dRkazN

dRkazN specializes in Med-Surg Tele.

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1. blood exposure from hiv patient

   dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

   thanks guys! I am just kinda scared because this is my first time doing it... lol, not like I wanna do it again but, blurg. thanks! :)

2. blood exposure from hiv patient

   dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

   Also, right after I noticed the scratch, I washed the site with soap and water ASAP, and took a whole bottle of Hibiclens to wash the site. lol

3. blood exposure from hiv patient

   dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

   Well I didnt have the scratch beforehand I know that much, but as far as him scratching me or any blood coming into contact I dont know since I was trying to calm him down and not making him pull his ETT. I didnt see any blood stain on my uniform so...

4. blood exposure from hiv patient

   dRkazN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi guys 2nd year RN here just wanna ask what are the chances of getting HIV from a patient? In my case, i received a superficial scratch when the patient was being ocmbative and pulling out his IV lines, so blood was there. But not sure if my scratch...

5. OUTrageous Expectations w/ OUTrageous Pt Loads

   dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

   I think that RNs in general think that the night shift is the "clean-up" shift where it is ok to leave stuff undone. For example, this guy's hemo was 7.5 and had orders to transfuse 2 units of PRBCs since 11am....... and somehow it wasn't done when I...

6. OUTrageous Expectations w/ OUTrageous Pt Loads

   dRkazN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Have you ever heard this one: "You guys at night do not do anything but babysit the pts until the dayshift gets here, so I expect everything to be perfect when I come in the AM." ...First reaction? Slap the taste out of that mouth! Babysit? Night shi...

7. Can't get a job :(

   dRkazN replied to cheesecake89's topic in General Nursing

   To the OP: You know i read somewhere that the economy slump is hitting the NE the hardest so I think you should critical think about how to get an RN job... I mean think about it, you need to go to a place where alot of people live, vacation, etc. Mo...

8. feeling so scared, paranoid and worried !!

   dRkazN replied to socalchinesenurse's topic in General Nursing

   sounds like you did everything you could for each pt that you cared for i mean the K WAS 4.8, but the thing about that is WHEN the K was 4.8, how long the K was 4.8 and how long in between the 4.8 and the K you infused. also, it all depends on how he...

9. Patient Satisfaction: Where Does it Start?

   dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

   i read all the posts and thanks by the way, but i worked at fast food for 3 long years and you know what i figured out? we (the nurses) are glorified waiters. i hit on it when i was running from a patients room to the medroom when another patient cal...

10. LPN and RN: What are the differences?

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    the LPNs we have can push IV meds so i guess it is different in other places

11. LPN and RN: What are the differences?

    dRkazN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking about a story someone told me the other night, and it had to do something about LPN and RN differences. Where I work at, they tend to give the LPN's a lighter load than RNs. The other night a patient was taken away from an RN because h...

12. Patient Satisfaction: Where Does it Start?

    dRkazN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I say it starts with whoever is giving care to that patient, and those are RNs. But, what happens if those RNs are not "satisfied" and I use that in a broad sense. It could be the unsatisfaction of the administration, patient workload, the fact that ...

13. RN's are getting burnt out why?

    dRkazN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    We get 5 accrued hours for each paycheck, and that depends on if you work the total 72 hours a week. What a jip. And Quafetti got it right. I hear patients telling me "oh you're so good to me" and "you're my favorite nurse" but none of that reaches ...

14. Staying for Meetings after Your NIGHT SHIFT!

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    to flygirl43: right on! thats exactly what i am saying, doing meetings like that endangers yourself and others. also i forgot what that violation is called but it is as bad as a DUI. Some doctor told me about it. to LHH1996: maybe u can talk to my ma...

15. Staying for Meetings after Your NIGHT SHIFT!

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    tait, care to elaborate?