wonderbee BSN, RN

wonderbee is a BSN, RN and specializes in critical care; community health; psych.

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1. Day in the life of a PHN??? Please respond.

   wonderbee replied to wonderbee's topic in Public, Community Health

   It's been a while. For those interested, an update. After 2 years with WIC, I will be transferring to our maternal/child health division. Unfortunately the WIC program's funding has been slashed and...

2. Pt from Psych unit knew everyone in my community!

   wonderbee replied to 2126's topic in General Nursing

   You are operating under an occupational license which is public information. Not just some public, ALL the public. It is not your identity and information which is protected under HIPPA, it's the...

3. Blood typing at birth?

   wonderbee replied to wonderbee's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks for the info. Yes, it does answer my question. A nutritionist colleague asked me if she could call the hospital and find out her preschooler's blood type. I figured a cord blood sample was...

4. Blood typing at birth?

   wonderbee posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   It's been a while since my OB rotation and even longer since I had kids. Has it become standard practice to blood type newborns at

5. PHN Poorly defined and understood role

   wonderbee replied to wonderbee's topic in Public, Community Health

   It would be safe to say that I'm new to public health (less than a year) in a newly created position working for WIC. The primarily nutrition staff have a limited focus. Mine is broader. For example,...

6. PHN Poorly defined and understood role

   wonderbee posted a topic in Public, Community Health

   Has anyone found that your role as a public health nurse is a blurry one? Poorly understood by other non-nurses? In short, have you run into flack just performing the basics because non-nurse staff...

7. Day in the life of a PHN??? Please respond.

   wonderbee replied to wonderbee's topic in Public, Community Health

   Thanks for the well wishes. No, I will be the only nurse for this program. Without giving any identifying information, it's really kind of hard to address the question. Let's just say it's a medium...

8. Does anyone else ever get tired of "stupid" nurses?

   wonderbee replied to twinmom2k's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I'm in the role of a government nurse in the field of public health. I'm being asked to dumb it down. Dumb it down??? Are they serious? Client: "What are you testing for?" Me: "hemoglobin." Client:...

9. Being Sued / Losing License

   wonderbee replied to Meraki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   The fear for losing one's license is genuine in the hospital setting. Short staffing is the main culprit for the fear. It's one of the reasons I left hospital nursing. I've only personally know one...

10. looking for my dream job...

    wonderbee replied to kalaniana's topic in Public, Community Health

    What you are describing sounds like an outreach coordinator kind of position. There is no actual hands-on nursing involved. It involves a lot of setting up tables at health fairs, some public speaking...

11. Job Interview

    wonderbee replied to DimplesRN's topic in Public, Community Health

    Hope my PM gave you what you were looking

12. Job Interview

    wonderbee replied to DimplesRN's topic in Public, Community Health

    Hey Dimples. I know too many nurses who work ridiculous shifts, burning themselves out in micro managed short-staffed facilities and hating every minute of it. They do it because they got themselves...

13. Acceptable sites for capillary blood sampling

    wonderbee replied to wonderbee's topic in Pediatric

    I think it's because my supervisor is not a nurse and if it's not "by the book" (the Hemocue book), she's worried that it is in violation of state protocols. I really need a nurse to be able to talk...

14. Question for commun. health folks

    wonderbee replied to 3rdcareerRN's topic in Public, Community Health

    I'd say about half of our clinics have a doctor on the premises. Our health department is essentially nurse run with protocols for just about everything. I work in the WIC setting. We don't have...

15. Acceptable sites for capillary blood sampling

    wonderbee posted a topic in Pediatric

    Recently just started working with peds after years with adults. What are best practice sites for obtaining capillary samples for hemoglobin for children to 18 months? I know of the heel in newborns...