effects of Anesthesia?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Spoiled1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    can't answer as a nurse--not my area of expertise--but can give some info from the patient's viewpoint. i've had three surguries-two under general, the last under spinal because i didn't want to be a...

  16. Medication administer through the colostomy?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Hopice's topic in General Nursing

    common enough in hospice, where things like peg tubes aren't appropriate. the absorption rate is about the same as rectal, unless its an

  17. Who pronounces the death?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to NICU_babyRN's topic in General Nursing

    in the us, hospice rn's can pronounce an registered hospice pt, all others need an md, at least in fl and va where i've

  18. Please Help!!

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to loveismalichidadon's topic in General Nursing

    besides, what is your hurry at age 18? are you done with school, financially stable, and married? if not, this may be nature's way of telling you to slow

  19. Please Help!!

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to loveismalichidadon's topic in General Nursing

    you need to speak with a physician, preferrably an infertitilty specialist. even if we nurses were qualified to diagnose, which we're not, there are hundreds of various reasons for not conceiving....

  20. Why Private Health insurance fails.....

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

  21. Why Private Health insurance fails.....

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    [quote=hm2viking; as to the other complaints: if we want people to work and hold jobs: these people were not employed; most had never been. 1. they need a phone just as much as anyone else. one with...

  22. Why Private Health insurance fails.....

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    yes, yes, and yes..... during a public health rotation, found that, with one or two notable expections, pts preferred going to the er at their convenience over coming into the clinic for...

  23. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

  24. What should be done about this? Unbelievable backstabbing...

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

    [quote= imho i think it's actually a good idea for you to sit down with this person, quote] it's incredibly stressful to work with a fruit-loop of this caliber, but the last thing i would do would be...

  25. Liquid Stool - Orange

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to AggieNurse99's topic in General Nursing

    c-diff was my immediate thought,