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  1. New ICU Neuro Nurse

    kc ccurn replied to RocknRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Your feelings are normal. There are some days where you want only to take care of the intubated orphan. When I start to get frustrated, I try to take a step outside or just to another area and take...

  2. retroperitoneal bleed

    kc ccurn replied to rn4cicu's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    gheez, how much Lovenox was he on? Usually if pt's are on a "maintenance" or preventative dose of lovenox it's only 1mg/kg sq bid. If they have a proven clot, like a DVT the dose is higher. What...

  3. Nurses pay

    kc ccurn replied to ChristineG's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe colorado will get there

  4. transgender nurse (transvestite)

    kc ccurn replied to nursecathy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    hawaiit, Thank you for your post! I admire your courage to reply and bring a perspective to this issue that needed to be brought up. Best of luck in your

  5. transgender nurse (transvestite)

    kc ccurn replied to nursecathy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    One of my most memorable and heart wrenching patients was a woman transfered from the medical floor to critical care for dehydration. She was in the early stages of her sex change. When I first got...

  6. Chronic Strep?

    kc ccurn replied to Jolie's topic in General Nursing

    When I was high school I was always getting step throat, this continued through college and into adult hood. Finally, my doc told me that if I had strep one more time, out came the tonsils. Of course...

  7. I cant sleep!!!help!

    kc ccurn replied to nurseluv9's topic in General Nursing

    For me a small, simple water feature that sets on the night stand and bubbles water is enough to lull me to

  8. anyone's husband also a nurse?

    kc ccurn replied to nursemichelle's topic in General Nursing

    My husband's not an RN, he's an RT. We used to work together at the same hospital, which I loved. He now works at a sister hospital. We stagger our days so that one of us is home with the kids all...

  9. Bad choice of words

    kc ccurn replied to RoadRunner's topic in Nursing Humor

    A patient was transfered to our unit in order to place a central line for access to give blood. He is confused. After the doc placed a femoral catheter, the patient whispered to the charge nurse...

  10. Bad choice of words

    kc ccurn replied to RoadRunner's topic in Nursing Humor

    RoadRunner It happened to me this morning. After my 35 years old patient was extubated, she had a lot of secretions. So I told her to cough and try to spit them out. She couldn't, but she said she...

  11. need representation

    kc ccurn replied to kristenrebekah's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Another resource is if you have malpractice insurance, they should be able to help you and provide you

  12. need representation

    kc ccurn replied to kristenrebekah's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I know of a criminal defense attorney, who was also my divorce attorney(what a combo). He was really good. His wife is also a nurse. So if he can't help you, he might know of someone who can. Just...

  13. Fractured ribs....and x-rays

    kc ccurn replied to CraftyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe you would want to fracture your own ribs, what is this world coming too?:chuckle Fractures don't always show up initially. Especially rib fractures but I think that has a lot to do...

  14. Ghostly experiences??

    kc ccurn replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

    When my husband and I first started dating I always felt uncomfortable at his townhouse, there just was something that wasn't right but I couldn't put my finger on it. I always figured that it was...

  15. Post-Holiday Special! 50% Off Admission for Addicts!

    kc ccurn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you and I are in the same rut. I never thought I'd be like this either, but I guess it just proves we are human.... So now the question is, how do we improve ourselves. What I mean is...

  16. Post-Holiday Special! 50% Off Admission for Addicts!

    kc ccurn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I am not unsympathetic towards addicts or their problems. It's just frustrating to see the same people brought in over and over again when they don't WANT to get clean/sober, and to spend so much time...

  17. What do you think?

    kc ccurn replied to morr4336's topic in General Nursing

    There is a big us vs them, which is a shame because in the long run patient care is compromised. When I read about the threads and posts of how other managers are unsupportive of their staff it...

  18. Ghostly experiences??

    kc ccurn replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have chills.... Many years ago we had a patient, 19 years old or so, who was in a car accident and had bad pulmonary contusions. He was on a "jet vent" which is a high frequency vent, rr is about...

  19. I'll just be a Nurse! (rant)

    kc ccurn replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in General Nursing

    You can't cure stupid and you can't cure lazy. Especially if he's 40's. The 3 year old might be a good recruit for nursing school though....we need creative and inquisitive, always looking for new...

  20. nurses, can you help?

    kc ccurn replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    It will be hard, being a mom is hard! I have 3, I couldn't imagine having 5. Yikes, you deserve a medal for that alone. It is often said that it is the QUALITY of time spent that children remember...

  21. nurses, can you help?

    kc ccurn replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    It will be hard, being a mom is hard! I have 3, I couldn't imagine having 5. Yikes, you deserve a medal for that alone. It is often said that it is the

  22. Neuro Nurses please advise

    kc ccurn replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I am sorry that you are meeting with such resistance. What has your director had to say about this? What does your consulting doc think about prognosis? I think you have every right to be scared....

  23. Xygris question

    kc ccurn replied to Dinith88's topic in MICU, SICU

    You're right, they are not exactly the same thing, but similiar enough to be confusing. C-reactive protein (CRP) test is a non specific lab test that indicates if an inflammatory process is going on....

  24. what happens if...?

    kc ccurn replied to CaterpillarGirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You probably won't be able to still work as a grad. nurse, but talk things over with your director, let them know you are still dedicated to becoming a nurse and are going to do everything you can to...

  25. Nurses pay

    kc ccurn replied to ChristineG's topic in General Nursing

    Gheez Katrina, I want to work where you work. When I started as a new grad in the ICU I started at $12.50/hr a long time