wonderbee

wonderbee BSN, RN

critical care; community health; psych

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  1. allnurses.com video @ the ANA Convention

    wonderbee replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Do you participate in the NSA conventions? I'll be in Salt Lake City in September. This site is an excellent source of support and knowledge for nursing students as

  2. Germany LPN employment ???

    wonderbee replied to mcruss's topic in General World

    Don't know but I was born there way back when Landsthul was just a little army base hospital. The place really mushroomed. Let us know how you like it out there when you find employment. Good

  3. What is the term for this condition?

    wonderbee replied to Palpitations's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so grateful to be able to come here to learn from the many experienced and in-the-know nurses like Suzanne. Keep it coming. Can I adopt you as my preceptor???

  4. What is the term for this condition?

    wonderbee replied to Palpitations's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Suzanne. This was a bee in my bonnet all night. I want to specialize in critical care so these issues send me running for the books. The patient who I took care of with the different peripheral...

  5. What is the term for this condition?

    wonderbee replied to Palpitations's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient who was just a half hour from her death. When I felt her radial pulses bilaterally, they were different rates and rythyms. So yes, peripheral pulses can be different. When that...

  6. What is the term for this condition?

    wonderbee replied to Palpitations's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't the phenomenom called a pulse deficit? As I recall, my flowsheets have a space for bilateral pulse rates. They can indeed be different. It is normal for them to be ever so slightly different...

  7. About those really "hateful, crotchety" patients...

    wonderbee replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    jnette, you are truly a woman of the South. Your grace and charm can melt an

  8. A little dissappointed in allheart.com

    wonderbee replied to studentnurse74's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've used them twice. The first time I was very satisfied with everything about the transaction. The last time they messed up on my order and are in the process of sending me the wrong color scrubs....

  9. Working together

    wonderbee replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, no. There's not much of that kind of spirit as a whole. I have to qualify that though. Among the techs, it's different. We do check up on each

  10. Does it help being a CNA in Nursing School?

    wonderbee replied to alexsb1116's topic in General Nursing

    There are pros and cons but the pros win in my book. I've worked shifts that made me leave shaking my head at my choice of nursing as a career. Other times I've walked out feeling confident and really...

  11. Pt Sexual Assault

    wonderbee replied to ClimbingNurse's topic in General Nursing

    You bring up a good point. I think we all know the stories of staff having urinals thrown at them and verbal threats. Who of us hasn't been the recipient of verbal trash from disoriented clients. It's...

  12. Gift for a new Student Nurse

    wonderbee replied to waaane's topic in General Nursing

    The stethescope is a good one. A PDA is really helpful to me in my clinical. I use it as a handy pocket reference as opposed to carrying tons of

  13. What was your secret weapon for surviving nursing school??

    wonderbee replied to michelle_s_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    What I do that works for me is throw away the clock. If I want to sleep when I get home, I do. If I find I cannot sleep, this is the time to study. I learned to survive on catnaps of three to five...

  14. Q about HIV tainted bloodspill

    wonderbee replied to wonderbee's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, this happened in the scope of my employment as a tech. I did wash the exposed skin with soap and water... not hot though. I did change into surgical scrubs and disposed of my personal scrubs...

  15. Great book entitled "NURSE"

    wonderbee replied to kea6783's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious Owney, what are you doing now? Still in nursing in some

  16. What makes you drag?

    wonderbee replied to AcosmicRN's topic in General Nursing

    The unpredictability is what gets to me. Time management doesn't factor in the crashing patient at change of shift or taking care of the new admission while I'm in the middle of drawing labs for the...

  17. University of Phoenix Online RN to BSN ??

    wonderbee posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! I'm exploring my options when I graduate from my current ADN program. At 49, I have to be realistic about the number of bedside years I have left in me so I've decided to go for my BSN....

  18. Unite And Make A Difference!!!!!!!!!!!!

    wonderbee replied to Salus's topic in General Nursing

    Unite? Yes. Activism is where it's at. The medical lobby is strong. Just try to find a U.S. doctor that doesn't belong to the AMA. It would be a challenge. I don't think we realize the potential of a...

  19. Phlebotomy/IV Class

    wonderbee replied to MrsLePew's topic in Florida Nursing

    I wanted one too but at my facility, it was see it, do it. Scary thought but that was the deal. I sucked at it bigtime. Now, after 3 months of taking blood I'm finally getting good at it. It really is...

  20. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    wonderbee replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    Just want to wish you the best of luck on your HESI tomorrow. Let us know how you did.

  21. When in uniform?!?!?!?!?

    wonderbee replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    can we know where the land of smiles is? sounds like somewhere i'd like to be. i love the mountains and am looking to get out of this guilded urban chaos i'm currently in when i

  22. Personnal lives or reckless?

    wonderbee replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    Danger? I laugh at danger! I've driven in Pittsburgh. Even worse, I've been a passenger with my son (think's he's Dale Ernhardt Jr.) driving in Pittsburgh. We're talking

  23. When in uniform?!?!?!?!?

    wonderbee replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work as a barista at a big name coffee chain. You know the one. I saw so many different personality types and moods. It used to piss me off to have someone come to my counter to order while...

  24. Entry level hospital jobs

    wonderbee replied to Soonstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Just keep your eyes open. Every once in a while, something pops up. When I was in your position, I applied for and was offered a job as an activities assistant at a rehab. It didn't require health...

  25. How can you protect yourself?

    wonderbee replied to mjbsn2006's topic in General Nursing

    Of course you can and you should wear appropriate PPE. That's what it's there for. Use it at your discretion. Projectile fluids would send me hunting for everything I can find. Wintergreen, Vicks...