blondy2061h

blondy2061h MSN, RN

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  1. Handled this situation wrong??

    blondy2061h replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    Did the nurse and your instructor think they were? They know the patient and could assess the situation first hand, and they know what resources are available at that hospital, so their opinion is...

  2. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    blondy2061h replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    So do

  3. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    blondy2061h replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't really matter if it's still taught. It was taught when I graduated. I haven't done it since. I couldn't do it now. If I googled it I could relearn quickly, but of their pumps weren't...

  4. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    blondy2061h replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    We do several a week at my

  5. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    blondy2061h replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    We give tincture of opium all the time for our GVHD patients'

  6. Being Pulled into the Office for calling CAT

    blondy2061h replied to ryuunohime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Without going into too many details, I've personally seen cases where rapid responses were called after patients hadn't been doing well for some time and the patient died shortly after ICU transfer....

  7. Being Pulled into the Office for calling CAT

    blondy2061h replied to ryuunohime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Code blue- cardiac arrest. CPR needed. Pulse less Rapid response - not doing well. Someone is concerned. Needs urgent intervention and maybe a move to ICU. Called to prevent a code blue....

  8. Being Pulled into the Office for calling CAT

    blondy2061h replied to ryuunohime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Bessie is bedside. That's what I get for typing on my

  9. Do you pre-inflate the balloon on a foley cath?

    blondy2061h replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    No, our kits specifically say not

  10. Being Pulled into the Office for calling CAT

    blondy2061h replied to ryuunohime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's completely inappropriate to question the nurse who was at the Bessie's decision to call a rapid response. Who cares what the physician or the previous nurse says? They weren't there. Clearly it...

  11. Made mistakes

    blondy2061h replied to Sith_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Not every type of unit does that frequently. I can count on one hand the number of patients I had on tube feeding in 8 years of bedside

  12. No Excuse for Mistake....

    blondy2061h replied to Jolie's topic in Nursing News

    Nursing field being key, not a

  13. No Excuse for Mistake....

    blondy2061h replied to Jolie's topic in Nursing News

    No kidding. Even if the cleaning crew hadn't been there, did she not have a phone? Did the clinic not have phones on their

  14. Injections - how do you contaminate a needle

    blondy2061h replied to mamacitanursita's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, I have no

  15. omg...fish oil!

    blondy2061h replied to beckster_01's topic in Patient Medications

    Triple

  16. Made mistakes

    blondy2061h replied to Sith_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    How many patients did you have that shift? How often are you missing things on a typical

  17. I am a new nurse trying to figure out how to get a doctor to stop bullying me at work.

    blondy2061h replied to Mississippideer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would make sure you're documenting everything clearly: "Notified Dr. Jerk of CO2 result, requested anesthesiology be notified. Anesthesiologist paged. See new order from Dr.

  18. Fired, no proof or investigation. Please help

    blondy2061h replied to Fnj9977's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't it make sense to give a heads up with a patient family member going to legal like

  19. SO BAD at drawing blood, starting IV's??

    blondy2061h replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

    Can you ask if you can work a shift in phlebotomy, or cat scan, or somewhere else where they do a lot of blood draws or

  20. What do you think of this schedule?

    blondy2061h replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Self scheduling can be great, except where are you in seniority? At my facility part timers are automatically last to pick their schedule and really just filling in gaps, not so much having

  21. What kind of scheduling do you use at work?

    blondy2061h replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    In my current job there's one other person that works night shift and she has about 20 years more seniority than I do, so we use the scheduling where I work all the nights she doesn't want

  22. Clean stick needle change

    blondy2061h replied to Emergencyhotdog's topic in General Nursing

    See the OP's first

  23. Anxiety following patient death

    blondy2061h replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely believe that some people don't want their family to watch them die and will wait until they leave to let go. I tell family members this if they're holding 24/7 vigil at the bedside for...

  24. Clean stick needle change

    blondy2061h replied to Emergencyhotdog's topic in General Nursing

    The CDC even has a position on this. A Patient Safety Threat – Syringe Reuse | Injection Safety | CDC "Healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, and anyone providing injections) should never reuse a...

  25. Clean stick needle change

    blondy2061h replied to Emergencyhotdog's topic in General Nursing

    https://www.aana.com/resources2/professionalpractice/Documents/PPM%20Safe%20Injection%20Guidelines%20for%20Needle%20and%20Syringe%20Use.pdf The first bold point- "Never administer medications from the...