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  1. Weclome to the New PACU Nursing Forum

    kyti replied to Brian's topic in PACU

    How great to see so much response to this forum!!:balloons: :monkeydance: PACU

  2. Flamed during report.

    kyti replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

    I am very interested to know why you do not feel it is important to know how much or when we last administered a very potent narcotic pain

  3. crocs

    kyti replied to RN2B07's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    navy, black, purple,[color=sandybrown] pink and light

  4. Best staffed specialty?????

    kyti replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    I have to put a plug in for my specialty. PACU has a 1:1 or 1:2 ratio and the patients come in, wake up, and move

  5. Took the plunge

    kyti replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

    Good Luck!!!!!

  6. Party over here!!!!!!

    kyti replied to ManyRN2B's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :beer: Congratulations!!!

  7. Role Call! RN to BSN online students........

    kyti replied to Tweety's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I started at IWU in February and I love it for all of the reasons that you stated. Also, no tests only essays, presentations and

  8. What squicks you out?

    kyti replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Dentures!!! I can handle the smell of gas gangrene but I can't stand dentures. I don't even like to touch the denture cup (Also, extra digits freak me

  9. comfy shoes

    kyti replied to analiezel's topic in General Nursing

    Love my

  10. Nurse, There's a Spider in My Throat

    kyti replied to AngelSpirit's topic in Emergency

    A few years ago I saw some pictures taken during a patient upper endoscopy after he had been trying to siphon water from his water bed using as old garden hose. He was sucking on the hose to get...

  11. toenail fungus..

    kyti replied to ldnurse7581's topic in General Nursing

    the lamisil curred my husband. It did take almost 9 months for the old nails to grow out, but now he has the most beautiful

  12. University of Phoenix ON LINE Nursing program

    kyti replied to pghfoxfan's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I looked into Phoenix and then chose Indiana Wesleyan University. It is 100% online. You log in any time 24/7. It is 280/credit hour with most classes being 3 credit hours. They have a nice...

  13. Sick leave and on call

    kyti replied to dolphinRN's topic in Operating Room

    If you are too sick to come to work during your schedualed hours, you are too sick to be on call

  14. Rn-bsn Online?????????????

    kyti replied to nivek21's topic in General Nursing

    I would just like to put a plug in for Indiana Wesleyan University's on-line program. :Melody: I am in it. It is very good and affordable.

  15. My slow recovery from wisdom tooth removal

    kyti replied to ~Kitty~'s topic in General Nursing

    I had numbness also. They told me that if it did not resolve 6 weeks it never would. Well they were wrong. I was numb (chin, right side of upper lip) for a year. The feeling slowly came back and...

  16. I made a huge mistake.. I made up vitals and got caught..

    kyti replied to Talk2much555's topic in General Nursing

    I just hope that people realize you are an MA and not a

  17. I am steamed

    kyti replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

    you were not blowing this out of proportion. The cath nurse is uneducated in our specialty and safe staffing ratios. I would feel the same way.

  18. SCD's and TED hose

    kyti replied to arkierns's topic in General Nursing

    We use them both all the time on our bigger post-ops. It will be interesting to see what everyone else

  19. Pacu Nursing

    kyti replied to Ruth J.C.'s topic in PACU

    hips,and total knees go on beds all most all others go on stretchers. I wish all pts could go on beds. They say it is too much wear and tear on the expensive

  20. IV potassium

    kyti replied to limabean's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our hospital has a policy. If a Dr. orders 30meq you will be sent 3 IVPB's with 10meq each, to run over one hour each. (alway on a

  21. Same Day Discharge

    kyti replied to nurselily3's topic in Operating Room

    We have no policy regarding this. It will be interesting to see what others are

  22. Assignments and floating...how do you deal???

    kyti replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Nurse Management

    I am a House Supervisor dealing with these same issues. When one unit is short we look to see if another unit is over. The least senior nurse floats. The exception would be if the least senior...

  23. CPR and Cracked Sternums

    kyti replied to Rush's topic in General Nursing

    CPR is very

  24. Post Op. Nurse Escorts.

    kyti replied to clare lewis's topic in Operating Room

    we are staffed with all RN's and one LPN. Our LPN along with an OR transporter (nurse assistant) transport all our pts to the floor unless they are going to ICU(then the pts Rn and transporter take...

  25. The Patient's First Visit to the Proctologist

    kyti replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: :rotfl: