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kellyc034

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  1. Kitty litter as an order

    kellyc034 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen the kitty litter used a couple times with patients who have bad wounds. The hospice nurse brought it in and we now keep a couple bags of it on our floor. Just pop some in a pt bucket, set...

  2. Your patient fell? You need to be disciplined!

    kellyc034 replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    Patient falls are a nightmare wherever you go. Thing is, where I work, we are usually well staffed. RN to Pt ratio about 4-5/1 and PCT to Pt ratio averages 5-7/1. Our nurse manager chewed out one of...

  3. nursing diagnosis for macrosomic newborn

    kellyc034 replied to iloveavianna's topic in General Nursing

    thanks ms.rn! i wish i had these when i did my rotation. wonder why i couldn't find em in stores? i may get one for my final though. thanks for the links!

  4. nursing diagnosis for macrosomic newborn

    kellyc034 replied to iloveavianna's topic in General Nursing

    when i did my ob rotation a few months ago i could not find a careplan book for ob. i tried border's and barnes and noble, those are the bookstores near me. i tried posting to the ob nurses forum to...

  5. Ok seasoned nurses, I have a question!

    kellyc034 replied to gagurl's topic in General Nursing

    I have exzema on my hands and I agree with PICNICRN- the thick Eucerin cream in the jar is AWESOME! I have tried a zillion OTC topicals as well as a good 5 different prescriptions for the exzema and I...

  6. To treat or not, that is the question

    kellyc034 replied to cubangirl's topic in General Nursing

    One of my very best friends is from Latvia, was vaccinated with something over there and she tests positive for the PPD every time (though I completely agree with the previous post- not everyone that...

  7. vitamin b12 injection

    kellyc034 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing student and I gave one a couple weeks ago IM in the deltoid.

  8. Nursing diagnosis re: adolescent sex

    kellyc034 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello all! I am working on an assignment to come up with a nursing diagnosis related to sex and an adolescent/teenage girl. It is for a "class guide" question and is a fictional case. The relevant...

  9. Nursing diagnosis re: adolescent sex

    kellyc034 replied to kellyc034's topic in General Students

    You guys rock! Thank you! And also thanks for explaining "why"!

  10. Finally a Positive Note in my Career

    kellyc034 replied to Flightline's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad everything is going so well for you! I do have to say though, I think I am an extremely good tech, and as for the ones you "Ahem........worked with", I'm sorry you had a bad experience but we...

  11. Disturbed...

    kellyc034 replied to DroogieRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think it is common to assign a student to a hospice patient. I had one my first semester and I have them all of the time at work as a PCT. From what I have seen (and you seasoned RN's correct me if...

  12. Just thought I'd share something gross

    kellyc034 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man...........you can vomit, poop, and bleed on me- no problem..... but maggots?!:eek::eek: I saw maggots on the outside of our neighbors trash can one afternoon bringing it up for...

  13. How do you deal with mean Nurses?

    kellyc034 replied to gd1222's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a PCT and a student nurse, and I would be seriously and vocally "ticked" :argue: if that was said to me or any of my coworkers and I would have more than choked in my coffee!:chuckle That has to...

  14. Nurses who smoke marijuana

    kellyc034 replied to e4c5's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmmmm............maybe because marijuana is illegal? (Why am I picturing Carlos Mencia saying DeeDeDee):chuckle

  15. Odd question about death/deceased person's body

    kellyc034 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Please forgive me if this is a dumb question, I'm a PCT and a nursing student............so I'm looking for all of your RN wisdom. How long should a deceased person's body be allowed to remain in the...

  16. Odd question about death/deceased person's body

    kellyc034 replied to kellyc034's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU ALL!:redbeathe:heartbeat You guys are so amazing to take the time to explain all of this stuff to me! Like I said, we have alot of death in Oncology/Hosipce, but this was the first time...

  17. Uniform Guidlines where you work

    kellyc034 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Our general floor nurses can wear any color/print they want- just as long as they are scrubs. PCT's have to wear burgundy scrub pants and either a burgundy or print scrub top. OB nurses wear REALLY...

  18. Don't "click" too well with classmates

    kellyc034 replied to TootyFruity703's topic in General Students

    Um.......that sounds very rude and biased as you seem to have put yourself on some kind of pedestal. People are just people, blue collar or white collar. That being said........you can feel like a...

  19. Nursing School at Night?

    kellyc034 replied to revolution's topic in General Nursing

    This is probably totally irrelevant because I'm in Illinois......but I'm in the ADN program at my local community college and the way ours is set up is with day and night sections. There are 40...

  20. RNs...What are the CNA's duty in the hospital you work ?

    kellyc034 replied to KdnRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not an RN yet, but I'm a nursing student and I work in the hospital as a PCT. We do...........vitals q4, bathing, toileting, waters, ambulating, charting, removing catheters, removing hep locks,...

  21. Each job title wears it's own color.

    kellyc034 replied to borzoilady's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a PCT and at the hospital I work at the nurses can wear any color/print they want. The PCT's have to wear cranberry colored pants and either a cranberry top or a print that matches. The unit...

  22. Worst doctors orders ever received

    kellyc034 replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    I'm only a PCT, but this order was interesting: "Ambulate pt on unit as tolerated." Pt was a double amputee at the knee with no prosthetics. Hmmmm.......someone really dropped the ball on that

  23. Do YOU answer call lights in a hospital?

    kellyc034 replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

    I answer call lights..........but I'm the PCT and nursing student. We do have a few nurses that will answer call lights and jump in and work, but most of them are "too busy" to do that regularly. I...

  24. CLC Students, how was the first day?

    kellyc034 replied to LMRN10's topic in Illinois Nursing

    My first day was fine. This is my second time thru second semester. I didn't fail, I dropped out just before PE for personal reasons, took the Spring semester off and chose to retake the semester...