Brenda F. Johnson MSN

Gastrointestinal Nursing

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    Gastrointestinal (GI) Nursing

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Gastroenterology

    One idea may be to train a couple of the GI nurses to do an admission, start the IV, etc. That way there would be consistency of care, and the admitting nurse would get some support in the beginning...
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    Gastrointestinal (GI) Nursing

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    Gastrointestinal (GI) Nurses specialize in issues and diseases of the stomach, esophagus, and bowel. This specialty area is a job that continually evolves as equipment improves, new procedures are...
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    Gastrointestinal (GI) Nursing

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Gastroenterology

    That's very true, when your done, your done. Right now in our unit, we have been working on the average of 10 hours per pay period of overtime. But there has been times when we have been much slower....
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    Gastrointestinal (GI) Nursing

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Gastroenterology

    I think every place is different depending on the space and layout. Our GI unit is separate from Day Surgery (the place where they get ready and recover). Per room, there should be an RN, and a tech...
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    Gastrointestinal (GI) Nursing

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Gastroenterology

    I guess it depends on where you work, but for the most part absolutely! They know that someone who is certified has to earn a lot of CEUs in Gi, so are often more up on the newest procedures,...
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    Gastrointestinal (GI) Nursing

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Gastroenterology

    That's a lot of work for one person! I know SGNA recommends 2
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    Gastrointestinal (GI) Nursing

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Gastroenterology

    My
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    What is Nux Vomica? State Board Questions From the Turn of the 20thCentury: An Era Gone By

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in General Nursing

    New England turned out the first formally trained nurse, Linda Richards in 1873 from New England Hospital for Women and Children Training School for Nurses. In 1873 the first nursing school in the...
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    Difference Between G Tube And Peg Tube

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    Table of Contents Peg Tube Overview PEG Tube vs G Tube Types of Feeding Tubes PEG tube Indications Placement of G-Tubes PEG tubes...
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    Setting the Precedent: Nurses Fired for Being Sick

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have not personally been fired for being sick, but I have witnessed other nurses suffering that fate. I felt bad for them and I can’t imagine what they must have gone through. We want things to be...
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    Have you had your Colonoscopy? March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Gastroenterology

    The nurse charts, helps with abdominal pressure, labeling specimens, etc. The Tech assists the doc. The nurse runs the room, makes sure the time out is done, and consents are signed.They stand right...
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    Have you had your Colonoscopy? March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    I’ve been a GI nurse for about 25 of my 27 years of nursing and I have seen a multitude of changes take place. The proficiency of a colonoscopy has improved as scopes have become more flexible with...
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    Have you had your Colonoscopy? March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Gastroenterology

    To get the pt ready, we hook them up to monitors, turn them on their left side and they have oxygen too. Yes, a pad or towel goes under the bottom. Basically that is
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    A Shift in Perspective

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to MBar1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, one thing is for sure. . . change is constant. Medicine's evolution over the years has built on previous knowledge and has expanded on it. EPB is used in everything now, from charting to...
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    Injection Gone Wrong: Part 3

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in General Nursing

    Driving to get her MRI under fluoroscopy, Susan kept reflecting on the fact that she was told that her first one didn't show any damage to her left shoulder. Being claustrophobic added to her anxiety...
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    Setting the Precedent: Nurses Fired for Being Sick

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Wow is all I have to say. Hard to believe some of the absentee rules out
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    Setting the Precedent: Nurses Fired for Being Sick

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    How is it not a HIPPA violation for the hematologist to notify your employer? That alone seems
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    Workplace Violence in Healthcare: Nurses, What is Being Done to Protect Us?

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, she was known by her attacker. I didn't put much about him. He worked as a parking valet at the garage and had recently been
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    Workplace Violence in Healthcare: Nurses, What is Being Done to Protect Us?

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don’t remember hearing anything about Carlie’s murder last January, but her community of nurses did. On January 25, 2019, in the parking garage of a Wisconsin hospital, Carlie was kicked in the...
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    Gender Bias in Health Care

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    This has been going on for decades. About 10 years ago, I asked an Anesthesiologist why on their pre-surgical orders have different guidelines for men than women in regards to EKG. She told me that...
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    How the U.S. Cadet Corps Changed Nursing History

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    That is so
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    How the U.S. Cadet Corps Changed Nursing History

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in General Nursing

    The second World War drained the hospitals, health agencies, and schools of nurses by about 30% according to Liz Eberlain in her article, “Making a Difference: The U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps”. This...
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    Getting My Graduate Degree: Is it Worth It?

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in General Nursing

    I love my career in GI, and never thought I would change. Working in GI for the past 25 years has served me well. I enjoy it, and learn something on a daily basis. However, for the past 4 ½ years my...
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    Getting My Graduate Degree: Is it Worth It?

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the kind words, you actually got what I was trying to say. I have reached out to the informatic nurse at my hospital, and she has been great. I guess it's scary stepping out into...
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    Getting My Graduate Degree: Is it Worth It?

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the encouragement! So much negative comments about going back to school. I'm not bored with Informatics, just wary of options upon