climbingkp

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1. favorite brand of ecg electrodes

   climbingkp posted a topic in Cardiac

   Hello! i've recently switched to private practive cardiology (from pediatrics) and im playing around with ordering supplies, just trying to get some feedback on electrodes used out there. I've def. figured out what I like, and don't like, as well as ...

2. Best Lotion for cracked hands?

   climbingkp replied to austin9104's topic in General Nursing

   I use Bath & Body Works True Blue Spa "Look Ma, New Hands" while at work. I've got everyone hooked on it. http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2257411&cp=2073258.2083087&parentPage=category Before I go to sleep ton...

3. Sticky removal from skin! aka Today I was the patient

   climbingkp replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

   baby oil / olive oil has always been helpful at getting adhesives off the skin. let a thin coating sit on the skin for a few minutes, then rub it in a gentle circular motion (rather than scrubbing/rubbing) it in. that seems to help gather the sticky ...

4. proper documentation....and am i over-reacting?

   climbingkp replied to climbingkp's topic in General Nursing

   I stated in my first post that I am a CMA in the office. I know that faulty documentation did not cause the patient to pass out, and im in no way saying that it did. I did not make a big deal of it in front of the patient. I would never embarress a c...

5. Short and thin..WHERE can I get scrubs that FIT?!!

   climbingkp replied to CT Pixie's topic in Uniform/Gear

   this post is a little late, but im basically the same size as you. im 4'11 (4'11 1/2 on a good day) and 95 lbs. i have such trouble finding scrubs that look nice on me that i dont swim in and that fit length. Most of the pants i still have to hem. I ...

6. proper documentation....and am i over-reacting?

   climbingkp replied to climbingkp's topic in General Nursing

   I do choose my battles wisely. It used to be hard for me to "let the small stuff go", but im now able to. When it comes to patient safety though, i go forward. Shouldnt the Back Office Supervisor be doing more supervising of us in the back office to ...

7. RNs- Mostly first born? Alcoholic fathers?

   climbingkp replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Not a nurse yet... I'm the youngest, my father was an alcoholic. He passed away from the disease when i was 13 (day before his 54th birthday). father also bipolar, my mom most likely bipolar as well. parents seperated when i was 3 or 4

8. proper documentation....and am i over-reacting?

   climbingkp posted a topic in General Nursing

   [sorry, this is longer than i intended. i have to vent...] I feel like i have to do a lot of "reporting" at my office, and it's getting really old (its not so much reporting, but me telling the back office manager/office manager/doctors/ things that ...

9. How do you address your patients?

   climbingkp replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

   I use the first name when calling the patient from the waiting room, then sometimes is sweetie, buddy, or another nickname. Working in peds the options are endless :)

10. previous employee coming back to work...and im nervous

    climbingkp replied to climbingkp's topic in General Nursing

    i don't even know if its that she was more unhappy where she was. we don't know any details of why shes coming back, and i don't expect to learn any...but the insight I've gained from one of the doctors in the practice is that the owner doctor of th...

11. previous employee coming back to work...and im nervous

    climbingkp posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a peds office, and we just found out that a LPN that left about 6 mths ago is coming back. All of us back office girls dont know much of how things are going to go when she comes back, other than she will be the "back office supervisor". ri...