blondy2061h

blondy2061h MSN, RN

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  1. Chlorhexidine caps

    blondy2061h replied to marilyn.tabor's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen chlorahexadine caps, only isopropyl alcohol ones (Curos, Swab Cap). Our policy is not to do any further alcohol scrubbing after the cap is removed, as long as the cap has been on the...

  2. Non-invasive No-Touch Temporal Thermometers?

    blondy2061h replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in General Nursing

    I keep reading all these articles about how accurate they are in journals. The ONS just published one in the journal I got yesterday. But in reality they're awful. I'm get numbers ranging across a 3...

  3. Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

    blondy2061h replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I can't handle this much truth this early in the

  4. I need help. =(

    blondy2061h replied to MissyERnurse's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like that ER was a toxic environment and you just had to leave the swamp and see the meadow to know it! Glad you're happier. I'm guessing you'll still have ample opportunity to improve your...

  5. CNA as a career

    blondy2061h replied to unbrokenx3's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Being a lifelong CNA is a hard and thankless life

  6. HIV needle stick

    blondy2061h replied to Kyliemarie8588's topic in General Nursing

    What type of needle are we talking

  7. So Sick Of This Nurses Eat The Young Crap

    blondy2061h replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    It's really not a generational thing. It's a problem your facility is having with attracting, hiring, and retaining GOOD new nurses. I work with several brand new 22 year old grads that have fantastic...

  8. social media problem

    blondy2061h replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Whether a person can see your status updates and comments on them after you unfriend them depends on privacy settings. Make sure you unfriend AND block the

  9. social media problem

    blondy2061h replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would take a screen shot of the whole discussion with your computer's time and date visible just in case but I doubt there's any

  10. PPD

    blondy2061h replied to neuroRN14's topic in General Nursing

    My job is extremely strict about who can read PPD's. I can't even have my personal physician read it. Have you verified that having a friend read it will even be acceptable? I suspect it wouldn't be...

  11. do you drink coffee during your shift?

    blondy2061h replied to aname's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. I have a cup when I come in and again at 0130. Oh how I count down to that second cup. They're fine with drinks at the desk as long as they have

  12. Easter??

    blondy2061h replied to breane3's topic in General Nursing

    if you could please message me the name of this facility and a list of open positions. Yeah, that'd be

  13. Easter??

    blondy2061h replied to breane3's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. I don't get it. Christmas is a "premium" holiday, paid at even more than other holidays, but nothing for Easter. But I agree. Keep it hush hush lest we lose our Christmas pay. I suspect if...

  14. evolve case study- hypertension

    blondy2061h replied to MelissaEmbury's topic in General Students

    Is English your first

  15. evolve case study- hypertension

    blondy2061h replied to MelissaEmbury's topic in General Students

    Sense, you make it not. Many of us are willing to help students. But ya gotta give us more than that to work

  16. Central line dressing days

    blondy2061h replied to ngodin's topic in General Nursing

    This is not evidence based. Changing a new, dry, and intact dressing simply due to the day of the week is just putting that patient at risk for infection due to more

  17. Central line dressing days

    blondy2061h replied to ngodin's topic in General Nursing

    48 hours post insertion, q7d, and PRN. No set day weekly. That would not be a pleasant day to work. I can't imagine changing someone's dressing on Sunday if it gets wet in the shower, only to have to...

  18. I am an ER doc. I wrote a short story about a girl having a seizure.

    blondy2061h replied to pg212's topic in General Nursing

    I read that book when I was in high school and again years later as an experienced nurse. Great story and I was surprised at how different my take was on it both times. Loved the story linked in the...

  19. Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    blondy2061h replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Our policy is to assess is q8h and as long as it's not irritated and flushes easily without burning it can stay in use. How often does IV team need to assess and reapprove the IV after the initial 4...

  20. Thinking about quitting nursing school

    blondy2061h replied to LucyJan's topic in General Nursing

    I was 18 when I started nursing school and wasn't the youngest one in my high school's graduating

  21. Nurse who survived Ebola is suing the hospital

    blondy2061h replied to anon456's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The CDC's protocol was changed like once a week for awhile. And until the very end it was remarkably different from how the CDC dressed to handle the

  22. Pts without insurance getting d/c on insulin

    blondy2061h replied to sassyann85's topic in General Nursing

    Our social workers seem to be miracle workers in this department as far as I can tell. My hospital attracts a lot of donations, too, and our social work department has a fund set up to provide...

  23. Pick my "poison"

    blondy2061h replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I think medical would give you the most experience and leave you the least pigeon holes in the

  24. Tablets

    blondy2061h replied to NurseEmmy's topic in General Nursing

    I recommend iPad for the wide variety of excellent apps it has that are helpful in nursing school. I found it to be more user friendly and reliable than cheaper

  25. accessing portacaths

    blondy2061h replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    The steps will really vary be facility. The basics will be the same, but each facility has slightly different procedures. I recommend talking with your nursing