Kinjo

Kinjo specializes in LTC, Med/Surg,Cardiac.

Latest Activity

1. Shingles and Pregnant nurses.

   Kinjo posted a topic in Disease

   I am very early in my pregnancy and I was concern, I remember one time someone on the unit saying that a pregnant nurse should not go into an isolation room if the patient is in isolation for Shingles. Is this true?

2. Iv Flow Rate

   Kinjo posted a topic in Cardiac

   If you have a patient that is NPO and is getting all his/her meds IV, what do you consider to be a safe total volume all together to run your meds if they are all compatible, you don't have a great cardiac history on this pt. except HTN, Tachycardia ...

3. Dear Doctor Imajerk: (vent)

   Kinjo replied to kcalohagirl's topic in General Nursing

   I would like to read one of their boards too do you know one I can access. I am a new nurse who has encountered the SNOBBY senior resident and the old school Attending who thinks nurses have no brains.

4. question about "new cardiac tx"

   Kinjo replied to 2003rn's topic in Cardiac

   maybe your husband could call the Dr.s office and ask the doctor to tell him the name of the drug and he could ask for the spelling and all?

5. EKG and Rbbb

   Kinjo replied to MM2007's topic in Cardiac

   some one told me if you are reading a strip on lead II that the right and left turn analogy works too, is that true? I mostly just put down BBB without specifying coz I can never get the difference.

6. Dishonest Nurses

   Kinjo replied to Pam I Am RN's topic in Relations

   My opinion errors should be reported so that others can learn from them,especially med errors. If these errors are not reported how will we be able to correct the system that leads to this errors?

7. Where are you at six months??

   Kinjo replied to Fairlythere's topic in New Nurse

   After 6 months I have left my med/surg position for a new job. I was lucky to find another job with only 6 mos but I just didn't feel like I was going to be able to finish one year of med/surg even though that was my original intention. I still love ...

8. Having problems with NA's and PCT's

   Kinjo replied to heather1999's topic in New Nurse

   You know when I get to work in the morning and I get my asingment for the day and I can almost tell how my day will go depending on what CNA is on my team. I know when I don't have to worry and I know when I will be retaking my own vitals and have to...

9. Really really screwed up....

   Kinjo replied to pendragon1980's topic in New Nurse

   I know how you feel I actually did find another job with less patient load and I also got a bonus. I am ready to pay it back, I never signed a 1yr commitment but it was implied, I just hope they can just accept their money back and let me go. I have ...

10. To Mars and back. in one night...... help

    Kinjo replied to candyLPN2Be's topic in New Nurse

    I thought so but I wonder if they add intrest and all that good stuff. I got $3000 to stay for one year and it's now 6mos and I found another job that I really think I will like at a better location and more base pay, better incentive, basically what...

11. To Mars and back. in one night...... help

    Kinjo replied to candyLPN2Be's topic in New Nurse

    So what happens if you got a sign on bonus to stay for lets say one year and after two months you know you will not make it for that one year. Do they give you hell or do you have to stay the whole year. Has anyone changed jobs after getting a sign o...

12. Leaving things for Day Shift

    Kinjo replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in New Nurse

    Sometimes I feel like as long as you are still the new kid on the block, it will remain a lose lose situation. You get the late admissions because you are not in this clique , they get mad at you if you try to leave anywork for the next shift, they d...

13. Renal floor for new graduate?

    Kinjo replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in New Nurse

    I don't know the nurse to patient ratio is very high, and when the NM she's trying to bring the ratio down ???? I have heard that before and it never usually happens like that. I hate to discourage you but you know what they say don't take the first...

14. How to explain that I resigned after 2 mos?

    Kinjo replied to wfperseus's topic in New Nurse

    Yes after thinking about it daily I have started putting in applications to other places. What sucks is that I will have to pay back my sign on bonus, but at this point in time I am ready to do whatever it takes to find a place I can feel happy. I am...

15. How to explain that I resigned after 2 mos?

    Kinjo replied to wfperseus's topic in New Nurse

    Just out of curiosity is there a right time to call it quites, I have been at my new grad position for 4mos and I feel like I am ready to move on and go somewhere else.