Elliot.Kane

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1. Proactive Rounding and Family Initiated RRT

   Elliot.Kane replied to Pprwrk's topic in General Nursing

   Isn't all rounding proactive? Usually a good nurse would let the hospitalist know first and then if they thought it was serious they'd contact the intensivist first. The intensivist would then probably go put eyes on this patient as a courtesy to det...

2. When Others Say You Aren't Right For Nursing

   Elliot.Kane replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

   Would you take the advice if it was what you wanted to hear? Is it advice from those whose opinions you would blindly trust in other matters? I got some good advice early on that you may or may not find useful: don't seek validation; it's not importa...

3. Something Positive: Your 5-Year Plan

   Elliot.Kane replied to Wrench Party's topic in General Nursing

   1) Currently: just finished my first year of nursing in the ICU. I moved to take this job, to skip some of the steps that others listed as 2-3 years out, and it's going even more wonderfully than I could have anticipated. 2) Within the next 3 months...

4. Why do *some* people hate nurses/nursing students?

   Elliot.Kane replied to guest894451's topic in General Nursing

   It's like anything else: people have poor experiences with nurses sometimes, and that's reflected in their opinions of the entire profession. One of the greatest aspects of nursing is its diversity. When people make broad, sweeping statements about ...

5. Is medsurg worth it?

   Elliot.Kane replied to RN1485's topic in Med-Surg

   I disagree that med surg is foundational. It may serve that function for you, but in all the experiences that I've had floating to medical, I would call med surg a very valid specialty of its own. The ability to manage five, six or more patients is r...

6. Volunteering

   Elliot.Kane posted a topic in General Nursing

   I wanted to reach out and see if there were any suggestions for nursing specific volunteer possibilities. What have you found? What did you enjoy about it? Any specific qualifications? I have some extra time and I wanted to do something rewarding, wh...

7. Post PEG tube removal dressing

   Elliot.Kane replied to Cristina_Bambina's topic in General Nursing

   Gauze and paper pore tape should be sufficient.

8. How do people feel about male nurses?

   Elliot.Kane replied to Natgurad's topic in Men

   This is not true, and the literature repeatedly refutes it.

9. How do people feel about male nurses?

   Elliot.Kane replied to Natgurad's topic in Men

   My friends have never given me a hard time about my career decisions. Maybe I have more supportive friends? I've never worked with females that weren't just as willing and capable of lifting and turning as any of the men on the unit. Turning a 400lb...

10. How does anyone do double shifts? I'm tired after 40 hours

    Elliot.Kane replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes my shifts will be grouped from Thursday to Tuesday, so it's 6 12's in a row. Or I'll have a random day off in between that I'll choose to pick up an extra shift. I try to get my hours between 85-95 a pay period. A regular 72-hour-no-overtim...

11. August 2015 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    Elliot.Kane replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

    You can't judge a book by its cover...you can't judge a good nurse by appearance alone.

12. How many patients do you have on average?

    Elliot.Kane replied to Jm0136's topic in Med-Surg

    1 or 2

13. If you want to work in psych you must be crazy yourself...

    Elliot.Kane replied to Msmedic68w's topic in Psychiatric

    Isn't "insane" a legal designation?

14. "My Tech" or "My Aide"

    Elliot.Kane replied to dreamer30's topic in Technicians

    I'm a nurse. When I introduce myself to my patients, I say, "I'm your nurse." So, it makes sense when they say, "where's my nurse?" When I hear people address or refer to CNAs, I have more of a problem when people use the word "just". As in, he/she i...

15. New grads and Social Media

    Elliot.Kane replied to NICU Guy's topic in General Students

    What is included under the term professionalism seems to vary by subscriber. I would consider unprofessional the act of a supervisor discussing another associate with her peers. Furthermore, I would consider friending superiors on social media a blu...