southernbeegirl

southernbeegirl BSN, RN

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  1. A couple questions about med injections

    southernbeegirl replied to mnnurse29's topic in General Nursing

    QUOTE=pennyaline;3687495] 1000 mg Rocephin can easily be reconstituted into a > 3 ml IM injection, reconstituting it according to the directions that come with the med. So you see, I'm not suiting...

  2. A couple questions about med injections

    southernbeegirl replied to mnnurse29's topic in General Nursing

    I carefully followed the instructions on the bottle, and when it was diluted it made over 4cc to inject. Because there were questions after that incident, i raised heck about it and backed myself...

  3. Have you ever made a stupid mistake....?

    southernbeegirl replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Nursing

    i have one on me (well i have many actually,lol) i was a CNA. at that time CNAs were allowed to disimpact patients. the lady was very sweet, A/O. it was my first time doing it. so i glove up, get...

  4. Have you ever made a stupid mistake....?

    southernbeegirl replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Nursing

    i am trying so hard not to laff it's not working!!!

  5. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    i took it too but this was before they realized that certain types of people shouldnt take it. i should have never tried it with my history of addiction/depression. once i started the second week...

  6. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    a nurse i work with is taking wellbutrin and she has quit too. after hearing from you both...i just left my doc a message asking for wellbutrin too! how long did you take it before you noticed a...

  7. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    OMG thats EXACTLY how i felt! the chest pain, the tachycardia, sob...all of it and as soon as i started calming down i could have crawled in a hole, lol. they wouldnt let me leave either. even when...

  8. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    lol, nobody lissns to me either,

  9. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    lol, thanks for letting me know i'm not alone in my "lameness", lol. when it started last night i did like you...a million things running thru my head of what it COULD be. i suppose that just made...

  10. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    can you tell me how you quit? what did you do? any advice would be much

  11. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    ahhh, very good point you have there. i guess i just felt like an idiot when i realized it WASNT cardiac but just anxiety. it makes me feel better to know that others have done the same thing,

  12. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    i guess i am feeling like a dork because it wasnt an emergency after all. but you guys have really made me feel better tho! and you're right...what IF it had actually been something. i'll stop...

  13. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    thanks alot, you've made me feel like not such a big idiot. i felt like i wasted their time last night. i was so embarrased. i felt like i should know better, ya know? i figured they were out at...

  14. A couple questions about med injections

    southernbeegirl replied to mnnurse29's topic in General Nursing

    remember when you used to dilute rocephin with 4 cc a LONG time ago? i had just started this new job in an ICF LTC facility. went to give a pt Rocephin and had it in 2 syringes. the patient refused...

  15. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    so other people do this

  16. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    lol, wish me luck! and if i suddenly start posting like a crazy woman and yelling at people...yall just ignore

  17. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    thats what kept running thru my head. "what if i really am going to die??". i kept mentally talking myself out of telling my husband i wanted to go to the ER but then the feeling of doom would get...

  18. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    oh he is leslie! the sweetest man God ever made!:) he loves me even when i'm freaking out,

  19. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    lol, seriously though... i am planning on quiting this week. i have patches and a box of the Nicotrol inhaler thingys that are like a fake cigarette. Wednesday is my quit day. another nurse that i...

  20. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    *sigh* yes,

  21. NCLEX anxiety!

    southernbeegirl replied to gmga02's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    vodka:bugeyes:

  22. Advice for newer RN to LTC supervisor position

    southernbeegirl replied to AddieRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    wow. be careful when you fall off that high horse! i dont understand people that come to a message board asking for advice and then get ***** when they get it. ya might wanna think WHY you got what...

  23. I have a herniated disk am I done :(

    southernbeegirl replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Nursing

    dont let this stop you! i have 2 herniated discs...have had them for years. physical therapy will help you strengthen your back. i say dont let it stop

  24. Impaired Nurses

    southernbeegirl replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am so grateful to the BON. Their sole job is to protect the public from me and nurses like me. When I had to go in front of the board members, it was the most horrifying experience. they raked me...

  25. Impaired Nurses

    southernbeegirl replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    "an excellent nurse is always an excellent nurse" i totally disagree! i am an excellent nurse (IMO) but when i am using actively, i am a horrible nurse and have no business being near a patient. as...