kcangel

kcangel LPN

pediatric, neonatal, ER/trauma, camp

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  1. Camp Nurses, I need some help

    kcangel replied to edgwow's topic in Camp

    Betty, thanks for the kind words. Oooh, boy that might be just a tad out of my comfort zone. I can certainly give you my thoughts though... 1. I'm not sure I agree that it's the camp directors...

  2. Policy on trauma treatment?

    kcangel replied to kcangel's topic in Camp

    Thanks but I was thinking more in terms of actual nursing care of the trauma patient. I wrote up a policy and it was completely based on the Trauma Nursing Core Course. It's a very simplistic list of...

  3. Policy on trauma treatment?

    kcangel posted a topic in Camp

    Y'all are probably getting tired of my policy questions but I've got to get this done! Do you have a policy on prehospital trauma? Thanks,

  4. Protocol for infectious processes?

    kcangel replied to kcangel's topic in Camp

    That's true, I know the pediatric hospital I work in has phased out the BRATT diet. If they are doing an oral rehydration they use oral eletrolyte solutions. If it's a mild case of vomiting that shows...

  5. Protocol for infectious processes?

    kcangel replied to kcangel's topic in Camp

    can you provide your sources for these treatments? with all of the protocols i'm writing, of course i'm providing the source. here is what i found on doing research: erceg, l. &. (2001). the...

  6. Treatment Protocols?

    kcangel replied to AFCampNurse's topic in Camp

    Sharon, I sent you some links to a few of the protocols I have written. You might want to check your private mail for them. If anybody else here is interested in helping to critique what I have...

  7. NICU sucrose policy

    kcangel replied to RNinNB's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If you send me private mail with your email addy, I can email you ours.

  8. Treatment Protocols?

    kcangel replied to AFCampNurse's topic in Camp

    okay if anyone is interested, currently i'm working on: medication policy antipyretic meds analgesia diabetic patient eye injury seizure pt child w/fever trauma and more planned. These are what I have...

  9. Treatment Protocols?

    kcangel replied to AFCampNurse's topic in Camp

    Okay, I'll email you in a little bit. Got to get some more protocols written as this book is due back next week. I thought I'd could post my stuff somewhere and then send a link for you all to check...

  10. Treatment Protocols?

    kcangel replied to AFCampNurse's topic in Camp

    Same problem with our camp. The protocols are very outdated and most of them are simply incomplete or don't exist. Currently we do not have a medical director but are searching for one. The reason I...

  11. Treatment Protocols?

    kcangel replied to AFCampNurse's topic in Camp

    I've went ahead and started writing my own. I'm using the children's hospital that I work at as a reference starting point. Someone also told me to check out the Boy/Girl Scouts medical badge or...

  12. Need help drafting camp dr. request

    kcangel posted a topic in Camp

    Okay, After agreeing to rewrite our church camps nursing policies I have discovered that there is no medical director for the camp. The nurses have been operating there for years without standing...

  13. Need help drafting camp dr. request

    kcangel replied to kcangel's topic in Camp

    I don't really know although I don't know how you would do that for minors taking OTC meds. Someone needs to make sure they have the right dose,

  14. Anybody have the book by ACN on camp nursing?

    kcangel posted a topic in Camp

    Curious if anybody has "The Basics of Camp Nursing" book by the ACN. I was wondering if it was worth the purchase for someone who has 10 years of pediatric nursing experience, including inner city...

  15. Need help drafting camp dr. request

    kcangel replied to kcangel's topic in Camp

    Thanks for your reply. I have submitted a basic draft to the camp director. Now it's in his hands. Hopefully we will get a good

  16. Post mortem photos and ethical issues.

    kcangel posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    for last several years our nicu bereavement team has done post mortem photos, with or without the parents present or approval. a few weeks later when we send home the infant loss kit (molds if they...

  17. Common dosage of child's Motrin/Tylenol

    kcangel replied to willdgate's topic in Pediatric

    In our pediatriac hospital we do acetaminophen 10-15mg/kg and ibuprofen 10mg/kg. We use the pediatric dosage handbook by takumoto

  18. Scalp IV's

    kcangel replied to justcurious99's topic in Pediatric

    I work in the 3 major critical care departments of our children's hospital. In the NICU the scalp is the last resort. In fact we will do a midline many times if the baby is a hard stick. For longterm...

  19. Treatment Protocols?

    kcangel replied to AFCampNurse's topic in Camp

    Did you ever find any resources? I too am updated my church camp nursing policies. Currently I have been following my hospital's P&P (children's hospital) and rewriting them to fit the camp...

  20. Camp Nurses - Please Introduce Yourself Here.

    kcangel replied to nightingale's topic in Camp

    Hello, My experience in camp nursing has been two 1-week sessions at a camp for medically ill children (one week per year) and two 1-week sessions at my church camp. My plans are to do another week in...