Miss Kitty00

Miss Kitty00

Med_Surg, Renal, intermediate care

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  1. confirming NG placement

    that's how we do it at my
  2. we piggyback at my facility. Although I have gotten a Mag and K mixed together in a piggyback
  3. b/ps were again?!

    I wonder how dialysis takes his
  4. Who came up with the idea of 12 HOUR SHIFTS?

    I love 12s. I use to hate working five 8s. However, oneday I did I an 8 hour shift and I was less stressed. I won't do 16s. We have some nurses that do 16s two days in a row, sometimes three and I...
  5. Hiring freeze?

    I will say this: low census doesn't last
  6. I would like to know this
  7. chest tube orders

    We had a debate on my floor about a similiar order. My order said 20cm water suction. Is that water seal or or suction? I mean technically whether it's suction or seal, shouldnt it have water in it...
  8. Albumin administration rate and IV tubing

    We have this argument on our unit too. I work on a med-surg unit that will give Albumin 25mg to dialysis patients when their blood pressure is low. I was always told to hang to gravity (it usually...
  9. Oklahoma City University

    Ya'll might already know this, but they no longer require a separate application to their nursing school and they don't have a waiting list, so they are accepting all students who meet their...
  10. OCU Kramer nursing

    After reading this post, I'm officially
  11. Hiring freeze?

    It depends on where you work. LPN's don't start off at $15-18 in the hospital. I've heard that hospitals are having a hiring freeze too. However, the classifieds tell me something different. Also,...
  12. What Color Are Your Scrubs?

    LOL. They are are
  13. If you could no longer work as a nurse, what would you do?

    Me
  14. What Color Are Your Scrubs?

    LOL! Who found this old thread? Well, I no longer have my khaki scrubs. I will be moving on to a teal color for the RN
  15. Opportunities for new grad LPN

    VA in OKC hires LPNs. I see alot advertisement for private duty with Personal Nursing Care. Children's Center in Bethany
  16. Racist Patients

    This happens to me alot too. I catch slack from all
  17. Racist Patients

    I've never (knock on wood!) had a patient that was completely racist to me. However, I have had some questionable comments. Like even after introducing myself as the nurse, I get asked if I'm the aide...
  18. Dilaudid question - Personal Opinion

    I hate to give dialudid, because several times we had to either rapid response, or Narcan patients. This has happen after giving 2mg
  19. Please interpret this med order

    IA, this is how we do at my
  20. Do you always state that you are a nurse?

    I dont tell unless I'm asked. But my parents feel the need to tell
  21. CNA training in OKC

    Did you try Metro Tech? http://www.metrotech.org/short_term/Health_Science.html#Health However, I think it may be too late to
  22. ratio limits in Oklahoma?

    I'm sorry about your experience. I'm a LPN that works at a hospital that doesnt really care whose a LPN or a RN. That could be a good thing, but a bad thing. One night they tried to give me two...
  23. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    This is a hardcore list, especially number 24.
  24. Mercy or ST. Anthony's?

    IA with the above poster. I did not know Mercy was hiring LPNs . I must warn you that St. Anthony is hard work for that crappy LPN pay. But the thing about Saints is that no one cares that you are a...
  25. What Would You Like to Chart if You Can Get Away With It?

    lol