brillohead ADN, RN

Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty

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    What's your pick for the perfect nurses watch?

    brillohead replied to MShell's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Fob watch for the win. Ebay has a gazillion of them for dirt
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    Jury Duty and Nursing School

    brillohead replied to bear14's topic in General Students

    My coworker was the youngest of three girls.... when she was growing up, "You just think you're pretty!" was a common retort in her house!
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    Jury Duty and Nursing School

    brillohead replied to bear14's topic in General Students

    I think the courts are generally more lenient in people who want to get a "deferment" rather than a "full excuse". If you say, "I can't do jury duty at all because " then the court is likely to say,...
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    Jury Duty and Nursing School

    brillohead replied to bear14's topic in General Students

    My last summons had an option to defer for a year for various reasons. I just checked that box and wrote that I was currently in nursing school, and I'll go into the rotation to have my name picked...
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    Is it "5 rights" or "6 rights"?

    brillohead replied to CRNBSN18's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's whatever that particular instructor says it is. Do what you have to do to pass the class, then you'll find that the next semester will find a different instructor with a different
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    Violent psych patients - how do you handle them in your ED?

    brillohead replied to wildlaurel's topic in Emergency

    Why can't ER supply rooms have a supply of these things? Martial Zoo Law –
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    brillohead replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    i fixed that for
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    Tricks/Tips for getting plastic/shrink wrap off packaging

    brillohead replied to jt43's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You can also leave a partially-opened (metal) paperclip in the room -- you can poke through the plastic with the tip of the paperclip. Once you get the tip through, you can then "unzip" the plastic...
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    ATI "Nurse in a box"

    brillohead replied to samrusrn's topic in General Students

    We get an ATI book handed out on the first day of most classes (exception: Med-Surg is just one subject, so we re-use the original Med-Surg ATI book for Med-Surg II and Med-Surg III). However, the...
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    Washing those scrubs?

    brillohead replied to johnny depp23's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    yes,
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    Are nurses allowed to have their nails painted?

    brillohead replied to f_nurse2b16's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Depends on the facility's policies. Each facility is different, and sometimes each unit is different. For example, in L&D and Mother/Baby at a local hospital, you're allowed NOTHING below the...
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    Washing those scrubs?

    brillohead replied to johnny depp23's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Oh yay, we've finally started heading off into one of those entertaining tangent
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    Washing those scrubs?

    brillohead replied to johnny depp23's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Sounds like my naturally-curly hair in this current humidity!
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    When will people learn NOT to say the "Q" word...

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

    Kinda like how hockey goalies (and anyone who knows a hockey goalie) will never use the word "shutout" on a game day! (says the hockey mom
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    help on dosage calculation plz

    brillohead replied to tamikarodriguez's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're very
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    help on dosage calculation plz

    brillohead replied to tamikarodriguez's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As you progress in the program, you'll get incidents where the 500mg IS relevant -- it just doesn't happen to be in this instance, because they've also told you that the medication is available in a...
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    help on dosage calculation plz

    brillohead replied to tamikarodriguez's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Start by figuring out what they're asking you, then delete what you don't need to know. Administer 500 mg of vancomycin IVPB over 60 min. q12hr. Medication is available in 100 ml of NS. the drop...
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    Question about med math classes

    brillohead replied to CRNBSN18's topic in General Students

    My school supplies calculators for exams -- it's a super-cheap, super-basic calculator. They get passed out for exams and then you turn it back in when you turn in your answer
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    3rd shift clinical...Will i get enough experience?

    brillohead replied to newbieRN724's topic in General Students

    I would think you'd actually get MORE hands-on experience, b/c you won't have your patient gone to Radiology for testing, families visiting, doctors rounding, etc. Nights tend to have fewer...
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    Pathophysiology

    brillohead replied to bear14's topic in General Students

    You could also buy a used patho book and learn the stuff yourself for under five
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    Washing those scrubs?

    brillohead replied to johnny depp23's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    omg, do you promise? those are the best threads, and we haven't seen any biter crusty bats talking about dreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeams around here in way too
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    Washing those scrubs?

    brillohead replied to johnny depp23's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    are you saying you wear your scrubs a second time without washing them? because that's just plain disgusting!that's what i thought at first, but then i figured that they probably meant that they had...
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    Fainting... so dramatic

    brillohead replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I've been "blessed" with chronic orthostatic hypotension. Back when I hadn't known DH very long, we were watching tv at my house when someone knocked on the door (it was 9pm, not a time when you're...
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    I need help with Fundamentals of Nursing

    brillohead replied to missk88's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you're very welcome! that book was actually recommended to my entire cohort at our orientation by a member of the faculty. there are others in the same series, too, like med-surg, etc., if you find...
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    ABANDONED

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

    A friend of mine fostered a teen who suffered a broken arm after telling his parents that he thought he "might" be gay. The parents preferred to pay child support to the state to have the child...