kadokin

kadokin ASN, RN

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  1. Happy Nurses Week! (May 6-12)

    kadokin replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    That absolutely stinks. I would like to see them get along without nursing. The dean of my nursing school once told us that a hospital exists for nursing care. Every other service can be accessed in...

  2. Measuring acuity

    kadokin replied to lrae's topic in Psychiatric

    At the inpatient unit where I work we used to have a tool for measuring acuity that was developed by a company named Ernst&Young. I don't know if they are still in this business, maybe an...

  3. Anyone have a hose?

    kadokin replied to NCINDASUN's topic in Psychiatric

    Too Funny!! And yet, serious. I have worked in psych for over 10 years now and I have almost been doing it too long to be able to explain how it's done, if you know what I mean. My style of...

  4. Ottawa, IL nurse fired

    kadokin replied to Jolie's topic in Illinois Nursing

    what is safe

  5. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    kadokin replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    What is your damage, X? I hate to get snarky, but are you even a nurse? What type of facility do you work in and who provides direct care to your pts when you don't have a CNA? What is a CNA?...

  6. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    kadokin replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    Not at all, X. I was ASKED to work as an aide(I'm an RN) and I was replying to a post by someone who seemed dissapointed that they were asked to do the same thing. I just wanted to share that if...

  7. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    kadokin replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    This has happened to me on a few occassions. I have never minded, as I am given RN pay for working as an aid. It is pretty sweet to have a very task oriented 8 hours and let someone else run the...

  8. Injections- still pull back?

    kadokin replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    Here's my 2cents: Even though they are both red, blood and B12 DO NOT look the same, B12 is clear, blood is generally a darker red and near opaque looking in a syringe. Also, if you have just...

  9. Injections- still pull back?

    kadokin replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! I had always been told that pullback for subq wasn't necessary and it sounds like some of the previous posters are operating the same way. Is this a

  10. Injections- still pull back?

    kadokin replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand your tagline: "mental health nursing is over." Does that mean you are finished w/that clincal rotation, or do you have some insight into the future of psych nursing that I have...

  11. Expectations of agency nurses

    kadokin replied to mattsmom81's topic in Agency Nurses

    although I am not an agency nurse, this situation sounds vaguely familiar from back in the days when I would float from an adult psych unit to an adolescent psych unit. I wonder, are some of the...

  12. Expectations of agency nurses

    kadokin replied to mattsmom81's topic in Agency Nurses

    I hope you find a wonderful crew just like I did. This is hard work. There will be stress, and lots of it. Just keep repeating your wonderful mantra-I want to make a difference. I believe in team...

  13. question about psych meds

    kadokin replied to Ms.RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Depakote has been approved by the FDA for treating bipolar disorder for a few years

  14. Out with "Nurse" In with...?

    kadokin replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

    Look up the word "nurse" in the dictionary. It is not female by definition. Won an argument w/my husband on this one. Also, in your spare time, read David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, it makes...