bgxyrnf

bgxyrnf MSN, RN

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  1. Moral dilemma? Or should I mind my own business?

    bgxyrnf replied to sasera's topic in General Students

    Mind your own business and let them lead the lives they choose to lead. I am firmly opposed to this mindset among some nurses and nursing students that we should be reporting other people. Unless...

  2. Math test help

    bgxyrnf replied to cvinson30's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This would eliminate a substantial percentage of errors. You really should strive to understand what the units represent in the physical sense. Mass (mg) plays no role in your

  3. Pearson Vue Trick RN

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

    Regarding the PVT, all the positive affirmations are meaningless. In 2017, 87% of US-educated, first-time takers passed. For the diploma and BSN students, it was over 90%. In other words, you should...

  4. Having to teach yourself?

    bgxyrnf replied to JJL618's topic in General Students

    I would describe my program as largely "self-taught." The instructors served more as guides, references, and proctors than as actual teachers... at least outside of the clinical arena. Even in the...

  5. To airway or not?

    bgxyrnf replied to Tonyia524's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Without an airway, everything else is moot... if they are breathing, though, deal with the bleeding. Short of a bleed from a large arterial wound, you have some time to address bleeding. In both...

  6. Is Shortage in Nursing really a hoax?

    bgxyrnf replied to mikefilmstudent's topic in Male Nursing Students

    There may in fact be a shortage of nurses looking to take underpaid, overworked, crappy jobs... there is no shortage at all of nurses for good-paying jobs in good organizations... none... at all......

  7. Is Shortage in Nursing really a hoax?

    bgxyrnf replied to mikefilmstudent's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I and plenty of other nurses I know are in our 60s and have no plans to retire any time soon.I plan to work full-time (12x3) until I'm 70 and then PD until I'm unable

  8. What do you do when a patient threatens harm?

    bgxyrnf replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I've been threatened a number of times, up to and including a threat by a patient to get a gun and hunt me down, as well as my family. In the moment of being threatened, I immediately and forcefully...

  9. Hypothetical situation, thoughts?

    bgxyrnf replied to ladysyrah's topic in General Students

    You probably wouldn't be covered for starting an IV outside of a physician's order... and you *certainly* wouldn't be covered for administering anything through it, including that sealed bag of NS...

  10. Hypothetical situation, thoughts?

    bgxyrnf replied to ladysyrah's topic in General Students

    There's no way in hades that I would do an invasive procedure without a medical director's protocol authorizing me to. Otherwise, I'm practicing medicine without a

  11. Hypothetical situation, thoughts?

    bgxyrnf replied to ladysyrah's topic in General Students

    Creating a hole in their lungs isn't going to save them, it's going to kill them. This is precisely why you are covered *only* for things which you are trained and

  12. Would this risk my nursing career?

    bgxyrnf replied to Fallen_embers's topic in General Students

    @Fallen_embers, have some respect for yourself and choose someone in your life who doesn't suffer from addiction issues. Drug addiction heads in one way only and that is a spiral down. I know of one...

  13. Lost newish grad

    bgxyrnf replied to Name9335's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's somewhat concerning that you seem not to have an accurate picture of your own performance as evidenced by the contrast between your belief about your "great progress" and their assessment that...

  14. Working below your license

    bgxyrnf replied to happ09's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of law do you imagine is being violated? Employers have an enormous amount of latitude about what demands they make of their employees. The only thing that might be being violated would be a...

  15. Crackles

    bgxyrnf replied to brdavis17's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Generally speaking, you are right... report significant changes... but the real world can make that a less-than-sure

  16. Career Switch: Business to Nursing (ABSN Colorado)

    bgxyrnf replied to JHandshake's topic in Male Nursing Students

    In my experience, this isn't true. After the first year or so, as you're becoming more confident in your new role as a nurse, those skills are likely to be quite

  17. Career Switch: Business to Nursing (ABSN Colorado)

    bgxyrnf replied to JHandshake's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Many people put their GPA on their resume but I've never seen it mentioned on an application. The GPA is most significant in getting you into a nursing

  18. 99% sure I failed NCLEX

    bgxyrnf replied to soph22's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Ignore the PVT and focus on the statistics which reveal that the first-time pass rate is in the mid-80's. In order to fail at 75 questions means that your performance was stunningly poor which, if...

  19. Took NCLEX, does PV trick really work?

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

    Or maybe it's

  20. Took NCLEX, does PV trick really work?

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

  21. NCLEX 75

    bgxyrnf replied to kjjmedic2rn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You don't know until you know and you don't know anything based on the PVT... which some people swear by but others have challenged and about which I myself am skeptical for a number of reasons, not...

  22. Visible tattoos appropriate for RN's?

    bgxyrnf replied to jayne12's topic in General Students

    Now that's offensive... says the guy from San

  23. mEq Question help

    bgxyrnf replied to Apple-Core's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    From the viewpoint of solving these problems, equivalents (mEq) can be treated the same as mass

  24. Career Switch: Business to Nursing (ABSN Colorado)

    bgxyrnf replied to JHandshake's topic in Male Nursing Students

    There are no sure things. You could also get accepted to a program and then fail to graduate. You could graduate and fail to pass the licensing exam. You could get your license but be unable to get a...

  25. Fluid in lungs--does it HAVE to start in bases?

    bgxyrnf replied to NEMurse95's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The vast majority of patients are sitting up, at least 30 degrees, during hospitalization and when their lungs are auscultated. Hence, crackles in the bases. However, you can have crackles in other...