Kayartea

Kayartea specializes in Medic, ER, Flight, ICU, Onc.

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1. Question about hospital transfer policies

   Kayartea replied to Kayartea's topic in General Nursing

   It is way too many. That is why we are trying to get it streamlined. As for why it's this way, who knows? We're a University Hospital and the process has just grown. Every new initiative has meant adding to the process, but no one ever seems to c...

2. Question about hospital transfer policies

   Kayartea posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm currently working in Care Management and part of what I do is assist with transfers from other hospitals. Our current arrangement for accepting patients is very cumbersome, involving 3 departments and the ADON, plus the accepting MD. I'm resear...

3. Health Care and Contraception: Did the Supreme Court Get It Right?

   Kayartea replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I am unable to answer the poll as the questions are written in an incredibly biased manner and have little to do with the question that was before the court. The insurance provided by Hobby Lobby does cover contraception. It does not cover drugs th...

4. what do you say to patients...

   Kayartea replied to ceccia's topic in Relations

   You can also remind them that embarrassing things (some very similar) happen to people who aren't sick and it's not their fault either. Mostly it helps to just be matter of fact about it.

5. Epic (Nursing) FAILS!

   Kayartea replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Humor

   When I was a nursing student one of my patients was wearing a Texas Rig catheter and, as is usual with those (they need to make some of the Rhode Island sized), was having difficulty keeping it in place. I got the idea that we could use the spray ad...

6. Your Pet Peeves in Nursing..

   Kayartea replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

   Putterers - people who work all the time, but never seem to be able to get anything done. Obsessors - people who make the job 50 times harder than necessary for themselves and all the rest of us if given a chance. If one form will work, they crea...

7. Criminal Assault due to "criminal neglect"?

   Kayartea replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

   IMHO you should take this up with Risk Management under the subject title ;Premises Liability Issues;. Whatever the opinion of the security officer, a business is responsible for the safety and security of it's employees to the outer limits of all c...

8. Things I have learned from being a nurse/NP (and some that required no degree at all)

   Kayartea replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   Trying reason on a patient in "Status Dramaticus" works just about as well as it does on a two year old in the middle of a temper tantrum. (Come to think of it, they are very similar.)

9. Short for???

   Kayartea replied to JDougRN's topic in Humor

   * Cardiac patients with MUH (messed up heart), PBS (pretty bad shape), PCL (pre-code looking), or HIBGIA (had it before, got it again). * Stroke patients - "Charlie Carrots". CCFCCP (Coo Coo for Cocoa Puffs) to describe their mental state. ...

10. What would you change about Nursing to make it better?

    Kayartea replied to RNman09's topic in General Nursing

    Well, yes, and no. Doctors admit patients to the hospital for the nursing care. If it's something that can be taken care of solely by the physician it's done in the office, not the hospital. Nurses are the reason patients are admitted.

11. Chart Audits -- I Couldn't Make This Up!

    Kayartea replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    One of my favorites was when one of our brand new foreign fellows charted in the H&P "complains of of frequency ass burning micturation". Of course, he meant associated with burning micturation. It's amazing how much fun the absence of a punct...

12. What would you change about Nursing to make it better?

    Kayartea replied to RNman09's topic in General Nursing

    Push through legislation to allow billing for nursing care. As long as paying for nurses is lumped in with the bed charge we will continue to be seen as the most expensive, most troublesome department and as not contributing to the bottom line. Nur...

13. Do nurses make the worse patients?

    Kayartea replied to laynaER's topic in General Nursing

    In general, I don't think nurses make bad patients, but they do make the worst family members.

14. Grr! "Customer Service" Nursing Gone Crazy!

    Kayartea replied to KaseyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe we should track the cost of blankets and pillows and sodas to families? Much of the cost is in the dissatisfaction expressed by nurses and the plans of so many to leave the field as soon as they are able. I was rounding the other day with ...

15. HELP!

    Kayartea replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but I disagree. Patient Safety was involved. Any time a nurse is too upset to do the job, or another nurse has to stretch to cover for an upset nurse, all of the patients being cared for are affected. Just because there were no major error...