bbyRN BSN, RN

bbyRN has 10 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in TCU, Dementia care, nurse manager.

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1. Hospital Profits Over Patient Safety: The reasons you should not be a nurse

   bbyRN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

   Your claim that capitalism is at fault, as if central planning - socialism, etc - would solve anything is at best a mistake and naive. If you think the national HC systems of the small countries...

2. Gobbledygook In Nursing

   bbyRN replied to Guest 1152923's topic in General Nursing

   Fully staffed. That's a joke. Fully staffed = understaffed. There has always been a shortage of nurses. The only reason that there was any controversy about this is because those who hire...

3. Humble Nurses Do This

   bbyRN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

   I should have added: Easier said than done. It is so hard to have commitments to multiple parties, circumstances. I've worked in corporations before becoming a nurse. The mantra was always...

4. Tips for Avoiding Medication Errors

   bbyRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Staffing. More nurses. Especially! in LTC. I've been there. It's sick. And in LTC, the management wants these to be more "home" style. Yeah, crushing meds and taking the time to help...

5. Nursing Jobs for a Disabled Nurse

   bbyRN replied to bbyRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Thanks Rose_Queen and RNLovinglife ?. Here's a website that might be helpful for anyone looking for a remote (work at home job). Flexjobs.com. You can look around and see the offerings yourself. I am...

6. Nursing with little to no hands on patient contact? More critical thinking?

   bbyRN replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

   Yep. Another option. Get a MSN (sorry, more debt maybe) and get a nursing informatics major. There are so many non-clinical nursing jobs out there. It's crazy. Get certified in one or more of the...

7. Nurse vs Respiratory

   bbyRN replied to TheSixFootThree's topic in General Nursing

   What's there to discuss or feel bad about? The RT didn't document it, the pt said that they didn't recv it, the pt was SOB, then the RT interferes with you caring for another pt, violates HIPAA,...

8. The Stigma of Men in Nursing

   bbyRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   As a 2nd career, I worked as an RN for 3.5 years, 1.5 as a nurse manager on a dementia floor and TCU, and 3 years as a CNA in dementia and TCU. (Got sidelined with a blood cancer and hope to get back...

9. Nursing Jobs for a Disabled Nurse

   bbyRN posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Hi. I'm looking to support healthcare in a decent job using my RN but as an RN with a new disability. I am about a year post bone marrow transplant (BMT) and in the process of living a new life with...

10. Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    bbyRN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    More or less like many other nurses have commented, but in my own words: Is anybody listening (ie active listening like we are supposed to do) and do they have the commitment and power to make the...

11. Humble Nurses Do This

    bbyRN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Two things: 1. Humility includes acknowledging that one is unable to help someone and admit that. The example of what would you do if a new nurse (or an old nurse) asked for help inserting a catheter...

12. Ask Me If I'm Safe At Home

    bbyRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for sharing your story. It make me, and others, better nurses and better

13. What do you do when admin doesn't have your back?

    bbyRN replied to SnowDark38's topic in School

    I agree with this. What are your (OP) considerations? To be tough and tough it out? See the advice above. To have a decent (maybe great, maybe OK - it doesn't all depend on you - that's an...

14. Senator Maureen Walsh: When Do Nurses Have Time to Play Cards?

    bbyRN replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe on break while eating? Ask her just how long she spent scouting the nurses. BTW, there's no time to play cards in LTC. My nurses are some of the the most dedicated people I have

15. Quitting during BIG investigation

    bbyRN replied to Willy 00's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    How do you know it was only 5ml short last weekend? How are the amounts kept track of? Isn't there a notebook with signatures of the nurses or tma's who worked each shift? If not, then management...