bgxyrnf

bgxyrnf MSN, RN

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  1. Fainted while watching blood being drawn... Advice for nursing student?

    bgxyrnf replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Nursing

    I've been very light-headed twice. Once as a volunteer watching a doc do a minor surgical procedure to remove a lump from someone's scalp and once in nursing school while watching a podiatrist debride...

  2. ABSN Adequately prepared?

    bgxyrnf replied to jj16's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, yes. I believe that all of the local schools here (ASN & BSN) include a preceptorship in the final

  3. ABSN Adequately prepared?

    bgxyrnf replied to jj16's topic in General Nursing

    It's much more important *WHERE* you do your clinicals - and even more importantly - your final clinical preceptorship since those will dictate where you are most likely to find employment...

  4. What's Your Longest Lasting PIV?

    bgxyrnf posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work at a hospital where we sometimes end up with patients for weeks and months. I've taken to tracking my IVs and how long they last. I had one that was at 21 days when the patient was discharged...

  5. What's Your Longest Lasting PIV?

    bgxyrnf replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    I am not familiar with the patient's overall hospital course nor why s/he remains an inpatient as opposed to discharge to a SNF/rehab. It could be insurance related or because s/he's worn out his...

  6. What's Your Longest Lasting PIV?

    bgxyrnf replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, "PI" means "peripherally inserted" but "CC" means "central catheter" which terminates at SVC/RA interface... and is absolutely a "central line," with all the risks associated with them. PICC...

  7. Everything Sucks: Red Flags?

    bgxyrnf replied to missmagee's topic in General Nursing

    And regarding computers, one of the first concepts that you learn in computer science and programming is the GIGO principle... Garbage In, Garbage Out. When I verify insulin, I start by looking at the...

  8. ABSN Adequately prepared?

    bgxyrnf replied to jj16's topic in General Nursing

    I went to an accelerated 18-month direct-entry MSN program for people coming out of other careers. I will honestly state that our program was not very good though we had a 100% first-time pass rate on...

  9. What's Your Longest Lasting PIV?

    bgxyrnf replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    Based on the responses here and my personal experience, nurses should be examining their policies and advocating for research and possible changes in this area. Over the 6 months that I've been...

  10. What's Your Longest Lasting PIV?

    bgxyrnf replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    It's no joke at all. I live in the US. Why do you find this so shocking? If the site remains asymptomatic and the line aspirates and flushes beautifully, why would you discontinue it barring some...

  11. What's Your Longest Lasting PIV?

    bgxyrnf replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    Why would the facility subject the patient to the inherent risks of a central line when a peripheral line

  12. Question about med calculation

    bgxyrnf replied to Coin1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Don't waste any of it. There's a shortage, you know. And that stuff is highly sought after in certain circles and is worth a fortune. [/sarcasm] Just kidding, Coin1. As previously mentioned, post the...

  13. Dismissal from nursing school without failing any course

    bgxyrnf replied to Beebee18's topic in General Students

    And people of color never claim discrimination when in fact it's simply their own poor performance *rolls eyes* Plenty of white folks do the same thing... "It's because I'm so smart..." or "It's...

  14. What is your favorite specialty of nursing? (ER, MedSurg, ICU, Pediatrics, etc.)

    bgxyrnf replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Nursing

    Somehow, I bet you're not... unless no other corrections nurses are reading. I've heard quite a number of corrections nurses singing the praises of that

  15. Assisted living turned nightmare

    bgxyrnf replied to danij040866's topic in Nursing Career

    I wouldn't just leave, I'd also file a complaint with the state... both the SNF regulating body and the labor

  16. Macbook Air or Macbook Pro for Nursing School?

    bgxyrnf replied to tmccstu2018's topic in General Students

    If you're set on a Mac, buy the cheapest one you can... that will be sufficient for nursing school. Personally, I would never own a Mac unless forced to... extremely limited and way

  17. What is your favorite specialty of nursing? (ER, MedSurg, ICU, Pediatrics, etc.)

    bgxyrnf replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Nursing

    Two lives on the line... or 3 or 4... And those moms can go all kinds of bad all kinds of

  18. Dismissal from nursing school without failing any course

    bgxyrnf replied to Beebee18's topic in General Students

    And you made it very, very easy for them to find the opportunities... Oh, yes... you're a victim... Are you sure it's not also because you're beautiful? That's often the reason, you know......

  19. What is your favorite specialty of nursing? (ER, MedSurg, ICU, Pediatrics, etc.)

    bgxyrnf replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed!! If you're fortunate enough to have options, do what you want... you can always change

  20. What is your favorite specialty of nursing? (ER, MedSurg, ICU, Pediatrics, etc.)

    bgxyrnf replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Nursing

    In descending order of preference: 1) High-acuity, high-census, academic, urban ED... get to see it all... from neonate to 108, from burns to worms (maggots, to be precise), swinging psychos, twerking...

  21. Narcotic missing

    bgxyrnf replied to Mbarbour's topic in General Nursing

    Me, too... 1 mg Carpuject of Dilaudid found between the cartridges... we were never sure who had dropped it there, myself or the next nurse. Either way, it was a HUGE sigh of

  22. Too ugly to be a nurse..?!?

    bgxyrnf replied to RandomNurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

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  23. Too ugly to be a nurse..?!?

    bgxyrnf replied to RandomNurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    But then again, you are naturally brilliant... Ugly as Shrek but naturally brilliant = job Dumb as a stump but beautiful as Helen of Troy = job ~~~~~~~~ Speaking of

  24. Surgeon for an instructor

    bgxyrnf replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    I'm curious... at what career stage is this surgeon? Is he retired? If he's not retired then I seriously wonder why he's accepting the mediocre pay associated with teaching that class rather than (a)...

  25. 130k Student debt for Entry MSN worth it?

    bgxyrnf replied to ns90's topic in General Students

    The only way that debt is worth it is if you (a) can't get into a subsidized program in the next couple of years otherwise, and (b) you manage to get a job in NorCal where the pay rates can help you...