BlueLightRN

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  1. is nursing really worth the debt

    BlueLightRN replied to starnurse2b16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Agree. Starting pay for RNs in the US is a range of about 18-40 dollars per hour depending on where you are located. No 190k jobs in nursing really exist

  2. can someone tell me the best path to get a bsn

    BlueLightRN replied to CeeCeeCunningham's topic in General Students

    Did ASN through CC, no loans, and now doing BSN online, no

  3. What age did you complete your BSN or ASN?

    BlueLightRN replied to mee9mee9's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Finished ASN at 21, BSN will probably be done by

  4. Nurses working as CNAs

    BlueLightRN replied to nolanurse88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked as a CNA when census was down. Heck, it's much less

  5. Dealing with bedbugs

    BlueLightRN posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Do you ever have a bedbug situation at your office/clinic? What do you do for it? I'm terrified I will take bedbugs home and I would just die. Blood and guts do not bother me. Bugs are disgusting...

  6. Dealing with bedbugs

    BlueLightRN replied to BlueLightRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I'm obviously trying to do that

  7. Dealing with bedbugs

    BlueLightRN replied to BlueLightRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I put my shoes outside but it's not quite freezing and I have to wear them tomorrow, they aren't

  8. Dealing with bedbugs

    BlueLightRN replied to BlueLightRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Our janitor doesn't hardly replace the toilet paper and I know isn't trained to deal with bedbugs. Awe have no policy and usually they do absolutely nothing. There's a lot of roaches/ants and things...

  9. Dealing with bedbugs

    BlueLightRN replied to BlueLightRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I keep my purse locked in a drawer in my office and I don't take any infested patients in there, but if I have to discharge or draw or whatever for a patient in a room who I know has bedbugs, what am...

  10. Does your office/clinic allow walk-ins to see the nurse?

    BlueLightRN replied to BlueLightRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    What do your walk-ins usually need

  11. Fired for refusing??

    BlueLightRN replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Mandatory coercion maybe. Lose your job and become homeless because you have "the right to refuse" or take a shot you don't want so you can keep working at your job and paying your

  12. How much does my insurance cover?

    BlueLightRN replied to SteveDE's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Also, is the nurse in the hospital required to know how much each bag of IV fluid and the cost of each pill for each patient and every insurance? No? My point exactly. It is not possible to know what...

  13. How much does my insurance cover?

    BlueLightRN replied to SteveDE's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    It's billing's job. The patient can ask billing to call their

  14. Online Support Groups = Trash on Nurses

    BlueLightRN replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    I joined a group for migraine sufferers because I am one. 99% of it is whining about narcotics, bashing doctors and nurses, and crying about their lives, because the migraines are so bad, and they...

  15. Things you'd like to say to....

    BlueLightRN replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    Unfortunately, many

  16. How much does my insurance cover?

    BlueLightRN replied to SteveDE's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    As a nurse it's not my responsibility to know what every insurance covers and it's not my responsibility to know the cost either. If I had to call every patient's insurance when would i have time to...

  17. Things you'd like to say to....

    BlueLightRN replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    You need a list of your "man's" medications because he got arrested at parole for a positive drug screen and you just know he's clean, he's only taking what we gave him? Okay, metformin, pravachol,...

  18. what are chemical restraints?

    BlueLightRN replied to sassyann8585's topic in Psychiatric

    A chemical restraint is something that is used to sedate or otherwise incapacitate a person, not a medication that is used to help the patient. If the patient is hyperventilating and freaking out...

  19. Who is responsible in this situation?

    BlueLightRN replied to Amanda026's topic in Patient Medications

    If you are not familiar with a med and whether or not it can be crushed you should research it. That being said, I'm sorry for your loss. I don't think anyone is "responsible" but at the end of the...

  20. Looking for fellow Muslim nurses.

    BlueLightRN replied to MuslimRN's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I am not a muslim (or really anything) but I don't know many muslims and frankly I am very curious about you guys and your religion! Hope you find a job soon!

  21. Would you hold Metformin fot a BS level of 149

    BlueLightRN replied to Nola009's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Reasons I'd hold Metformin: Patient is going to have IV contrast soon or has recently had it (like less than 48 hours), has consistently low sugars (less than 80ish) or is going to be fasting for 24...

  22. Does your office/clinic allow walk-ins to see the nurse?

    BlueLightRN replied to BlueLightRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    There are other nurses but honestly, they're all pretty lazy and always on "break" so I am always the one who gets called. We have a triage phone line but the call volume is soo heavy that it's almost...

  23. Does your office/clinic allow walk-ins to see the nurse?

    BlueLightRN replied to BlueLightRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    The management just says "well, what if the patient does nee a nurse? We can't have the front desk triage and what if they make a mistake and something bad happens to a patient?" Well, the front desk...

  24. Does your office/clinic allow walk-ins to see the nurse?

    BlueLightRN replied to BlueLightRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    And if I am with a patient in the back or busy doing something important and I don't come to the front desk fast enough they just keep calling me. NURSE TO THE FRONT DESK. It's so annoying I want to...

  25. Does your office/clinic allow walk-ins to see the nurse?

    BlueLightRN replied to BlueLightRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    We see over 200 patients a day and have over 30k patients in our system. I'm constantly running! I want to tell the front desk to tell the patient to call in and leave a message and I'll get back to...