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kanzi monkey

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  1. Clinicals

    kanzi monkey replied to Lisa, MA's topic in General Nursing

    Just so you don't have to go back and look, what I said was: "Caring" for people as a nurse, nurse educator, NP, doctor, etc does not equal "skills"--you care for patients because you care ABOUT

  2. Clinicals

    kanzi monkey replied to Lisa, MA's topic in General Nursing

    That is not what I said. If you are going to go to the trouble to use the quotation marks, please quote the exact words, not just your interpretation of the words. What I said was caring does not...

  3. Clinicals

    kanzi monkey replied to Lisa, MA's topic in General Nursing

    Since you have experience working with patients, you already have a good sense of what you want to do with your professional career (Diabetes teaching)--that's a great goal. While there may be other...

  4. Fast acting insulin and meal time--it's just not that simple

    kanzi monkey posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello nurses! Here's a clinical scenario that comes up pretty frequently where I work: a patient with diabetes is ordered for sliding scale Novolog to be given immediately before meals. The dose is...

  5. Fast acting insulin and meal time--it's just not that simple

    kanzi monkey replied to kanzi monkey's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I think you all helped me to understand this issue more clearly. I also found this old thread: https://allnurses.com/diabetes-endocrine-nursing/insulin-question-215130.html It's a fairly short...

  6. Fast acting insulin and meal time--it's just not that simple

    kanzi monkey replied to kanzi monkey's topic in General Nursing

    while this is very true, you have a gray area when you're talking about administering fast-acting insulin on a sliding scale or in a standing "before meals" dose. rapid acting insulin with food with a...

  7. Are you kidding?

    kanzi monkey replied to what2donow's topic in General Nursing

    Probably a typo since "23" and "2-3" is an easy mistake. Though I HAVE seen some pretty random requirments for jobs that are clearly reserved for someone. I saw a position that required 15 years exp...

  8. Is There Hope for Me? (Warning....a bit long)

    kanzi monkey replied to jfosterrn's topic in General Nursing

    I think I get where you're coming from. My whole life I have either "really fit in" or "really NOT fit in". Unfortunately, in my first few years of nursing I've found that I don't naturally fit in...

  9. Charting Bloopers

    kanzi monkey replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    NIIIIICE. The mystery of medical doctoring is solved. Defer to the nurse. Tee

  10. Charting Bloopers

    kanzi monkey replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    I know this post is now more than 7 years old. However, I think it's very important that we all know that once a physician ordered for a patient to "suck balls 4 times a day" Yay for this thread...

  11. Family Feud question today.....

    kanzi monkey replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    I think the "#1" answer on the Feud is based on poll results--so, maybe the "feuding families" aren't thinking "Nurse=feel good" but it WAS the most popular answer in the general survey. I haven't...

  12. Coumadin, yes or no?

    kanzi monkey replied to BCgradnurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Man, it's been soooo cold out recently! It's toasty warm at BMH, 3 meals a day, clean facilities, nice non-judgemental providers to chat with every day, pool table, individual TVs.... Anyway, when you...

  13. Coumadin, yes or no?

    kanzi monkey replied to BCgradnurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Can you get him into the McInnis House for a while? (Boston Healthcare for the Homeless--they're across the st from BMC) It's a really nice facility and patients tend to really like it (as they keep...

  14. allergic reaction during prepidil induction or ..razor burn?

    kanzi monkey replied to greenykilt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sounds like...tape? Any reason she would have had tape there? If not, I would go with the shaving or maybe scratching theory. Unless the drug itself was somehow applied directly to the skin in that...

  15. Chart Audits -- I Couldn't Make This Up!

    kanzi monkey replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Humor

    lol, i'm definitely guilty of charting as above at some point. it's not easy trying to objectively describe some patient antics. honestly, i think its better its write it (even if it sounds silly)...

  16. Chart Audits -- I Couldn't Make This Up!

    kanzi monkey replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    lol, i'm definitely guilty of charting as above at some point. it's not easy trying to objectively describe some patient antics. honestly, i think its better its write it (even if it sounds silly)...

  17. How are RNs with Entry-Level MSN degrees received?

    kanzi monkey replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    If I could choose one, it would be internship/residency. In this position the NP would be fully licensed and responsible for her/his decisions, but would benefit from the supervision and training. It...

  18. If Nurses were paid $8.50 per hr, would you or would you not

    kanzi monkey replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

    If nursing school were free, I'd consider it. It would be temporary, for the experience. The institution I worked for would have to be positively visionary though--completely selfless in its...

  19. How are RNs with Entry-Level MSN degrees received?

    kanzi monkey replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    They intern first, before their residency. Yes they are already doctors, but they for the most part don't practice independently for many years. Physicians get a lot of supervised hands on experience...

  20. When asked "what meds are you giving me?"

    kanzi monkey replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my institution, many of the patients are ordered similar (or identical) med lists. During the morning med pass I am giving 8-20 meds to each of my 4 patients (I'm saying this because I am in acute...

  21. How are RNs with Entry-Level MSN degrees received?

    kanzi monkey replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    100% agree with you. I think we have all met a researcher or an educator who wasn't worth their salt as a clinician. One must practice to teach. Absolutely

  22. Contact precautions and nowhere to wash my hands?

    kanzi monkey replied to november17's topic in Infectious Disease

    No sensors or foot controls on our sinks. It is not realistic to expect that someone will be available to turn on the tap--frequently the nurses station is empty and everyone is in a room. I think the...

  23. How are RNs with Entry-Level MSN degrees received?

    kanzi monkey replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    JoPACURN, I've told myself I'd stay out of these conversations from now on, but your strong opinions about DE programs are just so misguided, I have to interject. This is inherently disrespectful....

  24. Contact precautions and nowhere to wash my hands?

    kanzi monkey replied to november17's topic in Infectious Disease

    Of course nothing is unchangeable or insurmountable--in the long run. But on a day to day basis, there are some things that cannot be changed. I cannot summon the equipment I need out of thin air, and...

  25. Contact precautions and nowhere to wash my hands?

    kanzi monkey replied to november17's topic in Infectious Disease

    Don't think OP was saying contact precautions are silly themselves. A policy that is "unimplementable" IS though. (Not getting spell check on that one...must actually be a word ) Anyway, I work at a...