brillohead ADN, RN

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    If you go to the ER or doctor's office, do you tell them you're a nurse?

    brillohead replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I've been getting asked if I'm in the medical profession for probably about eight years or so now... and I only decided to go into nursing two years ago! Evidently anyone who knows a couple of...
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    NEW guidelines for CPR - ABC to CAB

    brillohead replied to NurseBear10's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone else notice the bent fingers in the article's
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    Is your permanent ID your license number?

    brillohead replied to Wolverine2010RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I'm in Michigan (will be taking the LPN boards in Summer 2011 and the RN in Summer 2012) and I'm so happy to hear that they're so quick in our state! I hear all these horror stories about folks in...
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    Can a patient refuse sedation?

    brillohead replied to Web-G.I.nurse's topic in Gastroenterology

    My GI had no problem whatsoever with my decision to be awake and unmedicated during my colonoscopy, and she chatted with me throughout the procedure, answering my questions and explaining what was...
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    How do you wash your scrubs?

    brillohead replied to gumby1411's topic in General Students

    I have a front-loading "He only" washer and I've never had any trouble using regular laundry detergent. I just use WAY LESS detergent and my clothes still get clean and I don't have over-sudsing...
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    The best nursing advice you've ever received

    brillohead replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yup!
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    How do you wash your scrubs?

    brillohead replied to gumby1411's topic in General Students

    Well, the medical shows on tv (ER, Grey's Anatomy, etc.) always have lounges AND changing rooms, so that MUST be the way ALL hospitals are, right? I'm with milta on this, and I went a step...
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    Blindfolding: Is this an intervention or abuse?

    brillohead replied to dicecream's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think one thing that people aren't paying attention to is the difference between an "eye covering" and a "blindfold". (I wonder if changing the title of the thread would change people's opinions on...
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    pre-delivery "grooming" issue?

    brillohead posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Kind of a weird situation, but I was at a party this weekend and (don't ask me why) the subject of shaving came up. One of the ladies is a hairdresser who does bikini and Brazilian waxes, and she...
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    Blindfolding: Is this an intervention or abuse?

    brillohead replied to dicecream's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If she is sometimes able to be distracted with "silliness" would it maybe be possible to play a children's tv program to hold her attention? It seems to me like a Baby Einstein video, The Wiggles,...
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    Code Status of a Conserved Patient

    brillohead replied to bluejeanjunkie's topic in General Nursing

    I think what they're meaning to say is that the patient has a legal guardian responsible for their medical care. A conservator is someone who takes care of the finances/assets of a person who is...
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    Anyone ever worked for Rx Crossroads as a contract RN?

    brillohead replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    Still wouldn't be a bad idea to ask an insurance agent about getting liability insurance. I know every state is different, but I sure wouldn't want to be setting foot on someone else's property in a...
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    Forced to Engage in an illegeal Act!

    brillohead replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if the RNs are supervisors, shouldn't they be the ones to "sign off" on the assessments done by the RPNs? Just tell the facility to have an RN on duty that shift to sign off where it says to...
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    Forced to Engage in an illegeal Act!

    brillohead replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    So they don't have an RN anywhere in the OP's facility? And if they do have at least one RN in their employ, why not just have THAT person sign off as the "RN
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    Anyone ever worked for Rx Crossroads as a contract RN?

    brillohead replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    I'd also check into insurance issues. Will you carry your own malpractice insurance? What about general liability (since you'll be entering clients' homes)? In this litigious society we live in,...
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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've never been able to figure it out... you have to fill out an application and meet certain criteria just to adopt a dog or cat from an animal shelter, but anyone with the ability to spread her legs...
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    passing gas (yes I mean farting)

    brillohead replied to brownbook's topic in Gastroenterology

    Sorry, I'm not a nurse (yet) -- just someone who has spent way more time than the Average Joe in endoscopy units. I usually get an EGD, but this last time was a colonoscopy. I was doing it...
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    pre-delivery "grooming" issue?

    brillohead replied to brillohead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Note to self: Do NOT ask Kathy, "Hey, what's
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    pre-delivery "grooming" issue?

    brillohead replied to brillohead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    again, yet another tangent, but did you know that turtles (or was it tortoises?) moan really loudly when they are... uh... let's call it "enjoying the horizontal tango"? witnessed it myself at a local...
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    pre-delivery "grooming" issue?

    brillohead replied to brillohead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Great minds think
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    What would u do?

    brillohead replied to rnfromja10's topic in General Nursing

    From: Does FMLA cover leave after relative dies? - Business Management Daily While I agree that FMLA doesn't apply to bereavement situations, I do think that the person should be allowed to take...
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    pre-delivery "grooming" issue?

    brillohead replied to brillohead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Y'all have REALLY gotten into my head! I was perusing the General Nursing thread, and I saw this: any brazilian nurses or nursing students in southern ca? After hanging out with you folks in this...
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    pre-delivery "grooming" issue?

    brillohead replied to brillohead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My coworker is in a dance recital tonight, and it has a Willy Wonka theme. She's dressing up as the chunky chocoholic kid, and the little preschoolers are the Oompa Loompas who "escort" (push) her...
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    pre-delivery "grooming" issue?

    brillohead replied to brillohead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I honestly had *no* idea that this thread was going to deteriorate the way it did... but I'm glad that it did! This has been a hoot! Online slumber parties ROCK! And the turkey-neck-and-gizzards...
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    pre-delivery "grooming" issue?

    brillohead replied to brillohead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just saw this and *instantly* thought of this thread!