mcknis

mcknis

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  1. Oximeter

    mcknis replied to Ms. Nursey's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Used for yourself at home? If looking at it for work, you should actually talk to your employeer first because liability would be strenuously placed on you if you trusted your own untested equipment...

  2. Where do you put your STUFF

    mcknis replied to DAMomma's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What ever you call it, it still resembles the (ahem) fanny pack. I dont think I would wear one, but i choose to keep everything I frequently use in my cargo pockets. I just restock when I need

  3. First Cath!

    mcknis replied to teeniebert's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Fantastic! Always a good feeling knowing you did something right for your

  4. Have you had a bad reaction to the H1N1 vaccine? If so what happened?

    mcknis replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I received the vaccine without any complications; however, it is important to note that it was believed that I had the actual virus for a week before receiving the vaccine. The medical staff and...

  5. online degrees?

    mcknis replied to Beebop25's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Online degrees are seen as legitimate degrees just as a traditional brick and mortar school would be. Many of us are returning to school to complete BSNs, and the typical route for doin this is via...

  6. Those who can't...teach...your thoughts?

    mcknis replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    I only had one instructor whos shouldn't have been in the clinical setting, but for the rest of the instructors, I would have to disagree with the thought. In some circumstances, I can totally agree...

  7. What Qualifies as "Experience" for employers?

    mcknis replied to stripec30's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Contact the HR department at the facility you are looking at. They would be your best bet as to find out how much experience one needs for a certain

  8. Normal to feel so exhausted as a new nurse??

    mcknis replied to hs2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Please read the following thread. You are not alone, and we have all been there with you!

  9. should i go for my bsn

    mcknis replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    LPNs in some areas are being phased out of hospital settings, but it just depends on the area. We still use them at my work place and love having them around! RNs with ADN, BSN, or MSN are still RNs....

  10. KUDOS to LTC nurses

    mcknis replied to cardiacmadeline's topic in General Nursing

    Like the OP stated, it is always nice to see LTC caregivers out with their residents. I remember working at a restaurant during high school and seeing ALFs bringing their residents in week after week....

  11. What part of "isolation" don't you understand?

    mcknis replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, infectious disease would have a riot with this one. Even with all kinds of education, only so much can be done to inform the

  12. Pros and Cons of nursing

    mcknis replied to nohika's topic in General Nursing

    PLEASE!!!!!!!!! IGNORE THIS ABOVE COMMENT. There are many out there who want to degrade nursing who have no true experience with it. Notice this above individual only has 3 posts, just 3. And also see...

  13. Rules of the Dr.office

    mcknis replied to prowlingMA's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    23. Read the signs...when it says cover your mouth/wash your hands/wear your mask, it means that you do that for YOURself. And, you (40yo male) decided it would be better to infect the 3mo with the...

  14. Morning assessments/charting/time mgt

    mcknis replied to Lola77's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Lola, First of all, congratulations on passing boards! That is definitely something to be proud of and never forget that. As far as assessments go, it is very upsetting to see a nurse chart a complete...

  15. Blanket warmers

    mcknis replied to biker momma's topic in Emergency

    most will have 110-130 degrees as their set temp. some a little less, but I cant imagine going any higher since the risk of burning/hyperthermia is elevated. we just had all of our blanket warmers...

  16. So I am a male Cna at a hospital

    mcknis replied to trefer84's topic in Men in Nursing

    Like the others have already mentioned, the main remark by the other staff member was out of line, inappropriate, and unprofessional. Definitely needs to be reported and written up so that others...

  17. Alaris pumps cutting off?

    mcknis replied to eftgirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    haven't had too many problems with the Alaris pumps, but the one thing I have noticed is that out of no where, the pump may pause itself, or the battery indicator light will start flashing (already...

  18. "Star System"

    mcknis replied to imasharm's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    we don't yet have forced/mandated overtime, but i see us coming to that soon enough. we have had an on call shedule for the last 3 years, and management is looking at ways of making it 'attractive'...

  19. Two Patient Identifiers

    mcknis replied to pippy48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Name and DOB if awake, A&O. If not, then trust the armband is accurate and refer to armband. Armbands have been placed on the wrong pts before, but its always the staff nurses fault if a mistake...

  20. H1N1 vaccine availability in your hospital/area?

    mcknis replied to learning08's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We are in the same boat as Contagion. We are waiting on the next rounds to come in so we can vaccinate the rest of the staff, but no news

  21. New grad starts IVs!

    mcknis replied to CCLOUD9's topic in General Nursing

    i personally like the standard IVs and can not stand these new ones like you are discussing. I absolutely abhore them. i am glad that there are those out there that like them, but when I trained on...

  22. What is the scariest thing that has happened to you while working as a nurse?

    mcknis replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    In my short span as a nurse (just over a year), I have dealt with several active GI bleeding pts, codes, RRTs, kicked several times as well as swung at, had urine and feces thrown at me, and dealing...

  23. Has anyone figured out how to be in 6 places at the same time?

    mcknis replied to Kittyfeet's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It is very difficult to hear those around you or on here stating, "It will get better. Just hold in there." Believe me, I know. I was in your shoes just about a year ago coming out of a very rough 9...

  24. Male travel nurse?

    mcknis replied to patrick.gines's topic in Men in Nursing

    Everyone is going to tell you something different, but I would not encouragea new grad to go right into locum (traveling) jobs. It isn't practical to go to one place for a few months and then up and...

  25. Obama Declares Swine Flu a National Emergency

    mcknis replied to Cherybaby's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nevertheless if the media would just broadcast info that is factual, we would all be in a better situation! According to multiple studies, death by the flu viruses has totaled 8,000 to 10,000 every...