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

    A friend just calls it "bat guano
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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

    Just the THOUGHT of that totally squicks me out!
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    Do you like the uniforms they give you for your school?

    brillohead replied to prime11214's topic in General Students

    white swan fundamentals, royal blue, tops and bottoms. white shoes, white socks. optional white swan jacket, white. we are known as the smurfs at our
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    Ativan IVP given undiluted into central line.

    brillohead replied to Septic Boy's topic in MICU, SICU

    I just love this site.... I learn sooooo much from you folks that I'd never learn in
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    A Nurses Responsibility: Report Possible Narcotic Diversion

    brillohead replied to clebius's topic in General Nursing

    But if the hearsay is circulating, shouldn't management be made aware, if for no other reason than they will then be able to investigate and clear the wronged individual and put an end to the gossip?...
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    Advice? Experienced BSN ER nurse can't find a job!

    brillohead replied to RN06053's topic in Emergency

    The "nursing shortage" is very much a regional thing. In my area, a magnet hospital (that has been named a "top 100 places to work" for several years) just hired four ADN new-grads. Jobs are out...
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    Nurses getting fired left and right...

    brillohead replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It's definitely regional. Both of the hospitals in my area always have AT LEAST some PRN positions available, and often full-time shift nurses. I just asked my current clinical instructor about the...
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    MA working beyond scope of practice

    brillohead replied to Catedi's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There HAS to be more to the law than this... an LPN has to have a certificate in order to start an IV, but Joe Blow off the streets can do it as long as a doctor "delegated" it to him? That just...
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    RN jobs with high amount of patient/family teaching

    brillohead replied to Junebug0710's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to OB/Postpartum, you could get a masters in midwifery and do female healthcare across the lifespan. Lactation specialist would be another
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    Does your nursing school/hospital provide scrubs/uniforms?

    brillohead replied to Certifiable's topic in General Students

    My school dictates the manufacturer, color, and style # (two types of tops [one with a chest pocket, one with two waist pockets], two types of pants [one drawstring, one elastic]) for scrubs. We have...
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    medical records

    brillohead replied to stephy1173's topic in General Students

    privacy/hipaa ease of
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    Nurse/Student ratio at clinicals

    brillohead replied to ggmugsy's topic in General Students

    Max of 8 students per clinical instructor, most groups this semester are only 6 students. And we're all on the same floor (up to 40 beds/floor) with our instructor. The floor nurses don't get more...
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    Fresh new nursing student looking for advice/direction

    brillohead replied to mom22many's topic in General Students

    If you can get your textbooks now, just read the whole darned thing, cover to cover. Then when you're assigned to read different chapters, you'll already be somewhat familiar with the whole thing,...
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    What would you have done?

    brillohead replied to digoe74's topic in General Students

    In most schools, the student honor code requires you to report cheating if you see it. I would have left a note for the instructor the very first time I saw him cheat on a quiz... he shouldn't have...
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    Last day of 2nd semester...very HARD!

    brillohead replied to babymoo's topic in General Students

    Of the 80 people that started my program in January, only about 40 remained at the end of the first semester. They've filled in the holes in our second semester with people who failed the first...
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    Preceptorship Problem...

    brillohead replied to outlawofsherwood's topic in General Students

    Also, you won't always have the crochety charge nurse as your
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    Accepted into adn program this fall. Should i accept or decline?

    brillohead replied to marcopolo's topic in General Students

    Community college classes are also likely to be smaller, and less likely to be "political/clique-y". Get your ADN, get a job/experience, and then rock your way through an RN-to-BSN program. Also,...
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    2 colors in hair as a new graduated during interviews

    brillohead replied to Michelle Nicole's topic in General Students

    If it's "underneath" the rest of your hair, won't it be pretty well-hidden if you have your hair in a
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    Holder for Handheld Documenting Devices

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

    Fannypack. As unfashionable as they may look, they are quite
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    Do you bag your bodies naked?

    brillohead replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    This. Oh, if only more of the world felt this way! As a student nurse, I've not yet been involved in post-mortem care. However, to me it seems most appropriate to do what the client / family would...
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    Ironing your Scrubs

    brillohead replied to medsurgtrenchesRN's topic in General Students

    Back in my "too poor to own anything" days when I worked fast food, I didn't have a washer OR a dryer in my apartment. I would wash my fast food uniforms in the kitchen sink, then put them on hangers...
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    Awesome amazon.com deal for students - FREE Prime!

    brillohead replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Students

    Just wanted to bump this for the new students -- Amazon is still offering this program:
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    What does your username mean?

    brillohead replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    My hair is strawberry blonde and curly, so it looks like a rusty Brillo scouring pad =
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    Signs, Triads, and Other Terms

    brillohead replied to midge121787's topic in Emergency

    AMEN!!! I divorced my first husband in 1992... so why do I *still* have his SSN in my
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    Do you correct your professor?

    brillohead replied to RN9742's topic in General Students

    I have personal experience with a relatively common disease (hypothyroidism) as well as a rare disease (achalasia), and I've done more than my fair share of research into both conditions. My general...