kc ccurn

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1. Missed a dose of antibiotics - what now?

   kc ccurn replied to Anna_Aus's topic in Pediatric

   Poor thing! It may be teeth. Is she munching on her hand or drooling a lot? Have you tried ibuprofen to see if that will help her feel any better? I hope you can get some rest, that was great of your dad to come and get her. Sounds like a great ...

2. Missed a dose of antibiotics - what now?

   kc ccurn replied to Anna_Aus's topic in Pediatric

   If you think she will be up again shortly, you'll be okay giving it to her then. I would give it with food though. By giving her some food with her medication in the middle of the night this one time probably won't turn into a bad habit. Some medi...

3. You know you're canadian when...

   kc ccurn replied to I_Love_Donuts's topic in Canada

   :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle That is so funny. My husband and I just got back from visiting Ucluelet and Vancover- what an absolutely beautiful area ! I have to laugh though because we were so "lost" when it came to the conversions....I didn't thi...

4. moving from San Fran to Denver

   kc ccurn replied to SanFran to Denver's topic in Colorado

   Okay, I am going to sound biased but....I work at Swedish and feel that we have probably one of the best units in the city. We are not a dedicated CVICU. We are a 42 bed unit, seperated into 5 pods-8 beds on 4 pods, 10 beds on the 5th. We care for...

5. Missed a dose of antibiotics - what now?

   kc ccurn replied to Anna_Aus's topic in Pediatric

   I wouldn't skip the third dose. I would give it to her at bedtime. Generally if you can give them 6-8 hrs apart that would be ideal-wake up time, lunch and dinner/bedtime. Hope she feels better soon!

6. Dnr In Icu

   kc ccurn replied to gizelda196's topic in MICU

   I think that we have a responsibility to be compassionate to our families. If we can provide a private room on another floor for the family to have a more quiet area and privacy we should do that. But if it is felt that the pt's death is soon to co...

7. Taxi vs. 911

   kc ccurn replied to susswood's topic in Emergency

   Poor kid, what kind of a life is he going to have? :angryfire

8. Your Worst Mistake

   kc ccurn replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

   In the yellow tool bar at the top of the page, click on user cp, then on the left hand menu, click on edit avitar. This will give you a choice of avitars to choose from. I chose the tiger because he reminds of Tigger and the tiger from Calvin and H...

9. Your Worst Mistake

   kc ccurn replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

   In nursing school, one of our instructors always told us that we didn't make mistakes, we had major learning opportunities. Some bigger than others. 12 years later I still think of that. With nursing, and life, it's not a matter of if you'll make ...

10. We had an OB patient die today

    kc ccurn replied to rdhdnrs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My heart goes out to you today, how sad for everyone!

11. Gift ideas

    kc ccurn replied to COwannabe's topic in Colorado

    hand lotion is an excellent idea!!

12. Gift ideas

    kc ccurn replied to COwannabe's topic in Colorado

    I'm at Swedish. Love it!

13. Gift ideas

    kc ccurn replied to COwannabe's topic in Colorado

    We get quiet an amount of food from families, which is thoughtful but my hips are starting to suffer-hee hee. Flowers are nice. I once got a gift certificate for a local salon for some pampering, that was nice. A letter written to the director and...

14. The big move

    kc ccurn replied to mstay's topic in Colorado

    I am glad to hear that you are thinking of moving to Denver. The mountains are gorgeous. There are so many things to do out here. I think though that if you are wanting to buy a lot of acreage, you may find that you are limited in the Denver area. ...

15. pediatric venipuncture

    kc ccurn replied to angel337's topic in Pediatric

    This does work well for finding hand veins. I also like foot veins. Whichever site you get, just make sure you secure it very well!!! I also try to NOT start an IV in their thumbsucking hand if possible.