quickkarma BSN

quickkarma has 10 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Critical Care, Rehab.

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1. Proper MD orders

   quickkarma replied to quickkarma's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for the replies. I agree with it all.

2. Proper MD orders

   quickkarma replied to quickkarma's topic in General Nursing

   REPLY: It is coming through nursing management/nurse educator. And I've tried to tell them this isn't acceptable. We cannot spend our time reading notes and getting things ordered by paging it out and notifying the hospitalist every evening for every...

3. Proper MD orders

   quickkarma replied to quickkarma's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for replies. This sort of thing happens every day. It has been brought up to nursing management. They expect us to read notes and follow through by, basically doing the MD's job. And on evenings or nights, we then page the hospitalist and...

4. Proper MD orders

   quickkarma posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am interested in learning if other organizations operate this way. Nurses where I work are expected to read the notes that MDs write and then go about getting orders entered properly. This often happens in the organization where I work. ...

5. Questions for getting started in this specialty

   quickkarma replied to quickkarma's topic in Camp

   Thank you for your response-this is helpful information! I just started a new job as a licensed school nurse; coming in at the peak of covid has not been fun, but I love working with the kids. (I do keep asking myself why I left my good paying job? b...

6. Peri-care without gloves?

   quickkarma replied to lightwing's topic in General Nursing

   I have seen it in home care. I sure do appreciate the perspective of our older nurses who have seen the changes in health care through the years! I would bring my own gloves for peri-care if none are provided. I live in a cold state and regularly hav...

7. Writing “poop” is unprofessional?

   quickkarma replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

   ?After 18 years of experience, she has earned the right to use the word poop on Christmas Eve!? "Oh poop, I'm working another holiday away from my family." Like another said, if this manager has the time to write her up for this, the rest of the unit...

8. Writing “poop” is unprofessional?

   quickkarma replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

   I remembered another: in mid 2020-at the heart of xxxx-show, I charted that a pt's sp cath output looked like a Tequila Sunrise in a bag. No one said anything to me. Chart what you see; chart what you hear. At least you didn't say, nasty, disgusting,...

9. Writing “poop” is unprofessional?

   quickkarma replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

   I have been sick with a cold for 6 days. I am enjoying reading these posts! I was scolded once for documenting that a properly staffed shift would have prevented this fall. Oh man was the DON pissed. What was in place before the fall; what was in pla...

10. Switching from nurse to daycare teacher??

    quickkarma replied to NursePoopyPants's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to say that I understand, truly. I've been a nurse for 7 years. I am strangely burned out on caring. I just accepted a school nurse job & I hope it brings me more sanity. Have you considered pediatric home care? One kiddo at a time, p...

11. Questions for getting started in this specialty

    quickkarma posted a topic in Camp

    Hello! I'm curious how you all got started in camp nursing? Start in your own state? Part time Summer gig along side another job? Did you obtain licenses in other states? Insight into this? Is it easy to get hired for the first camp nurse job? D...

12. Anybody else dealing with pertussis?

    quickkarma replied to Kittery's topic in School

    Please explain this further. Otherwise, No. The non-seroconversion causes the infection, or the rate of that particular person's immune response causes this. NOTE: Pertussis IgM and IgA antibodies will usually only be present a short time after vacc...

13. Anybody else dealing with pertussis?

    quickkarma replied to Kittery's topic in School

    Exactly. But the same holds true. I believe TEACHING is part of the solution. Masks should be sent home with all new borns and parents should be told to wear one or ask people to wear one if they are coughing. You can immunize all you want; your body...

14. Anybody else dealing with pertussis?

    quickkarma replied to Kittery's topic in School

    This is a minor rant, some facts, and mostly on topic: I think it is important to remember Biology and immune response. Memory B cells live in the lymphatic system, and live a long time. Memory B cells cannot be detected by examining your blood, i.e....

15. 150 bed facility-nurses answer all calls coming into facility

    quickkarma posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    I'm curious how many facilities out there have the nurses carry the cordless land-line phone and answer calls coming in during their entire shift through med pass, cares, etc. One can imagine how many calls come in in a day. It is however split betwe...