KellyandtheBoys

KellyandtheBoys

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About KellyandtheBoys

Registered Nurse for 14 years. I have a very diverse backround includind peds, critical care, peds icu, E.R.

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  1. Is This Nitpicking?????

    Sounds like some nurses I work with!!!! I used to let people like this bother me. Now I just shake my head and walk away. Let them be upset. The thing is, I'll bet when you follow her, the charts...
  2. surgery fear PLEASE ANSWER ME

    With general anesthesia I'm sure they put a catheter in. I've had surgery a few times in the past. And, I've always woken up with a catheter in. As far as N/V goes, you'll have medicine prescribed...
  3. need advice desperately!!!

    I'm sorry, I really don't have much advice. I just have an ear and shoulder. However, I can say your story sounds framiliar. And, this is one big reason why I've really cut my nursing hours down...
  4. med/surg/peds unit

    I've worked on one. It was pretty difficult (for me, anyway). It was hard to go from a peds. focus to a med./surg. focus. We usually kept the med./ surg. patients in one area. And the patients we...
  5. Do you mix your own IV's?

    Where I used to work we always mixed our own IV's including bags with KCL. The potassium was origionally kept right by the NS. But, later moved to another location with the vials of heparin,...
  6. Cardiology VS med surg

    I don't think it is more DIFFICULT. It is, however, more specific and patients are more ACUTELY critical. IN a med/-surg. area you are responsible for more patients, have a broader spectrum of...
  7. Travelers: picky scheduling

    If she is needed on Fridays then she is probably being picky. After all, we would all love to have off EVERY Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Maybe she can arrange to have off every other Friday. This...
  8. Co-workers with poor grooming habits

    I'm not what to say about the grooming habits. But, I definately think you have a right to be concerned about theway this woman treated the residents. I would maybe advice you to bring this up to...