KMRN81

KMRN81 specializes in Hospice and Palliative Care.

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1. Interested in Hospice, coming in from a different field

   KMRN81 replied to Bspalacio's topic in Hospice

   Hi there! Hospice RN for 5 years. It depends on the setting and acuity level of the hospice. In the home hospice setting, you will probably be doing lab draws, dressing changes, managing Pleurx and/or Aspira drains, inserting foleys, that kind of th...

2. Research Results are in: To Suction or Not To Suction, End of Life & Hospice Patients

   KMRN81 replied to NickICU-RN's topic in General Nursing

   I think clarification is needed on the type of suctioning you are talking about in order to gauge a more accurate response to your survey. For example, deep suctioning = mostly a no-no due to increased production of mucus from agitating the mucosa. O...

3. Pure Wick

   KMRN81 replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

   I'm seeing this post so late in the game!! I work at an inpatient hospice unit and we use it for select patients. I LOVE this thing. First of all, as mentioned by some other posters, it's not for every patient (agitation/restlessness, frequent ambula...

4. Conflicted with two offers

   KMRN81 replied to Kuriin's topic in New Nurse

   I've heard great things about Kaiser. I hope you love it and best of luck! :)

5. 8 or 12 hour shifts

   KMRN81 replied to LPNTOBE2017's topic in General Nursing

   I prefer 12 hr shifts, hands down. The 8 hour shift nurses often leave around 5 pm, only to get stuck in rush hour traffic! No thanks! I love commuting during off-peak hours, and having 3 days off in a row helps me recharge and relax in between my 12...

6. The every year Snow thread

   KMRN81 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

   Just a lil funny for ya :) Most of us drove in on Friday afternoon and were able to get out Sunday night or Monday morning. The night shifters and some of the aides & kitchen staff dug everyone's cars out. We gotta take care of each other! Hope e...

7. The every year Snow thread

   KMRN81 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

   I live 25 miles from work. This weekend is my weekend to work (of course, lol). I'll be heading in Friday and will plan to stay all weekend. The stress of driving in the snow is worse than just sucking it up and getting to the unit before the storm. ...

8. Night shift RN's :Do you eat in the morning after your shift?

   KMRN81 replied to DesertSky's topic in Stress 101

   The same thing happened to me. Despite my workout routine & healthy eating, I gained weight. You may not have much luck dropping the pounds until you switch to days. Just an unfortunate byproduct of being awake at night and how it messes with you...

9. Possible Needle stick and I am 22 weeks pregnant

   KMRN81 replied to lolis55's topic in General Nursing

   Oh, I see what you mean! Different than what I expected! Hopefully it's nothing but a scratch from something else. Easier said than done, but try and relax a little. Whether you were scratched by a needle or something else, it can't be changed. I'm s...

10. Possible Needle stick and I am 22 weeks pregnant

    KMRN81 replied to lolis55's topic in General Nursing

    You may have scratched your knuckle on the sharps box itself when prying off the lid. I probably wouldn't ever attempt to open one though, they aren't really meant to be r/t that exact possibility!

11. Padding Your Resume

    KMRN81 replied to Guest915876's topic in General Students

    After your first semester of nursing school, many states will allow you to become licensed as a CNA. For every one of my classmates who worked as a CNA in nursing school, we all transitioned into the RN role after we graduated. For those without CNA ...

12. I don't want to be a nurse!!

    KMRN81 replied to sharebear003's topic in General Students

    OP, that sounds like a tough situation, and I'm sorry you feel bullied into the nursing profession. I encourage you to to seek a career you would really love. Nursing is not the type of profession to get into if your heart isn't in it. I could give y...

13. On probation for being too "anxious"

    KMRN81 replied to fskye's topic in New Nurse

    I'm curious - does your hospital have a hospice unit where nurses manage only one patient? I've never heard of that. I'm an inpatient hospice nurse and our ratio is 5:1.

14. On probation for being too "anxious"

    KMRN81 replied to fskye's topic in New Nurse

    I'm curious - does your hospital have a hospice unit where nurses manage only one patient? I've never heard of that. I'm an inpatient hospice nurse and our ratio is 5:1.

15. Choosing a Specialty

    KMRN81 replied to Karamia0x's topic in General Nursing

    Inpatient hospice is much different than home hospice. A vented patient will be transferred to us from ICU for withdrawal from the vent to allow natural death (with the appropriate comfort medications). We don't make adjustments to the vent settings ...