bezany

bezany

ER, Home Health, PCU, Med/Surg

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About bezany

bezany has 20 years experience and specializes in ER, Home Health, PCU, Med/Surg.


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  1. Travel nursing with a tiny house?

    I am a travel nurse living in an RV. I love it. Cheap rent, so I take the stipend giving me more money in the bank. My husband can often get work for the park which makes our rent free. There is...
  2. Who's ready for a hospital hurricane party!?!

    during charlie, the hospital where I worked allowed family. The accomodations were not good, many did not have beds and it was very crowded and chaotic. Food was in short supply. I would recommend...
  3. Being an ugly nurse

    You wrote the solution right in the paragraph: "The people I work with now love the crap out of me because I'm good at what I do, I'm good at understanding what THEY do, I'm good at getting everyone...
  4. Anyone a member of National Nurses United?

    The nurses at my hospital are represented by the National Nurses Organizing Committee which is a part of National Nurses United. National Nurses United is the largest union and professional...
  5. Anyone a member of National Nurses United?

    I am a member of this union, you get a bonus for belonging to a union? Most hospitals in this area would not be pleased with
  6. I have a fb page for my friends, and a separate one i keep mainly for family and peers. The friend one does not list my association with a hospital and i dont talk shop there at all. The friend page...
  7. I would not want to be pulling narcs for agency staff, thats crazy! temporary codes can be given to agency staff and if i were in a facility where they didnt have access, i would be advocating...
  8. bedside scanning is a lifesaver, as long as we dont bypass it. At my hospital we scan the patient armband and then the med, we use an electronic mar. It is virtually impossible to give the wrong med...
  9. My favorite of all time is: if the doctor doesnt come to see me right now, I am leaving! I want to say "do you promise?" But what I actually do is grab the AMA form.
  10. Handling rude or dishonest patients

    With patients like this, it really does no good to argue with them. I can humbly apologize whether I am right or not. I then ask them if there is something that would make their stay easier, remind...
  11. For Nightshift Nurses...

    I have done nights for a long time and I live 50 minutes from work, when I feel sleepy while driving, i find that if I get out of the car and walk around it a few times, it wakes me up enough to make...
  12. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    Lovenox, omeprazole, metoprolol, amlodipine, dilaudid or percocet and restoril or ambien med surg tele ortho neuro night shift hence the sleepers for
  13. need ideas for nights off

    I have worked nights for over twenty years now, i switch back and forth, i take a nap on my first day back to work and i stay up longer on my first day off. I try to do three in a row so that my days...
  14. Going before the board

    I think my best advice would be to take an attorney with you who has experience before the board. Whatever the cost it will be worth
  15. asked for help and got fired

    if you are working in a "drug free workplace" you have protections if you reported rather than being "caught", so i would suggest you lawyer up. The drug free workplace designation would be on signs...