Kaybee0525

Kaybee0525 has 13 years experience and specializes in Pediatric Critical Care.

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1. Feeling Guilty

   Kaybee0525 replied to Kaybee0525's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for your insight and feedback! You brought up valid points that I may not have considered on my own. I am matriculated in a PHd program and my ultimate goal is to be in academia. It will take me a while because I still need to work. Mov...

2. Feeling Guilty

   Kaybee0525 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone. I'm having a bit of a dilemma. I've been a PICU nurse for 13 years. I've worked at my current hospital for 8 years. I recently completed my MSN in Nursing Education. In March, the PICU created a 12 hour/week Nurse Coordinator job ...

3. LIAR: ADN RN prompted to lie about holding a BSN... is it passable?

   Kaybee0525 replied to kitkats4breakfs's topic in Male Students

   Where I work, a nurse who came to interview was found not to have a BSN, even though her resume stated she did. YES Human Resources verifies education and degrees, at any credible place of employment! The AD nurse was reported for license review, and...

4. Snow & calling out of work

   Kaybee0525 replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in General Nursing

   I live in Massachusetts, and we have had a lot of snow this year. Even though I am in a "severe weather state", you should consider the big picture, even in an isolated situation. If there was an earthquake in my state, or a tornado, or flooding, li...

5. Pediatric Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

   Kaybee0525 replied to Kaybee0525's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you meanmaryjean for your reply. We are all set with the babies, and use the set we have that can do small fills, but it's the kids that are a problem. If the baby that came to your unit was 10 years old, say 30kg, would you use the same system...

6. Pediatric Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

   Kaybee0525 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, I am a PICU nurse, and also the renal coordinator at a children's hospital. When pediatric patients have a new peritoneal dialysis catheter placed, they come to the PICU, and are ordered for cycles of CAPD. We call it "manual" PD, but the of...