KellNY

KellNY RN

High Risk In Patient OB/GYN

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  1. Question... are we supposed to help? Good Samaritan.

    KellNY replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Hope someone is a little more compassionate when it's someone you love lying on the ground being stepped over. Might be nice?

  2. Rampant Racisim in Hospitals!!

    KellNY replied to goodkittie395's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, when we're talking about places that may have equal or higher percentages of spanish speaking than English speaking pts, that's a big difference than the occasional Tagalog speaking Pt you might...

  3. Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel?

    KellNY replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    Another antivax (for my family!) nurse here! I got whatever was required as a child, but nothing once I started making my own decisions. For the record, I have lost my immunity to Rubella and my...

  4. Charting Bloopers

    KellNY replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    when I was a medical assistant in an urgent care clinic, I was trying to describe a Pt's cyst which had a thick, odorous d/c, but not knowing the proper term, I wrote "Pt c/o cyst c thick, ***** d/c"...

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

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

    Of course, anyone can share their opinion, no one is saying you can't. But stating something like is not an opinion, it's a bold, controlling statement. Had you said, "It would make me uncomfortable"...

  6. just a little vent

    KellNY replied to MIA-RN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Now, I'm not advocating this ::cough cough:: but I did my 1st three IV starts (including the wacky taping) on #1-My boyfriend at the time #2 My sister #3 My

  7. What are the chances???

    KellNY replied to JamarAmanti's topic in MICU, SICU

    My hospital has a program for new grads to get into the ER-you orient for 9 months, then have a preceptor for 1, then you're out on your own--generally. If you need more time, you get it--within...

  8. Do you have to punch a time clock?

    KellNY replied to deehaverrn's topic in General Nursing

    As I mentioned before, we don't clock in, but sign a carbon copied triplicate time sheet at the end of 2 weeks.We do have a Pyxis, but it's based on password. I type in my 1st initial, full last name,...

  9. Do you have to punch a time clock?

    KellNY replied to deehaverrn's topic in General Nursing

    As I mentioned before, we don't clock in, but sign a carbon copied triplicate time sheet at the end of 2 weeks.We do have a Pyxis, but it's based on password. I type in my 1st initial, full last...

  10. PRN ducolax suppositories, okay to give right before shift change?

    KellNY replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Well, in all the LTCs I've worked for, there were a slew of 6am meds to be given anyway, and the PT is awake anyway because the CNAs wake them starting at around 5:30am. As per policy at every place...

  11. Self Mutilation

    KellNY replied to GardenDove's topic in Psychiatric

    SH (self harm) can often be seen as similar to binge/purge and drug abuse, other addictive behaviors. For many people, it is something that will be an issue (at least off and on) their entire life....

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

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

    That's really not your call to make. I specifically had the disclaimer that this was contingent upon the support person not getting in the way of the MD/CNM/NP/PA/RN/LPN/MA or other health care...

  13. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    KellNY replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, I've found this to be pretty

  14. BSN vs. ADN income disparity

    KellNY replied to romie's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    So I wasn't the only one? I read that last night and was thinking "Huh??" and blamed it on night shift brain. But after a nice day's sleep (lol), it still makes little

  15. "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...."

    KellNY replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    Why was there no time to use the language line? It's a PITA, but really only takes a few moments,and from what you describe, could have made a HUGE difference in the quality of care provided to this...

  16. BSN vs. ADN income disparity

    KellNY replied to romie's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Cali-I'm not sure what exactly you think we're contributing to, but I am an RN (BSN) who doesn't think that she deserves much more in pay than an ADN. I do the same work as they do as a bedside staff...

  17. What are the job duties in a antipartum units in a hospital

    KellNY replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    nursing, maybe you'd like to start a new

  18. Do you have to punch a time clock?

    KellNY replied to deehaverrn's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, we just write down what time we came in, when we took break, any OT we did, etc on a triplicate carbon set. We write down floats in a spiral notebook. Real high tech,

  19. Anyone An Hippa Expert Re: Hospital Staff Access To Charts??

    KellNY replied to ginger58's topic in General Nursing

    Universal precautions would eliminate most of the risk. You don't clean ANYONE'S blood without

  20. "Free" Healthcare in Canada?!?!

    KellNY replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in International Nursing

    If it helps at all, I'm an American and never assumed that healthcare was free in Canada. As I understand it, you all pay very high taxes into

  21. Shaving heads to support cancer patients

    KellNY replied to NicInNC's topic in Oncology

    OP-Call a radio station-if you're willing to do it public, maybe they could charge $5 a person to watch or something. A local radio station did that a few years back-I think they had one of the...

  22. Anyone An Hippa Expert Re: Hospital Staff Access To Charts??

    KellNY replied to ginger58's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for clarifying. This is a bit different from your original

  23. just a little vent

    KellNY replied to MIA-RN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Honey, if you can draw blood, you can do IVs! The only real difference is advancing the cath and securing it down (yes, i've simplified, but we're talking basics). You can practice the taping down on...

  24. Anyone An Hippa Expert Re: Hospital Staff Access To Charts??

    KellNY replied to ginger58's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I was thinking. And you know what? Nurses make mistakes, and I know there were a few times that I forgot to mention that a Pt was to be allowed clears after midnight (coming off an NPO...

  25. Anyone An Hippa Expert Re: Hospital Staff Access To Charts??

    KellNY replied to ginger58's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Can you explain that opinion to