kdmcook

Latest Activity

1. OR nurse training

   kdmcook posted a topic in Operating Room

   I am currently on an orientation committee for my OR, and was wondering if anyone would be willing to share with me their experiences with their OR training, what worked, what didn't, and what their hospital utilizes in their training, ex. AORN train...

2. Advice for nurse considering OR

   kdmcook posted a topic in Operating Room

   I am looking for advice from experience OR nurses. I am a 2 year med/surg nurse interested in switching to an OR setting. Of my many concerns, I worry that as a type 2 diabetic that I might get myself into a room and not be able to help myself if I...

3. Staff medications

   kdmcook replied to kdmcook's topic in Camp

   Thanks for all of the replies. It has given me something to think about for sure. Thanks, Kathie

4. Staff medications

   kdmcook posted a topic in Camp

   I would like to hear from other camp nurses how they handle staff medications. I had a lot of staff last year that were keeping their own meds, despite our requirement to turn them in. I have read on the camp assoc site where we should be keeping t...

5. Diabetes and Nursing

   kdmcook posted a topic in Stress 101

   Can anyone offer advice to a fairly new nurse who is having difficulty managing her diabetes since she became a nurse? I have almost been forced to work nights, where I constantly forget to test, eat right, and take my medications as prescribed. O...

6. Advice for new ER nurse

   kdmcook replied to kdmcook's topic in Emergency

   I am fast approaching 41, it is a fast growing community hosp ER. NO traumas at this time. The nurse/patient ratio is 1 to 4, but I am having difficulty with 2 and 3. Especially when they slam me with them back to back. I seem to be unable to t...

7. Camp nurse software- med management

   kdmcook replied to edgwow's topic in Camp

   Wow, I wonder what camp you work at. I have been at a weight loss camp for the past two summers and we have absolutely NO computer access in the infirmary, except for those who bring laptops, then no printers. If you find anything I would be inter...

8. Advice for new ER nurse

   kdmcook posted a topic in Emergency

   Help, I just started a new ER position and having much difficulty with the role transition. I am still a fairly new nurse with 2 years Med/Surg and needed a change, and some new learning experiences. An ER position at another hospital was offered t...

9. Help Help kid with lice

   kdmcook posted a topic in Camp

   Any suggestions on what to do with the rest of the girls in the bunk?

10. Camp Nurses - Please Introduce Yourself Here.

    kdmcook replied to nightingale's topic in Camp

    repeat post

11. Camp Nurses - Please Introduce Yourself Here.

    kdmcook replied to nightingale's topic in Camp

    Hi, I am Kathie, the newly appointed charge camp RN at Camp Pocono trails in PA. I am "shipping" off to camp next Friday. I am a new nurse (0nly 2 years experience) and I am very nervous about this assignment. I will have 3 other nurses and an EMT ...

12. Any advice on dealing with homesickness?

    kdmcook posted a topic in Camp

    I am leaving next Friday for camp, and our pysch counselor won't be there this year. Any advice on how to best deal (besides calling mom or dad, which does not work) with homesickness since this will now fall into the hands of the already busy nursi...

13. Frustrated with management

    kdmcook replied to kdmcook's topic in General Nursing

    It just seems that if we are in such demand, that we should be treated better as employees. I work at a summer camp and although the work is hard, they treat me SO nice. Because they know they need me in order to run this camp. I think hospitals n...

14. Frustrated with management

    kdmcook posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a fairly new nurse (almost 2 years), and for the most part I really like nursing. But I am getting so frustrated with management that I am close to quitting altogether. I work nights, 7p to 7a, in a small hospital on a med/surg floor. We get mo...

15. Allergy shots at camp, should we give them?

    kdmcook posted a topic in Camp

    Or send them out?