blondy2061h

blondy2061h MSN, RN

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  1. Is this a breach of confidentiality?

    blondy2061h replied to NurseKay13's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on how rare the syndrome is, I would think. I've taken care of a patient or two with diseases so rare there's only 20 or so people in the whole US with their disease. I won't even mention...

  2. Mom suing nurse after suffocation accident

    blondy2061h replied to MunoRN's topic in Nursing News

    I don't have kids and I have never worked post partum, so I genuinely don't know and was just asking. My friends who have had C sections were home by the third night. Our open tah-bso patients usually...

  3. Mom suing nurse after suffocation accident

    blondy2061h replied to MunoRN's topic in Nursing News

    No the lawsuit was filed just last week. It says so in the news article and in the actual linked case

  4. Mom suing nurse after suffocation accident

    blondy2061h replied to MunoRN's topic in Nursing News

    Is it normal to still need atc opiates 3 days post op from a C

  5. Bummer, didn't get into new grad nurse residency

    blondy2061h replied to StocktonNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have to start through the new grad residency program, or can you just apply for RN positions as they're posted through your internal job

  6. Epinephrine error

    blondy2061h replied to katie4593's topic in General Nursing

    If she got the correct dose in the wrong route it's certainly an error, but shouldn't be a life threatening one. The symptoms you describe, except the headache, are all side effects of epi and...

  7. Epinephrine error

    blondy2061h replied to katie4593's topic in General Nursing

    So was she given the correct dose or not? Cardiac arrest epi should be kept on the crash cart- and only there, on inpatient

  8. Epinephrine error

    blondy2061h replied to katie4593's topic in General Nursing

    You said the dose was the same but the route was the only

  9. Is being a CNA a really hard job?

    blondy2061h replied to Veronicax's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes, and the easier places to work will be the more desiraboe jobs with less turnover. They won't be hiring people with no experience constantly like the difficult jobs most people find themselves in...

  10. Am I over thinking this? Opinions appreciated.

    blondy2061h replied to Futuremurse23's topic in General Students

    Meh, I had an instructor who clearly hated me in nursing school. She was trying to push her holistic healing agenda on us to advertise her supplement store. I made it clear I was big into science...

  11. CNA visiting patient

    blondy2061h replied to MsMeow13's topic in General Nursing

    You had a professional relationship with that patient and it has now come to its natural

  12. What's the worst nursing mistake you've done or seen someone else do?

    blondy2061h replied to AnnG_'s topic in General Nursing

    I've seen several horrifying mistakes, thankfully none of which have resulted in serious harm. I can think of probably half a dozen serious mistakes with high risk medications off the top of my head...

  13. Signing the MAR

    blondy2061h replied to Cclm's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Most hospitals use barcode scanning now, so you do your checks, scan the medication and wrist band, then give the medication to the patient. The act of scanning digitally signs the

  14. Ethical delema

    blondy2061h replied to Cclm's topic in General Students

    I highly doubt he died because of a foley incident. I'm guessing he needed a foley because he was quite

  15. First time you saved a patient?

    blondy2061h replied to RNingBSNing's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you say "Big mistake?". Sounds like a good thing that they knew you could help and got you! That's why we have BLS!

  16. Ethical delema

    blondy2061h replied to Cclm's topic in General Students

    Who are you thinking of reporting it to? The instructor, floor nurse, and MD were all already

  17. Paper Charting venting

    blondy2061h replied to raindrops1234's topic in General Nursing

    The nice thing about being in such a specialized field is that you will see the same orders repeatedly from the same providers. Even if it looks like Chinese you'll know that particularly scribble...

  18. Paper Charting venting

    blondy2061h replied to raindrops1234's topic in General Nursing

    Generally speaking in this day and age if I hear of a facility with paper charting I figure that is an indication of a deeply backward and financially struggling

  19. Are We Still Holding Back Baby's Head?

    blondy2061h replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It probably was in the news but the news isn't known for its steller medical

  20. EKGs - counting whole vs half boxes

    blondy2061h replied to mmaribethh's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what you mean by half boxes, I guess. There's the big boxes that are 0.2 seconds, and the small boxes that are 0.04 seconds. I plot out what I'm measuring on scrap paper or with calibers...

  21. Books to give to favorite patients in NICU

    blondy2061h replied to megelizabeth1992's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps start a tradition of getting every baby a card when they leave congratulating them on their progress signed by all of the

  22. Books to give to favorite patients in NICU

    blondy2061h replied to megelizabeth1992's topic in General Nursing

    Loved by 26 weekers

  23. To the nurse who was belittling and condescending to me today

    blondy2061h replied to Wherearethelandmarks's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt you're stupid and I'm not trying to be condescending when I say this, but please try and let some things roll off your back a little easier. She should have been polite ans professional about...

  24. Books to give to favorite patients in NICU

    blondy2061h replied to megelizabeth1992's topic in General Nursing

    Once I brought in nail polish for a patient who said she felt inhuman with her nails so chipped. A few times I've bought coffee for patients when going on a coffee run. That's about as gift-givey as I...

  25. My Charge Nurse acts like I ask too many questions

    blondy2061h replied to Prredneck25's topic in General Nursing

    One thing that can grate people, myself included, is when people KNOW the answer and know what needs to be done but just lack confidence. I'll come and hold your hand the first time or two but you...