bgxyrnf

bgxyrnf MSN, RN

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  1. Help getting kicked out have a 4.0

    bgxyrnf replied to CXW11's topic in General Students

    Oh, that sucks. It's quite unfortunate that you didn't ensure that you met the requirements. I'd be quite shocked if they weren't well-documented in your program's

  2. Do employers look at new grad grades?

    bgxyrnf replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Students

    Some of us view grades as a significant piece of information to help form a complete picture of a candidate; others do not. Some people, in fact, express a bias AGAINST people with excellent grades,...

  3. Do employers look at new grad grades?

    bgxyrnf replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Students

    Some of us view grades as a significant piece of information to help form a complete picture of a candidate; others do not. Some people, in fact, express a bias AGAINST people with excellent grades,...

  4. How do I become stronger clinically?

    bgxyrnf replied to alexamasan's topic in General Nursing

    Use the resources that the physicians used when they were learning... Harrison's is a great place to

  5. Mandatory Vaccination

    bgxyrnf replied to degfnp's topic in General Nursing

    None of the anecdotal comments regarding one's experience with vaccines and illness are worth the pixels in their display. Science, and the meaningful statistics that it produces, are all that...

  6. Mandatory Vaccination

    bgxyrnf replied to degfnp's topic in General Nursing

    Stigmatized? I think not. Plenty of people at both of my workplaces decline to be vaccinated and hence wear masks. These are fine nurses and nobody gives a rip whether or not they are wearing a mask....

  7. Mandatory Vaccination

    bgxyrnf replied to degfnp's topic in General Nursing

    It is not a punishment, it's an infection control measure. The definition of "fair" is having the rules equally applied to all; it would be unfair to exempt certain people from the

  8. Troponin not flagged as critical?

    bgxyrnf replied to snickers17's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My experience, as

  9. Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    bgxyrnf replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    If I were your patient and you refused to unlock that door, I'd certainly come after you in addition to your employers because you would be the one who had denied me my civil

  10. Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    bgxyrnf replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    You made no assertion at all... you simply asked an honest question, and not a silly one at all. My 'patient not prisoner' remark is a deliberately blunt attempt to emphasize their autonomy and...

  11. Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    bgxyrnf replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    I can imagine it quite easily. By refusing to unlock the door, you are imprisoning this person against their will. Unless you can justify it based on the patient's evident lack of capacity, it's easy...

  12. Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    bgxyrnf replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    Absolutely. Unless the patient lacks capacity, autonomy and self-determination rule supreme. They're patients, not

  13. Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    bgxyrnf replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    Encourage them, yes. Make them, not a chance. Stable or not, unless they have been deemed to lack capacity or you can clearly articulate why you believe they do, it is both unethical and illegal to...

  14. Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    bgxyrnf replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    Patient: "Am I on an involuntary hold?" Nurse: "No, you are here voluntarily." Patient: "Um, I've changed my mind about being here and I choose to leave. I understand that I am doing so against...

  15. Scared.....No Nursing?

    bgxyrnf replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

    That is just a new-nurse kind of thing. It didn't take me long to figure out that docs would always follow with a predictable set of questions when I'd notify them of abnormal findings... and...

  16. Scared.....No Nursing?

    bgxyrnf replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

    May I suggest that you stop listening to 'them' and start listening to yourself? They cannot tell you what are your core strengths and weaknesses because those are only revealed through time and...

  17. Triage scenario, opinions needed.

    bgxyrnf replied to Jasel's topic in Emergency

    Even they can refuse care unless there's a court order mandating same.Pretty much the only people who can't refuse care are those who (a) lack capacity and (b) have in a condition for which lack of...

  18. Triage scenario, opinions needed.

    bgxyrnf replied to Jasel's topic in Emergency

    One of my pet peeves... people brought to the ED under coercion by EMS or law

  19. Triage scenario, opinions needed.

    bgxyrnf replied to Jasel's topic in Emergency

    If the patient wants to be. And generally speaking, very few patients from an MVC have occult injuries... especially among the demographic herein

  20. Forgot to restart my patients fluids

    bgxyrnf replied to daniela095's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it is a med error but... not all med errors are created equal and... depending on the patient and the indication for the fluids, this has a high likelihood of not being a big deal. That said, it...

  21. RN MGR Told me I'm too old.

    bgxyrnf replied to gumbi_12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Of course they do. That's why I do not show dates/years on my resume. Of course, the problem is that many web sites REQUIRE the dates to be added to degrees and jobs. In all cases, personal...

  22. Opposite Sex Coworker Social Boundaries

    bgxyrnf replied to cyc0sys's topic in General Nursing

    Is that next to Pork Chop Hill? Battle of Pork Chop Hill - Wikipedia Hamburger

  23. RN MGR Told me I'm too old.

    bgxyrnf replied to gumbi_12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The whole "I'm xxx old and I can't keep up on the floor anymore" is a complete fallacy. It would be more accurate to say, "I'm in poor physical condition and..." I'm 54 and I can hang with colleagues...

  24. Missed a fracture

    bgxyrnf replied to Buggus's topic in School

    Maybe... but not at all

  25. Opposite Sex Coworker Social Boundaries

    bgxyrnf replied to cyc0sys's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I'd call off the event... just not worth it to me. Sure, I consider your wife's response irrational - and I've faced a few of those myself - but... your ex-colleagues are not really your...