begalli

begalli

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  1. CNA in Telemetry

    begalli replied to kddex's topic in Cardiac

    We have a CNA in my CTICU from 7am-11pm. They are a tremendous help with bathing, turning, getting people oob and into a chair, "code browns" and keeping the linens stocked in our rooms and on the...

  2. "Socialized medicine"

    begalli replied to Grushenka's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Good for you LPNer. If nobody else noticed, the OP of this thread is nowhere around. The reason this thread was started was for the sole reason of evoking the emotional responses such as LPNers....

  3. Medication Aides

    begalli replied to R.L.Silva's topic in General Nursing

    Are you really licensed? Is there a licensing body, like a state board, that oversees the licensing of medication aides? Do you carry professional insurance? Just wondering because I don't think you...

  4. Use Bsn After Your Name

    begalli replied to LisaG21's topic in General Nursing

    Books with Ms. Benner's name on them are amazing! One of my favs....Clinical Wisdom and Interventions in Critical Care; a Thinking in Action Approach. I recommend this book for every single nurse,...

  5. Why does everyone recommend med-surg?

    begalli replied to NTPinky's topic in General Nursing

    I think a lot of people recommend med/surg first because they claim that the new grad will have an opportunity to gain organizational and assessment skills of a variety of different patients. I also...

  6. Use Bsn After Your Name

    begalli replied to LisaG21's topic in General Nursing

    I fly southwest airlines quite a bit and I love booking a flight online with them because they have a pull down menu when you enter your name that includes Sr., Jr., Phd, MD, and RN! No other airline...

  7. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    begalli replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    The other night I watched a Discovery Health program. It was about a man in Arkansas who was in a vegetative state for 19 years. Suddenly, one day he woke up and started talking. He could recognize...

  8. Sex chemical

    begalli replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is it. Never heard of ODing on them

  9. What would you do?

    begalli replied to RnAngl's topic in General Nursing

    I think you've answered your own question. SOmething else will become

  10. what is meant by a diamond-shaped murmur?

    begalli replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    This is very hard to describe, but it has to do with the "shape" of the murmur when it's graphed visually - kind of like what a heartbeat looks like in an ekg except here you're graphing electrical...

  11. I heard somewhere that flushing pills

    begalli replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    Are you kidding? You must visit The Presidio's Baker Beach. The only thing that would hold me back is the temperature of the water and the huge surf, and remember, the coldest winter ever spent was a...

  12. Abused by instructor---what to do?

    begalli replied to timewood's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, these are the nurses who will get walked all over when it comes right down to it in the real world of nursing (and I'm NOT talking about nurses "eating their young"). Good for you for...

  13. Can you guess the DX of this patient?

    begalli replied to catrn10's topic in General Nursing

    And what is just an ADD moment? I have a daughter recently diagnosed with adult ADD. "Moments" are 24/7. And the moments are a way of life.

  14. Can you guess the DX of this patient?

    begalli replied to catrn10's topic in General Nursing

    Very true about teens feeling the need to fit in. It's a developmental thing. Do you think she was the "queen" of denial to fit in or was she just really really scared. She sounds like an otherwise...

  15. Unfair treatment

    begalli replied to BS Nursing Student's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in school one of our instructors was writing questions for NCLEX. Guess who she tested out those question on? They never counted in our scores and we never knew if we got them right or...

  16. Father still having fainting spells 2 wks after cath...

    begalli replied to LButlerRN2007's topic in Cardiac

    I'm sure they are, but make sure they're checking out his valves as

  17. Reading glasses vs magnifying glasses in teens

    begalli replied to hmcna's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If they're kids, they don't have 40 year old eyes syndrome, like me. They should have their glasses

  18. Nitroglycerin drips on telemetry units

    begalli replied to nicholasmjb's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When we transfer out post open heart to the step-down the only thing they go with is a monitor and maybe a triple lumen and feeding tube (if they've been around a while). Rarely, rarely, rarely do we...

  19. I heard somewhere that flushing pills

    begalli replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    What does that mean exactly? It's a beautiful place. One of the most beautiful on

  20. Schwartznegger on Hannity and Combs tonight..

    begalli replied to directcare4me's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    3 years Period by which Florida legislators promised to boost nursing staff in exchange for caps on damages. $64 million Total Florida Governor Jeb Bush expected to save in urging legislators to hold...

  21. Looking for an NRP course...

    begalli replied to NTPinky's topic in General Nursing

    Is this what you're looking for? http://aap.peppsite.com/dlsp/NRP/NRPHome.cfm?page=nrp This is from the AAP website. Click on "find a course." Check "provider" and enter "CA." I see a class on 4/14 in...

  22. Schwartznegger on Hannity and Combs tonight..

    begalli replied to directcare4me's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Mandatory ratios are a MUST throughout this country. I would feel very comfortable with someone I know being a patient at my hospital and many other hospitals in this area and throughout California....

  23. Can you guess the DX of this patient?

    begalli replied to catrn10's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, ABSOLUTELY give yourself a break. I mean this genuinely and with all sincerity. But this is not the child's fault either. Unless it's just not mentioned, she should have had an MRI earlier. She...

  24. "Socialized medicine"

    begalli replied to Grushenka's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So OP, what do you think so far? Or was this thread a hit and

  25. I heard somewhere that flushing pills

    begalli replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    I can't find anything specific as to why my hospital has started disposing of IV fluids in sharps containers as oppossed to draining the bag down the sink like we used to do. I did find many, many...