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blueheaven

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  1. nasal trumpet for fecal incontinence

    blueheaven replied to wkeith's topic in MICU, SICU

    we use rectal bags here too that are like a colostomy bag but stick to the rectal area. They work great as long as they

  2. nasal trumpet for fecal incontinence

    blueheaven replied to wkeith's topic in MICU, SICU

    Let them fork out the money for the "evidence based" flexiseals or other products that are out

  3. ARH strike!!!!

    blueheaven replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    One thing, if administration would be proactive and deal with the issues instead of sweeping them under the rug, give a competitive wage based on the norm for the area etc. there wouldl be no need...

  4. Isn't there anything we can talk about on here?

    blueheaven replied to edchunt's topic in General Nursing

    I usually haunt this forum. I'm from Huntington and live in Baltimore MD for the last 4 years. I miss home (WAA). It seems to me that no matter where you are licensed, it's always some added...

  5. Isn't there anything we can talk about on here?

    blueheaven replied to edchunt's topic in General Nursing

    I always get my flu shot since I work in ICU and ppl are ALWAYS dragging in something (pts and visitors). I have "lung rot" and can't afford to get the flu or

  6. What is happening in Southern Ohio??

    blueheaven replied to barefootlady's topic in Ohio Nursing

    How far south???? LOL I'm originally from the Lawrence County area. That's as far south as you can get without being in WV or

  7. WV Nurse Externships?

    blueheaven replied to MachewRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I got used like a cross between a CNA and a LPN. It is useful to get a REAL FEEL or what goes on on the unit as you have said. Some of the RN's helped me learn various procedures etc. (to...

  8. Superbugs here???

    blueheaven replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    Not really, I think the media needed something to hype and this month it was MRSA. Remember the Bird Flu???? We (the nurses stay on them) point em in the direction of the gel. Push comes to shove,...

  9. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    blueheaven replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    had a few spit at me too!!!!!!! amen on the

  10. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    blueheaven replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry honey, you have no clue. So much can be assessed by performing the nasty little jobs that we do as a part of "holistic and primary" care. Why are you going into nursing??? I see CRNA, don't...

  11. Wife demands test for MRSA

    blueheaven replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously!!! I feel like I am probably colonized with it due to the number of pts. I take care of who have it. We swab ALL patients on admission, discharge or transfer to another area of the...

  12. I have never met anyone like her...

    blueheaven replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Your story reminded me of a lady who had legit cardiac hx. but was always a princess when she came in. She was being d/c to home and the doc didn't notice her K was 3.2. She gets up to the bathroom...

  13. I have never met anyone like her...

    blueheaven replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL...we do that (take turns) but we do it on our own. Anyone that can come into a hospital and act like such an a###### is NOT sick enough to be there. My motto (that I don't say to the patient)...

  14. There aren't any jobs! Anyone else expereince this?

    blueheaven replied to SoulShine75's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The nursing shortage is very real, it reallly depends on the area where you live. For example, in the area where I am from there are FIVE RN programs. This is not a large urban area either. There...

  15. California Frustrates Me

    blueheaven replied to needleklutz's topic in Online Distance Learning

    VA requires that you are licensed as an RN. You can work in any VA hospital in the US and not need that states license to practice there. For example, I transferred from a West Virginia VA hospital...

  16. Took A Stand At Work.....

    blueheaven replied to Ariesbsn's topic in General Nursing

    my momma said the same thing

  17. How do you feel about the patients that WON't take care of themselves?

    blueheaven replied to diapason05's topic in General Nursing

    Let's get real folks, if it WASN'T for the various and assorted addictions (food, drugs, alcohol, nicotine etc.) that we humans tend to go for, we wouldn't have a

  18. what you think about this???

    blueheaven replied to lilcajunnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We used to get all these folks at the ortho hospital I worked at back in the early 80s. Don't forget those ppl who had skin like leather from so many IM's that you literally couldn't get the needle...

  19. husband begrudgingly supportive

    blueheaven replied to RN_Pursuit2b's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN!!!

  20. any weak stomachs?

    blueheaven replied to Shooting4RN's topic in General Nursing

    I can deal with everything too except vomiting (at times). LOL One day I pulled up a wastebasket while my patient was throwing up and I did the same thing!! Talk about embarrassed! My pt....

  21. Can I get a situation review from experienced nurses?

    blueheaven replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing, as other posters have indicated. You never know for sure. My DNR?DNI pt. today has been hanging on inspite of really bad VS and a morphine drip. Who knows? Sharona, I...

  22. Nurses Who Are Drug Addicts

    blueheaven replied to jill48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    A majority of these symptoms can also be indicative of a psych disorder and not necessarily an addiction problem. If any of you have worked with a Type 1 unmedicated bipolar you know what I'm...

  23. you might be from ohio if:

    blueheaven replied to mcmike55's topic in Ohio Nursing

    LOL on the poster who said that Zanesville is southern Ohio....I'm from Chesapeake which is as FAR SOUTH as you can get without jumping in the river!! When I used to go on emergency transports from...

  24. Nurses Who Are Drug Addicts

    blueheaven replied to jill48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have never understood some institutions policy that they will fire a nurse instead of helping them get into a recovery program (if the addict chooses to). I come from a long family history of...

  25. "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

    blueheaven replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You go!! I'm also one who has been around for a while too. With so many of the diploma nursing programs being forced out out of the picture...no wonder we have a shortage!!!!!!!!! I also am a baby...