blondy2061h

blondy2061h MSN, RN

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  1. Reducing CLABSIs by prohibiting blood draws from line?

    blondy2061h replied to fartjohnson's topic in General Nursing

    My background is in BMT. We did labs sometimes q2h from lines. If I had a CVL, no way would I tolerate being stuck for labs. If you're scrubbing the hub, not constantly disconnecting and reconnecting...

  2. Inmate patients- keeping the guard happy too

    blondy2061h replied to angiebelle440's topic in General Nursing

    What med are you thinking he could have taken to inflict dka? Are inmates usually allowed to inject their own

  3. Inmate patients- keeping the guard happy too

    blondy2061h replied to angiebelle440's topic in General Nursing

    Our guards just sit there and watch TV with the patient and seem happy for their easy

  4. Excellent nursing unless then 12 hr shifts

    blondy2061h replied to Jesusfreak9015's topic in General Nursing

    Usually around hour 4 in my shift is when I start to realize I'm at

  5. Not Studying & Passing NS

    blondy2061h replied to Future-NurseRedHeart's topic in General Students

    I found in nursing school a lot of the people with piles of flash cards and spending hours a day studying were studying "dumb." They were focusing on memorizing facts and statistics rather than on...

  6. My husband wakes me up!

    blondy2061h replied to BabyRN_nights's topic in General Nursing

    This is the perfect answer. I think you need to shut down and have a serious heart to heart with him. It sounds like he is overall supportive of you but he's just not understanding that days are your...

  7. pro vax=spawn of satan??

    blondy2061h replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    I do think we're closer to medicine being a science now than we were in some of the time we look back on. We look back on times of blood letting and exorcersims. A lot of those practices weren't...

  8. Help me choose the days I work/schedule

    blondy2061h replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    It's way easier to do my shifts together for me. If you don't hate your job there's no dread. I'm usually pretty darn chipper going into

  9. I hate that everyone knows I speak Spanish !

    blondy2061h replied to LilimoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is the type of stuff corporate overlords who have never done direct patient care don't understand. Our policy specifically states that in person interpretors should be used for things like...

  10. Real Dumb Question re: Infant Vital Signs

    blondy2061h posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of my close friends has a 3 month old who needs frequent blood pressure checks. She's currently traveling quite far to take him to the provider's office for them, but hoping to learn to do them...

  11. Fired New-grad, Jumps Into FNP Program?

    blondy2061h replied to Breathing16's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Some NP programs will take anyone. We've really diluted NP standards. It kind of makes nursing as a whole profession look ridiculous when we have NPs that don't understand basic

  12. High Insulin Dosages

    blondy2061h replied to megahew's topic in General Nursing

    To expand on this, I'm assuming they were getting to the 35 unit mark on a U-100 syringe worth of insulin in U-500 insulin, or 175 units. This is where insulin dosing can get confusing. A lot of newer...

  13. High Insulin Dosages

    blondy2061h replied to megahew's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps there eating quite differently in the

  14. High Insulin Dosages

    blondy2061h replied to megahew's topic in General Nursing

    Some patients are extremely insulin resistant and require high doses. Usually these patients are type 2 diabetics, not type 1 diabetics. Type 2 diabetes is a disease of insulin resistance. Before...

  15. Aromatherapy

    blondy2061h replied to BMitchellRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have severe asthma and have a very different time with any artificial scents, but I can use pure essential oils

  16. Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

    blondy2061h replied to Mountainrnbsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yep, this struck me as problematic too. Classic pot stirrer move. If an established unit nurse thought there was a problem with a new grad's orientation, the appropriate thing to do would be to...

  17. Can my Professor be wrong?

    blondy2061h replied to Healer#1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When you're talking about hypo or hyperkalemia you're talking about the plasma levels of potassium. Not what's in the cells. What's in the plasma surrounding the

  18. Vasoactive Drips with a DNR

    blondy2061h replied to DaveICURN's topic in General Nursing

    I think we all agree here. DNR usually just means not to resuscitate if the heart actually stops. All treatment up until that point is allowable. DNI adds intubation into the list of things not...

  19. Is this okay?

    blondy2061h replied to NewcallRN's topic in General Nursing

    No one can comment on your facility's specific policy. If you're transferring from one unit to another within the same facility I would patiently bide your time and try not to upset the apple cart too...

  20. Real Dumb Question re: Infant Vital Signs

    blondy2061h replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I asked my friend about home nursing care. It won't be approved for just BP checks, but will be approved to teach her how to check the BP if she can get equipment. The child would still have regular...

  21. Seasoned ICU Nurse Lacks Critical Thinking

    blondy2061h replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Being an ICU I'm sure they get their share of Sneezy and every unit needs a

  22. Jokes on me....?

    blondy2061h replied to Ms.UndastoodRn's topic in General Nursing

    I've had patients disconnect their own IVs

  23. Learned something new from all of you :)

    blondy2061h replied to JBudd's topic in General Nursing

    We have family initiated rapid response at my facility. We had signs in all the rooms explaining it when it first started. I think they have all since walked. I do think it's still explained in the...

  24. Career ending Allergic Contact Dermatitis

    blondy2061h replied to 1RRT's topic in General Nursing

    If you're using your own soap, where is the exposure happening? Do you have a problem with gloves? As the previous poster said, I hope you're working closely with a dermatologist, and I would also...

  25. this is why I want to call off on my last day

    blondy2061h replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    So glad it worked out and you were able to leave on a positive note. Good luck with your new