bgxyrnf

bgxyrnf MSN, RN

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  1. Which is it? Coolest and most glamorous nursing jobs

    bgxyrnf replied to Flyboy17's topic in General Nursing

    Hawkeye and Trapper John pulled it off and so can you... though nearby the North Pole? Maybe

  2. Math calculation. Help!

    bgxyrnf replied to sashaq's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You can come at this in two ways: 1) Think about the volumetric rate (mL/min) rather than the drip rate (gtt/min) and then determine how many minutes it will take to infuse 750mL. 2) Think about how...

  3. Help with Dosage Calculation

    bgxyrnf replied to marciecstloui's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How much powder do you have? 3.375g With what volume of NS are you to reconstitute it? 5 mL So, how many grams will be in each mL if there are 3.375g in

  4. Math calculations

    bgxyrnf replied to Kimmie70's topic in General Students

    That should be a piece of cake, then. Three tries to get an A- in a topic comprised of middle-school mathematics shouldn't be a problem, I don't

  5. Sabotage? Failed by 0.1%

    bgxyrnf replied to gpnbe1a6's topic in General Students

    Actually, to consider your overall pass/fail in the class as a factor would absolutely be unfair. It has no bearing one way or the other. The instructor, by his/her own admission, misspoke. It's...

  6. Sabotage? Failed by 0.1%

    bgxyrnf replied to gpnbe1a6's topic in General Students

    Presuming that it is applied to all students then it meets the very definition of fair. In fact, it's probably more fair than if she had tossed it unless she offered every student the opportunity to...

  7. Which is it? Coolest and most glamorous nursing jobs

    bgxyrnf replied to Flyboy17's topic in General Nursing

    To whatever degree the train-wreck that I send to the ICUs from the ED actually return to some semblance of a functional life is due completely to the PM&R nurses and their PT/OT colleagues.In...

  8. Which is it? Coolest and most glamorous nursing jobs

    bgxyrnf replied to Flyboy17's topic in General Nursing

    Glamorous? Probably flight or critical peds transport... they get to wear those cool flight suits with all the pockets and MOLLE gear. Elite? Setting aside the various advanced practice roles, I'd...

  9. I was just offered a spot in the New Grad program at the ER of my dreams!!

    bgxyrnf replied to HermioneG's topic in Emergency

    Congratulations. Many nurses loathe the ED but for some of us, there's just no better place to work. Don't get me wrong... it can be very frustrating and sometimes mind-numbingly boring... on the...

  10. What did you do in the ER today?

    bgxyrnf replied to Kinda Flustered's topic in Emergency

    Some big ones, too.Neither my 76-bed department nor my 34-bed department do forensic exams. In both cases, the patients are treated as needed then medically cleared for discharge with a law...

  11. What did you do in the ER today?

    bgxyrnf replied to Kinda Flustered's topic in Emergency

    - I started an IV in the hand of a 4-mo old child from an MVC then followed same child to CT where I gave pentobarbital in order to get the kid to hold still for the CT and then hand-pushed the...

  12. Is 61 too old to start Pre-Nursing?

    bgxyrnf replied to Kikzy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Agreed.I am 52 and can out-think and out-hustle almost every other nurse I work with. And yet... there is the ageism thing. Many new grads still face a strong headwind in launching their careers...

  13. California Nursing Advice

    bgxyrnf replied to NorCalPal's topic in General Students

    I don't know about "very strong chance" but Samuel Merritt University (Oakland and Sacramento) has a good

  14. Should I start studying???

    bgxyrnf replied to Hanners729's topic in General Students

    Deleted... fingers faster than the

  15. Is 61 too old to start Pre-Nursing?

    bgxyrnf replied to Kikzy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think your odds of being hired as a new-grad nurse in your mid-60's are very low. If you'd be doing it for the knowledge or experience, go for it. If it would be to earn a living, I

  16. Female Foley and Witness

    bgxyrnf replied to jive turkey's topic in Men in Nursing

    Ours does, too. It's made a measurable reduction in CAUTI rates within a week after

  17. California Nursing Advice

    bgxyrnf replied to NorCalPal's topic in General Students

    To apply, sure. To get admitted... well, not that I've encountered among the SN's and GN's with whom I

  18. Starting nursing school at 37...

    bgxyrnf replied to LindsayRadun's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I was doing pre-reqs at the age of 42, I had a couple of young ladies as lab partners in human physiology. On a major exam, I earned a high A while they both pulled middle B's.They were very...

  19. Frustrating... ED is Not Critical Care

    bgxyrnf replied to bgxyrnf's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, perspective is a great thing. Just as not all ED nurses nor EDs in general practice critical care, some of the ICUs that I've seen hold patients who are only slightly more acute than floor...

  20. Being Deposed - Help!

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

    Taking the

  21. ED nurse experiences

    bgxyrnf replied to Elisaspencer's topic in Emergency

    I've done a bit of floor nursing, some ICU nursing, and a bunch of ED nursing. The latter is, by far, my preference. If you do some searching on this site you'll find that this topic has been...

  22. Epinephrine error

    bgxyrnf replied to katie4593's topic in General Nursing

    Anaphylaxis is also and indication for IV epinephrine, 1:10,000 -- albeit in lower doses than cardiac (0.1 to 0.4) and generally given as a slow push.Appropriately administered, it generally does not...

  23. Pharmacology

    bgxyrnf replied to KSjo88's topic in General Students

    Whenever I see that "half the class is failing," I always wonder what the other half has figured out that so many others are missing. Is this a brand new instructor or one that's been teaching in the...

  24. Anyone disliked ICU?

    bgxyrnf replied to RNbubu's topic in Critical Care

    After leaving the ED I took a posting in the ICU float pool... all 7 adult ICUs as well as ICU boarders in PACU and the ED. While I find the ICU super fascinating intellectually, it just doesn't suit...

  25. Which field of nursing is the most technically hard?

    bgxyrnf replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    Well here's the thing, even if there was some objective scale to apply, it would really depend on the specific department or unit. For example, the ED are the large urban trauma center for which I've...