pkmom

pkmom has 2 years experience and specializes in critical care.

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1. when to report to the bne?

   pkmom replied to pkmom's topic in Safety

   wow, I forgot how heated discussions get around here. perhaps I didn't make myself clear..I DON't want to report anyone. But I don't want my patients harmed. I have carefully considered everything that has been written here. I am NOT planning on ...

2. when to report to the bne?

   pkmom replied to pkmom's topic in Safety

   People who have talked to the manager about this have been shut down, the manager has backed this nurse. (Our manager is new and many of our staff don't trust her yet). Right now, we are asking everyone to document incidences of bad judgement and vi...

3. when to report to the bne?

   pkmom replied to pkmom's topic in Safety

   Yes, I mean the BON. iti s my business because she is our new charge nurse and could be making decisions that effect my patients. in the instance where she fed the pt that should not have been fed, she was charge, she knew the pt had the sheath in ...

4. when to report to the bne?

   pkmom posted a topic in Safety

   There is a nurse I work with who just about everyone considers to be unsafe. 3 big time offenses I can think of right away are: dc'ing a central line and starting a peripheral IV for TPN, feeding a patient who just had a heart cath, still had a she...

5. New Graduate Nurse having trouble finding job in Dallas

   pkmom replied to lilk8tob's topic in Texas

   Try Denton Regional.

6. Relocating to Texas

   pkmom replied to nursebear168's topic in Texas

   I can't offer any suggestions on where to work or not to work, my first day ever will be monday. You may find helpful information on the hospitals websites, some are working toward magnet status, if that's important to you. some of the big hospital...

7. Did anyone try to talk you out of being a nurse?

   pkmom replied to following_faith's topic in General Nursing

   My grandpa tried to talk me out of nursing school a while ago, his sister was a nurse and she hurt her back so badly she couldn't work. He's spent a lot of time in the hospital with grandma the last few months and now he's concerned about my health ...

8. true or myth about nclex

   pkmom replied to hanniebabes99's topic in NCLEX

   after my NCLEX, I wasn't sure about the last question so I looked it up. My text books didn't even have a definitive answer! I still passed.

9. question re: informed consent

   pkmom replied to pkmom's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your reply. we found a third party file a complaint and negotiate the situation for us.

10. question re: informed consent

    pkmom posted a topic in General Nursing

    We had to take my son to the ER a few months ago and the MD ordered 3 CTs and only told us about 2. The bill is outrageous, our insurance company won't pay all the charges because they are beyond what is reasonable and customary. we need to get thi...

11. kicked out nrsing school-would u fight?

    pkmom replied to hotcoffee1's topic in General Nursing

    at my current school, if a student is having a hard time with an instructor, a different, unrelated instructor will follow them for one clinical day to evaluate their skills and rule out difficulties r/t personality differences. there is one instruc...

12. Pregnancy and Nursing School

    pkmom replied to Daeny's topic in General Nursing

    I think one could probably survive pregnancy and nursing school simultaneously, it has been done, but oh my, I certainly would not plan it that way. I couldn't imagine coming home from the hospital with a new baby and then leaving him to go to schoo...

13. Did you have to go the scenic route to complete nursing school?

    pkmom replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like me, but I'm working on year #7.

14. changing programs?

    pkmom posted a topic in General Students

    I am supposed to start my second year in an ADN program this month, but my husband lost his job and we are most likely moving. Has anyone had to change programs and did you experience any difficulty transferring credits? thanks for any input.

15. Another vent about school

    pkmom replied to fnimat1's topic in General Students

    In my experience, school counselors don't know jack, I'm not really sure what they are there for except that students need their signature for some things. Find the information you need IN PRINT from the school catalogue or department literature. I...