bb007rn

bb007rn

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  1. Ways to chart about mucus?

    bb007rn replied to brillohead's topic in Private Duty

    for "sticky" I like to use tenacious, (I don't know why, but I just love that word!) I rarely have to use it with my patient. Other than the words you've posted, there really aren't many others to...

  2. Epic vs Cerner EMR

    bb007rn replied to RN_Fan_Club's topic in General Nursing

    yes,

  3. Night Shift Dulls your brain

    bb007rn replied to Emergent's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have worked nights shift my entire career as an RN. Even before that I much preferred staying up late and waking later in the day. and most of my prior jobs were evening or night shift. I have...

  4. what part of 'I hereby resign my postition' did they not understand?

    bb007rn posted a topic in Private Duty

    So, before I got this great private duty job I am loving right now, I worked for an agency. In my opinion, the most disorganized, uncomputerized (yes, they still did EVERYTHING on paper, including our...

  5. the "sleep-nazi"...(please take no offense, I didn't)

    bb007rn posted a topic in Private Duty

    yes, this really happened, mind you, we try to joke and have a good time with my patient, he has one wicked sense of humor, so we get along quite well in that respect. Most nights while doing hs care...

  6. the "sleep-nazi"...(please take no offense, I didn't)

    bb007rn replied to bb007rn's topic in Private Duty

    I even asked him again just a couple night why he doesn't wake up for me... his answer this time? "because you know how to get me comfortable the first time" this was after much thought and me lightly...

  7. the "sleep-nazi"...(please take no offense, I didn't)

    bb007rn replied to bb007rn's topic in Private Duty

    my best guess is patient comfort with any given nurse, as mine sleeps great most nights for me, but wakes several times for the 2 others who work nights (to their aggravation, and sometimes to my...

  8. what part of 'I hereby resign my postition' did they not understand?

    bb007rn replied to bb007rn's topic in Private Duty

    the person who called me knows darn well that I quit a long time ago, as she was the one I first told that I was going to resign, before I actually turned in the resignation and then the equipment....

  9. what part of 'I hereby resign my postition' did they not understand?

    bb007rn replied to bb007rn's topic in Private Duty

    It's not that I couldn't shake them, it's that I resigned, (9 months ago!) and up until the other day, I never heard a word from them, then out of the blue that voicemail....I may call them back when...

  10. new nursing student

    bb007rn replied to erybooh's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I re-started nursing school when I was 32 years old. A single mom, 4 kids, worked and went to school. I lived on 4 -5 hours sleep every night for over 2 years. What kept me going? Knowing in the end...

  11. Altered Mental Status- a surprise diagnosis

    bb007rn replied to Stcroix's topic in General Nursing

    It is touted as having a huge effect on the fall of syphilis in America. I don't know why rubella was included but some states even test for other things these days as well. This is the info I found...

  12. what part of 'I hereby resign my postition' did they not understand?

    bb007rn replied to bb007rn's topic in Private Duty

    Please pardon the confusion, the agency job was home health, but the current job is private duty. i just needed to vent about the idiocy of the agency. I know the difference between the two genre. I...

  13. what part of 'I hereby resign my postition' did they not understand?

    bb007rn replied to bb007rn's topic in Private Duty

    In other words, I was working at both places, but the second job superceded the first in all

  14. what part of 'I hereby resign my postition' did they not understand?

    bb007rn replied to bb007rn's topic in Private Duty

    thus the reason I had started with the private client, was supposed to be coverage for another RN on medical leave, but turned into so much more! I figured that if in the first 3 weeks I was with the...

  15. What's your go to outfit after work?

    bb007rn replied to nurse_jess's topic in General Nursing

    yes, this....only my kids are grown up and I am married, but hubby works days.... nothing like the birthday suit after work! (just me and the cats/dog, no one here to see me. It's just, so,

  16. Humor me please with a question from my son...

    bb007rn replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    here's a link to a relevant article that may help answer your last question... (maybe) Pediatric burn

  17. Humor me please with a question from my son...

    bb007rn replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    since Silver's melting point = 1235.08 K, 962 ºC, 1571 ºF and boiling point = 2485.15 K, 2212 ºC, 3571 ºF, I am going to go with full thickness burns, amputation, and eventual prosthesis. I have...

  18. Bread making for stress relief...

    bb007rn replied to bb007rn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Guess that leaves more mushrooms for you! (I love them, by the

  19. How much do you make?

    bb007rn replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

    aye, he is very lucky, and very much loved by his family and extended

  20. New Grad in the ED

    bb007rn replied to EDnurse0310's topic in Emergency

    EDNurse0310, 10 years ago, I was you. Hired into ER as a new grad. Here's my advice, take all the advice listed above! Expanding on that, there will be a couple of "older" (more experienced) nurses...

  21. Bread making for stress relief...

    bb007rn replied to bb007rn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have yet to learn now to knit (me Mum is left handed, and I am not, so, she never taught me, said it would be backwards, whatever), but it is on the bucket list, as my daughter managed to learn and...

  22. How much do you make?

    bb007rn replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

    Mom and Dad boh work, but there is a relative who actually funds the LLC, am not at liberty to disclose more than that. Let's just say the patient is well taken care

  23. ? about my peds patient

    bb007rn replied to bellcollector's topic in Pediatric

    I am not a peds PDN, , but I am a mom of 4 kids... bicycling legs worked like a charm for my 1st child's colic and for my 3rd child (the only one who had issues w/ feeding) He got very gassy and...

  24. It drives me nuts when....

    bb007rn replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    oh, now she thinks we're going to Florida.... to Disney, oh yea how excited am I! (insert sarcasm here, puddling on the floor) at least I'll have to sleep through that, I hate crowds and have NO...

  25. I feel like I'm never going to get good at IVs

    bb007rn replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    I started out working in ER somehow, I became extremely good at IV's.(ok, to be honest, lots of practice with #14s and #16's on ETOHs and ODs) I loved IV's, I lived for IV's! I have put IV's in...