KellNY

KellNY RN

High Risk In Patient OB/GYN

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  1. Can nurses wear skirts?

    KellNY replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but are you joking? You mention that about your father like it's a good thing, and not the disrespectful, rude, inappropriate action that it is. I'd like a link to that article (or a...

  2. ER nurse to OB nurse...anyone done it?

    KellNY replied to lifsavER67's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh that's funny...I was thinking about doing the exact opposite--going from OB to ER. I think it'll be great-especially if you're into sporatic adrenaline pumping (meaning, it can be slow and/or...

  3. Are you Man Enough to be an OB nurse?

    KellNY replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Men in Nursing

  4. Husbands or S/O's at routine exam

    KellNY replied to walker shaw's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yay! Glad it went well, and thanks for the

  5. Still think we have the best Health care in the world?

    KellNY replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Do you realize that to have been able to do all this "planning" (which included not only planning, but actions taken on your part and others) that you had reserves? You had opportunities. Others may...

  6. Still think we have the best Health care in the world?

    KellNY replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    HM2-Are you married? LOVE your threads and

  7. Can nurses suture?

    KellNY replied to amanda sue's topic in General Nursing

    yep,

  8. what is home care?

    KellNY replied to Lorelai22RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You might be doing diabetes care/check-ups with GDM moms, maybe assessing that baby is cared for and mom is recovering PP, check BPs, DTRs and Wts on PreEclamptic Pts, do a strip on a PTL pt,

  9. Can nurses suture?

    KellNY replied to amanda sue's topic in General Nursing

    CNMs can suture. All the NPs I've worked with (urgent care/family med) have sutured. As an RN, I would never suture-I wasn't trained to and feel it would be incredibly selfish to do that to a Pt....

  10. Agency nursing

    KellNY replied to gategrl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I passed my LPN exams after completing some RN classes (I "tested out"). I went right into Agency nursing. Let me tell you, the 1st 5 shifts or so, I thought I was going to kill myself or a resident...

  11. Filiing a complaint to a hospital

    KellNY replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Serious question (no snark)--Is there some reason she can't do or say

  12. How long do you typically stay?

    KellNY replied to CrunchyLaborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree--I'm not sure who confused 'central monitoring' with not having to chart. You're still responsible for interpreting the strip q15min ar least, you still have to pay the same amt. of attention...

  13. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    KellNY replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    To answer-I have a few reasons. Venipuncture-you "blow" the vein drawing blood, no big deal. You flush or run fluid into tissue after evacuating the vein, even if it is just NS, that's PAINFUL....

  14. What to wear to interview for CNA position.

    KellNY replied to quisqueya's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh, and act confident. (even if you're not

  15. What to wear to interview for CNA position.

    KellNY replied to quisqueya's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No, I would never wear scrubs unless the interviewer specifically requested that I do so! You want to look neat and clean (no 2 inch neon green press on nails-short and natural is best...minimal...

  16. Providing Medical Care To Child Molesters

    KellNY replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    NREMT-I hear you, BUT, just wanted to let you know, that some of these non-humans are actually given extra protection, private rooms, etc because there have been lawsuits about gaurds who turned a...

  17. Providing Medical Care To Child Molesters

    KellNY replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    To be 100% honest (flame away!) I would not accept a member of that "family" as a pt. That case brought so many emotions out for me, that I truly feel that I would not be able to offer ethical care...

  18. Question about Administering Med's

    KellNY replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Usually a CMA passes the meds s/he has poured. As an LPN/RN I would never pass someone elses meds--with very few exceptions (ie, it was a PRN tylenol and I saw that it was, indeed, 2 tylenol in the...

  19. student provided incentives to preceptors?

    KellNY replied to sasparilla's topic in General Nursing

    That's a good idea. Here in NY, though, that wouldn't be as effective as we do not require CEUs to maintain licensure. At my hospital, we're a teaching hospital and it's pretty much part and parcel...

  20. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    KellNY replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    Moon-Sorry to shock you. That's life I guess-shocking sometimes. Don't try to paint me as some hard-headed whatever who's against students and learning. I've taught medical assisting and have had...

  21. What determines the size of a woman's areola?

    KellNY replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Students

    Kangaroo--Um, no one attacked him or anything like that. We've all answered his question and told him we didn't think he was a perve or abnormal. So, where's the problem? Meso-As far as race-darker...

  22. How long do you typically stay?

    KellNY replied to CrunchyLaborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work antepartum 12hour shifts (7p-7a) not L&D, but I can tell you, we ride the elevator out together between 0720 and 0740 most days. There are some mornings where we don't get out till after...

  23. IV air bubble compensation

    KellNY replied to JL123's topic in General Nursing

    I had a woman call our ADN because she had a *tiny* bubble go through her PIV when I hooked a (fully primed) line up to her SLIV. Didn't want to hear one word about it not being a problem. She was...

  24. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    KellNY replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't doubt it (unfortunately). One of my classmates DC'ed an IV. Yeah...without any gauze or tape ready. Pt (post op c-sec) bled all over the place. No harm, but scary for the poor pt and her...

  25. I've got a question about BP

    KellNY replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Amen and good point mary! When i taught medical assisting, I can't tell you how many students would just say "Yep. It's 126/82" I'd go check and get a way diff number, so we'd use the steth with 2...