kristenncrn

kristenncrn

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  1. Medical Advice

    kristenncrn replied to Natingale's topic in General Nursing

    I get asked to look at rashes all the time! Seriously! I don't know what it is, but I usually only get asked about rashes and fever... I don't mind a bit... because I've made it clear that my only...

  2. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    kristenncrn replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Can you find that research? That's very curious.

  3. Calling Docs by their first name...

    kristenncrn replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    With respect, I just don't see it that way. Like I said - I will certainly call someone by the title or name that they prefer. But I don't think it shows a lack of respect by calling a physician by...

  4. Calling Docs by their first name...

    kristenncrn replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    (I am slowly realizing that I'm much more extreme politically than I think I am....) I call most of the docs - from attendings down to med students - by their first name. That's whether or not they...

  5. want to move to nc

    kristenncrn replied to PrettyInPink978's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    But... if you are looking for 'cool' stuff, Duke or UNC might be worth being 2-3 hours from the beach? Otherwise, ECU is closer to the coast but smaller. And New Hanover... Wilmington is awesome!...

  6. speaking valve for trachs

    kristenncrn replied to tammy07's topic in General Nursing

    A fenestrated trach tubes and a trach button that doesn't extend into the airway both allow speech... but I dont know if either would be a good bet with a vent. I've personally never seen a talking...

  7. 'One year med/surg experience REQUIRED'

    kristenncrn replied to trace_element's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried contacting the nurse manager directly? Seems to work around here... That being said - I feel your pain! I keep getting floated back to critical care but can't get a permanent...

  8. How do you cope with being a nurse?

    kristenncrn replied to Agrippa's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen some really tragic scenes. And I carry way too many faces, names, sights and sounds with me - no, not too many, just the enormity of each is immense. I cope because I honestly tell myself...

  9. Staff Leaving In Droves! Residents Revolting! Administration Ignoring All! HELP!

    kristenncrn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    You can do it! That's what I say, anyway. You're the manager, right? I say, line up your other jobs and then take a stand! 50 is nothing - you're feeling old because the people above you are...

  10. Do big girls and boys really cry??

    kristenncrn replied to yinit9278's topic in General Nursing

    I cry at anything. Every sappy car commercial. Every happy news story. Every time I get criticized. So I had to really learn to reign things in (because nursing school - especially as a second...

  11. My doubts about a future in nursing

    kristenncrn replied to NewJA's topic in General Nursing

    New JA - I'm not going to dog you for posting. Nursing has drawbacks - any person who looks at the career critically and honestly should be shocked and a bit dismayed. Please - let people know...

  12. Thank you....all of you

    kristenncrn replied to southlandshari's topic in General Nursing

    That was a BEAUTIFUL post. Thanks for reminding me, I seriously needed it. I think those of us that have been the patient have a unique perspective, don't we? I wish you all the best in the world...

  13. If you could have a different profession...

    kristenncrn replied to anurseuk's topic in General Nursing

    Umm... I mean $307 million. In case anyone noticed and wondered. But I'd take $307, actually, now that I think about it. It just probably wouldn't get me much boating

  14. If you could have a different profession...

    kristenncrn replied to anurseuk's topic in General Nursing

    Best selling author of the famous book about what it was like to be a pediatric nurse then win the $307 lottery to live on the beach and sail every day with my family. Seriously - political activist....

  15. You know you have a great job when.....

    kristenncrn replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Last weekend... A surgeon stepped in front of my extremely challenging dad in one of my rooms (pt. was a 5 wk. old c pyloric stenosis repair) and said... "It looked like you just handed a nurse your...

  16. Another word for "pulling"?

    kristenncrn replied to heavenly14313's topic in General Nursing

    Float... but personally it feels more like the dunking test that used to be used to determine if people were witches to

  17. Which types of patients should I not take care of while pregnant?

    kristenncrn replied to RN 4 U's topic in General Nursing

    =) I work in peds - super infectious! I'd second things like 5th disease and CMV, but seriously, you 1st need to ask your midwife or OB, then Occupational Health. And just be open and calm with...

  18. Juvenile criminal history and nursing?

    kristenncrn replied to candiceena's topic in General Nursing

    Tell the truth and you'll be fine! There are a few other threads about this, but let me assure you that I know more than a couple nurses with some stains on their records. The thing is that they are...

  19. Am I Just a Cynic or Is nursing a poor career?

    kristenncrn replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey! If you are cool with celebrating Christmas a day early or late sometimes, Easter Sunday falling on a Monday some years... things like that... then going from a "regular" job to nursing will...

  20. co2 levels/central line help please

    kristenncrn replied to nu2LVNnowwhat's topic in Pediatric

    Hmmm.... Primary metabolic alkalosis leading to compensatory respiratory acidosis? Could the metabolic alkalosis be caused by HCO3 loss from the GI problems? TPN could correct pre-emptively the...

  21. Nurses Smoking

    kristenncrn replied to JENNLEE's topic in General Nursing

    I wish that they'd quit. Yep - cause I like my co-workers. I'm 5'2" - I don't look down on many of my pediatric patients. I'm sure as hell not gonna be looking down on my peers. And I look up to...

  22. I am getting terminated tomarrow

    kristenncrn replied to nl2005's topic in General Nursing

    I hope they will let you transfer!! There is NO shame in just not being cut out - right then - for a particular unit/floor. It may be in part to the people there and in part to the skills and pace,...

  23. Appearance at work

    kristenncrn replied to peds_cna's topic in General Nursing

    ^love that! I wear pigtails. Seriously. But not always. Normally I wear makeup (powder, blush, gloss, shadow and mascara.) I usually wear my hair (about 1 inches past shoulder length) up... mostly...

  24. I am getting terminated tomarrow

    kristenncrn replied to nl2005's topic in General Nursing

    Same! Head up, stay calm... and if they do try and fire you - have a plan. Ask if you can resign instead. Stay strong. Point out that an ICU transfer is a shared responsibility at most... and say...

  25. A prime lawsuit

    kristenncrn replied to xoemmylouox's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness. I have a nephew who had a lap appy "mistakenly" - ya know what my brother (a cop) and his wife (a Walmart manager) said? That the ED doc really thought it was appendicitis - and at...