kiminco

kiminco has 13 years experience and specializes in Pediatric PACU.

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1. Full Assessment, exception charting - how do you do it?

   kiminco posted a topic in PACU

   Thanks in advance for your replies and opinions!! We are going live with a new computer documentation system (Epic). We currently computer document mostly "by exception" with some narrative, depending on the nurse. With epic, we have an option for do...

2. Moving to PACU

   kiminco replied to CherRN's topic in PACU

   I have been in the PACU (pediatrics) for about 2 years now and floated there off and on for the past 5 or so. I really love it. Just enough critical care to keep me on my toes but not so much that I am burned out. Coming from the ER you should be fi...

3. Parental supervision on ped floors(m)

   kiminco replied to endoblues's topic in Pediatric

   I feel as a peds nurse although the child comes first, you are taking care of the whole family. If a parent wants a break, I make sure I can get them one. Whether it be me sitting with the child for a few minutes while I have someone else watching af...

4. Male Nursing student question about pediatrics

   kiminco replied to royr's topic in Pediatric

   I can not believe anyone would say that to you. Men are a great role model in Pediatrics. It can be especially difficult for teenage boys (or even boys over age 8 or 9) to have a female nurse help them with certain things and I rely on the very few m...

5. What's the weirdest baby name?

   kiminco replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Mister (first name) Jones (last name) Princess (first name) Leia (middle name) I am sure there are many more that I can't think of right now :)