avado BSN

avado has 25 years experience as a BSN.

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1. Is this discipline or discrimination for being autistic?

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

   I been a nurse for twenty years now in same facility. I always know social interactions have been painful for me and over the years it's becoming more apparent that I have to mask and mimic other co...

2. frustrated with HUC and process

   avado posted a topic in General Nursing

   Is the norm with the EHR that nurses verify CPOE meds only, ancillary or both? Does your HUC triage phone calls during med pass times? Do you have a system down to prevent distractions? I am...

3. TPN infusing when to change PICC drsg?

   avado replied to avado's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   Thank you and appreciate your

4. TPN infusing when to change PICC drsg?

   avado posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   I have been a nurse for twenty years and was offended that the newer nurses looked at an old ancient vague policy regarding TPN infusion to look for dressing changes wrote an CPOE order that drsg...

5. COVID: I'm ready to leave the hospital until the end of the pandemic guilt

   avado replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I am quite aware of ARDS and YES I have done vents but when the family member has "Hope" that resting the lungs will help their mother who has severe CHF? IS a poor message! I knew she would be dead...

6. COVID: I'm ready to leave the hospital until the end of the pandemic guilt

   avado replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Thank you for speaking up. Distant family member who was on bi-pap doing well and got off but then had a set back. Second, daughter was told she was getting vented "to let her lungs rest" right...

7. COVID-19 Freebies, Discounts, and Resources for Nurses and Medical Professionals

   avado replied to Brian S.'s topic in Disaster Preparation

   What is your gear for Isolation patients? Do you have disposable stethoscopes? One mask/goggles to use for each patient? Currently, I have one n95 mask for each isolation patient and goggles/shield...

8. Legalized Recreational Marijuana - What Will You See in the ED?

   avado replied to traumaRUs's topic in Emergency

   Don't forget the crushing chest pain from over-eating

9. Legalized Recreational Marijuana - What Will You See in the ED?

   avado replied to traumaRUs's topic in Emergency

   I have seen in a teen would was extremely thin and developed all the clinical signs in C.H.S as example needing to take hot showers, tiger balm, smokes a bowl a/day, retching, and losing weight with...

10. Nurse Bullying

    avado replied to amanda.sheerene's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would love to fill this out!! Lets say a nurse adn, been in the same organization for 30+ plus years was able to convince administration, hospital board, few doctors, and rumor mongering the staff...

11. Tired of this manager

    avado posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am fed up with our interim manager. She is basically a wall. When I asked there is no policy or a failed order set with issues for patient safety, the answer why don't you make that policy for me?...

12. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    avado replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I know that often our pyxis if your finger and height doesn't match up you can pull up the person or med next to it. I really do have to slow down. Last month, I had tylenol liq ud mixed in Ibuprofen...

13. occurrence report=doctor hates me

    avado replied to avado's topic in General Nursing

    yes and no its something that could be used but in reality the patient died and my occurrence report was simple but the message to the manager to look into it went too

14. occurrence report=doctor hates me

    avado replied to avado's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, we had no policy except another department policy that is over 7 years old. That is how messed up it is where I work. Yes, I have taken my lumps from my annoying write up. I usually write...

15. occurrence report=doctor hates me

    avado replied to avado's topic in General Nursing

    Good question.. not to make waves I guess. Why can't it be simple and used as a study? It shouldn't deter anyone. Its just