KY RN

KY RN specializes in Med-Surg/home health/pacu/cardiac icu.

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1. Reality shows!! What's your favorite show?

   KY RN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   Naked and

2. The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

   KY RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I don't know if she was, but I sure was, walking into

3. The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

   KY RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   The worst patient I ever had was an older woman (50) having sex in a semi-private room. (with her 30 year old son.) Needless to say, everybody got called into that situation, SW, APS, nurse manager,...

4. i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

   KY RN replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

   My true calling is laying on my RV couch and travelling the world. Since I do not get paid for this, I am a nurse. I think that most of the people who say they have a true calling, would say...

5. Don't Bother Me While I Sleep! Never Mess With A Sleeping Nurse

   KY RN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

   I told my children it had to be blood, bones, and brains before they could wake me up. They burst in because one had fallen on his bike and hit his head. My son said, "Mom, this time it is blood,...

6. Can you have a life AND do HH?

   KY RN replied to lweatherby's topic in Home Health

   I started HH 3 months ago and I got off Friday, charted 2 hrs., Sat in AM for 2 hrs., and have been charting for 3 hrs. today. It seems never ending. Then , there are the phone calls. I have pts....

7. How to deal with +++needy and loud pts

   KY RN replied to Aeterna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Perhaps you could get the Dr. to consider a psych consult, anti-anxiety meds, and/or a sitter? When I have people like this, I usually ask to get another team the next time. Two days in a row of...

8. mandatory designated quiet time

   KY RN replied to zoebaily's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital used to have set visiting times. Now, the hospital has a new policy that anybody can visit at any time. The hospital cites the new CMS rules for this new policy. Of course, this is so...

9. Feels like a slap in the face...

   KY RN replied to MECO28's topic in General Nursing

   I'm so sorry this happened to you. Did the external applicants,perhaps, know the hiring

10. Patient refuses discharge what to do? long...

    KY RN replied to chapsticknurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You want IV pain meds, you don't go off the floor. If you go off the floor, you will not get IV pain meds because we cannot assure your safety. If you refuse to leave, we have HUGE security guards...

11. Making coughing more comfortable post op?

    KY RN replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

    Try having her place a pillow across her incision when she

12. No prenatal care?!

    KY RN replied to rrprn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Prenatal care is generally a "Westernized" idea. My husband is from a Central American country. Most of his friends who have immigrated here do not know what the idea of prenatal care is and really...

13. Remind me why I do this

    KY RN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You do it for the money. Oh wait, I think I just ate some funny mushrooms on my pizza! Seriously, you do it, because you are superwoman :dancgrp: and you can change some elderly resident's life,...

14. Tubal Ligation Failure

    KY RN replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    My children are 14(twins), 6, &

15. Tubal Ligation Failure

    KY RN replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I had an ultrasound. It's definetly in the uterus and looks to be viable. I've had all kinds of tests just to make sure. I'm upset because I like things planned out and want to be able to...