Nursekat64

Nursekat64 specializes in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

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1. Trauma Coordinator

   Nursekat64 posted a topic in Emergency

   I hope all of you can help........ The ER I currently work in is in need of a Trauma Coordinator. I have been designated to set this up. Out of the 2 hospitals in our city we are the Largest and receive many traumas, some of which we keep and othe...

2. Drips

   Nursekat64 replied to Nursekat64's topic in General Nursing

   I always have a dedicated line for heparin but at the hospital in which I work many nurses hang heparin as a secondary with NS as a primary and low port it in..... And I keep diprovan on a dedicated line as well but here again many nures low port it ...

3. Drips

   Nursekat64 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work in a very busy ER inner city ER.... I have a few questions.. I have seen these things done many different ways but no one definative protocol.... #1) When giving a IV bolus of Heparin what concentration do you use? #2) Do you low port Hepar...

4. Drips

   Nursekat64 posted a topic in CCU

   Questions??? I have seen these things done many different ways by many different nurses and cannot find a definative protocol....... # 1 ) When giving a Heparin bolus before starting a Heparin :specs:drip what concentration do you use? # 2) Do y...

5. "Air up"

   Nursekat64 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am writing today in response to what I have seen in my community, and wanted to know if you all are seeing the same things. I am an RN in our cities largest ER, and over the past 6 months I have taken care of an increasing number of adolscents and...

6. Whats the largest empyema you've seen?

   Nursekat64 posted a topic in General Nursing

   While at work one evening in the ER a gentleman was placed in my room with the diagnosis of SOB. I went in to do my RN assessment and while taking his history he disclosed that he had been running a fever with SOB for the past 3 weeks and became incr...

7. Phenergan Supp given to toddler; child dies

   Nursekat64 replied to Mom23's topic in Emergency

   I am so very sorry for the loss. When children die the world stops for the parent. I have worked in a pediatric ER for 15 years and phenergan supp. were used many years ago, when that was all there was to give. Now we only give zofran. I am current...

8. 2/4/09: Nursing Activism Primer-- Legislation, Lobbying/ Contacting Elected Officials

   Nursekat64 replied to sanakruz's topic in Activism

   Thanks for the info. I just went to convention for ARNA and NSNA and I was surprised to see that many colleges did not have any students to represent them in the house of delegates. At the college I attend we are starting to get the students involv...

9. Acknowledgment of the different levels of nursing

   Nursekat64 replied to Nursekat64's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for checking that out, it was brought up in class today. This post is part of an assignment for a Role deveolpment course I am taking. I wanted to get a feel of how different hospitals and nursing homes work as a team nursing approach, when...

10. Acknowledgment of the different levels of nursing

    Nursekat64 replied to Nursekat64's topic in General Nursing

    The Northern state is Maine

11. Acknowledgment of the different levels of nursing

    Nursekat64 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently My class and I went to the ARNA and NSNA state convention in Hot Springs. The Keynote speaker was Doctorate prepared and an advocate of geriatric nursing. Her focus was susposed to be in the implementation of a program, within the next 5 yea...

12. What nursing Managers fail to see

    Nursekat64 replied to Nursekat64's topic in Activism

    I am in school. I graduate in December. I will go on to get my Advanced Practice Nurse degree, open an office in rural Arkansas where the need is tremendous. I already have a physician whom I will work for and with, and I am starting to build my offi...

13. What nursing Managers fail to see

    Nursekat64 replied to Nursekat64's topic in Activism

    You are truly unique. I wish that more managrs were more like you. It makes a huge difference in how the unit runs and how well the patients are cared for, when the staff knows that management really cares. I hope that your staff recognize how lucky ...

14. What nursing Managers fail to see

    Nursekat64 replied to Nursekat64's topic in Activism

    Thank you.:)

15. "What Nursing Managers fail to see"

    Nursekat64 replied to Nursekat64's topic in LPN/LVN

    shannon, Thank you. I will send you the information. I need about 25 LPN's to join to become an active chapter in Tennessee. Kathryn