kimmie518

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  1. How often to change colostomy bags???

    This reminds me. The mother of one of my peds patients, keeps taking off the appliance, will get a new one, cut a tiny tiny hole out, and put it ON the stoma, with the tiny tiny hole overlying the...
  2. MedMath answer a med error?

    I don't think you were reading into the question at all. You read it actually as it was stated. Ordered 1000ml at 125ml/hr. I would assume that it meant 125ml/hr indefinitely, but thats not what the...
  3. If you're going to get that upset over which hand the O2 sat is on, I can only imagine how angry you will get over things that are actually important. As everyone has stated prior, it's okay to put...
  4. In the hospital I work in, they do cohort contact and noncontact patients as long as they are not airborne (they cohort droplet also). But now with Medicare not reimbursing for nosocomial infections,...
  5. Pcu?

    I always thought PCU meant the Progressive Care Unit, never being related to
  6. Peripheral IV lab draws

    I'm a new graduate nurse working in Peds (specifically the PICU with float to regular peds). My preceptor today stated that we can draw lab's off of an existing IV site. I've never heard of this. Does...
  7. Peripheral IV lab draws

    That was the first place I checked and there is nothing on the issue. I tried doing some journal research also, with no results- maybe I'm phrasing things wrong
  8. Lung Assessment

    What is the technique called when the patient repeats
  9. Student loans

    Generally, every $10k you borrow equals about a $100 payment/month (+ or -), if you pay back the government. If you refinance, that's a different story. The minimum payment per month is is $50 (once...
  10. Coumadin + Cranberry Juice?

    I don't agree with the patient not being able to have cranberry juice at all. From my understanding (both personal and professional) a person does not need to decrease their diet of Vitamin K in...
  11. Just wondering if anyone else has career related tattoo's

    If anyone has a picture of their tattoo I would love to see it. Does anyone have them online? I was thinking about just getting a red cross (like the one from the Red Cross) across my shin. Although...
  12. Anybody work at Albany Medical Center

    I currently work in the Lab and just started a PCA position in the NICU. I have done rotations through there also. Pay is decent, average in the area. There are other hospitals around here that pay...
  13. I have to do an assignment were I must a get a few nurse responses to this question. What is the appropriate nursing care for a patient on isolation precautions (no specific precautions, just any...
  14. I think I've heard it all

    I hate when people discredit this; it can happen. Even though its a not a dog, but my nephew ate my homework once, and my teacher didn't believe me. I left it on the coffee table, just starting...
  15. Tattoos & Nursing

    Backed.
  16. Tattoos and nursing

    I am aware of working "at will" and the discrimination against people who have tattoo's. I think that employers have the right to turn away, or fire people who do not confirm to their policies. What...
  17. Tattoos and nursing

    Wow, just wow. I think you need to do this :trout: to yourself. Since you are an "experience professional" I was hoping that your argument would have some validity towards it, but it doesn't. All it...
  18. which would you choose?

    Those are some awesome opportunities to choose from! Man I'm jealous. Good luck in whatever you do
  19. "Nurse" on Ellen Gegneres today?!!

    I found a clip of the video. Maybe it's not the correct one, but what did you find offensive about
  20. I have a theory/question.

    And no I am not asking for medical advice. So I've been sick for the past week, some respiratory viral illness, that also came with a temperature. My temp peaked at 101 on Wednesday (and Monday), but...
  21. I have a theory/question.

    Raising a body's temp is a way to kill off bacteria. I just don't know where that fine balance is where bacteria will foster or die. I haven't heard of resp secretions causing diarrhea, what is this...
  22. NCLEX pass/fail rate by school?

    My school has had 100% pass rate for the past 6 semesters. Prior to that it has always been around 92-98%. I hope that 100% will still stick around till I take my
  23. How did you pay for college?

    I have both federal and private loans to help myself through school. It wasn't hard to get a private loan. I was also lucky enough to get a *perfect* part time job for any spending money (I work 3...
  24. Tattooed Nurse?

    I've also had trouble with the situation. I don't quite understand the term "professional" but I like to keep mine completely covered for a while until people know me and the competency in my skills...
  25. Organic or biochemistry

    I don't know any schools that take Biochem instead of