blondy2061h

blondy2061h MSN, RN

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  1. Low Census

    blondy2061h replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow. Guess we're lucky. This also probably explains why we don't use call

  2. CPAP machine

    blondy2061h replied to akaur212's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    F- send a family member home to go get it G- meh, he never used it

  3. Low Census

    blondy2061h replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    Do you get pay for being on call? Usually standard is around 25% of your

  4. Low Census

    blondy2061h replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly how it works at my hospital. Once I was a highly trained sitter because census was low and everyone came in. I've done a lot of sitting but it was my whole shift that time. We haven't...

  5. Low Census

    blondy2061h replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    You need to go to HR or your manager with your concerns and leave if they can't come up with an acceptable solution. My hospital just really doesn't have a low census problem. Hospital wide we're...

  6. Medications in Grams a

    blondy2061h posted a topic in General Nursing

    The versed thread going on right now with the typo discussing giving 2gm of versed got me thinking. How many needs do you give dosed in grams? I've given a gram of Cellcept and a gram of Carafate-...

  7. call MD if HR <60

    blondy2061h replied to Ehhh15's topic in General Nursing

    "Why are they on tele?" "So we can watch them die in real

  8. call MD if HR <60

    blondy2061h replied to Ehhh15's topic in General Nursing

    That's kind of a joke at my hospital too when we have elderly people with multiple comorbidities whose families want EVERYTHING done, so they're on tele. Then we get to watch them brady down with...

  9. Nursing school has made me not like nursing

    blondy2061h replied to kilcawleymarco's topic in General Nursing

    You can't possibly know if you like nursing. You haven't tried nursing yet. You've tried being a nursing student, which is a different world from being a nurse. Further, being a nurse isn't one job....

  10. M in the Box

    blondy2061h replied to 95PGTTech's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I'd be pretty insulted if I were in the hospital and people were giving unsolicited information on my medications I am thoroughly informed

  11. Green O2 Christmas trees

    blondy2061h replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's called quick connect oxygen supply

  12. Can posting about a friend breach HIPAA?

    blondy2061h replied to MOVAN15's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Wow! It sounds like that niece was pretty

  13. More Autonomy?? No more hourly wage grovelling!!

    blondy2061h replied to NefforamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    The people that have the most control over their personal free time are those working 36 hours per week in a 3 12 hour shifts type job where they have a ton of seniority. I did that for years and as...

  14. Can posting about a friend breach HIPAA?

    blondy2061h replied to MOVAN15's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    That's just not true. She was a visitor. You can't break HIPAA if you're seeing someone as a visitor. Further, saying what room or floor someone is on isn't a HIPAA violation. You can call any...

  15. Concerned about a coworker on stimulants whose heart rate is 110

    blondy2061h replied to farawayisland's topic in General Nursing

    I used to take theophylline and my heart rate was never below 100. And above 120 if I had coffee with

  16. Medications in Grams a

    blondy2061h replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I've mostly seen flagyl 500 mg.

  17. Concerned..please help

    blondy2061h replied to Maria1308's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure they had intubation supplies and a skilled intubater readily available on this general pediatric unit for an obese teenager with neuro changes who wasn't on a monitor. I'm sure that will be...

  18. What Can I Do With A BSN? (Without a license).

    blondy2061h replied to Chloe Price's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people pass NCLEX after 2 fails. It's far from unheard of and certainly not a sign that you're not meant to be a nurse. You can't say nursing isn't your calling but mental health nursing...

  19. Benefits of Paper charting.. No Cyber attack

    blondy2061h replied to SouthpawRN's topic in General Nursing

    Also, those ransom attacks are not that uncommon. If your system has built in backups running regularly is should just be a minor hiccup. Educating staff about internet safety is extremely

  20. Benefits of Paper charting.. No Cyber attack

    blondy2061h replied to SouthpawRN's topic in General Nursing

    Downside: very vulnerable to physical attacks- fire, water, shredders, spills, ripping, or going

  21. My coworker was high and got away with it

    blondy2061h replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    The timeline on this story is incredibly confusing. It was on 4/20 but 8 months ago. It was a medsurg floor but he left after his 6 months of ICU

  22. FAILED NCLEX TWICE

    blondy2061h replied to Em.Es's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    First time test takers fresh out of school need more than three weeks to study. You failed once fresh out of school and thought you could review it all in the weeks and that was "giving it your all?"...

  23. What's Going on with Patients Hgb?

    blondy2061h replied to NerdyMedSurgNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient with aHUS once. The presentation sounds remarkably similar. They need to check a haptoglobin to look for hemolysis. It definitely sounds like a hemolytic component. I hope she had a...

  24. 100k in loans worth it?

    blondy2061h replied to ravindram's topic in General Nursing

    Hard pass. No! There are cheaper ways. Lots of people work while doing nursing

  25. Too Many Nurse Practitioners?

    blondy2061h replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Considering some of the nurses I've seen nursing programs graduate lately, I'm scared for the future of nursing in general- not just NP's! The impact will be all the more obvious with NP's, though,...