KY RN

KY RN

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  1. How do you deal with a rude co-worker?

    KY RN replied to MobileNurseSara's topic in General Nursing

    The banging the phone on the desk is pretty

  2. How does blood flow through the heart? Do you know?

    KY RN replied to FocusRN's topic in General Nursing

    Toilet Paper My A** - triscupid, pulmonic, mitral , aortic

  3. Saying No

    KY RN replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Think about it like this. "I work to live. I don't live to

  4. Walkie Talkie pt. that tanked.

    KY RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a very LARGE patient that had a simple procedure. He had a cath for 6 hrs. because he couldn't void all day. He spike a temp of 103.3 and was very lethargic, and Dr. said to D/C Foley and C/S...

  5. Walkie Talkie pt. that tanked.

    KY RN replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    No, I did not cath him. He came to my floor and was there 14 hrs after surgery and had a foley cath placed on dayshift. When dayshift placed the Foley they got 1000cc. When he started having large...

  6. Walkie Talkie pt. that tanked.

    KY RN replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing implanted. Just an analrectoplasty. Bi carb was 24. CO2 was

  7. Walkie Talkie pt. that tanked.

    KY RN replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I would like to know what happened too. I go back Sat. to work. Hopefully, I'll find

  8. Walkie Talkie pt. that tanked.

    KY RN replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking green drainage could indicate STD's and a previous infection before his surgery but his WBC were normal. He's got me stumped because I don't know what happened to his. I thought...

  9. Walkie Talkie pt. that tanked.

    KY RN replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    After he was moved off my floor, he was intubated because they couldn't get his O2

  10. Walkie Talkie pt. that tanked.

    KY RN replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    His mag was normal, his CBC was normal and this was after he tanked. His temp went from 103.3 to 97.8 to 97 within 2 hrs. I rechecked every hr. The C/S was done after I took out his foley due to...

  11. SIGH.....You know, it just never fails.

    KY RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just be glad the cat was on the hood of the car. My mom's cat got in the engine and got scalped by the fan blade. That was a bald cat for the rest of it's life. He literally had no hair down the...

  12. Most embarrassing mistake you've ever made

    KY RN replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hung a new bag of IV fluids. It kept beeping. I couldn't figure out why. The pt said to me,"It might help if you connect the tubing to the IV site in my hand."

  13. Worn out with 2 jobs and school

    KY RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    :idea:I am currently working 2 jobs. Med-Surg for 3-12's and a LTC for 3-8's. I am also going to Chamberlain RN to BSN online. I'm worn out from working the two jobs. I tried to quit the LTC but...

  14. Worn out with 2 jobs and school

    KY RN replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    I tried to put in my 2 week notice when I got the hospital job. My DON wouldn't let me submit my letter of resignation. I've tried to tell her that I will work one or two days a month and she keeps...

  15. Drama Queens/Kings in the ED

    KY RN replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Emergency

    What about drama quens/kings from the family? When I ended up in the hospital, I couldn't talk. I just rolled around and moaned in my bed. My family, on the other hand, was complete idiots. They...

  16. Chamberlain RN to BSN

    KY RN replied to KY RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It's going great for me. I'm finishing up my 1st two classes in the next week and I'm sitting at home with my rugrats(my 4 kids) running around screaming and jumping. This is the BEST way to go to...

  17. Funny Old Men

    KY RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :chuckle I've only been in geriatrics a few months but it has been a learning experience. I had an old man today that cracked me up. He's been there 2 days and came from his home. I was feeding...

  18. I need some advice!

    KY RN replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is a doable plan. I did LPN nights at a private school and then switched to full-time LPN to RN bridge. I worked as an LPN while I got my RN. Unfortunately, I did have to work in a LTC...

  19. How to Quit a Job

    KY RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just started a new job three months ago in a nursing home. The DON told me she didn't want to train me, I do my 120 hours for my Provisional License and then I quit on her. I told her I would not...

  20. Chamberlain RN to BSN

    KY RN replied to KY RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm taking Soc 350 and NSg 351. I have 3 discussion posts per week and a 3 page paper each week for each class. Sometimes, I don't have that 3 page paper for NS 351. Each has a research paper due...

  21. Why am I responsible for the dirty blanket???

    KY RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Why am I responsible for : the dirty blanket, missing shirt, unavailbale meds, dirty floors, OT and PT not having the patient back, the beauty shop running late, Dr's appts. being cancelled, the...

  22. Why am I responsible for the dirty blanket???

    KY RN replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes, I would love to say "I can see why your Momma is so crazy. It must be genetic cause she sure passed on." Even better, I would love to say "I don't know. Why don't you go ask the...

  23. Failed Sterilization vs. Abortion Pill

    KY RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who has 5 children and has had her tubal ligation for 1 year. She found out she was pregnant with #6 and is 5 weeks pregnant. She is very upset and is considering having a "medical...

  24. Back to school in the first year with Chamberlain

    KY RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi, I'm starting back to school for my BSN in August. Has anybody else graduated from an ADN program and jumped back into a BSN completion program in their first year of nursing? Also, if you attend...

  25. Back to school in the first year with Chamberlain

    KY RN replied to KY RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the reply. It gives me encouragement for jumping back in. I had read those other posts, that is why I considered Chamberlain. Those posts helped with my