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  1. Any advice on dealing with homesickness?

    kdmcook posted a topic in Camp

    I am leaving next Friday for camp, and our pysch counselor won't be there this year. Any advice on how to best deal (besides calling mom or dad, which does not work) with homesickness since this will...

  2. Allergy shots at camp, should we give them?

    kdmcook posted a topic in Camp

    Or send them

  3. Advice for new ER nurse

    kdmcook posted a topic in Emergency

    Help, I just started a new ER position and having much difficulty with the role transition. I am still a fairly new nurse with 2 years Med/Surg and needed a change, and some new learning experiences....

  4. OR nurse training

    kdmcook posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am currently on an orientation committee for my OR, and was wondering if anyone would be willing to share with me their experiences with their OR training, what worked, what didn't, and what their...

  5. Advice for nurse considering OR

    kdmcook posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am looking for advice from experience OR nurses. I am a 2 year med/surg nurse interested in switching to an OR setting. Of my many concerns, I worry that as a type 2 diabetic that I might get...

  6. Staff medications

    kdmcook posted a topic in Camp

    I would like to hear from other camp nurses how they handle staff medications. I had a lot of staff last year that were keeping their own meds, despite our requirement to turn them in. I have read...

  7. Help Help kid with lice

    kdmcook posted a topic in Camp

    Any suggestions on what to do with the rest of the girls in the

  8. Staff medications

    kdmcook replied to kdmcook's topic in Camp

    Thanks for all of the replies. It has given me something to think about for sure. Thanks,

  9. Diabetes and Nursing

    kdmcook posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Can anyone offer advice to a fairly new nurse who is having difficulty managing her diabetes since she became a nurse? I have almost been forced to work nights, where I constantly forget to test,...

  10. Advice for new ER nurse

    kdmcook replied to kdmcook's topic in Emergency

    I am fast approaching 41, it is a fast growing community hosp ER. NO traumas at this time. The nurse/patient ratio is 1 to 4, but I am having difficulty with 2 and 3. Especially when they slam me...

  11. Camp nurse software- med management

    kdmcook replied to edgwow's topic in Camp

    Wow, I wonder what camp you work at. I have been at a weight loss camp for the past two summers and we have absolutely NO computer access in the infirmary, except for those who bring laptops, then no...

  12. Camp Nurses - Please Introduce Yourself Here.

    kdmcook replied to nightingale's topic in Camp

    repeat

  13. Camp Nurses - Please Introduce Yourself Here.

    kdmcook replied to nightingale's topic in Camp

    Hi, I am Kathie, the newly appointed charge camp RN at Camp Pocono trails in PA. I am "shipping" off to camp next Friday. I am a new nurse (0nly 2 years experience) and I am very nervous about this...

  14. Frustrated with management

    kdmcook posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a fairly new nurse (almost 2 years), and for the most part I really like nursing. But I am getting so frustrated with management that I am close to quitting altogether. I work nights, 7p to 7a,...

  15. Frustrated with management

    kdmcook replied to kdmcook's topic in General Nursing

    It just seems that if we are in such demand, that we should be treated better as employees. I work at a summer camp and although the work is hard, they treat me SO nice. Because they know they need...

  16. Calamine Lotion

    kdmcook posted a topic in Camp

    My inventory has tons of bottles of calamine. Has anyone had a real use for this stuff? I know my mom used to want to put it on my poison ivy, but that was ridiculously not helpful. Thanks, Kat

  17. Murfreesboro, TN

    kdmcook replied to ms_orion's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    You'll love Murfreesboro. Nice town. Nice state. Went to school in nearby Cannon county and would give my eye teeth to move back, but husband is in the Navy. Maybe after...

  18. New Image Weight Loss Camps

    kdmcook replied to gambroRN's topic in Camp

    I worked at the new image weight loss camp last year and am going back again this year. It was hard work, but my daughter absolutely loved it and it was all that bad. I am sure there are better...

  19. resource during summer

    kdmcook replied to jogmom's topic in Camp

    I will be the camp charge nurse (for the first time) at new image camp in the Poconos. I will have my laptop with me, so I can check in. Thanks,