ssakd

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1. Nurses Say the Darnedest Things!

   ssakd replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   :coollook:When I was doing my diploma in Midwifery at Pumwani Mat Hosp,Nairobi,Kenya,we used public transport to town so often.On the day we did our Vaginal examination practical assessment,one of us said,'Whern I entered,the vagina,it was so hot!!!!...

2. Life, Death, and Other Matters of Consequence

   ssakd replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Much appreciation for this.We are holding a Cancer Care Symposium in April,2009;one of the highlights of the day is a case study similar to what is presenrted here.The terminally ill cancer patient told the nurses that she wanted to be left alone,th...

3. Is Joint Commission more hindrance than help?

   ssakd replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Nursing

   We are almost going Joint Commission ,pray then it doesnt happen !!!!1

4. Are 12 hour shifts safe?

   ssakd replied to psychnurse1998's topic in Safety

   We are the only hospital doing 12 hour shifts in this region.The nurses clearly indicate that they are happy with these shifts for the time off,but they agree that they are bad for quality patient care.Staffing issues also abound and generally they a...

5. Nursing Uniform Policy

   ssakd replied to rustysflygirl's topic in General Nursing

   I would be very happy about scrubs.In our set up scrubs are available only for critical care areas.The rest of us have to do with navy blue trousers and skirts and white tops.We are dying to have scrubs whichever colour,though we wouldnt accept navy ...

6. The Doctor said WHAT?

   ssakd replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

   A nurse faced the doctor squarely when he abused her infront of the patient and guess what,she was made to apologize to the doc because she walked away and left him.Nurse managers are particularly not nurse friendly but take sides with the doctors.Th...

7. things you wish you could tell the doctor

   ssakd replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

   Iam not your house girl...You order labs,please make sure you get the results and inform me.Do not think i will earn your money for you,you have to work for it. Can you explain to this patient why you want to kill him with the wrong dosage of drugs.T...

8. Are you allowed to wear Makeup ?

   ssakd replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

   In kenya where i work we are allowed to wear make up,though there is a policy that regulates this such that nurses do not go overboard.The young stylish nurses are really a sight to be hold and i believe patients benefit from the radiance.

9. What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

   ssakd replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Haloo everyone.This is quite interesting.In kenya where i was born and brought up,and now am a married woman,it is rare for someone you dont know to call u honey.A few refer to close girlfriends as sweety,but this is also quite odd.I cant remember th...

10. Have you ever heard of this? UGH!!!!

    ssakd replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    i dont work in Obs'gyn,but my colleagues tell me of parents who request for the placenta for some family rite,but i havent heard of anybody eating it.

11. what do you all think about 12 hour shifts?

    ssakd replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is very interesting.12 hour shifts were introduced in our hospital 2 years ago.Initially nurses complained that they were not comfortable with them,but all the same the shifts were implemented.The monthly patient satisfaction survey done by our ...

12. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

    ssakd replied to Brian's topic in Relations

    Thank you for this,some nurses cdo eat their young.I have a case in mind nurses who convert from RN-BscN.Their in charges deny them time to go to school and they do not embrace the changes these nurses bring with them.They sarcastically refer to them...

13. teaching physical assessement

    ssakd replied to mdavidfnp's topic in Educators

    I did physical examination skills lab sessions with the new RN-BSCN students last semester.Role plays and simulations helped a lot.Students who are not ionvolved in bed side nursing appreciated this and they say it was made it real than the lecture.I...

14. Getting Nurses to Document

    ssakd replied to RebeccaC's topic in Education

    in my hospital,the multidisciplinary patient education form is the least used document,Nurses and the rest of the health team dont just document.The biggest problem is duplication of documentation,this is what has been voiced.We are expecting a NP fr...

15. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    ssakd replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

    I just joined the forum today and am exhilarated.Am a 36 year old nurse educator in aprivate hospital in Kenya.I am an RN/RM,and BScN.I hope to enroll in a master's long distance program by March this year.I have a strong medsurg background and love ...