blondy2061h

blondy2061h MSN, RN

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  1. Do you carry around your stethoscope?

    blondy2061h replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    Who cares if the doctors are listening? If you're going to chart it, you need to listen too. You have your own license. That means you don't just take other people's word for things. Dozens of times...

  2. Downtime=Productivity

    blondy2061h replied to Onconurs's topic in General Nursing

    Do the staff have access to any kind of online continuing education programs? That's what we're encouraged to do in our rare

  3. Do you carry around your stethoscope?

    blondy2061h replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    How, exactly, do you determine wheezing via chest x ray? What about response to nebs or diuretics? Do you re-scan people after

  4. Do you carry around your stethoscope?

    blondy2061h replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    No, in our transplant unit the patients all have their own crappy stethoscope in the room that we use for that admission and throw out when they're discharged. I keep my Littmann in my work bag and...

  5. Demanding patient wanting me to page MD about insignificant issue.

    blondy2061h replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not eye drops....eye VITAMINS. Eye drops can be more important, even, if a patient has a scratched cornea or glaucoma or

  6. Smallpox Vaccinations

    blondy2061h replied to 1highlandslad's topic in General Nursing

    Was this vaccine considered especially painful with the 15 pokes and the special needle? Cause it looks it! Very interesting that you can't use alcohol to clean the site! I would dream of giving a...

  7. Demanding patient wanting me to page MD about insignificant issue.

    blondy2061h replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We don't allow patients to take OTC meds without them explicitly ordered. If they're ordered, they come from pharmacy. If pharmacy doesn't have them, they can bring it in from home and pharmacy...

  8. Demanding patient wanting me to page MD about insignificant issue.

    blondy2061h replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would tell him that there's no way I was calling for that. He could speak to my supervisor if he had an issue with that. Thankfully, all of my patients are followed by the hospitalists at night,...

  9. Would you take a patient's blood sugar without an "order"?

    blondy2061h replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    I think some facilities and some states treat this more harshly than others. My state is particularly strict. A fingerstick glucose is considered a lab, and carries the same weight as if you decided...

  10. Would you take a patient's blood sugar without an "order"?

    blondy2061h replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    The only reason I would take a patient's blood sugar without an order is if they were exhibiting signs of hypoglycemia acutely, and I have reason to suspect they might be- ie, not eating, on insulin,...

  11. Complaining about your employer, loudly, at nurses' station

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

    "I like a lot of what I do as a nurse- my coworkers, my patients, and the opportunity to always learn something

  12. Anxiety about diseases

    blondy2061h replied to ka2rn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You need to seek help from a mental health care professional. This is not a normal or healthy level of concern. There may be hope for you through medication or therapy if you otherwise like direct...

  13. Have you travelled to Africa is a invasion of privacy?

    blondy2061h replied to IrishIzCPNP's topic in General Nursing

    We ask if they've been to west Africa or have had close contact with anyone who has in the last 3 weeks, then narrow it down from there if we need to. As a patient, I was asked if I've been outside...

  14. Post Pneumonia Fatigue

    blondy2061h replied to ORTech2RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You need to go back to your doctor and tell them

  15. It's a crime to take pictures of your patients

    blondy2061h replied to Alnitak7's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    A lot of nurses I work with grow attached to our patients with long admissions. They "friend" them on Facebook and take pictures of them together to put on Facebook. Drives me nuts. It's against...

  16. Can I lose my license???

    blondy2061h replied to Staceyface65's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It's pretty hard to lose your license, especially for something that didn't affect patient care or involve

  17. Nurses smoking e cigs at the station?

    blondy2061h replied to richardgecko's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    No tobacco products at all allowed in my hospital for patients, visitors, or

  18. I wish they had to stay and watch the chaos

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

    Are they downstaffing due to low census after all of these discharges? Is that why there's nurses with 6 patients getting hit with multiple

  19. How much trouble am I ? Scale: 1 to super fired

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

    Also, if you'd like to avoid repercussions, stop acting like you did something wrong. In fact, never bring it up

  20. First-Time Clinicals --Looking for Advice

    blondy2061h replied to Krzysztof's topic in General Students

    Ask questions, but try and make them intelligent questions. Use resources at your disposal. Don't ask, "What side effects does lasix have?" Look that up. Ask "Should I be concerned about giving this...

  21. How much trouble am I ? Scale: 1 to super fired

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

    I love it when I have to call a doc at 3 am and they say, "Give him some lasix *click*" "Good morning, again, doc. That's not an

  22. RRT on DNR

    blondy2061h replied to bxh5164's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You absolutely can call a RR on a DNR. DNR means "do not code" and the whole point of a RR is to stop it from becoming a code. You can be a DNR and not be actively dying and have no change in...

  23. How much trouble am I ? Scale: 1 to super fired

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

    I doubt you're fired. I once totally bad mouthed our CEO to his face and then apologized when I realized how bad it sounded. He said, "You can't get very far in life being easily

  24. Should I retake this class?

    blondy2061h replied to waiting4ivpush's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If the new grade will replace the old one and/or you're thinking about going on to school further after you get your ADN, you really should retake. Since you already took it once, it should be easier...

  25. UMSON Laptops

    blondy2061h replied to Diorbaby's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but there can be specials to en found around the web, especially for OEM