nkochrn

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  1. I'm a newbie...nurses input, please!!!!

    nkochrn replied to Miss91's topic in General Nursing

    GO FOR IT!!! Lots people do it everyday. I tried to get my mom to go with me when I went but she used the excuse of having little kids who were 8 and 11 at the time. There is plenty of financial...

  2. Is looking at your own health info a HIPPA violation?

    nkochrn posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I tried to search for this and couldn't find anything about it. Do any of you know if looking up your own personal health history such as lab work is a HIPPA

  3. Is looking at your own health info a HIPPA violation?

    nkochrn replied to nkochrn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Our facility is WAY behind in the computerized charting dept. They recently started scaning charts into the system so we could view them instead of having to go get a paper chart. We were all...

  4. Chest X-RAYS

    nkochrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just curious about the difference between CHF and Pneumonia on X-RAY. Does any one know a good site to look at examples of these and compare?

  5. dumbest things you have done as a new nurse

    nkochrn replied to nminodob's topic in General Nursing

    I've forgotten to set my secondary line to infuse before and infused 100cc NS instead of an antibiotic. I'm sure I've tried to insert the foley into the privy parts before too. I was trying to talk...

  6. Cheesy Activities in LTC

    nkochrn replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I have always found several of the LTC activities to be childish and a matter of dignity, excluding BINGO of course. I do think our activites director does an excellent job though. Every month there...

  7. Most Humorous Call-In Excuses

    nkochrn replied to jeffrey_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Not really a call in excuse, but..... A previous DON was called in the middle of the night b/c the ER in our small rural hospital when there was a car wreck and several ER patients. She couldn't...

  8. Why is my pt's blood glucose so high?

    nkochrn replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    The OP did say he is NOT on any steroids. I would guess infection. I don't think the Dr. would think less of you for not knowing why his BG is high. I don't see any obvious reason for it to be that...

  9. Night time munching...

    nkochrn replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    I also print off a few sudoku puzzles to occupy me when things get slow or read a book but that makes me sleepier

  10. Night time munching...

    nkochrn replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently we all eat too.... LOL A patient actually sent back his survey and commented that the nurses were

  11. DVT protocols

    nkochrn replied to lleamon's topic in Ob/Gyn

    All C/S patients are given SCD's upon admission or as soon as emergency c/s planned, they are left on for 48 hrs or until dismissal. We don't usually do lovenox in our

  12. Student Reports Alcoholic mom

    nkochrn replied to skoolnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We recently had an OB at 8 1/2 months pregnant that was brought in by police after being pulled over for DUI. Her physician did already know that she had used alcohol occasionally while pregnant....

  13. Mother Ate The Placenta

    nkochrn replied to swimincatz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've seen a patient that had their placenta ground into pill form. I have seen on Nat Geo that it's normal for most mammals to eat their placenta after giving

  14. briefs or diapers

    nkochrn replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    I never say diapers b/c I agree that it's demeaning to the patient and was taught to never say it. Depends on the patient, sometimes I call them britches.

  15. looking for lactation educator courses

    nkochrn replied to Mom/BabyLisa's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is the program that I attended to be a certified breastfeeding educator. I see she has programs in several different locations, including Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri, but don't don't how far she...

  16. 265 questions

    nkochrn replied to snowKat724's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I only had 75 questions the first time I took the test and I failed. I shouldn't have taken it a week before I bought a house and 2 weeks before getting married. The 2nd time I took it I had ALL 265...

  17. The Pushy Feeling

    nkochrn posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have been told that feeling like you have to push is not what you would expect and I feel this way with my own experience. I had a few contractions with that pushy feeling before I realized that...

  18. Home Birth culture in your Area

    nkochrn replied to mamafeliz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know of any DEM's or CPM's in my area, but I'm in rural Kansas. It may be more common in other areas. There is a group of Apostolic Christians nearby and I just recently learned that most...

  19. The Pushy Feeling

    nkochrn replied to nkochrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I do know what it feels like, I had a natural drug free lady partsl delivery. I just have trouble describing it to other people other than saying "you will know when it

  20. Elective Primary C/S

    nkochrn replied to mamafeliz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I only had a first degree tear and it did hurt for quite a while, but I can't imagine a 4th degree, I can understand why someone might elect to have a c/s if they have a history of a 4th degree

  21. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    nkochrn replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    #49-This is not a pharmacy, if you were running low on your meds then don't wait till an hour after the pharmacy has closed then come to ER expecting to get enough to get by for the weekend....

  22. EMTALA LAWS protecting patient

    nkochrn posted a topic in Emergency

    I am SOOO ready to find another job right now, I am absolutely DREADING going back to work again tonight and all because of ONE patient! We have a 29 y/o patient who comes in frequently, several times...

  23. jewelry in the labor suite?

    nkochrn replied to oramar's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't wear any jewelry other than my wedding ring and when I picked it out I specifically looked for one that would not be a problem to wear underneath of gloves. I am wondering what you all wear...

  24. The Pushy Feeling

    nkochrn replied to nkochrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep, "you will know" is what I usually say. I can see how it is like throwing down though;) hmmm.... I wonder what a mom would say if I said, "well it feels like you're throwing up through your lady...

  25. Unfair treatment by co-workers/boss

    nkochrn replied to MultipNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was just thinking last night about how in my hospital it doesn't seem like anyone has any sympathy for anyone else. My experiences aren't near as bad as what you described and my DON and supervisor...