KellNY

KellNY RN

High Risk In Patient OB/GYN

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

    KellNY replied to ginger58's topic in General Nursing

    Why is that? They are providing care, and whether or not they're going to nursing school doesn't matter to me. I mentioned on another thread asking this question-I find that the CNAs who look through...

  2. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    KellNY replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    Then who's rules are they? And what's the difference (as far as Pt care goes) from putting your head down in the back and going to the in house deli for a cup of coffee and sandwich and out for a...

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

    KellNY replied to ginger58's topic in General Nursing

    Our CAs (hospital setting) are allowed to go through the chart. I know that the other RNs and myself appreciate this because it contains a lot of information, and will help you to understand why...

  4. Name the hospital and its Starting Salary!!!

    KellNY replied to amadime1's topic in New York Nursing

    maybe you could PM Pinto or check in the South Dakota thread? This is the NY thread, so let's try to keep it relevant. :) Anyone know about Stonybrook or

  5. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    KellNY replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    Hilarious. Show me the rules where the BON or ADN (or whomever) can dictate what an employee does on his/her break. We are not superheros. We are LEGALLY entitled to a 30 minute break (plus one or two...

  6. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    KellNY replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    Well, on my unit (which I'll admit, is usually pretty light), the nurse taking her break will schedule it so that it follows the med pass/treatment/vital schedule. Our Pts rarely--if ever--require...

  7. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    KellNY replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    If a patient codes while a nurse is sleeping (supposing she doesn't sleep for 2 hours and tries to blame her coworkers, which is not what I see in practice--and is really not a valid argument, but I...

  8. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    KellNY replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    nursey, I agree. Ask any supervisor, and I think the consensus will be that, as long as it's not illegal, an RN, CNA, whatever should be allowed to do whatever they want on their UNPAID (or paid, if...

  9. strange request?

    KellNY replied to love2shop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm sorry that you think that, but it's worked quite well for years. Like I said it happens all the time in other countries, and more often than you'd think here. And I've never heard of ONE case of...

  10. uncooperative resident

    KellNY replied to nurseofalltrades's topic in General Nursing

    I was just thinking that, TX. Depression (r/t being instituationalized?) can lead to loss of appetite. She may be refusing help because she wants to maintain some sort of independance. She may be...

  11. strange request?

    KellNY replied to love2shop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What is that supposed to mean? Are you implying that it's traumatic for toddlers to witness the birth of their sibling? Because I've been to many births where the (soon to be) older sibling was...

  12. The fatting of America.

    KellNY replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

    you know, it's really not. i'm not sure where this urban legend came from (maybe it used to be true?), but an 8oz coke has only 33mg of sodium. yes, i understand that they usually come in larger...

  13. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    KellNY replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    As a human, I couldn't. My license has NOTHING to do with

  14. Fetal Doppler

    KellNY replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Maybe what you heard was moms pulse via abd. aorta, plus the faint "pulse" of the vena cava? At 75bpm (MHR), that would be doubled to 150, so the math adds up perfectly. When checking FHR, you should...

  15. NEW GRAD: L&D, PP, or ANTE

    KellNY replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I joined Antepartum and I feel like I get a well rounded group. My post here has a pretty good description of my job. I worked in a nursing home as an LPN while in school for my BSN, but refused to...

  16. Laboring down

    KellNY replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Janey, you could have just described my birth! My son (a 9 pounder!) came out so easily when my CNM "let" me do small grunty pushes--which felt SO good, so good--for about 40 min. I was a primip and...

  17. H-i-p-a-a

    KellNY posted a topic in General Nursing

    Spell it with me, folks! HIPAA! Not HIPPA... Health Insurance (sometimes transposed with Information) Portability & Accountability

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

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

    walker, I agree. Don't be timid about it, you're not really asking for special treatment. "Dr. John, my dh was curious about what my cervix looks like. He'd like to watch while you perform the pap."...

  19. Why must all docs bathe in cologne?

    KellNY replied to kessadawn's topic in General Nursing

    To you, maybe.But not to someone with breathing problems, enviromental allergies, anaphalctic reactions, lupus, pregnancy (olfactory nerves function insanely well!), migraines, etc. And a good doctor...

  20. Cervidil--Talk to me!

    KellNY posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do cervidils here(antepartum) very often. Too often, but that's besides the point. Our protocol is a reactive 20min strip within two hours prior to placement. IV placement, T&S/CBC sent, and...

  21. Would You/Do You Offer Assistance?

    KellNY posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just wondering this....Last night after ER I went to take my trash out to the dumpster and saw a 1st Responder and police car (standard when someone calls 911 here) in front of a neighbors...

  22. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    KellNY replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you werent short with her. i've done agency, and I've been yelled at (yes, yelled at!) for doing "CNA work" (changes, linens, feeds, etc) because their rational was "Why are we paying you $28...

  23. Letter writing for fundal pressure

    KellNY replied to Beautifulbirth's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just saw your other thread.... This thread in combination with your other thread gives a lot of details about your client. Is she comfortable with you sharing this information on a board where her...

  24. Letter writing for fundal pressure

    KellNY replied to Beautifulbirth's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I understand your frustration, but I sadly doubt that you would be taken seriously. Sorry that you and mom were treated that way. did the mother talk to her OB about no episiotomy before she was...

  25. Why must all docs bathe in cologne?

    KellNY replied to kessadawn's topic in General Nursing

    We have ONE doctor (a private-no residents, no attendings) who wears way too much. What is 10 times worse IMO, is someone who comes back from a smoke break. And for some reason it seems to stick more...