brillohead ADN, RN

Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty

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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    brillohead replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    A few more Criminal Minds episodes later, and now Morgan's wife was the victim.... in the hospital, nasal cannula in the nose and behind the head instead of in front of the neck. What the eff,...
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    I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    brillohead replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    This is another part that stood out to me. Scoring 88% on a med/IV exam would be proof of incompetency in my facility. What hospital is going to want an RN who screws up on 12 out of every 100...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    brillohead replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Another Criminal Minds episode, the one where Derek Morgan was kidnapped and tortured. As he's being loaded into the ambulance after his rescue, he "codes".... the monitor shows the squiggly line,...
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    I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    brillohead replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not in orientation, but I'm taking a class right now that has several new hires in it, also. There's one chick in the class (just finished third week of this class, one day per week) who has yet...
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    I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    brillohead replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    To an employer, a "personal call" looks like you were chit-chatting with your BFF or flirting with your boyfriend, etc. That's something that you take care of on break, at lunch, or before/after work...
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    Private duty

    brillohead replied to 2Keyona's topic in Home Health

    Also, the agency doesn't "take half the pay"... out of the reimbursement that they get from the insurance agency or the individual if it's a completely private pay client, the agency is also paying...
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    When patients keep calling 911

    brillohead replied to JJ the crit RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Patient is beyond non-compliant in multiple areas of his care (not just the fluid restriction) and has a behavioral contract. Sitters make sure he doesn't take his empty cups and refill them in the...
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    Night shift schedule?

    brillohead replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the person, though. I get more sleep working a night-shift schedule than I ever did as a day-walker. I've been a night-owl since childhood, so even when I worked exclusively on day shift,...
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    Suboxone treatment

    brillohead replied to Heynurse29's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree with what other posters have said regarding the OP's disregard for standard nursing practices, however I have an issue with this particular statement. Being prescribed opiates is not...
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    Night shift schedule?

    brillohead replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not hungry for several hours after I wake up, so I don't normally eat breakfast. (I was the same way as a day person.) On nights I work, I get up around 1700, shower, dress, and drive to work. I...
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    When patients keep calling 911

    brillohead replied to JJ the crit RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We can use sitters for extreme fall risks, non-compliant fluid restriction patients, IV/PICC/Oxygen pullers, etc. However, more often than not, we don't have any sitters available, so we have to pull...
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    When patients keep calling 911

    brillohead replied to JJ the crit RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh goodie, it's not just my unit that has these entitled, crazy patients!!!! Although our worst offender finally got her Celestial Discharge a couple weeks ago, so hopefully things will be calmer...
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    New Head Lice Data - OldDude Institute for Head Lice Studies

    brillohead replied to OldDude's topic in School

    [h=1]This site can't be reached[/h]olddudeinstituteofheadlicestudies.com's server DNS address could not be found. Well, darnitall.... someone should really buy that domain and put up a
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    brillohead replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was watching an episode of Criminal Minds the other day, and the crazy serial killer was injecting himself with steroids. They showed him pulling up the 'roids with a Monoject plastic Smart Tip...
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    What was the REAL reason you called off

    brillohead replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the medical term is occupational anal myopia.... you just can't see your butt coming in to work that
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    I can't get "poop" taste out of my mouth?

    brillohead replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

    Similar product already on the market, although it's not a spray: S'nough
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    Cleveland Clinic EVAR graft question

    brillohead replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    But how would a NURSE be involved in the pricing of anything? This is an accountant situation, not a nurse
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    New Head Lice Data - OldDude Institute for Head Lice Studies

    brillohead replied to OldDude's topic in School

    What kind of odds are you
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    8hr Shifts vs 12hr Shifts

    brillohead replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    You can pry my 12-hour nights from my cold, dead fingers. The
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    What was the REAL reason you called off

    brillohead replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    I called in three years ago for a MRSA cellulitis with a 104.6 fever, and I called in a month ago with a sinus infection with fever and pitting edema in my face after starting abx the day before. My...
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    For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    brillohead replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    We're supposed to be sooooooooo grateful that they used ANY punctuation at all, silly! It doesn't matter WHAT type of punctuation they used, just be glad they threw something in
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    On that call light every 5-10 minutes

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

    Someone needs to program one like a PCA pump... it "times out" for a specific period of time and doesn't work again until your allotted time is up no matter how many times you press
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    Orientation day + first weeks+ smoking cessation meltdown

    brillohead replied to Username invalid's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Bless you for quitting smoking. I work a cardiopulmonary unit now, and I see every day the terrible, terrible toll that tobacco takes on the body. I've never tried smoking, so I've never...
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    On that call light every 5-10 minutes

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

    Can't be drinking that high-falutin' apple juice out of a DISPOSABLE styrofoam
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    Is Humalog also used as a corrective insulin (based on BS) at bedtime ALONG with Lantus?

    brillohead replied to Nurse2bnwbie's topic in Patient Medications

    Our facility typically only corrects HS blood glucose if >200 (that's the standard order set in the computer, unless the physician makes changes at the time of ordering. Some patients have AC...