KYCNM

KYCNM

Nurse Educator; Family Nursing

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  1. Administering flu/pneumonia vaccines

    KYCNM replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    Both injections should be given intramuscularly. Choice of the needle depends upon the patient. I don't have the reference here at home, but a student of mine did an evidence based practice review of...

  2. Is this realistic to consider?

    KYCNM replied to RAIZIE's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    We are a small program (180 students). Teaching schedules are set sort of collaboratively, but there are limitations. For example, our sophomores take health assessment and introduction to the...

  3. Is this realistic to consider?

    KYCNM replied to RAIZIE's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    OKAY, I have more information to answer your question. I have been a nurse educator full or part-time since 1974. You are wise to approach this with some hesitation because your first semester...

  4. Is this realistic to consider?

    KYCNM replied to RAIZIE's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Need more information to give you an answer because I'm not sure what your question is. Is it "Do I have time to give notice?" That answer is no, because I am sure they plan on your joining the...

  5. Cardiac to L&D

    KYCNM replied to kellyo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good luck, I believe you will like the change of pace and with a background in a cardiac step down unit, you already are familiar with monitors and equipment that you will use (although differently)....

  6. (!!!) From Accounting to Nursing: I'm in Louisville, KY and Need Your Advice (!!!)

    KYCNM replied to SweetLadyJ's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree. Sweet LadyJ already has a degree and if she prefers an accelerated program (which is the program she mentioned attending at Bellarmine) she needs to go to the one in the area that is...

  7. (!!!) From Accounting to Nursing: I'm in Louisville, KY and Need Your Advice (!!!)

    KYCNM replied to SweetLadyJ's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse me if I weigh in here, but I just couldn't let it go by. . .SweetladyJ, keep your job at UPS and work to get the money you need for the program you have chosen. Becoming a CNA will not be in...

  8. The Circumcision Discussion

    KYCNM replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OK. Yes, the circumcision rates have been falling since 1987. However, the rate of circumcision in the US is still above 50%. An online article (Declining Rates in Male Circumcision amidst Increasing...

  9. The Circumcision Discussion

    KYCNM replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Actually, the article said the increase MIGHT be the result an increase in risky sexual behavior. "The number of newly diagnosed cases of the three most common sexually transmitted diseases rose for...

  10. The Circumcision Discussion

    KYCNM replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not only were there one million more cases of chlamydia last year than the previous year, gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise. And, all this in a country with the...

  11. The Circumcision Discussion

    KYCNM replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you, Arwen. .

  12. What do patients say that irks you?

    KYCNM replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well said! Remember whatever you name your child, you are likely to hear yourself say the name over 100 times a day (sometimes in a "very loud voice"). Another urban legend in Kentucky is the...

  13. What do patients say that irks you?

    KYCNM replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Dear, you need not feel embarrassed, the question is a valid one from a layperson no matter what the circumstance. Questions like this "come with the territory". It is true that once in a while we...

  14. could u please proofread & give feedback TY

    KYCNM replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, was unable to get back to this thread yesterday (except to thank Eric for finding the link for support of my position) because I taught from 9 am to 7 pm. As to the question of the rise of the...

  15. could u please proofread & give feedback TY

    KYCNM replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds a lot like "we've always done it that

  16. could u please proofread & give feedback TY

    KYCNM replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just for information purposes, the academic degrees precede the license descriptor (BSN, RN). They can take your license away, but they cannot take away your degree. This is a common error even in...

  17. What do patients say that irks you?

    KYCNM replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I love this. . .it's so illuminating. The scarey thing is these people vote and procreate. .

  18. I Would Like Your Opinion.... am I right?

    KYCNM replied to walk6miles's topic in MICU, SICU

    I am pleased to know that things have "worked out" for

  19. The Circumcision Discussion

    KYCNM replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My experience is varied. Some OBs don't like to do circs and so the pediatricians do them. Some pediatricians counsel that circ is not needed and then the OB doesn't "have" to do it. IF hospitals...

  20. The Circumcision Discussion

    KYCNM replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So, get a committee together and approach an influential pediatrician who thinks similarly. Go from

  21. The Circumcision Discussion

    KYCNM replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Perhaps if more people were aware of the evidence based practice guidelines for circumcision, there would be less furor.

  22. The Circumcision Discussion

    KYCNM replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I believe part of the reason is the tissue of the glans member is not cutaneous tissue, but mucocutaneous which is more permeable to viruses. There is an interesting article about the prepuce and the...

  23. discourage in l&d

    KYCNM replied to happyrn10's topic in Ob/Gyn

    With years of experience in mother-baby care, I do not hesitate to say that I frequently ask others to look at a monitor strip or a partogram to see if they see something I don't. Remember, sometimes...

  24. The Circumcision Discussion

    KYCNM replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is information at these sites at the CDC http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/index.htm http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/320/7249/1592

  25. Passed the boards try #3 - try this new book!!!

    KYCNM replied to Carolanne's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    From what I have learned at the annual programs by the NCSBN on the NCLEX, if the test stops after 75 questions you have answered enough questions with sufficient difficulty to show that you can...