kmaryniak

My name is Kim Maryniak and I am a student at the University of Phoenix working on a PhD in Nursing degree. I am doing a research study entitled The Correlation between Peer Support and Quality of Life with Nurses. The purpose of the research study i...

There is definitely not enough time that is needed for bedside nurses to provide quality education. When the average length of stay was 7 days, there was time. Teachback strategies are helpful when they are done consistently- which means the staff ...

I agree. For me, the biggest joy is in helping others reach that "ah-hah" moment. Teaching, whether it is patients, families, students, or other staff is one of the most rewarding outcomes of the nursing profession.

I am trying to gather info on how many units routinely use transducers with their UVCs. We currently use transducers on all UACs and UVCs, but the policy is up for review. Do other units have this practice? Please let me know. Thanks!

Try Bakersfield or Sacramento. Or, if you are close to Fresno, the Kaiser has a level II nursery.

Here's another good article: http://www.emedicine.com/PED/topic289.htm Enjoy!!

Hello, all! We are currently revising our policy on assessments in the NICU, and would like to include minimal handling. I'm gathering the research now, but would like a consensus on what other NICUs are doing for minimal handling. How frequently ...

I took my BN (in Canada), through Athabasca University, a distance learning program. I absolutely loved it! I got all my course materials, and was given 6 months to complete the course (for a 3 credit course). With working, and a family, it worked...

I've just recently become a unit based educator, and one of my main tasks in educating the nurses, is updating the policies and procedures. I am a great believer in evidence-based nursing, so I quite enjoy this. I am very surprised, however, at the...

Thanks for your input! I have tried a questionairre when I first started, but I think I do need to look more towards the staff on a continual basis, for their thoughts, feelings, and needs. I'm not ready to give up yet!!!

It's always been my practice to a limit of 2 attempts per nurse. I love scalp veins, personally. I know parents don't like the look of them, but they work great, and tend to last. I've noticed at my recent hospital that some nurses take as many at...

I took the BN program from Athabasca, getting my degree in 2000 (after 10 years). It was a great program, and I recommend it highly. The only reason it took me so long was finances (the story of my life). But the program is really good. By the wa...

Hey, ME! I miss you guys, too! Probably more than you know!

Well, here I am in "sunny California", and it has not been that big bed of roses I was promised. I had issues with the Board of Nursing in getting my California license (after nursing in Canada for 14 years, including as an instructor). The hospita...

Um, that kind of remains to be seen right now. We've had a lot of immigration issues, with zero help from the hospital I'm with. It's a bit frustrating!

I actually only had a few on obstetrics. Most of mine were med/surg, specifically ortho. The majority of the questions were more based on prioritizing, rather than specific disease processes. For example, one question posed the situation where you...

I wrote the NCLEX last year. Kaplan is a great book, especially the one with the CD. You can order them, or some of the bigger book stores (like Chapters) carries them, too. There are also other books for studying available. You can also check ou...

Just curious what everyone did out there, for feeding their babes gavage feeds. The hospital I'm at now is very different than the one I came from in Canada. Do you guys use OGs, or NGs? And, when you're feeding, do you sit at the bedside and hold...

Sorry, I guess I shouldn't have generalized for Canada. I didn't realize how much floating actually went on. Perhaps it was just our hospital, because we haven't floated for years.

Actually, it isn't just swaddling (almost all the babes are on skin probes). The nurse told me that they were literally using tape to hold the baby's arms down. I'm sure JCAHO would have something to say!

It is very interesting, how everyone does something a little different. Here's a tidbit, though. A couple of weeks ago, a little 1kg babe pulled out his tube (just a little!), during a feed. No one was right at the bedside, so, by the time the mon...

In Canada, if we are in a specialty area, there is no floating, period. If you work ICU, NICU, CCU, ER, PICU, telemetry, or acute oncology, no one floats in or out. Period. The only people who may float is from L&D to Post Partum (and vice ver...

Hello! Glad you're here! I'm fairly new, too (to this site, that is. I've been nursing a LONG time). I'm sure glad that I've found this site. I've learned a lot, and shared a lot, already. Enjoy!:roll

You see, where I worked in Canada, we would sit at the bedside with our gavage feeds. This would allow us to watch for feeding tolerance, so if they regurged, desatted or had a brady, we could adjust the feed height immediately. We also fed everyon...

"It's all good".