brillohead ADN, RN

Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty

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    Does Preferring to Work Night Shift mean you're lazy?

    brillohead replied to Soliloquy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh gosh yes, ^THIS^!!!! Mornings suck soooooooooooo
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    Does Preferring to Work Night Shift mean you're lazy?

    brillohead replied to Soliloquy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm hoping for a night job not because I'm lazy, an introvert, or hate people, but because I'm a night owl who DETESTS getting up in the morning. I would rather stay up all night until 5am than wake...
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    Removing a ring with O2 mask strap

    brillohead replied to flyingchange's topic in Emergency

    I saw them do the "string trick" on an episode of Emergency (with Roy DeSoto and Johnny Gage) back in the early 1970s! :) (Yes, someone actually called the paramedics b/c of a stuck ring... b/c if...
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    I never, ever went to ER when I was a kid

    brillohead replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Three times as a child -- 1) At 9yo for a sprained ankle (I'm guessing it was a grade 3 sprain? I was on crutches for ~3 weeks and have had joint instability ever since) at 8pm (no urgent care...
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    The Infamous Cab-ulance

    brillohead replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in Emergency

    I had a discussion with a European friend about this a while back. In a "universal healthcare" setting, they don't have this type of problem with people using EMS for non-urgent calls. Why? Because...
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    You can't fix stupid!

    brillohead replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    Here is a Cliff Notes version of some flip-flop repair tricks: How to Repair Flip Flops: 10 Steps (with Pictures) -
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    New and 'fun' things

    brillohead replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    In the words of George Takei: OH
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    brillohead replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Don't feel bad -- it's a kid thing to only get sick/injured when the doc's office isn't open! My kid mentioned one Saturday morning that his throat hurt. He has a history of post-nasal drip, and he'd...
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    Hospital Marketing FAIL

    brillohead replied to tom's topic in Emergency

    I love that this picture is floating around Facebook right
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    Hypothermic Treatment post arrest

    brillohead replied to lnaumu's topic in Emergency

    I had a friend survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest just over a year ago. Just a week or so prior to the arrest, the cardiologist who got called in on his case had read this article: [h=1]...
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    First Post- Not a nurse yet... advice for an old guy?

    brillohead replied to thecadman99's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm 44yo and just got my ADN in May and passed my boards as an RN in June. I figure I've got AT LEAST another 20 years to be working, if not longer. It's not an easy job, but nursing will always be...
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    Preceptors what do you want out of your students?

    brillohead replied to eukaryote's topic in General Nursing

    Are you kidding? I would just about kill someone for the privilege of having you as a
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    brillohead replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ah yes, who doesn't appreciate the smell of
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    You know you've been a nurse too long when...

    brillohead replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    I spazzed out the other night watching Royal Pains when Dr Hank wrote a prescription for Loperamide. I actually paused the show to vent that Imodium is an OTC medication, you don't need to write a...
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    brillohead replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    What about all the kids named Jesus or
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    Is it really MRSA?

    brillohead replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    One facility I did clinicals in also considered you "once a MRSA, always a MRSA" with full contact precautions. And ANYONE who came from a LTC was automatically put on contact precautions. It was a...
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    brillohead replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    The janitor at my son's preschool was named Orange. They had the kids call the staff by Miss/Mrs/Mr , so he was called "Mr. Orange", but Orange was his legal first name (I actually asked, because I...
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    Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    brillohead replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    That story reminds me of my friend whose husband called 911 b/c she was actively delivering their child in the front seat of their Ford Explorer. 911: Where are you located right now? Husband: I'm...
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    Elder Daycare: Who Has Experience?

    brillohead replied to Hygiene Queen's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing that it would be similar to a school nursing position -- available for emergencies, if they occur, and also for routine medication administration (including blood glucose checks and...
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    Skype Interview with Cruise Line

    brillohead replied to EMSnut45's topic in Travel

    Yes, inquiring minds want to
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    brillohead replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not breaking HIPAA here, b/c I didn't care for these children. These are all actual babies who were actually named these, as published (with parental permission) on my local hospitals' nursery...
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    Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    brillohead replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Heck, the dollar stores in my area carry
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    RN Struggling After Neonatal Death

    brillohead replied to jndavis21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can you talk to a hospital chaplain, or if you don't have one on-staff, to one of the local ministers who comes to visit their
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    Scrub the hub

    brillohead replied to arbldj1234's topic in General Nursing

    One of the facilities I did clinicals in had "scrub the hub!" posters in every room, with a little clock-face showing 15 seconds. It was their facility P&P, and they expected it to be followed...
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    Grateful for grateful patients....Tears and Thank yous.

    brillohead replied to NO50FRANNY's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a nursing student, I had a patient thank me "for all you did for me today" when I went in to say goodbye at the end of my shift. All I had done was help her to/from the toilet, change her gown,...