BSN16

BSN16

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  1. Totally Off Topic: Thanksgiving Menu

    BSN16 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I am working a 16 hr shift on turkey day. Co-workers are planning a pot luck

  2. Helping patients kill themselves

    BSN16 replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Obviously you have never taken care of patients who are truly suffering and death would be a gift for them. There are WORSE things than death. And you shouldn't shame people who are done fighting...

  3. Thoughts of an ER Tech

    BSN16 replied to vregino36's topic in Emergency

    You are a CNA. When i was going through school i was an aid. My technical title was a patient care technician...or a tech. but i was still a CNA. I don't like the term tech because more times enough...

  4. Allowed to start cardizem drip?

    BSN16 replied to Al3ksERN's topic in General Nursing

    yes? Why would they not be able to?? The only thing ACLs prepares you for is how to run a code without a doc. Just like you are allowed to be in on a code without

  5. Why would a long-term care facility require 2 years of experience?

    BSN16 replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I seriously think HR puts down 2 years experience for literally any job. I think they do it to weed out people, ignore it and apply anyway! My job said i needed 2 years RN experience and 1 ICU and i...

  6. Do you ever wish you were a doctor?

    BSN16 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I am actually pursuing my NP right now and i often have a lot of regret about it. I'm afraid that i am going to miss bed side nursing and miss being hands on. I love getting very sick critical...

  7. So is there really a nursing shortage?

    BSN16 replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    In my neck of the woods there is a catastrophic shortage of nurses. We are having to close rooms in many units simply because we can't keep enough staff. All depends where you're

  8. Foley Cath Insertion

    BSN16 replied to sammiesmom's topic in Critical Care

    lol exactly, i have never once seen a intubated/sedated pt w/o a foley. Sometimes in report the receiving nurse will ask if they have a foley, and it takes all my will power to not just say WELL

  9. CVOR vs CVICU

    BSN16 replied to bauern5513's topic in Critical Care

    Usually when i get patients back from OR, the PACU/OR nurses tell me a bunch of info that i don't actually care about. Like i don't care that they got one dose of ancef before the surgery, seriously i...

  10. Taking critical patients to tests

    BSN16 replied to nseller52's topic in General Nursing

    Well generally CT and MRI have code carts nearby, so if needed we could just crack the cart there and use whatever may be needed. The only time that i think this would be beneficial would be for the...

  11. Did You Know the Specialty You Wanted to Work In Before Clinicals?

    BSN16 replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    Probably over 80% of my nursing school class said that they wanted to work with babies or L&D...well what i know of 1 out of the 30 some people i graduated with is in NICU. I initially wanted ER...

  12. Anxiety following patient death

    BSN16 replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

    You did nothing wrong. They were pallative, unresponsive, and you kept them comfortable while they passed. Secondly, i hope that this experience doesn't veer you away from using morphine for end of...

  13. Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    BSN16 replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever people try to make me feel bad from swinging by the store to grab milk on my way home, think about all the patients we discharge who have MRSA/VRE etc. Do you think they just stay at home, of...

  14. In fear of losing my license.

    BSN16 replied to Newgrad665's topic in General Nursing

    It's not a shame, someone violating someone in this way is a shame. Sharing very personal information about an individual is a shame. The OP should not feel embarrassed about having a perfectly...

  15. Administering opiates

    BSN16 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand the thought process behind why one cannot dilute a medication with NS. For example if i Y site two compatible medications, isn't this technically diluting as well? for example if i...

  16. Administering opiates

    BSN16 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I always dilute in a 10 cc flush, and if they have a compatible main running i still dilute then push through the main. I also always dispose of vial right after administering it. However that being...

  17. So, what's it like?

    BSN16 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a level 2 trauma ICU and we have about 20 beds. We have 3 intensivists that switch every week. They are all fantastic and know us by name and will ask about our kids, lives, etc. One doc...

  18. ICU By Default? A Parish Nurse Asks the Question

    BSN16 replied to jeastridge's topic in Parish

    Great article. I work in the ICU and i think absolutely they would receive this same exact care that you provided. Especially in significant brain injuries, the ICU nurses and intensivist docs almost...

  19. ACLS 2016 preparation

    BSN16 replied to Florida Sun RN's topic in General Nursing

    yep. epi epi

  20. How do you chart?

    BSN16 replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Nursing

    Do you use epic? I use a different system that doesn't give WNL as an option so for cardio i will usually put absence of click rub or murmur, S1 and S2. Then go in and list NSR, a-fib whatever the...

  21. Helpful (?) (!) Advice for burns

    BSN16 replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    Just rub some Vick's on it, you'll be fine. Vick's works for

  22. Why did you decide to become a nurse?

    BSN16 replied to sd610's topic in General Nursing

    i actually really dislike this question. Friends and family seem to fixate on this question as well and it's frustrating because i don't really have a good story for it. In nursing school many of my...

  23. New Grad RN Alone in Rehab at Night??

    BSN16 replied to LanaEl's topic in Rehabilitation

    When i floated at my previous hospital there was only one nurse on for the entire rehab unit, she always had to call me down to witness because she was truly the ONLY

  24. Are my fears warranted?

    BSN16 replied to crazy4psych's topic in Infectious Disease

    dont worry about it

  25. How Can I Have The "College Experience" While Attending Nursing School?

    BSN16 replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in General Students

    while i was nursing school (BSN at a regular university) i played a sport, went to parties, had two part time jobs and had lots of time to hang out my friends. Truthfully it's not any different than...