blondy2061h

blondy2061h MSN, RN

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  1. My Fibro

    blondy2061h replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the not wanting to take meds thing. I also have migraines. I was getting them sometimes 3 times a week and resisted going on a preventative med for ages. My primary care doctor managed...

  2. Calling in treats for unit when home sick?

    blondy2061h replied to MIRN923's topic in General Nursing

    Hence "might consider." I have no idea how things work at their place of employment. I just know after only 8 months on the job calling in sick for every day between two trips looks really

  3. Calling in treats for unit when home sick?

    blondy2061h replied to MIRN923's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, if this is the plan, I might consider skipping the next camping trip and seeing if you can pick up then when you're feeling

  4. Calling in treats for unit when home sick?

    blondy2061h replied to MIRN923's topic in General Nursing

    Don't. It makes you look guilty. Being sick is part of life, and it happens. Don't apologize. I promise you'll get the short end of that stick some

  5. Calling ICU/CCU nurses!

    blondy2061h replied to Jenni811's topic in Critical Care

    Hopefully people being lightly sedated are getting extubated

  6. Calling ICU/CCU nurses!

    blondy2061h replied to Jenni811's topic in Critical Care

    I know this is old, but if I'm ever tubed and you withdraw my sedation to ambulate me I promise I'm self

  7. My Fibro

    blondy2061h replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    I was a counselor at a summer camp for many summers throughout high school and college. We would get a few campers there all summer. A subset of these campers were wonderful kids who simply had a...

  8. Thyroid medication

    blondy2061h replied to gofast's topic in Patient Medications

    How do you handle that on your days off? I'm not on Synthroid, but I took Theodur for awhile that had the same issues. I struggled because I would sleep more normal hours for my four days off a week....

  9. Leaders Of The Pack: Supplements That Work!

    blondy2061h replied to donnagsaez15's topic in General Nursing

    The insulin's produced by the *clap* *clap* David pancreas! Sing it with me now,

  10. My Fibro

    blondy2061h replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    I have an interesting blend of chronic illness, including type 1 diabetes and some breathing issues. I definitely refer to them as "my illnesses" sometimes. They effect my body. And they effect me in...

  11. AWKWARD but admittedly hilarious situation......

    blondy2061h replied to nurse2211's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I read this post like 4 times looking for the part that was embarrassing. Being in boxer's at the doctor's office doesn't seem like it to me. If he was super modest, doesn't seem like he would...

  12. Does this make me really horrible?

    blondy2061h replied to vandiola's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I'm

  13. Does this make me really horrible?

    blondy2061h replied to vandiola's topic in General Nursing

    When I have an appointment I'll label it on my calendar as a "doctor's appointment." I'll tell people I need time off work for a doctor's appointment. But when I go I see, in addition to the doctor,...

  14. Open mouth, insert foot...

    blondy2061h replied to Christy1019's topic in General Nursing

    Ouch!

  15. Open mouth, insert foot...

    blondy2061h replied to Christy1019's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient with newly diagnosed Lymphoma who I was preparing to administer the first dose of chemo too. I was donning my chemo precautions garb. The patient said to me, "You young people these...

  16. Unwanted 'diagnosis'!

    blondy2061h replied to WinterLilac's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I would take more value in such comments from an endocrinologist than a herbalist. If you're curious, it is a simple, straight forward blood

  17. Unwanted 'diagnosis'!

    blondy2061h replied to WinterLilac's topic in General Nursing

    Herbalists are usually bogus quacks in my opinion who want to add to their self righteous highly inflated egos by trying to fix everyone around them, often wth a coexisting financial motive. Are all...

  18. New Grad - Just got a job at Starbucks. Help.

    blondy2061h replied to NightWatch's topic in Nursing Career

    Yeah, generally speaking any cities with winters where temperatures frequently get below -20F windchill are going to have a much more open job market! I live in one such city and all of our new grads...

  19. Open mouth, insert foot...

    blondy2061h replied to Christy1019's topic in General Nursing

    Not nursing related, but I was at a hibachi restaurant and the chef was squirting sake in people's mouths. I said "No thank you." He asked me why not. I said, "I just don't like guys squirting things...

  20. Open mouth, insert foot...

    blondy2061h replied to Christy1019's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient with no eyes who was on my unit for awhile. I was constantly catching myself saying stupid stuff, "The pink pill is your Prevacid, for stomach acid, and the white one is your...

  21. IS THIS TRUE???

    blondy2061h replied to nurse2211's topic in General Nursing

    We wore shorts and a sports bra or spaghetti straps under a gown. Not that bad. Our professor told us the NP students did breast exams on each other, but when I went through the NP program we did no...

  22. suspended for doing the right thing...

    blondy2061h replied to farmernurse26's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was on shots I was easily taking 6-8 shots a day- 2 of Levemir and Novolog every time I ate or was above 150. And I had an A1c of 6%. More shots =/=

  23. suspended for doing the right thing...

    blondy2061h replied to farmernurse26's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Brittle diabetic is a frowned upon term these days. The thought is with current technology, with the right approach, blood sugars can be controlled and if you label someone "brittle" that's akin to...

  24. suspended for doing the right thing...

    blondy2061h replied to farmernurse26's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I take it you're British? I haven't heard that term in ages, since I used to be on message boards with diabetics from all over the world that would talk about their DAFNE courses. I had forgotten all...

  25. Wear your PPE!

    blondy2061h replied to Anna S, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't aware HIV required full face shields. Which is because it doesn't. What exactly would have happened if you hadn't been wearing the mask? You would have had to wash your face. With modern HIV...