begalli

begalli

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  1. Need some solid answers

    begalli replied to VivaRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I don't know if they've research the frequency of changing the stopcocks. I do know that we have received patients from the OR with stopcocks already leaking. Good

  2. Need hope

    begalli replied to RN112's topic in General Nursing

    OP - most all of the hospitals in your area are hiring. One hospital has (too many) ads in the Merc news. If you have applied online to these, maybe you can follow-up with a telephone call to the...

  3. blood exposure and intact skin

    begalli replied to calicamper's topic in General Nursing

    We are more likely to have open skin on your hands and there are more places for nasties to get trapped and carried around. We wear gloves because we touch a lot of things and the possibility of...

  4. blood exposure and intact skin

    begalli replied to calicamper's topic in General Nursing

    There ya go OP. Go to your doctor and request this simple blood test for your peace of

  5. blood exposure and intact skin

    begalli replied to calicamper's topic in General Nursing

    This is the difference though. The OP's skin was intact. A scratch that draw blood in nonintact

  6. blood exposure and intact skin

    begalli replied to calicamper's topic in General Nursing

    I want to add that I totally understand your anxiety. I once tested positive for HCV. It was a false positive. It could never be explained by my doctor or the lab but the quantitative test came back...

  7. blood exposure and intact skin

    begalli replied to calicamper's topic in General Nursing

    From the CDC: "There also has been a report of HCV transmission that may have resulted from nonintact skin, but NO KNOWN RISK from exposure to intact skin."...

  8. It's official, I'm stupid!

    begalli replied to gitterbug's topic in General Nursing

    It's all cool if someone chooses not to take a break but don't begrudge those who do. At any rate breaks should be afforded to ALL nurses. Thery're not and that's a

  9. do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

    begalli replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    Like someone else pointed out somewhere in this thread, it is probably the physical therapy assistants that you see on the floor. The PT may see the patient initially to asses their needs, but most...

  10. It's official, I'm stupid!

    begalli replied to gitterbug's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Fossil. Even before the staffing laws took effect in CA the ICU's were covered under another law that dates back to the 1970's. AB394 just tweaked it a bit in the wording. RN's cover breaks. One...

  11. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

    begalli replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just to clarify...what I posted was with full benefits working a 40 hour week. If a nurse were to work per diem, their rate would be higher because they forgo benefits (insurance,

  12. Mucomyst iv

    begalli replied to msn2008's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yes, I've given it IV, but not routinely. Premed the patient with benedryl and tylenol. We use inhaled mucomyst for lung transplants more frequently than for any other

  13. Had My First Med Error Tonight :(

    begalli replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Does Lortab even come in

  14. Had My First Med Error Tonight :(

    begalli replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I think that what happened made the 7.5 count short by one and the 10 count over by one. This will clearly show the mix-up. Not a big

  15. Push Pull Method of Blood Draw

    begalli replied to Kidsfelt's topic in General Nursing

    Is this when you pull 6 ml out; push it back in; and repeat 2 more times and then discard the syringe and attach a new syringe to draw your specimen to send to the lab? I think this is recommended...

  16. do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

    begalli replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter has a bachelor's degree in psych with an emphasis on developmental psych. Graduated with honors. The nursing school she's applying to would not accept her because they somehow could not...

  17. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

    begalli replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

    $105,892.80 (not counting overtime, includes 3-11 differential of 10%) I am barely half-way through this hospital's pay ladder and I'm not counting increases for longevity. Add in benefits if one were...

  18. do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

    begalli replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    Off topic, but what the heck does this

  19. Post CRAB clean

    begalli replied to gradcare's topic in MICU, SICU

    I can't even imagine working with such an investation. "little nasties" (from the OP) To me that says it all. The unit needs to be closed and bombed (with insecticide) to kingdom

  20. do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

    begalli replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    Jen - just wondering what you signature means: "A degree may not be the same as an education - but they run hand in hand." I think that until nursing can charge hospitals for our services and totally...

  21. Post CRAB clean

    begalli replied to gradcare's topic in MICU, SICU

    I know that crabs = lice. Maybe OP's talking about the same

  22. do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

    begalli replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    Is this a rhetorical question? We ALL enter into nursing at the exact same place regardless of our education. NCLEX. But yet you're ripping on nurses who do not have a BSN? How is this their fault...

  23. do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

    begalli replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    I did this in my A&P for nursing school as

  24. do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

    begalli replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    And this would make a point for moving toward making the entry level into nursing what? Not that I either agree or disagree. But it is a

  25. Med-Surg nursing... Who likes it? and why?

    begalli replied to mookieslife's topic in General Nursing

    In critical care, knowing the details is looking at the whole picture of a patient. I'd be willing to bet that there are med/surg nurses who love what they do but would like to be able to pay...