blondy2061h

blondy2061h MSN, RN

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  1. Ethical question-WWYD?

    blondy2061h replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    People in severe anaphylaxis can lose their airway in 30 seconds. Average EMS response time in an urban area is what? 4 minutes? Epinephrine is a standard dose. Auto injectors are near impossible to...

  2. Ethical question-WWYD?

    blondy2061h replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in almost this exact situation. I was volunteering as a camp nurse. A staff member stepped on a bee hive and sustained dozens of stings and started having total body swelling and some...

  3. Vibrating vest and other tx for COPD?

    blondy2061h replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Our flutter valves come from respiratory therapy. I'm sure you could order them online somewhere. Brand name is

  4. Vibrating vest and other tx for COPD?

    blondy2061h replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of flutter valves for anyone with pulmonary issues. I've never seen a vest used in an adult. Occasionally we'll do percussion if we've got someone with terrible pneumonia. Seems more palliative...

  5. Medication orders

    blondy2061h replied to trlawson's topic in General Nursing

    This. Before you try and remodel your boat, you need to realize that airplanes are standard now. This is a total non-issue is EMR's, since orders can be sorted by lab, respiratory, pharmacy,...

  6. Root Cause Analysis

    blondy2061h replied to Faye Holmes's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I went to one for a very serious med error I made. It was a terrifying, but all in all very positive experience. No one was judgemental toward me, which was my biggest fear. I knew my manager,...

  7. weekend work Harder?

    blondy2061h replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I'm also surprised to see how many people say they prefer weekends because no PT or OT. PT gets our patients out of bed and ambulating on week days. On weekends that falls on nursing. OT often helps...

  8. weekend work Harder?

    blondy2061h replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    Our weekends are more hectic because they think we can do the same patients with one less nurse, one less aid, and far less ancillary

  9. My Cushy Per Diem Job

    blondy2061h replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have coworkers that work with an agency. They're constantly getting called to go be the token RN at nursing homes staffed mainly with LPN's. They round once or twice a shift to see if anyone needs...

  10. Students asking for free money

    blondy2061h replied to l.a.m.b's topic in General Students

    Student loans are 12.5% interest now? Really? My credit card is

  11. Students asking for free money

    blondy2061h replied to l.a.m.b's topic in General Students

    Didn't we just have this thread? Like 2 months ago? The OP sounds almost verbatim. It became quite

  12. How to obtain a tracheal aspirate

    blondy2061h replied to quirkystar's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, respiratory therapy does this in my facility. We have sputum traps and they instill a bit of saline into the trach then suction and the sample gets stuck in the

  13. Leaving a patient foley in

    blondy2061h replied to VivaLaVida14's topic in General Nursing

    Foley gets d/c'ed at 1845. A bit sooner if their night shift nurse tends to be early. I jest, I

  14. “Your privacy is important to us� so how did patients’ medical exams get on Youtube?

    blondy2061h replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Many people WANT to participate in the educating of both health care providers and the general public. Often this is because they've lost a family member to a disease that is more easily treated...

  15. Is it legal for hospitals to force Nurses to work without pay during crisis?

    blondy2061h replied to jennyanydot's topic in General Nursing

    RNsRWe- you must not work in any kind of major storm belt. Every hospital in this area has mandated OT policies for states of emergencies. Our last major storm we were even mandated to come back for...

  16. Is it legal for hospitals to force Nurses to work without pay during crisis?

    blondy2061h replied to jennyanydot's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a state that does not have mandatory overtime unless a state of emergency is declared. I've been mandated for this reason before and stuck at work. I've been paid for all hours worked, at...

  17. speeding ticket will i get hired?

    blondy2061h replied to yajaira21's topic in General Nursing

    Me too! Makes my job look sane and

  18. speeding ticket will i get hired?

    blondy2061h replied to yajaira21's topic in General Nursing

    You watch Alaska State Troopers,

  19. speeding ticket will i get hired?

    blondy2061h replied to yajaira21's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're

  20. Putting MD in my resume

    blondy2061h replied to RN tobe's topic in Canada

    Oh, I didn't know what IMG stood for. Makes more sense

  21. Putting MD in my resume

    blondy2061h replied to RN tobe's topic in Canada

    If I saw an MD applying for a nursing position I would wonder what the heck they did that made them lose their medical license. Seriously, why on earth would you go back to school for a career that...

  22. Info about Polysomnography

    blondy2061h replied to kevoo1987's topic in General Nursing

    And despite less data, the patients prefer it. Because they're home in their own

  23. ALERT: Nonsterile IV saline sent to facilities

    blondy2061h replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    At least an injection is only like 1-2 ml's. People were being intravenously infused with a whole liter of this. The sodium problems alone (since it was actually

  24. ALERT: Nonsterile IV saline sent to facilities

    blondy2061h replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    The bags were used in nursing school were dyed blue! This was posted on my work's internal website like 2 weeks ago when it first happened. I read the notice thinking "How the heck does that...

  25. What did I do wrong?

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

    I hate to sound like a jerk, but please don't think you know more about the patient's situation and their prescribed meds than the