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kadokin ASN, RN

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  1. working on Christmas?

    kadokin replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    What a WONDERFUL IDEA! OP, maybe your parents could be convinced to take the kids around to some of the agencies mentioned in this post w/a plate of cookies. Or maybe they could be convinced to...

  2. How many Pt do you take care of?

    kadokin replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    Here's what puzzles me: What is a .5 nurse? It never fails to crack me up when I see this in the staffing guidelines. I usually just assume that we send someone home 1/2 way through the shift if...

  3. Nurses: Delighted or Annoyed by Nursing Students?

    kadokin replied to AthensICURN's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I like teaching nursing students who are eager to learn and spend time w/their pts. I was, however, turned off by one student who called in the night before her clinical and wanted me to give her...

  4. Nurses: Delighted or Annoyed by Nursing Students?

    kadokin replied to AthensICURN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a BSN and no instructor ever told me I would have a CNA to "do these things". I heard from a few associate degree nurses, though, that they were, personally, "not into bed pans and that kind of...

  5. What would you do?

    kadokin replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't beat yourself up. If it's possible, let this team leader know how you feel in an assertive way e.g.-I felt______when you _____. I would prefer, in the future if we could handle this situation...

  6. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    kadokin replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Any nurse who hasn't figured this out all ready needs to get a clue, but quick. What particular incident,if any, finally brought you to this realization. Go ahead and share w/us, we love it. Oh, and...

  7. Your employer's policy re: *snow and ice*?

    kadokin replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    -FYI, in many places in TX, they don't build roads below the freeze line, so frost/ice really DOES shut the whole city/town down. -General advice: If conditions are unsafe, don't sacrifice your...

  8. Have you ever gone in to find a patient dead? What happened?

    kadokin replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    state registered nurse aide. i have never heard of that. is there a test to become registered? what is the educational/clinical requirement? it sounds like ky has high standards and good for them....

  9. House, MD last night.....AAAGH!

    kadokin replied to SteveNNP's topic in General Nursing

    I saw an established urologist insert a urinary catheter once. No sterile technique, no lubricant. Perhaps there is a reason the inmates aren't running the

  10. Puuuuuuulese!!

    kadokin replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    "My ex-wife over-dosed on my son's ADHD meds and my girlfriend and I are moving today. My son is out of control and can't function w/o his medication" This was legit. We checked it out. Poor kid....

  11. Puuuuuuulese!!

    kadokin replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    This is TOO TRUE. What is wrong w/us? Nurses get a bad name if they dare to complain about any physical ailment that ALL flesh is heir to. HELLO! We are human beings w/real problems just like the...

  12. House, MD last night.....AAAGH!

    kadokin replied to SteveNNP's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, or sending his students out to break into a pt's house in order to gather more hx. Right! How stupid and unrealistic is that. Still, I watch it because I like to watch Hugh Lurie and his...

  13. Did you care for a psych patient today?

    kadokin replied to onconurseRT's topic in General Nursing

    Psych nurse here Keep it up folks, this is a useful thread. -Please understand this-Psych pt's are human beings. Sounds simple enough. But, sometimes, easy to forget. THEY DO Suffer from physical...

  14. Why do I feel like I'm doping my patients?

    kadokin replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. Baby to senior citizen, a hospital can be a difficult place to get adequate rest. Head off the misery before it

  15. How can a Director cut back on incidental overtime?

    kadokin replied to childrensrn's topic in Nurse Management

    THANK YOU for getting input from the staff. Why don't more nurse managers do this? We ARE your colleagues, after all, even though we don't work in management, we can give you enormous insight into...

  16. "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

    kadokin replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was a server as well. I loved it and did not and do not find it degrading in ANY way for a person to make their living as a server. Now, however, I am a nurse, I am not a "server" and while my...

  17. What would you do?

    kadokin replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    AMEN to that! I really wanted to say something about the supposedly "catty" nature of women in general, but I have seen male nursing staff act the same way. Could it be the stress level that makes...

  18. Unit Secretaries

    kadokin replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that! I don't know about them making more than aides, a good one in either job class is worth their weight in gold. I work an inpatient psych unit and we once hired a psych major who was at...

  19. Wrote a doctor up!!!

    kadokin replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but I thought the same

  20. Why do unit nurses have bad reps?

    kadokin replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    :yeahthat: :yeahthat: Yeah, that. (Smilies don't seem to be

  21. Why do unit nurses have bad reps?

    kadokin replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    This is too sad. A general plea to all nurses . . .SUPPORT YOUR COLLEAGUES!!! We all have SOMETHING to learn from each other. Even non-nurses! Never be afraid to ask questions! To those of you...

  22. Wrote a doctor up!!!

    kadokin replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a funny thought when I read this. Would it be appropriate to tell the physician in question that none of the nurses are currently (non PG13 phoetic), but if he could leave his #, you'd call him...

  23. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    kadokin replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Here's my thought: What better way to love the Lord than to serve his people by caring for them on a Sunday/Holiday when they themselves would much rather be w/family/fellow churchgoers. There are...

  24. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    kadokin replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that. From a mother of

  25. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    kadokin replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Again, people need to grow