blondy2061h

blondy2061h MSN, RN

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  1. Well, that was embarrassing and slightly awkward..

    blondy2061h replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    I read your post three times looking for the part you should be embarrassed by. I can't find it. All I see is someone clearly motivated and enthusiastic about working for

  2. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    blondy2061h replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    You don't graduate as an RN. You graduate with a BSN or ADN and are then granted the opportunity to take the NCLEX. If you pass, the state you applied for licensure in will THEM bestow upon you the...

  3. Pill Cutter Cleaning

    blondy2061h replied to ctracy4403's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of facility are you from? Our pills are stocked in common sizes in the Pyxis and it's not uncommon to need to cut

  4. Pill Cutter Cleaning

    blondy2061h replied to ctracy4403's topic in General Nursing

    We also have switched to one pill cutter per patient. It's kept in their med drawer and then sent home with

  5. Patient Conscious During CPR

    blondy2061h replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I was in a code where a patient was beginning to gain consciousness during parts of it. It was nothing like your described, though. The patient was just opening their eyes for brief seconds and was...

  6. Im sad. Think I tested positive for alcohol

    blondy2061h replied to daout's topic in Nurses Recovery

    How much wine did you have, how close to your shift, that they could smell it on your

  7. Is everyone's first day this "Great"

    blondy2061h replied to Feelgood RN's topic in General Nursing

    Palliative patients are on palliative care BECAUSE they're dying. If you helped them pass with dignity and comfort, you succeeded as a nurse. Death is the natural conclusion to life, not a sign of...

  8. So I kind of messed up

    blondy2061h replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Great news for you! I imagine you've learned your

  9. IV Rules at your Facility

    blondy2061h replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    We no longer have mandatory time frames for changing IVs. Patency and surrounding skin are accessed q12h at a minimum and the IV is changed when needed. Caps are changed

  10. So I kind of messed up

    blondy2061h replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    This thread highlights how risky that behavior is. Plus, a sudden, severe sore throat can be a symptom of serious pathology and really warrants

  11. I don't have time to pee!

    blondy2061h replied to bossman's topic in General Nursing

    Read it a second time. There it is! Better sentence structure and using words that wouldn't get ****'d out would have made the sarcasm shine

  12. Hipaa violation

    blondy2061h replied to Betty52's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    When patients and their family members want to chat: Weather Sports Pets Ask about pictures in the room Vague weekend plans: "Oh, you know, busy spring cleaning this time of

  13. Hipaa violation

    blondy2061h replied to Betty52's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Really? Even alone? So if I say "I've taken care of a patient from Baltimore." that alone is a HIPAA violation. I just violated

  14. Hipaa violation

    blondy2061h replied to Betty52's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    But if the other mom can identify the case, she's identifying it because she knows the case, not because of any identifiable information that the nurse gave. Say I read an oncology related medical...

  15. Hipaa violation

    blondy2061h replied to Betty52's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It doesn't sound like a hipaa violation to me. There is no identifying information. City is pretty broad, and the treatments you describe are fairly typical for a home care

  16. Obese Nurses

    blondy2061h replied to Goldentreasure's topic in Health, Stress Management

    When they're not stealing all the meds out of the

  17. Obese Nurses

    blondy2061h replied to Goldentreasure's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thank goodness for the Atlantic Coastal states, where up to 30 is allowable, except in Vermont, or for labor & delivery. In all seriousness- no. But I imagine a very obese nurse would have a hard...

  18. Day 3: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

    blondy2061h replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Obnoxious patient, unexpectedly discharged last

  19. Phone tree frustrations for patients

    blondy2061h replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, agreed. Post op patients need a quick and reliable way to get in touch with their

  20. Phone tree frustrations for patients

    blondy2061h replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I've been fortunate. My primary care doctor has a receptionist that always answers the phone within 3 rings or so during business hours, and outside of business hours has her cell phone number on...

  21. So I kind of messed up

    blondy2061h replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't thrown any stones and I don't take it at work. Plus- it's tramadol. But

  22. So I kind of messed up

    blondy2061h replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    OP- have you heard anything

  23. So I kind of messed up

    blondy2061h replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    It's definitely a runon, but the sentence part is

  24. So I kind of messed up

    blondy2061h replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    My bottle of TRAMADOL. Maybe it depends on the pharmacy, because I have an Ambien bottle from a different pharmacy that doesn't say

  25. So I kind of messed up

    blondy2061h replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    For all the people saying, "How would lay people know it's illegal to share controlled substances?" every time I've filled a controlled script, it had an orange sticker right on it informing me