brillohead ADN, RN

Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty

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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    i think i love
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    Vent: Why I won't accompany my mother to the ER anymore

    brillohead replied to BelgianRN's topic in Emergency

    It transcends age and education... as soon as I started nursing school, my son -- who was 11yo at the time -- started telling everyone his mom is a nurse. I had to explain several times that I was...
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    What supplies do I need for med-surg?

    brillohead replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm always surprised to see people recommend bringing a pulse oximeter and BP cuff for a shift at a hospital. Every unit I've ever been on (multiple floors in three different, unrelated hospitals)...
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    Are there any psych LPN's?

    brillohead replied to sakiohma's topic in Psychiatric

    Yep, that's the one! Hard to believe that someone an hour north of us hasn't heard of us, isn't
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    Are there any psych LPN's?

    brillohead replied to sakiohma's topic in Psychiatric

    Wow, looks like someone's a bit agitated. And I'm sorry that you've never heard of Kalamazoo. We have a Division I university (Western Michigan University) plus a couple of private 4-year colleges,...
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    Types of units at your hospital

    brillohead replied to Topaz7's topic in Psychiatric

    Four units -- adol/peds; mood disorder, thought disorder, and gero. All are locked
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    Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    brillohead replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yeah, I know... this one in particular pushed my buttons because of the triple-query, I guess (not to mention complete disregard for grammar, spelling, capitalization, etc!). I mean, it doesn't even...
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    Are there any psych LPN's?

    brillohead replied to sakiohma's topic in Psychiatric

    Borgess has a locked psych unit as well. But that's okay, I know Kalamazoo isn't important enough to even be a blip on the radar of the Great Grand
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    Seriously, this is "news"??? (lice resistance)

    brillohead posted a topic in School

    i enjoy seeing the "clinical news" on the allnurses homepage, but this one just amazed me today: head lice beginning to show permethrin resistance i thought this was pretty much common knowledge, not...
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    Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    brillohead replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Did you even TRY reading ANYTHING in this
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    Are there any psych LPN's?

    brillohead replied to sakiohma's topic in Psychiatric

    From what I know of the left and right coast, I think I'm best suited to live right where I am.
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    Skill's Fair for the E.D.

    brillohead replied to CapeCod2424's topic in Emergency

    the op stated " i need your help!!" and " i need to come up with how i'll present it." well, for a whole lot of people, seeing an apostrophe for every. single. plural. word. would be a huge...
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    Are there any psych LPN's?

    brillohead replied to sakiohma's topic in Psychiatric

    is that because of the unit, or because of the drive home? signed, happy to live in the
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    Are there any psych LPN's?

    brillohead replied to sakiohma's topic in Psychiatric

    for the love of pete, when will people in grand rapids realize that they are not the end-all and be-all that defines west michigan. it's a relatively large state -- just because you work at one of...
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    Where are RNs school nurses?

    brillohead replied to NursePamela's topic in School

    Michigan doesn't require school nurses at all. Having been born and raised here, I didn't realize that school nurses are the norm, rather than the exception, throughout the country. We are dead-last...
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    Are there any psych LPN's?

    brillohead replied to sakiohma's topic in Psychiatric

    Kinda curious where you get your info. I know of nothing in the state public health code that specifies that LPNs are not allowed to work in locked units. I know of an LPN in West Michigan who runs...
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    worried about losing sight of why I started nursing in the first place

    brillohead replied to Certifiable's topic in General Students

    I've noticed that nurses are very likely to have many specialties throughout their careers. If you start in oncology, you may do oncology for the rest of your life, or you may do it for 5-10 years...
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    Med math test at start of nursing school?

    brillohead replied to Britmum's topic in General Students

    My school has started providing basic calculators, you can't use your own (you could store info in the memory, etc., if you brought your own). Your initial math test won't have IV drip rates on it, in...
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    She got fired...

    brillohead replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    I know, isn't it
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    Are psych nurses allowed to perform therapy?

    brillohead replied to sakiohma's topic in Psychiatric

    But was she "Running Group Sessions" or "Performing Group Therapy"? They may look the same (people sitting in a circle in a room talking), but they are actually considered to be different
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    Sex and Nursing School

    brillohead replied to motyandproudofit's topic in General Students

    Do we even want to know exactly what search term was used to bring up this particular 4yo thread?
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    Leaving the emergency room for endoscopy

    brillohead replied to cadency's topic in Gastroenterology

    I think the biggest thing is to let them know what *could* happen (and remind them more than once, for a sedated patient ... it really does take quite a while for your short-term memory to return!)....
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    My pet peeves

    brillohead replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    He is a cute fella, isn't he?
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    My pet peeves

    brillohead replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Have you read this blog, by any
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    Name that rhythm...

    brillohead replied to *LadyNurse*'s topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    From a student's perspective, does anyone have any favorite websites or books for learning to read strips? I have Med-Surg III in the fall, and my instructor is known as the Cardio-Queen... I'm going...