KellNY

KellNY RN

High Risk In Patient OB/GYN

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  1. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    KellNY replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    See--but that's the thing. How do you know you don't work with someone who smokes mj? They're not gonna be all upfront about it because of the attitudes expressed on this board. I know some very...

  2. older children in picu

    KellNY replied to luckybear104's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Not really...as a student nurse, one of my patients in the PICU was a 17 y/o diabetic S/P DKA. He was on the tail end of partial parenteral nutrition, and aside from the PIVs and hospital gown, he...

  3. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    KellNY replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    You'd be surprised. Many places will allow you a retest, to confirm that it was not a fluke at the lab, false pos, etc. I worked at a lab that did urine tox's. We had plenty repeats.

  4. Blood Born Pathogen exposure and faucility refuses to test pt.

    KellNY replied to smilechaser36's topic in General Nursing

    Smile--it's illegal for them to test the patient/resident without informed consent, no matter how bad you want it

  5. How much autonomy do nurses have??

    KellNY replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    We're just pill pushers who follow docs orders. :angryfire Go look at your state nursing website for all the pill pushing details. i can't believe you came to a nursing board to ask this! Curious or...

  6. Job dilemma-work a unit i really want, but a shift i don't?

    KellNY replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. If you don't get it, there will be 30 others in line for their

  7. Andrea Yates R.N.

    KellNY replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    kenni, are you a nurse? I sure hope not. You're incredibly miseducated and ignorant regading mental illness. You admit you're of the belief that if she were truly psychotic (how wasn't she??!) that...

  8. Threat of needle sticks!!

    KellNY replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Krither--you may want to start your own thread. Epona-have you looked into salaries for office RNs? If not, I'd do it. They often do not justify what you'd spend on your

  9. Child Support Reduction for School?

    KellNY replied to GmanRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I haven't had to deal with it, per se, but how's this sound? Your child has needs that you must help fulfill whether or not you wish to further your education. I see no reason that child support...

  10. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    KellNY replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    I'm tired of hearing "Well, if you have nothing to hide..." I have nothing to hide. I haven't taken anything stronger than a Midrin for my migraines or a Motrin 800 with a hot pack for my horrid...

  11. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    KellNY replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, it's not a felony, but that's really beside the point. Nurses smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol. MJ smoked 2 weeks ago on my vacation in Cancun isn't going to effect me hanging an...

  12. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    KellNY replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse me, but maybe they're taking legally prescribed drugs that they are uncomfortable with their employer knowing about. Maybe they take a Xanax before bed every once in a while because they get...

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

    KellNY replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm sorry for the loss of your daughter, and I'm sorry that you were placed in a surgical unit. At the hospital I work at, PP moms with an IUFD/stillbirth/infant loss are given the option of coming...

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

    KellNY replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is completely inappropriate to have ante on the same unit as PP.... The last thing a mother with an incompetant cervix, premature labor or one who has already lost her baby needs to hear is a...

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

    KellNY replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    rn/writer Judging by this thread and the OP's other posts, I think she may consider "baby nurses" to encompass all of OB nursing. I personally don't, but heh-whatever makes you happy, lol. In my...

  16. Andrea Yates R.N.

    KellNY replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Wow--no wonder so many people are afraid to admit they have mental health issues and seek treatment. Look how many of us are so ignorant, miseducated/undereducated, biased, and downright cruel to...

  17. Date MD's??

    KellNY replied to mindyk04's topic in General Nursing

    No offense, but get your head checked out, and if it's right--change hospitals. They can't hire, fire, promote, etc. How are they in a position above us

  18. CNA in L&D

    KellNY replied to Marie1205's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my hosptial, the only patient care a CNA does in L&D is transport, once in a while a finger stick for gdm/iddm. Their main jobs are stocking the supply carts, setting up the birth tables...

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

    KellNY replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    hehehe...I might point out that antipartum would be an abortion clinic. antEpartum, however, is high risk/acute OB. It's where I work, and I like it there. I take care of a lot of PTLs (on Mag or...

  20. l & D nurse sayings...

    KellNY replied to tlcprn67's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow. Was that supposed to be funny? How about: Meconium happens--and we know how to handle

  21. Stinky Co Worker

    KellNY replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Bun OUt, Heaven forbid that you should ever have an "obnoxious" health problem. I have IBS, and on a bad day, yeah--I stink! I try my best to go down the hall, or across the room, or whatever, but...

  22. any advice from GYN nurses? Testosterone for women?

    KellNY replied to NurseRoRo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not gonna give you any medical advice, but I worked for an ob/gyn who regularly prescribed testosterone cream to be applied to the lady parts (labia?) for women with low sex drives. Don't...

  23. Bradley Birth instructor equates nursing with 'maid service'

    KellNY replied to Merovingienne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Why would "we" wish such a hateful thing? Maybe some of the "we" here can always wish that one day she has a kind, caring nurse who shows her that she is more than just a maid and allowes her to...

  24. Cussing Co-Workers

    KellNY replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    but that's the thing....if they want to risk looking ignorant to other people, then that's their problem/decision. But either way, I'm done with this

  25. Lay Midwives?

    KellNY replied to topamicha's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Where did it say anything about the family suing? Looks like the state is persuing this, not the family. Helping a family deliver a baby is not practicing medicine without a license. *Unless* she cut...