bgxyrnf

bgxyrnf MSN, RN

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  1. I made a medication error. What will happen to me?

    bgxyrnf replied to whyohwhy's topic in General Nursing

    It most certainly does mitigate the error.The fact that the patient was fine means that on the broad spectrum of med errors, from very minor to very serious, your was in the lower third IMO. Not all...

  2. Is nursing school really awful?

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

    I don't know why but a lot of nurses love to perpetuate this notion that nursing school is some terribly difficult, emotionally abusive, and brutal experience. I'm sure that some people do have that...

  3. Am I Too Old to Go to School?

    bgxyrnf replied to Les Lee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It absolutely can be done but there are a couple bits of reality that you need to accept: 1) The time available for a return on investment is relatively short so, depending on your family finances,...

  4. Need help with drip calculation *Please*

    bgxyrnf replied to Dreagrl3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm glad that you were, with help, able to answer your own question. That is how real learning takes place. Now teach it to someone else and it will be forever yours. See one - do one - teach one and...

  5. Assignment

    bgxyrnf replied to Leilabaccus's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Try to form a PICO question about oral hygiene in critical

  6. Assignment

    bgxyrnf replied to Leilabaccus's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sure... what kind of help would you

  7. Med Error Advice...

    bgxyrnf replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very pleased that your organization has chosen to have a culture of safety - whether they realize that or not. In such a culture, errors are viewed as opportunities to be better and better, not as...

  8. Santa Rosa Junior College Fall 2018 ADN Program

    bgxyrnf replied to jamier101813's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Contact the nursing office personally, via phone or (preferably) by email.This is too important to be trusted to anonymous posters on the

  9. Foley placement

    bgxyrnf replied to vxxen's topic in General Nursing

    Signs of balloon inflation in the urethra: Pain, new bleeding - in the drainage and eventually from the meatus. Years ago, I had this happen one time as a newer nurse, in a patient who began seizing...

  10. Tracheostomy

    bgxyrnf replied to RN2bfro76's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your medical conditions are your private concern (HIPAA and all that...) and I see no reason to share this one with anybody unless you have no choice. The only issue that you face in clinical nursing...

  11. HELP

    bgxyrnf replied to Jperry121215's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Ignore the PVT and instead recognize that the odds are very low of failing so miserably that the test cut off at 75 questions. Reaching the 265 mark on your prior exams meant that you were borderline...

  12. Textbooks

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

    half.com ebay.com amazon.com chegg.com valorebooks.com craigslist.org Some of the shadier neighborhoods on the web. If I were an excellent student facing severe financial constraints, I would only buy...

  13. Med Error Advice...

    bgxyrnf replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    Well, what was ordered? Even if it's a 500cc bag of NS, you can't assume that it should be run wide open unless you (a) know the clinical picture and have the expertise to know that the doc is going...

  14. Will my natural hair prevent me from getting a job in the future?

    bgxyrnf replied to cinderfloof's topic in General Students

    One of my favorite trauma chiefs has a glorious and beautifully styled 'fro; one of our senior neurology residents also sports an impressive 'fro but more freestyle. A few of our nurses, both XX and...

  15. ATI Comprehensive predictor exit exam

    bgxyrnf replied to MzRN2u's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Consistent, repetitive studying on my weak areas up to an including the day of the exam. I don't think there are any short-term 'tricks' or secret techniques to significantly boost one's score on a...

  16. What in the world is this rhythm?!

    bgxyrnf replied to BSN_Studnt's topic in Critical Care

    I like this line of questioning... I think I will start a new

  17. What are the differences between the two Sheehy's books?!

    bgxyrnf replied to Gem13's topic in Emergency

    I have them both. I would suggest the Manual of Emergency Care. It's a summarized approach to assessing and treating the various derangements that present to the ED whereas the other is a textbook...

  18. What in the world is this rhythm?!

    bgxyrnf replied to BSN_Studnt's topic in Critical Care

    The T waves aren't really peaked. Google "peaked T waves" and look at some of those images to see what peaked T waves look like. Check out this great example from my

  19. Taber's Dictionary Edition

    bgxyrnf replied to AnaryaT's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're welcome. I wouldn't pay for the phone app nor web access... the truth is that most, or more likely all, of what you might want to search for is available through Google links to free web...

  20. What do you hate about nursing and why?

    bgxyrnf replied to ccorreces's topic in General Nursing

    Stupid online competency modules that contribute not one bit to actual

  21. Taber's Dictionary Edition

    bgxyrnf replied to AnaryaT's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The changes from edition to edition are mild evolution and unlikely to impact you. I'd get the 22nd. I've got PDFs of the 21st and the 23rd and I see nothing about the 23rd to warrant paying for that...

  22. Will my natural hair prevent me from getting a job in the future?

    bgxyrnf replied to cinderfloof's topic in General Students

    As with all things, it really depends where you're trying to get hired. At my employer, your hairstyle would not be an issue as long as it's clean and

  23. Assignment

    bgxyrnf replied to Leilabaccus's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Compare and contrast autonomy with "the customer is always right." Consider a patient who is altered in some fashion... or kid or someone else with a DPOA. Pick a couple of other points of nursing...

  24. Use of Ultrasound Guidance for PIVs

    bgxyrnf posted a topic in General Nursing

    Some of you may be following a thread that I started about the longevity of peripheral lines (https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/whats-your-longest-1169156.html). Some people have...

  25. Use of Ultrasound Guidance for PIVs

    bgxyrnf replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your reply, MikeyT. Some folks around our facility are pushing to train and equip some nurses on the floors though from my personal experience w/ USGPIVs (~6 years), it's a perishable skill...