bgxyrnf

bgxyrnf MSN, RN

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  1. New Nurse IV Struggles

    bgxyrnf replied to mer015's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Perhaps the most neglected element of starting IVs is ergonomics. Do yourself a favor and position the patient and yourself so that you're in a comfortable and relaxed position, not hunched over or...

  2. TNCC 7th Edition is a Soup Sandwich!

    bgxyrnf replied to bodhisattvya's topic in Emergency

    Generally, yeah. Though I have been the only nurse in the room when the only doc was a trauma intern because we had multiple critical patients show up in a short period of time. It's the exceptional...

  3. Disrespectful patient

    bgxyrnf replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I haven't read the 62 comments which have thus far been posted but here's my response: You were absolutely in the wrong. It sounds like you went in with a chip on your shoulder and looking to...

  4. A&P 1 or 2 with micro?

    bgxyrnf replied to kareebear1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Personally, I'd opt for the first option. Knock out classes as quickly as

  5. new nurse joining -code blue committee or budget committee?

    bgxyrnf replied to Natasha A.'s topic in General Nursing

    While I can't really envision what a "code blue committee" would do, I would always encourage a new nurse to pursue clinical experience rather than administrative

  6. ED tech role in code situation

    bgxyrnf replied to kateee's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Good techs even do things like keep an eye on the monitor and point out changes that they see. I saw a tech identify ROSC by a jump in the ETCO2 and another one who realized the defibrillator was set...

  7. Why do nurses.....

    bgxyrnf replied to offlabel's topic in General Nursing

    I do, I do (having actually been held at gun point by his border guards in the 70's)!! Points to anyone who brings a psychopathic, murderous, dictator into a conversation without it being Hitler....

  8. "Your job is to make me happy"

    bgxyrnf replied to Nurse216's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Tells you how freaking overpriced the system is if they whack a thousand bucks off the bill without blinking an eye.Kind of like a store promoting a big sale when all they do is cut their overpriced...

  9. Men in the nursing field, is there a problem?

    bgxyrnf replied to sroseo's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Here's my obligatory challenge to this tired and inaccurate point of view.The reasons to pursue nursing are personal and unique to each individual. So long as those reasons are based on a realistic...

  10. Insight on Dilaudid?

    bgxyrnf replied to LifeIsBeachy's topic in Patient Medications

    Point taken but I was speaking entirely facetiously in regard to the super-seekers who are looking for the Dilaudid-Benedryl-phenergan cocktail because of the synergistic

  11. Insight on Dilaudid?

    bgxyrnf replied to LifeIsBeachy's topic in Patient Medications

    Don't forget the phenergan because they're terribly nauseous and allergic to Zofran, Reglan, and

  12. TNCC 7th Edition is a Soup Sandwich!

    bgxyrnf replied to bodhisattvya's topic in Emergency

    I'm taking TNCC 7th right now. The silliest take-away at this point is that vital signs aren't obtained until after ABCDE. My trauma experience is in a busy level 1 and a not-so-busy level 2 and in...

  13. Meaning of your username?

    bgxyrnf replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    I decided to come back,

  14. 12 hour shifts vs 8 hour Shifts and nurses heath

    bgxyrnf replied to StaceyB92's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Answers embeddedFor context: I have spent the first seven years of my career working 12's. I recently started working 8's but still pull 12's on per-diem. I would choose 3x12 over my 4x8 both for...

  15. Action/intervention and rationale for Tachycardia

    bgxyrnf replied to ramona1993's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There is not much that you can do within your current scope besides assess the patient and consult the physician. Since the patient had a positive LOC, my initial focus would be on neuro status....

  16. Discouraged 1st year ER/ ED nurse

    bgxyrnf replied to pthelper777's topic in Emergency

    The first year is tough... really tough, especially if you're not busy enough to see repetition of cases. The second year starts to get easier and by the third year you've really hit your stride....

  17. "Your job is to make me happy"

    bgxyrnf replied to Nurse216's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A nurse's job is to help patients help

  18. Why or why not CRNA?

    bgxyrnf replied to AlrightMike's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    OP, I think CRNA is a terrific goal and, even if you don't end up going that far, nursing in NorCal is a pretty solid career move that will yield those six figures that you're looking for (so long as...

  19. Why or why not CRNA?

    bgxyrnf replied to AlrightMike's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    And is subject to market vagaries and you face competition with coders from all over the world... One of the easiest jobs to

  20. Nurses smoking weed?

    bgxyrnf replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    If it were legal and not subject to DoA screens, I might because I did enjoy it in my distant past. On the other hand, I do recall that it muddled my thinking and I find that age is doing that enough...

  21. Help Finding My Place After Graduation

    bgxyrnf replied to nightnurse21's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, it doesn't sound like you have many options and, above all, you need to get *a* job. Since you want to be an L&D nurse, take the proffered L&D position. Sure, it doesn't have the census...

  22. Does Level of Trauma Center matter?

    bgxyrnf replied to NurseMedic28's topic in Emergency

    I've worked in a rural level none, a community level 4, an urban level 1, and a community level 2. I can tell you that a lot of the staff from the level 1 could not make it in the level none where I...

  23. ER RN moving to Trauma 1 Center

    bgxyrnf replied to logan2016's topic in Emergency

    I went from a level none to level one and it was an abrupt change. I saw more in a week at the urban teaching hospital than I did in a month at the rural facility. In addition to the things mentioned...

  24. How do you report-off?

    bgxyrnf replied to Beffers81's topic in General Nursing

    I give it the way I want it... short and sweet, covering the stuff that's *not* immediately evident in the chart (I'm going to review labs, etc myself regardless of what you tell me). Specifically:...

  25. Why do some nurses "hate their jobs"?

    bgxyrnf replied to iculvr's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I am a nurse in my 7th year of practice... having worked in several facilities which are all distinctly different from each other... and which have paid me very different wage levels.I can say...