Duckyaryj

Duckyaryj

M/S, SNU, Office, and Private Duty

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  1. non paid lunch

    Duckyaryj replied to irish123's topic in General Nursing

    Never been paid for a lunch in my life except for when we have mtgs or have do do work during lunch. unpaid lunch is quite the

  2. Flu shot in arm for 8 month old?

    Duckyaryj replied to YogiBSN's topic in Pediatric

    Theres just not enough to the arm to give a im in an 8monther. Nobody at our office will even think about giving an IM in the arm in any kiddo below

  3. A MUST SEE Nurse Show!

    Duckyaryj replied to Allison Sheppard's topic in General Nursing

    I love this...I dont get the channel but I watched the shows online.They are so

  4. Now or never?

    Duckyaryj replied to nurseontheway's topic in General Nursing

    I would make a T chart on the risks/benefits of going to school now. Reflect on why you want your RN NOW vs later and get input from family. But most importantly follow your heart. As your children...

  5. It's Hard to Live with a Nurse because....

    Duckyaryj replied to nurz2be's topic in Nursing Humor

    Im a 4th gen nurse, my husband is an EMT, my father was an EMT, my only cousin on my father's side is a nurse, along with both great aunts on my father's side. So Family dinners can get extremely...

  6. Question about Scrubs

    Duckyaryj replied to jessicanne's topic in Pediatric

    Depending on the type of office you work in infection control issues may differ. If you work in a specialty pediatric office where you will be in direct contact with immunocompromised patients...

  7. A nurse's definition of CARING.

    Duckyaryj replied to futurenurrse's topic in General Nursing

    Caring in nursing to me is a simple acronym Comforting Alert Respectful In Tune Nurturing

  8. Are any of the Kansas City metro hospitals union?

    Duckyaryj replied to 4jen's topic in General Nursing

    NKC is NOT union...I worked on 8Pav and SNU and there were not one iota of mention of unions. I do not reccomend working at Centerpoint... unless you choose to work in ER. My sis-in-law works there...

  9. Another stupid question..Do you know the answer?

    Duckyaryj replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thats why I like the office, if I have a question I walk the 20ft to the bullpen and ask the doctor what they

  10. Vaccine Nation

    Duckyaryj replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Pediatric

    We just had a case of pertussis d/t non-vaccination. The reasoning for non-vaccination was that an older child had autism (non-vaccinated also) and the mother did not want to risk her other child...

  11. Pediatric office job for RN?

    Duckyaryj posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hello, I have recently accepted a job as an LPN in a general peds office. I absolutely love this job. I went from Med-surg as a tech to a SNU as a LPN and then to this current job. I am in my 6th...

  12. I am in trouble!!!

    Duckyaryj replied to YSB82's topic in General Nursing

    Try your bank they may have a student loan. Also some credit unions have decent rates on loans too. Be sure to read the terms

  13. Wild Color Stethoscope?

    Duckyaryj replied to tofutti's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Between my husband and I (he's an EMT) we have at least 6 stethescopes and not one of them are a "normal color" The one I am currently using is a purple cammo Ultrascope Everyone at work Knows it's...

  14. My hellish day on the skilled floor (pull up a chair)

    Duckyaryj replied to kiszi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    sounds like what they were trying to do on our skilled unit but i have i new job

  15. Interview at peds office

    Duckyaryj replied to BeHappy!'s topic in Pediatric

    I too am a LPN and I have just accepted a job at a larger peds office in our area. I currently work at a SNU unit and after 6 months of being a new nurse I am already ready for a change (i think it...

  16. Clinitron Bed

    Duckyaryj replied to Mbshil's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the dry-flo pads. I had a pt on one of these and he was a para. we used the hoyer to get him in and out of the bed but he was quite noncompliant anyway. this thing worked wonders on his...

  17. how do I present my concerns without seeming negative?

    Duckyaryj posted a topic in General Nursing

    On my skilled unit (which I have been on for barely 6 months), there are many many changes going on. The biggest change is that we are going to team nursing. The change was piloted when I first...

  18. how do I present my concerns without seeming negative?

    Duckyaryj replied to Duckyaryj's topic in General Nursing

    The nursing responsibilities are divided between nurses. The RN of the unit does the assessments, charting, admits, and discharges, while I the LPN do the medications and treatments (wound dressings...

  19. Kindred Hospital

    Duckyaryj replied to nrsstephanie's topic in General Nursing

    I did my clinicals there. I was not very impressed at all. There were good nurses but many of them were rude and didn't care much at all. If your looking into the LTAC style of nursing there is a new...

  20. Need Advice

    Duckyaryj replied to Dreamer74's topic in General Nursing

    MCC is very much accredited. I graduated from the day program in December. It can get very difficult and my class was extremely cliqy, so things got rough but I made it through with two very good...

  21. Staffing based on # of pts, not amount of care!

    Duckyaryj replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Im on a 12 bed Skilled Unit. We often have the same problem. We will have 2 Nurses and 1-2 techs if we have over 10 patients were lucky if we get 2 at 12 pts. Less than than we will be SOL with just...

  22. UK sterotypes in USA

    Duckyaryj replied to ayla2004's topic in United Kingdom

    On my unit if we know that a patient has a certain regimen we try to accommodate as much as possible. for example if a pt takes a med at night instead of the morning we just note it on the chart and...

  23. Is nursing hereditary?

    Duckyaryj replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if its heredity or what, But I am a 4th generation nurse(LPN working on my RN), as will be my cousin. My dad's grandmother, mother, aunts, and sister are all nurses or in the nursing...

  24. Nursing assistant identified as low stress career

    Duckyaryj replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    All I can do is

  25. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Duckyaryj replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I have two personal stories though non nursing. The first I was about 16. My cousin had passed about 5 years before in a car accident (however it is speculated that he had died of an aneurysm and...