bgxyrnf

bgxyrnf MSN, RN

Med-Tele; ED; ICU

Member

  • Content

    1,208

  • Visitors

    12,598

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    119

All Content by bgxyrnf

  1. Community Health to ED Nursing?

    bgxyrnf replied to wanna_be's topic in Emergency

    Quite untrue... most ED nurses do not come out of the ICUs. That's a tough transition. Yeah, just what you've identified. That's facility dependent... and most facilities have a...

  2. Feel stupid

    bgxyrnf replied to Cat365's topic in Emergency

    Every once in a while you'll get a nurse who'll say things like, "don't worry, I'll take a look at the meds and labs myself. Is there anything I need to worry about in the next hour? No? Cool. Send...

  3. From SICU to BICU and I'm so bored!

    bgxyrnf replied to J&B-RN's topic in Burn

    Sounds like the burn unit that you're in is pretty tame. In the burn unit at my hospital, "walking and talking and just need pain meds" isn't the average case. For sure, though, burns are a highly...

  4. Question for nurses that are male...

    bgxyrnf replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I don't give a rip what they call me as long as my employer keeps paying me. That said, I do think the distinction is irrelevant, unique, and rare. It is irrelevant because my Y...

  5. Should I still do nursing?

    bgxyrnf replied to shayjulia's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't let Advanced Biology dissuade you from attempting a nursing program. Advanced Bio is more academically rigorous than are nursing classes. And OMG, being a lawyer? That's enough to make me...

  6. Differentiating between lung and bowel sounds

    bgxyrnf replied to LifetimeLearnerS's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ain't that the truth? Some of those late-stage COPDers - combined with my generally crappy hearing - sometimes have absent breath sounds in the

  7. Calculations

    bgxyrnf replied to Rachna89's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm going to presume that the error is that you *have* 40mg vials, which is the standard vial of pantoprazole. With that presumption, the order makes sense academically and would be a legitimate...

  8. Possible new (nursing) drinking game

    bgxyrnf replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    - nvm

  9. Male Student in OB Rotation

    bgxyrnf replied to dreblanco's topic in General Students

    OP, unless you're hoping to become an OB nurse or a midwife, you're not missing anything. I don't think my nursing career has been hurt one iota by having the same experience as

  10. abg's

    bgxyrnf replied to meonemine's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I love your mnemonic. Here's mine: If it's going out the upper end of the GI tract, the pH goes up; if it's going out the low end, the pH goes

  11. California based, with graduate work in another field. older.

    bgxyrnf replied to sonja10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You're

  12. Looking for nursing "Cliff Notes"

    bgxyrnf replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Students

    Ferri's Clinical Advisor is pretty terrific for what you describe. The "incredibly easy" books are OK but I don't care for their gimmicky style. Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews are also wonderful...

  13. California based, with graduate work in another field. older.

    bgxyrnf replied to sonja10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    .....

  14. prioritizing

    bgxyrnf replied to archiewoo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The timing of antibiotics is important. The initial doses should be given as soon as possible after the order because an active infections can grow at alarmingly high rates. Maintaining uniform levels...

  15. Majoring in nursing but I am huge germaphobe. How will this work?

    bgxyrnf replied to KariT's topic in General Students

    Stay as far away from the ED as you can! It's by far the nastiest place in the

  16. Focused assessment

    bgxyrnf replied to favourukaegbu's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    From the ED perspective, a focused assessment is one that evaluates systems associated with the patient's chief complaint rather than all body systems. The appropriate time is upon the initial contact...

  17. Fidget Spinners

    bgxyrnf replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I'm a Fidgit Cube guy myself: Fidget Cube: A Vinyl Desk Toy by Matthew and Mark McLachlan

  18. Nursing is not for you if you don't have a burning passion for it?

    bgxyrnf replied to .CJ.'s topic in General Students

    I will freely admit that I entered nursing for purely practical reasons: hourly pay at a decent rate at a location close to home working under a collective bargaining agreement in a relatively stable...

  19. Pharmacology Flashcards (drug cards)

    bgxyrnf replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Why not? What happens? Mac, Windows, or

  20. My coworker was high and got away with it

    bgxyrnf replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    .....

  21. what is my priority as a nurse in this situation?

    bgxyrnf replied to angie91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's an incomplete set of vital

  22. Need help with HW!

    bgxyrnf replied to Nursing_excellence's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Per the ABLS class and the burn fellow with whom I consulted, as well as the nurses: the Parkland formula is simply an initial target for pre-hospital and initial ED treatment. After that (say,...

  23. Need help with HW!

    bgxyrnf replied to Nursing_excellence's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In the first few hours after the burn, one big risk is compartment syndrome - particularly in circumferential burns. Also, anything applied circuferentially to the patient -- ET ties, ID bands, etc --...

  24. what is my priority as a nurse in this situation?

    bgxyrnf replied to angie91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The priority to finish the vital signs and then assess the patient's mentation followed by a full assessment while maintaining patient safety, privacy, and

  25. Workplace violence and hazards

    bgxyrnf replied to mackjohnson1234's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yup, lots of 'em. Two colleagues with severe bites from patients, several colleagues with strained or broken thumbs, one colleague with a stab wound from a (clean) angiocath left in the room by a...