KatWright

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Need more info. You are giving .96 what? mg, mL. What is the strength of the vial? 2cc: whether you draw it up into a syringe or waste 1 cc of a 3 cc syringe is still 2cc's.

Like SCgirl22, I too have many coworkers who are from the Philippines. They are superb nurses and I am proud to call them my peer. When my daughter was looking at colleges, I had HER do the math. She could go to a big name college (she had the grades...

Are you a nurse already? Do you want to be involved with Labor & Delivery? Post Partum? High Risk perinatal? Have you asked yoursely "Why OB" What size hospital are you working in, or will work in? Small? you will probably do a little of everyth...

I have been a nurse forever and know that it is my passion. The beauty of this profession is that we can change our minds and our speciality whenever we want. I started in orthopedics, learned everything that I could and was good. Next I was a hospit...

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I read an article about nurses that go to the ER or to a newly admitted patients room to admit them, initiates treatment (ex. start IV, Abx, wound care...what ever) and then turns the patient over to the floor (or ICU) nurse. This does not include (e...

You ladies are great !!!!!! I am finishing my masters in the spring. I have been a nurse for nearly 30 years and at this point, I plan on staying at the bedside, although, you never know. I just finished orienting a new grad who will be 50 ten days a...

We have a new doctor, Dr Huh And I am (ashamed, proud, surprised to admit.........your pick) that we have been rather, shall we say, bad. (Similar to who's on first) "Have you seen Dr Huh?" "Huh?", "Yeah, Huh" "Who, Huh?" "Uh, Huh" Now, I will hav...

On Mother's day, the page operator was heard by EVERYONE saying: "Would Dr. A..ab..abem..I idon't know how to say that f*%&^$# name" :eek: You could hear giggling all up and down the halls. Never did find out if she's still working !!:roll :rol...

I live alone......kids are grown and on their own .........the ex is an ex for many reasons.........anyhow, one morning I had a weird dream (?) a few months ago. I pushed snooze for the third time (usually I only push it once) and I swear that some o...

Take the compliment at face value and enjoy it. Also, remember to pass it on Kat PS Good luck with school, This semester finishes this Thursday and I finish my masters next summer !!!!!! I am going to have one heck of a bon fire !!!!!!!!!!

Good question!! Actually it can be from both. Chemotherapy will kill off the "bad" cancer cells but while it is at it, will kill off some of the good cells resulting in neutropenia. On the other hand, people with blood dyscrasias such as acute leukem...

Frann, how big is your hospital? Our hospital is always full so the acu would be too. How long can they hold a patient in this unit? Do they have a specific length of time? Who staffs it? Critical care or med-surg nurses? Thanks, Kat

Lucky you Night Owl...........I woke up last Wednesday with Bells Palsy following the GI flu. It looks like I'm winking at everyone;)

Good luck but I think that you are doomed. I have not called in sick for a year and was just waylayed by a bug that had my HAIR hurting !!!!!!! I felt yuckky for 3 days !!!!!!!! And I didn't even feel guilty. Kat

You can look at a pale person and calculate their H&H Your kids know that they have to go to school unless they are bleeding profusely, have a temp of 106 AND seize for 10 minutes or longer while incont of P & Poo You know that Goobers are...

When I think about the boomers VS the -x-ers, quite often the things that I see are the same for both age groups. There are some that call in sick once a month, young & old. There are some that come in 20-30 minutes late, young & old. There...

PLUMRN, How big is your hospital? How many ADT nurses do you have? Does the ADT murse work on your unit ONLY? Is the unit charged for her time? (How?) How much time is alotted per patient? How experienced is she? Do you think they will expand this? ...

I would imagine that this would be a very busy job, because the turn around time should be under one hour.Therefore the person (or people) would have to be self starers and not ones that would take a 30 minute break between patients. And depending o...

I hope that you recieve TONS of replys !!!!!!!!!! I teach all the time. I work (as a staff nurse) on a busy Oncology unit. I teach my patients, thier families, (and my peers whenever I find new info) about thier meds, treatment plans, tests, disease,...

When wondering what to tell your fellow students...........what info did you take from research that you did? What was the 2 or 3 things that were repeated in each article? Does that mean that it was important or interesting? When reporting anything...

If I am in charge why is everybody laughing? It's a cute book. Whenever a new experience is offered to you, do you accept it or decline? With all new experiences, you should look at your own goals (short term as well as long term) Do you want to stay...

Neokabuli, Congratulations about your new job !!! Maybe a smaller hospital will be better for you. You asked for hints about how you can get through your orientation and fit in with the regular staff. Let everyone know that you are eager to learn. A...

One of the posts reminded me of 2 patients that I took care of YEARS ago. Thei first was a 50ish y o man scheduled for a CABG the next day, and he wanted to be sure that all of his affairs were in order. I asked him if he was having premonitions and...