beckyboo1

beckyboo1 BSN, RN

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  1. IV gauge for colonoscopy&egds?

    beckyboo1 replied to Alex Williams's topic in Gastroenterology

    You make some very good points. An outpatient center is very different, or at least ours is, from inpatient GI. We aren't doing high risk cases as we are not part of a hospital or even adjoining a...

  2. IV gauge for colonoscopy&egds?

    beckyboo1 replied to Alex Williams's topic in Gastroenterology

    I don't have a clue why she or he thinks a 20 G is mean smh. We do it all the time. And if your anesthesia dept wants a 20 G, then go with what they say. They are the ones who need the access to...

  3. IV gauge for colonoscopy&egds?

    beckyboo1 replied to Alex Williams's topic in Gastroenterology

    At our outpatient facility, 20 G is preferred, but 22 G is acceptable if they have bad veins. I'd much rather have the bigger gauge if the patient crashes. I don't see why starting a 20 would be a...

  4. Men: This is Why You Should Check Out Your Own Breasts

    beckyboo1 replied to Noelle Collins's topic in Men in Nursing

    After reading about all the cancer in your family, I have to ask, have any of you had genetic testing? There are types of genetic issues, like Lynch syndrome, that predispose a person to multiple...

  5. Need Your Opinion About Medical Emergency

    beckyboo1 replied to intellica's topic in General Nursing

    Am I the only that wonders why the OP couldn't move her own position to see the child or why wasn't she next to the child herself? Also, signing or talking will not prevent the post-ictal state after...

  6. Nurses Fired For Viral TikTok Video

    beckyboo1 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I thought the same thing. This mother could've been totally exhausted or under the influence of pain meds. Pitiful time to mock her. But the one that struck me was making fun of a woman who refused...

  7. I Left hospital nursing. What are you doing now?

    beckyboo1 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Left the hospital setting 5 years ago when I thought it was already a hellhole and now I've see it's worse. (and in the past year, a company bought the rural hospital I worked in and has shut it...

  8. 9-5 (or 8-5) shifts as a new grad possible?

    beckyboo1 replied to Kendrer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Another thought as far as doctors office goes. Most are going with MAs now. It's unlikely you'll get an office job as a BSN grad unless it's a super specialized

  9. Gastrointestinal (GI) Nursing

    beckyboo1 replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Gastroenterology

    Interesting read. I work in a free standing outpatient endoscopy center. In our rooms, there is a CRNA to give propofol, the physician and 1 nurse only. We assist the physican, label specimens and...

  10. Trump tells supporter to not confront left wing rioters

    beckyboo1 replied to guest416560's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    ahh...now it makes sense, didn't know I had wandered into the

  11. Trump tells supporter to not confront left wing rioters

    beckyboo1 replied to guest416560's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    why is this even on

  12. Misconceptions/truths about specialities

    beckyboo1 replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Endoscopy nurses just look at butts all

  13. allnurses decennary

    beckyboo1 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    oh WOW!, I joined in 2005! The years fly by and I don't get on here as much as I used to but I still check in now and then. Since coming here, I went from LPN to ADN to BSN and changed jobs....

  14. Does Trump have Covid?

    beckyboo1 replied to Emergent's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I think he'd blab it all over everywhere to gather sympathy then he'd claim he got a bad batch of

  15. I Am A Sober Nurse, But Only for Today

    beckyboo1 replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I am dealing with a family member in rehab as we speak and this gave me some insight into what that person could be feeling and how they could respond to those feelings. Thank

  16. Broaden Your Horizons - from Heartburn to Hemorrhoids! Life as an Endoscopy RN

    beckyboo1 replied to camelbakhi's topic in Gastroenterology

    Great article. I work in an outpatient endo center too. Only physicians do the procedures where I work. CRNAs give propofol for sedation and it works soooo much better than the old versed/fentanyl...

  17. Ask Me If I'm Safe At Home

    beckyboo1 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Ruby, I remember reading about your first marriage before but I didn't realize what a nightmare you'd been through more recently. Thank God you finally got out! We as if ppl feel safe at home in...

  18. Questions

    beckyboo1 replied to ER_RN07's topic in Gastroenterology

    I learned from some of the best

  19. Questions

    beckyboo1 replied to ER_RN07's topic in Gastroenterology

    Yes, of course. I use a sharpie marker to mark the top of the specimen container so i can remember the site, then mark on the chux under it whether it was cold biopsy, cold or hot snare etc. I then...

  20. Questions

    beckyboo1 replied to ER_RN07's topic in Gastroenterology

    Where I work, a tech runs the cleaning of scopes, sterilizing, etc and also hangs the scopes. Otherwise, we (RNs) get the snares, forceps, argon, dilators, or whatever, and we do the opening and...

  21. Questions

    beckyboo1 replied to ER_RN07's topic in Gastroenterology

    I work in an outpatient endoscopy clinic. What struck me about brownbrook's reply was about techs in the procedure room. Is it common to have a tech and the room? We never use techs in the room and...

  22. Have you had your Colonoscopy? March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month

    beckyboo1 replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Gastroenterology

    In my 2 years in a GI center, I've seen 3. One only had a small portion of colon, one claimed he had no pain or discomfort, the other said it was very uncomfortable at times and he nearly had us stop...

  23. Have you had your Colonoscopy? March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month

    beckyboo1 replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Gastroenterology

    Do you have family history? That could be the

  24. Have you had your Colonoscopy? March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month

    beckyboo1 replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Gastroenterology

    No no no! It is not even in the same category. Insist on a colonoscopy...and not a Cologuard either! I wonder how out of touch your physician is about other medical conditions. I can't even count...

  25. Need ideas for safe Insect repellent

    beckyboo1 replied to Kel65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Because this post has popped up on the homepage, I don't think everyone realizes it came from the Recovery