ckalston

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1. Patient nurse ratios for Med/Surg and Rehab

   ckalston posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, Couple of questions. First I am wanting to find out what a other facilities are doing in terms of nurse:patient ratios on their Acute Rehab units and their Med-Surg units. Second: What type of...

2. Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

   ckalston replied to glamgalRN's topic in Men in Nursing

   I had several reasons that made me chose nursing. First I wanted something that within 2 years I could make a difference in my salary, get into a field where there would always be work and to be able...

3. Charge Nurse Role

   ckalston replied to BGSRN's topic in General Nursing

   I recently became nurse manager of a med-surg unit that uses the primary nursing with a so called charge nurse. I say so-called because 21 patients will often have 3 nurses even with the charge taking...

4. Male Nurses Gay!

   ckalston replied to tigress_8207's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I have been in nursing for 11 years, married and have two grown kids. Never have been gay, don't need to be gay (not that I am against those who are). I have to say that I may be dense, but most of...

5. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

   ckalston replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

   I was 28 when I got my ADN, 35 when I got my BSN and will be 43 when I complete my MSN/MBA

6. just a question about Texas

   ckalston replied to prinzessdy's topic in Texas Nursing

   I live in the Hill Country (Kerrville). I use to live by Beaumont, then lived in West Texas (near Abilene) and I would have to say the Kerrville area is about the nicest area around. It does get hot,...

7. Documenting post LMA removal

   ckalston replied to ckalston's topic in Operating Room

   I am working on getting something like that in our computer. We are paperless in terms of charting and most of our charting is canned text (of course we can type patient notes). Right now our choices...

8. Documenting post LMA removal

   ckalston posted a topic in Operating Room

   We are having a discussion about how to properly document a patient who had their airway managed by the LMA vs. the ET tube. Half the group feels that regardless of the LMA or ET tube, the airway was...

9. Labeling equipment for floor use after disinfecting in SCS

   ckalston posted a topic in Operating Room

   We recently started labeling our IV pumps and other equipment used by the nursing units with large pieces of paper tied to a rubber band indicating that the equipment has been disinfected and ready to...

10. Computer Charting in the OR, looking for users!

    ckalston replied to Charlie409's topic in Operating Room

    Our hospital has been utilizing computer charting for the past 3 years in the OR, PACU, Nursing units and now in the ER. In the PACU and OR setting, we utilize MSM documentation while the remainder of...

11. Recovery of OR patients in CCU

    ckalston replied to gooser's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have no problem when I see ICU nurse sitting outside patient's rooms doing whatever. My problem only occurs when I (as the house supervisor and on call recovery nurse) ask the 3 nurses sitting...

12. Cancelle surgeries

    ckalston replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

    We had an incident where the patient was on the OR table and the MD happen to look at the CXR report which said patient had pneumonia. This was a patient that had been preoped as an outpatient,...

13. Verbal Abuse from surgeons in the OR

    ckalston replied to spineCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    I had one instance when doing sedation for a patient that the MD asked me to help the tech with something. Ordinarily I don't mind doing things like that, but at that moment I was pushing drugs,...

14. What part of the country uses RNFA's

    ckalston replied to MisterArnold's topic in Operating Room

    We have a RNFA in our facility with one more completing their education shortly. I think the problem they are having is with reimbursement. In other words who pays. The hospital feels that the nurse...

15. Recovery of OR patients in CCU

    ckalston replied to gooser's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree with you kyti. Very good