bugya90

bugya90 ASN, BSN, LVN, RN

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  1. non-sterile speculum storage

    bugya90 replied to chiwil's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ours are plastic single patient use and come individually packaged and are stored in the exam table drawers. Obviously if package is ripped or soiled we toss it and don't use that speculum. Are yours...

  2. New Nurse in Pediatric Immunizations Clinic

    bugya90 replied to LPNgoingonRN's topic in Pediatric

    Obviously brush up on the immunization schedule. You can print out one from the cdc along with the catch up schedule. Know developmental milestones and ages. Review IM and sub q techniques and

  3. Paid lunch or 13 hour day?

    bugya90 replied to Zooey72's topic in General Students

    When I worked LTC my 12s were actually 12.5. I clocked in at 0645 and clocked out at 1915. The 15 minute overlap was for report. They automatically deducted 30 minute lunch. The only time I've heard...

  4. Going to be fired?

    bugya90 replied to Meridian2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ok I am going to try to be as helpful as possible. 1. Accept the fact that you will either be terminated from this job or put on probationary status. 2. Do NOT go to your work unannounced and...

  5. Going to be fired?

    bugya90 replied to Meridian2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly what I was thinking, you've said it better than I could have. [emoji122] Want some popcorn?

  6. Going to be fired?

    bugya90 replied to Meridian2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have some of the Skinny Girl popcorn I'll share with you

  7. Going to be fired?

    bugya90 replied to Meridian2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Technically no one said you "would kill ICU patient" and definitely not Pen so back off. I said I pray you never kill any patient due to negligence. If you continue down your current path this may...

  8. Going to be fired?

    bugya90 replied to Meridian2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Since when is ICU "easier"? You can't remember to give a diabetic their insulin but think you are cut out for ICU. Also many ICU ratios are now 2-3 patients per nurse, there's not many 1:1 left and...

  9. Going to be fired?

    bugya90 replied to Meridian2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This rubbed me the wrong way. 1. Never assume another shift is not busy. I use to rotate shifts in LTC, all 3 shift (day, evening, night) are busy in their own right. Night shift typically has 3-4...

  10. Do lpns give vaccinations?

    bugya90 replied to naomifain's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've never seen it on the aisle around here but do know which pharmacies carry it (we keep a list at work for patients that ask for plan b). Interesting that you could buy it on Amazon. I've never...

  11. Do lpns give vaccinations?

    bugya90 replied to naomifain's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It's still behind the counter so you still have to ask for it. The family owned pharmacy in my town doesn't even carry it (predominantly catholic

  12. Do lpns give vaccinations?

    bugya90 replied to naomifain's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LPNs give vaccinations, at least in my state. Also as a healthcare worker many of us are mandated to get our personal vaccines including a yearly flu vaccine unless you have a medical reason not to...

  13. Is this discrimination?

    bugya90 replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm like you. I look several years younger than I am (I'm mid twenties). I've had patients say I don't look old enough to be a nurse, question how long I've been doing this, ask for the older nurse...

  14. Lapsed license - advice?

    bugya90 replied to Jeanne Ramick's topic in General Nursing

    I was referring to the fact they won't let you work for them period, even as a patient care tech or unit secretary, neither of which require a nursing license. There's no being reassigned to a support...

  15. Lapsed license - advice?

    bugya90 replied to Jeanne Ramick's topic in General Nursing

    Many employers won't let you work without a current license. So you may not be able to work until it is renewed. A former coworker let her license lapse and she actually had to go to the BON office in...

  16. Help with patient teaching topics

    bugya90 replied to cElliottLPN's topic in General Students

    Do you have a nursing diagnosis book? I have a Mosbys and it has interventions and teaching topics in it. Similar patients may have similar documentation, just make sure you are actually teaching on...

  17. New Job - Office RN (worried)

    bugya90 replied to CarolLoriRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ear washes, phone triage, EKG, prior authorizations with insurance companies, referrals, med refills per protocol, lot of injections depending on the specialty, supervising unlicensed staff (CMA and...

  18. Need Advice!!!

    bugya90 replied to nhodge20's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I mostly studied alone. The class ended up dividing into two cliques. One clique studied as a group all the time and the rest of us studied alone and only did group sessions occasionally (like right...

  19. Attending work class after shift?

    bugya90 replied to haunani's topic in General Nursing

    May be an overtime issue as others have said. Some states also have laws regarding the max number of hours one can work in a 24 hour period and how many hours between shifts one has to have off. For...

  20. When are you too old to start nursing school?

    bugya90 replied to 2soon2beOTC's topic in General Students

    Most jobs (at least around here) require that you be able to lift 50 lbs without assistance. I've never heard of anyone actually having to do this in an interview or pre-employment screening, but it...

  21. Are nurse's all that and a bag of chips?

    bugya90 replied to Nash3222's topic in General Nursing

    I have one nurse shirt that my mom bought me as a Christmas gift a few years ago it says "You don't scare me, I'm a nurse, I get paid to stab people with sharp objects" and has a syringe/needle on it....

  22. Question to Catholic nurses

    bugya90 replied to KatieMI's topic in General Nursing

    Lucky! Our wafers are always hard as a rock and it takes several minutes of crunching on them to be able to swallow it. They've gotten better in recent years though. Maybe my church is just cheap and...

  23. Question to Catholic nurses

    bugya90 replied to KatieMI's topic in General Nursing

    My grandfather was on hospice and could not swallow (unconscious during the last few days), the priest just touched the host to his lips. Some people will bend the rules, especially when patients are...

  24. failed right before senior RN year need advice on licensing and possible online classes to

    bugya90 replied to carabear1028's topic in General Students

    I'm an excelsior student. They no longer admit respiratory therapist or students who completed X amount of another RN program. You must be a LVN/LPN, paramedic, or approved military corpsman actively...

  25. Dallas hospital pay rate

    bugya90 replied to mihaSK's topic in Texas Nursing

    Sounds right. My company starts new grads at $24 with the opportunity for a small raise at 6 months and one year as long as performance is good, so $29 with the 3 years experience sounds