KyPinkRN

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  1. Advice needed for coworker problems!!!

    KyPinkRN replied to kidnurse98's topic in General Nursing

    i hate to say this but the easiest thing (and least likely to put your license in more jeopardy) is to leave this environment. you say this pca is good friends with the manager then you will make...

  2. Are ER nurses burnt out or just uncaring??

    KyPinkRN replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Emergency

    I agree, with so much of the focus these days being on customer service a complaint to the nurse manager will probably go a long way. Minor MVA or not, this pt should have been monitored more closely...

  3. Who else loves their job

    KyPinkRN replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats for finding a job that you love! I love mine too :redbeathe I'm so glad that I didn't give up on nursing when I wasn't happy. And for you folks out there with less than warm feelings about...

  4. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    KyPinkRN replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The people in the beds wouldn't be exposed if the nurses were actually allowed to call out sick! Don't get me wrong I'm not condoning abuse of calling off, but my hospital has a very strict policy and...

  5. Nursing assessment for pt with possible Pulmonary Embolism

    KyPinkRN replied to ghurricane's topic in General Nursing

    On the pill and smoking raises significant risk for blood

  6. Hyperkalemia and order of meds

    KyPinkRN replied to RoyalNurse's topic in Emergency

    NEVER give the insulin first... what would you do if you gave the insulin then lost IV access. I always start with D50 then insulin, then ca, then sodium bicarb. I've been told that the order...

  7. 120hr provisional license Kentucky

    KyPinkRN replied to drck35's topic in General Nursing

    I have been licensed for a while so my info may be out of date, but when I was doing my 120 the hours that I actually worked in a clinical setting for orientation counted for that time but the...

  8. Cancelled repeatedly - is this normal?

    KyPinkRN replied to CranberryMuffin's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely correct! I transferred from med/surg to the ED about 6 months ago and haven't been on-call or cancelled for a shift since. My PTO balance never looked so good, plus I :redbeathe my new job...

  9. Help! Relocating to Cincinnati, OH

    KyPinkRN replied to cmol86's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm from Northern Kentucky, directly across the river from Cincy. I currently work for St Elizabeth, it's a magnet hospital servicing the entire area with 4 hospitals. A couple are within a 10...

  10. Patient refusing meds, combative

    KyPinkRN replied to Trubie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My first thought is "what did they do that has her so upset?" Usually people don't just start being combative and refusing things for no reason. I realize that as a new grad you may not recognize...

  11. I am NOT your housemaid.

    KyPinkRN replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, it's the principle of the matter... It wasn't what she went to school for and it's not why she works as a nurse. This client has no right to ask that of the NURSE if she is perfectly capable of...

  12. Forced to come into work on day off

    KyPinkRN replied to deletethisaccount's topic in General Nursing

    I'd almost be willing to bet that they could find somebody in the unit already who wants to work an extra shift rather than forcing folks to do it. It sounds like they haven't been very creative when...

  13. I am NOT your housemaid.

    KyPinkRN replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't have taken out her garbage... and I would have told her that you were there to provide medical care to her husband. This woman will keep taking advantage of whomever comes there to provide...

  14. Compatibilities of IV piggybacks

    KyPinkRN replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great program for determining compatibility and lots of times I would trust it over what the pharmacist says. There have been times when I have called pharmacy and they really didn't

  15. Nurse with a condescending attitude - rant

    KyPinkRN replied to happy2learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You can explain this as many times as you want to, but it won't change the fact that you can't just ask the first person you see with orange on their badge about a patient they very likely know...

  16. Nurse with a condescending attitude - rant

    KyPinkRN replied to happy2learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Have you ever thought there may be more to the story here? Why does you coworker feel the need to avoid this person? Did this nurse speak directly to you in this manner? If not, then I would say...

  17. Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    KyPinkRN replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

  18. Would you apply regular barrier cream to a resident with a fungal infection?

    KyPinkRN replied to CoffeemateCNA's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my hospital we simply applied the anti-fungal powder and then barrier cream on top of it. The order was usually written BID and PRN (as in whenever the patient was incontinent). We were quite...

  19. Time to call a duck a duck?

    KyPinkRN replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    i totally agree! not only would cutting the bull turn out better, more prepared nurses... it would make us look more professional simply because we know our stuff right out of school. experience is...

  20. When drawing push meds, do you draw the med first?

    KyPinkRN replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    If you are concerned about getting the correct dose... here is what I do: For ex. if I am only giving 12.5 mg of Phenergan, I draw up the exact amount of the med in a 3 ml syringe, then take a...

  21. No urine output- BUN, Creatinine WNL?

    KyPinkRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    this past weekend i cared for a patient in severe respiratory distress-probable heart failure combined with copd exacerbation. he was placed on the bi-pap and given lasix, solumedrol and pain/nausea...

  22. No urine output- BUN, Creatinine WNL?

    KyPinkRN replied to KyPinkRN's topic in General Nursing

    i wanted to scan him, but being an orientee i got trumped... more important things to focus on i guess. had i still been on the floor i would have done

  23. I feel TERRIBLE!

    KyPinkRN replied to SNjamie's topic in General Nursing

    as a former first-responder i must agree with the above poster. just passing by an accident scene in your car you are not prepared to assure that the scene is safe for you to attempt a rescue. there...

  24. Want to have a baby

    KyPinkRN replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    Not taking up for the blonde, but my life would be a lot easier if I didn't have to work. My house would be cleaner, I would spend more time with both my husband and children and maybe even be less...

  25. The good old days...

    KyPinkRN replied to cokeforbreakfast's topic in General Nursing

    Me too... I like Coke so much we used it for our wedding toast instead of Champagne, not because anyone has issues with alcohol, but because we really love