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  1. Lifting during Pregnancy

    julieK replied to KayRN2003's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know the answer to that question, but I wish I did. I'm 33 weeks pregnant and work on an onc unit where I routinely have 6 patients. My OB doesn't really have an opinion as to how long I...

  2. Lifting during Pregnancy

    julieK replied to KayRN2003's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know the answer to that question, but I wish I did. I'm 33 weeks pregnant and work on an onc unit where I routinely have 6 patients. My OB doesn't really have an opinion as to how long I...

  3. Female Or Male Ob/gyn- Which Do You Prefer?

    julieK replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have never understood folks who say that a male OB couldn't "understand" what we go through. So what? Is it a requirement for your oncologist to have had cancer?

  4. Female Or Male Ob/gyn- Which Do You Prefer?

    julieK replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have never understood folks who say that a male OB couldn't "understand" what we go through. So what? Is it a requirement for your oncologist to have had cancer?

  5. Wishes Regarding Students in Birth Plans

    julieK replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My feeling is that if you go to a teaching hospital as a patient, you are receiving the benefit of going to a superior institution, and part of that includes the acceptance of students' participating...

  6. Wishes Regarding Students in Birth Plans

    julieK replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My feeling is that if you go to a teaching hospital as a patient, you are receiving the benefit of going to a superior institution, and part of that includes the acceptance of students' participating...

  7. Granny Dumping

    julieK replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    That is totally, 100% unethical of both you and the doctor. If you need to get away for your own sake, do it the honest and legal way and hire a home health aide for a week.

  8. I wish I'd have known....B4 nursing school

    julieK replied to ARmickie's topic in General Nursing

    This is SO true!!!

  9. What exactly is palliative care?

    julieK replied to leslie :-D's topic in Oncology

    Chemo can be palliative if it keeps the tumor from growing or reduces it in size - this will ultimately reduce the amount of pain.

  10. Question regarding neutropenic patient...

    julieK replied to AmyRN1227's topic in Oncology

    I can understand if the temp was something like 100.6 and you didn't report it b/c on other floors the policy is usually to report over 101. But with neutropenic pts, we report 100.4 and above. Any...

  11. Catheters

    julieK replied to jyoung1950's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    All I can say is that the catheter must be cared for very well if she hasn't gotten an infection yet!

  12. 5 worse things a patient can do ...

    julieK replied to Witheney's topic in General Nursing

    I think the worst thing a patient can do when admitted into the hospital is to expect things to get done on his/her schedule. Some patients act as though it is nothing more than a visit to the doctor...

  13. CUNY Help: BMCC & Hunter

    julieK replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New York Nursing

    I took Microbio at BMCC - what a joke! The education there sucks and the campus is hideous, too. Hunter has a MUCH better reputation and I encourage you to go there. I went to College of Staten...

  14. feelings about double rooms

    julieK replied to starryx2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    A private room is always preferable, of course, but I work Oncology and our private rooms are exclusively reserved for our neutropenic patients. I can't stand it when a patient waltzes onto the unit...

  15. Insulin drip

    julieK posted a topic in General Nursing

    When you set up an insulin drip, how do you do it? I had another nurse help me set one up (the pt had a triple-lumen hickman) and we long-lined the insulin into her IV fluid (both on a pump), and...

  16. Survey: Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?

    julieK replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I leave on time about 75% of the time. Every so often we get slammed and I don't have time to chart a thing until after I've given report. If I've done my charting before 7 pm rolls around, I can...

  17. Use of peripheral inserted central catheters ( PICC )

    julieK replied to TREBORICUNURSE's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work on an oncology unit and we have a lot of PICC's. Mostly they are placed at the bedside by the PICC nurses. If the PICC nurses cannot get it or the random doctor decides for some reason they...

  18. 6.5 years on a BMT unit

    julieK replied to renerian's topic in Oncology

    Renerian, I have been a nurse for only 3 months now on an inpatient onc unit, and I don't see why "old" experience should be a problem. The same basic fundamentals apply and you will quickly learn...

  19. Portacath??

    julieK replied to JaneyW's topic in Oncology

    I think that a PAC poses less risk of infection than a peripheral line. You only have to change the needle q week (depending on hospital policy) so there's less fussing with the site. Plus, you have...

  20. Chemo admin while pregnant

    julieK replied to lady_jezebel's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't. But, hey, I'm a man, what do I know? Kevin McHugh -- Just because you are a man, it doesn't mean that you are immune to the effects. The Oncology Nursing Society stipulates that neither...

  21. working w/chemo and pregnancy

    julieK replied to lilShell's topic in Oncology

    We don't mix chemo at all as far as I know. It comes premixed from pharmacy.

  22. working w/chemo and pregnancy

    julieK replied to lilShell's topic in Oncology

    I know this thread hasn't been active in a while, but I am a new RN on an onc. floor and will start the process of getting certified in hanging chemo drugs. I am 12 weeks pregnant, and asked my OB...

  23. DESCRIBE Your IDEAL Nursing Instructor

    julieK replied to VickyRN's topic in General Students

    A lot has already been said here. Lecture: I say expect the students to do the reading ahead of time and then conduct the lecture as applying that information (i.e. case studies), only reviewing what...