blondy2061h

blondy2061h MSN, RN

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  1. Now my employer has threatened us with calling the BON if we don't get a pain scale...

    blondy2061h replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I think giving medications for an indication other than the ordered one is a whole different ball of wax than giving them for pain outside of the ordered

  2. Very Low Dose Insulin Administration

    blondy2061h replied to ILoveMyJobRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sliding scale insulin, while commonly used in a hospital setting, is pretty dated in an outpatient/tight glycemic control sense. It seems with all of those sliding scale options, your providers are...

  3. Apple Watch - Why I Love It!

    blondy2061h replied to traumaRUs's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wish they would make an option for nightstand mode to always show the time. I would love being able to wake up and see the time instantly. I charge across the

  4. Apple Watch - Why I Love It!

    blondy2061h replied to traumaRUs's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I didn't see this! Prolonging mine now! Battery life has never been an issue, so this is

  5. Do Occupational Threapy Assistants Get Random Drug Tests

    blondy2061h replied to Loveiskind's topic in General Nursing

    Most people on a nursing board aren't OTA's... It varies by state and facility. This is one of those specific questions we can't answer for you. Any job can do random drug testing if they want, so...

  6. Starting out in a hospital?

    blondy2061h replied to Nurse2BeCam's topic in General Nursing

    Dayshift is fairly easy to come by at my hospital owing to generous nightshift differentials, no managerial presence at night, and chaotic day agendas. Nightshift is far more appealing for anyone that...

  7. Is nursing school really "that" bad?

    blondy2061h replied to Nurseades2b's topic in General Students

    I didn't have a huge social life in nursing school, but some semesters were worse than others. Nursing was my first career and I went into a BSN program right from high school. I went to a rigorous...

  8. I am my own worst enemy

    blondy2061h replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    How can you tell us how you've worked psych, ER, school nursing all over the world, OB, neuro, medsurg, peds, etc (I can't even keep up) then tell us you've lived a shallow and meaningless life?...

  9. A little ICD-10 humor, especially for outpatient nurses

    blondy2061h replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I truly don't understand how in an age where everything in computerized, and we all carry touchscreen computers in our pocket, we're using a system slightly more archaic than the Dewey decimal

  10. A little ICD-10 humor, especially for outpatient nurses

    blondy2061h replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if one of the developers of ICD 10 worked near a Sea

  11. A little ICD-10 humor, especially for outpatient nurses

    blondy2061h replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Well secondary encounter codes would be used for billing for follow up visits for the orca strike injuries, no? If the person were to find themselves struck by a separate orca, or even struck by the...

  12. A little ICD-10 humor, especially for outpatient nurses

    blondy2061h replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Diagnosis vs

  13. Deadly medication errors!

    blondy2061h replied to Nurseling Kathy's topic in Patient Medications

    I prevented this exact same error in nursing schools. I was at clinical, shadowing a nurse. One of our patients was getting hydroxyzine, another, hydralazine. The nurse was looking through all the...

  14. Apple Watch - Why I Love It!

    blondy2061h replied to traumaRUs's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I love it, but the biggest con as a nurse? I can't take a stinkin pulse with it. The screen times out too quickly to actually count a pulse. I sent this as feedback to Apple. I also think the...

  15. Deadly medication errors!

    blondy2061h replied to Nurseling Kathy's topic in Patient Medications

    Most major medication errors are systems errors. Many hospitals take major precautions now to prevent errors that have historically proven fatal, such as not keeping concentrated versions of potassium...

  16. Apple IWatch and nursing

    blondy2061h replied to Miker1980's topic in General Nursing

    I wear my Apple Watch to work without issue. I wash my hands vigorously with it on and just pat it dry with a paper towel afterward. When I'm doing patient care, I can easily pull the glove up over...

  17. Give inhaler w/o doctor's consent?

    blondy2061h replied to clockwood's topic in School

    Does the district have a policy on this? You're taking guidance from the secretary. If one of these students has a severe attack and doesn't have access to their medication, what will happen to the...

  18. Thank the good lord for standing orders.

    blondy2061h replied to downsouthlaff's topic in General Nursing

    We've had plenty of LTC's in the news in this area with c diff epidemics, and one even had a c diff related death. So it happens. Waiting a day for a c diff to come back won't be the end of the...

  19. Thank the good lord for standing orders.

    blondy2061h replied to downsouthlaff's topic in General Nursing

    Zofran 5mg? Diphenhydramine 250mg? Standing orders for diarrhea are a bad idea unless they include no antidiarrheals until confirmed c diff negative. Giving loperamide to someone with c diff puts...

  20. frightened of the abuser

    blondy2061h replied to studentnicu's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is why all healthcare professionals just need to make a habit of purposefully getting time alone with their patient without

  21. fetching the doctor's tea

    blondy2061h replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    But are you a woman? And did you see any news articles about

  22. fetching the doctor's tea

    blondy2061h replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    That's not been my experience. I have chronic medical issues and my providers know me well and usually trust my judgement. They'll usually find ways to get me through the weekend until I can be seen...

  23. fetching the doctor's tea

    blondy2061h replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I've only had to use the on call physician on nights and weekends when I'm questioning if I need to go to the ED. They always say it can take up to an hour for a call

  24. fetching the doctor's tea

    blondy2061h replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of a clinic without a physician on call all the time,

  25. fetching the doctor's tea

    blondy2061h replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I was waiting for where "fetch tea"' was some strange euphemism and that's why the male nurse was