blondy2061h

blondy2061h MSN, RN

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  1. Orders from hell...

    blondy2061h replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Hoping he joined

  2. Patient brings own urine sample for preoperative pregnancy testing

    blondy2061h replied to DineenC's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah no way would I use a home

  3. S.O.S. If a peripheral line gets wet in the shower, can water get inside?

    blondy2061h replied to MissHopeful111's topic in General Nursing

    Nah, I've definitely sent people home with peripheral IV's. Sometimes they're waiting to be scheduled for a PICC line, have had a PICC line and needed it removed due to infection or thrombus but still...

  4. 2nd try failed @265 questions. Any advise?

    blondy2061h replied to skype25's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Why are you only on your second try after 7 years? Were you practicing in the Philippines in the

  5. What's the best way to deter inmates from abusing the safety cell?

    blondy2061h replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Correctional

    Have a psychiatrist come see them and charge a small copay for that. I'm sure that is against their rights,

  6. COPD 96% on RA hypoxic?

    blondy2061h replied to NorthernNurse BSN,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I swear nasal cannulas are a great placebo. I had a patient years ago that woukd wear it turned off and ambulate with it not even plugged

  7. Living in Dc--working in MD

    blondy2061h replied to hma11's topic in General Nursing

    There are lots of nurses that live in Canada or Mexico and work in the US. I'm sure communting internationally is even more common in Europe. Living and working in a different state is no big deal....

  8. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    blondy2061h replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    That's just

  9. Manipulating Glucometer?

    blondy2061h replied to lreddick's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like she was pooling the alcohol to get a diluted sample. If she's not taking insulin and is getting readings of 26, she probably needs to be hospitalized for a 72 hour fast with c-peptide,...

  10. Orders from hell...

    blondy2061h replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Then the order should just be discontinued because it's not valid. Not sure what country you're in, though, since those aren't US

  11. Orders from hell...

    blondy2061h replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Verbal order: "Give him however much Dilaudid you think is appropriate" If you guessed this was from same doc who has gotten a few mentions here already you'd be correct. The other providers I work...

  12. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    blondy2061h replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    You're a brave

  13. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    blondy2061h replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    I'm ready for some IM Phenergan from reading

  14. Witnessing Consent

    blondy2061h replied to Apples&Oranges's topic in General Nursing

    Legally anyone can be a witness to a signature on a form. They can have a housekeeper do it and as long as the housekeeper saw the patient sign the form, they can witness that it was the patient that...

  15. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    blondy2061h replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, sick days for clinicals? If we missed a day we had to pay the instructor's salary to come make the day up with

  16. Manipulating Glucometer?

    blondy2061h replied to lreddick's topic in General Nursing

    Long term diabetics can develope hypoglycemia unawareness and be asymptomatic and quite low blood

  17. Is it worth paying for RN resume?

    blondy2061h replied to OneRN2's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My sister works in HR at a big company known to be difficult to get a job for. She wrote my resume. If only I didn't suck at

  18. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    blondy2061h replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    There's a good lesson here, to make sure you're properly ID'ing patients before treatments. It's a nice lesson to have set in in a mildly embarrassing manner now versus at a route cause analysis...

  19. Manipulating Glucometer?

    blondy2061h replied to lreddick's topic in General Nursing

    I mean it's possible, by diluting the blood sample, but why would she? Glucose gel isn't exactly a delicious snack, and she'd have to manipulate all of those

  20. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    blondy2061h replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Hahaha, we have the same one. It probably doesn't matter how you use it, still

  21. Orders from hell...

    blondy2061h replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    But the second he's extubated, get the

  22. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    blondy2061h replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man, that's

  23. Nursing Supervisor - Walk In My Shoes For A Day!

    blondy2061h replied to spotangel's topic in General Nursing

    Great article. It sounds so similar and different from the nursing supervision I do. I'm at a smaller hospital, so I'm on my own. No staffer. No other supervisor. But the problems are the

  24. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    blondy2061h replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Went to work with a non matching pair of shoes. Tried to draw blood off an accessed port while the patient was still sleeping without waking him up. He was sleeping soundly, on his back, topless,...

  25. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    blondy2061h replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently your screens don't test for normal saline, which is very much a drug according to the most pompous of regulatory