KyPinkRN

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  1. It's easy: Tamper with things and EXTEND your STAY!

    KyPinkRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Incidences like this will become very serious next year when Medicare stops paying for hospital aquired infections... not that it isn't

  2. DNR bracelet with DNR written on it. HIPAA???

    KyPinkRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You have a good point that it isn't up to the passer by, we should all know the pt's code status... but what about when the patient is off the floor for say an xray or something, a bracelet would be...

  3. Do you have a graduation AND a pinning?

    KyPinkRN replied to krenee's topic in General Students

    I am graduating from a small (300 students) Catholic college that was originally a hospital run program. We will have both a pinning and a graduation ceremony on the same day. Our pinning will be at...

  4. Exaggerations about nursing school

    KyPinkRN replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Students

    My suggestion is to not "read" the material, but to skim it for important parts before the lecture... then after lecture go back over the areas that are still unclear to you... by the way its sounds...

  5. Did anyone hate nursing school?

    KyPinkRN replied to FNPhopeful's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I like your attitude!! Its a good one to have in whatever you are doing. Sure NS is a lot of stress and hoop-jumping but think about where you would be if you weren't in school... a factory, flipping...

  6. pregnancy and working

    KyPinkRN replied to Nurse Somebody's topic in General Nursing

    Don't have much advice for you as I am only 29 and don't have any health conditions... Be careful and vigilant but don't stress yourself out. It sounds like you are letting all this stuff stew in...

  7. What are the best BLACK PENS

    KyPinkRN replied to dark10gable's topic in General Students

    Uniball Jetstream... this is the best pen

  8. 400 pound diabetic friend in denial

    KyPinkRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    it can be hard to watch someone you love self-destruct... my brother-in-law comes from a long line of alcoholics (both his mother and father). despite watching his father die from liver...

  9. Ughhh....Microbiology!!

    KyPinkRN replied to SmetRN2008's topic in General Students

    I too had problems with micro... don't feel bad. The site below may not help you now since you are still studying DNA and RNA, but when it came to studying the different medically important bugs it...

  10. Which is better, handwashing or hand sanitizer?

    KyPinkRN replied to queenjean's topic in General Nursing

    Sanitizer can be ok in the right situation... but recently I just finished a micro class... in the lab that we did comparing various cleaners and sanitizers bugs actually grew on some of the alcohol...

  11. nurse terminated

    KyPinkRN replied to grandee3's topic in General Nursing

    No way would I work anywhere for three hours after just being fired! If not for the emotional effects of being fired but for the simple fact that if you are not officially an employee and you say for...

  12. Low O2 sat

    KyPinkRN replied to Liz21's topic in General Students

    I would write something like this... impaired gas exchange r/t fatigue... m/b low o2 sat etc...(other assessment

  13. Chronic COPD'er, 1 lung, 02 @ 6L/min. What would you do?

    KyPinkRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

  14. Does Incentive Spirometer decrease a temp?

    KyPinkRN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    IS causes your alveoli and smaller airways to be more open...causing your breathing to be easier and more oxygen to be delivered to your cells...which in turn causes your heart to not have to work as...

  15. Refusal for Blood Draw

    KyPinkRN replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    It is not unreasonable to think that someone who crashed their car may have been impaired... the cops do not just dream up these things. Remember their is a whole chain of events that happens outside...

  16. Non compliant and frequent flyer patients

    KyPinkRN replied to dona4jc's topic in General Nursing

    actually a person who is dependant on pain meds is more likely to need a higher dose due to a tolerance for that med. I would start at the high end of what the order is... and go from there. I...

  17. Pregnant and can't lift?

    KyPinkRN replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    My doctor said the exact same thing to me when I was preggers... at the time I was working full-time 12 hour days on a private ambulance service (meaning lifting 12 pts per day in and out of the...

  18. What would you do?

    KyPinkRN replied to Nice2MeetU's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I respect your position on not wanting to go through childbirth... it can be rough. I agree that your mother doesn't have the right to be so beligerent and it is not really her business to decide that...

  19. Advice Please! A cna spread a rumor about me.

    KyPinkRN replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    What about talking about someone who obviously made a mistake... it's not the whole hospital's or the whole school's business if she stuck herself. I call that harrassment. Just because people talk...

  20. Where were u 9/11/01?

    KyPinkRN replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I'll never forget how blue the sky was that day. I was working for an ambulance service, and I was about 3 hours into my 12 hour shift... we were picking up a patient at a VA hospital and there radios...

  21. Nursing Student Divorce Rate?

    KyPinkRN replied to ibmaryann's topic in General Students

    Don't forget about the people who have endured bad marriages for 20 or 30 years and are just getting out now. As my psychology teacher said the divorce rate is all married people... not the one's...

  22. Drip rate vs Flow rate?

    KyPinkRN replied to Osborne55's topic in General Students

    is it so that you can tell if your iv is running (patent) or

  23. "But I'm pregnant . . ."

    KyPinkRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    ITA... I was still working full-time as an EMT for a transport service during my pregnancy. I still worked 12-14 hour days and lifted all but the severely obese patients. I didn't ask for any...

  24. Do you work with creepy-weird co-workers?

    KyPinkRN replied to Captain America's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: :jester:You just hit the nail on the head! Well

  25. What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

    KyPinkRN replied to chioma829's topic in General Nursing

    :crash_com We hillbillies here in Kentucky do not appreciate your dig... please don't use us as an example! The salaries here are very competitive, and your post will only serve to paint a bad...