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  1. A message to new grads: NEVER....

    Kudra replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Never: ... assume that someone else is doing your work, even if you've delegated it to them... part of delegating is following up to make sure the task was done... ... give codeine IV piggyback......

  2. Written up already!

    Kudra replied to littlefeet's topic in First Year After Licensure

    it really sucks that you've found yourself in this predicament... but there's definitely a few things you can learn from this experience: 1) NEVER assume that someone else is doing your work for you,...

  3. Wound Vac

    Kudra replied to Choircat's topic in General Nursing

    in our facility, Physio only does drsg changes if a pt. requires hydrotherapy... otherwise, it's the RN/LPN who's caring for the pt. who changes VAC drsg... or the ET nurse, if it's really, really...

  4. IV Pump frustration!

    Kudra replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    i know it's hard to speak up for your self when you're the new person on the floor... but if you're not comfortable with a basic piece of equipment (and by that, i mean something that you use ALL the...

  5. Hearing with an Ultrascope?

    Kudra replied to aegirl's topic in General Nursing

    i replied in your other thread, but thought i'd add this: i suggest either listening on your own chest or a willing victim's :chuckle ... first, assess their heart sounds as you normally would......

  6. Are Alberta Rn's losing their jobs to LPN's?

    Kudra replied to Dratz's topic in International Nursing

    when i was going through nursing school, i kept hearing that LPN's would be taking over the "bedside nursing" role in the next 5 years and nurses with BSN's would only be good for management... while...

  7. PDA for meds

    Kudra replied to ERRNwant2b's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i have Epocrates right now, but i must say, i d/l'd the trial for Davis' Drug guide and hated it... the e-book format sucked and you have no idea what drugs are listed in the full product because they...

  8. Ultrascopes?

    Kudra replied to manna's topic in General Students

    i LOVED my Ultrascope... but it broke about 1 month ago and i didn't activate the wareentee (duh!), so they won't fix it for me... i've been using another pressure scope ever since and every shift i...

  9. tell me why you're proud of yourself...

    Kudra posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    i don't know if any other new grads feel this but, sometimes when i do something for the first time or i feel i've had a little nursing "breakthrough," i can't really congratulate myself on it without...

  10. using names when charting

    Kudra replied to djsrn's topic in General Nursing

    for routine procedures that another nurse has done for me (foleys, IV starts, drsg changes), i chart who completed the procedure (first initial, last name, designation) and any thing reported to me...

  11. using names when charting

    Kudra replied to djsrn's topic in General Nursing

    for routine procedures that another nurse has done for me (foleys, IV starts, drsg changes), i chart who completed the procedure (first initial, last name, designation) and any thing reported to me...

  12. New nurse considering Ortho

    Kudra replied to crh5's topic in Orthopedic

    i think you're right that many of the "sports" injuries would be handled on an OP basis... i would suggest doing research about the hospitals in your area as to what cases they usually get on their...

  13. New nurse considering Ortho

    Kudra replied to crh5's topic in Orthopedic

    i think you're right that many of the "sports" injuries would be handled on an OP basis... i would suggest doing research about the hospitals in your area as to what cases they usually get on their...

  14. Has anyone read this book? "Your First Year as a Nurse"

    Kudra replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    it's a quick read and very general... i can't say i really found anything in it to be enlightening or helpful... i would suggest seeing if your local library has it or if you could find a 2nd hand...

  15. What other careers did you consider before nursing?

    Kudra replied to SNURSEG_2B's topic in General Nursing

    for years, i thought i wanted to be a pathologist... but once i went to university, i realized that i'd rather work with live people

  16. Changing jobs before 1 year's stay:Anyone else done it?

    Kudra replied to JacelRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i left after 4 months of a 6 month temp FT position Ortho to go to another unit... some would say that looks bad... i just tell them that i took what i could get until i found a job that i really...

  17. 12 hour shifts to 8 hour shifts...

    Kudra replied to alli's topic in General Nursing

    i switched from doing 12 h shifts on an Ortho floor to 8 h on a Trauma/Surgery floor in September... i'm loving the 8 h shifts, because even though i'm only 26, i found 12 h on Ortho just too hard on...

  18. NSAID's

    Kudra replied to oper_wick's topic in Orthopedic

    as Susan Jean said, the main reasons some orthopods don't like NSAIDS is because of the antinflamatory properties and the anticoagulant properties... it's usually surgeon's preference and you can...

  19. Allergic to Benadryl?

    Kudra replied to Brittneesher's topic in General Nursing

    I'm allergic to Benadryl. I get a fine, pin-prick rash and get absolutely off-the-wall hyper. which leads to difficulty breathing. Happens once, you shrug it off. Happen a few times, you start to make...

  20. Help....tried out Littman Classic II

    Kudra replied to aegirl's topic in General Nursing

    i love my Ultrascope... i find i hear a lot more than i ever did with regular stethoscopes... when i forget mine and use one of the ones that are hanging around at work, i cringe... they just don't...

  21. Labor, birth and spectators

    Kudra replied to KRVRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i'm so sorry that this has become such an issue... i think just having you and your hubby present would be the best solution, because that way no one can say "well, you let so and so in, why not...

  22. Post total hip/knee pain management

    Kudra replied to sharann's topic in Orthopedic

    fresh post-ops either have a PCA (usually morphine, 1.5 mg bolus with a 6 min. lockout is our standard dose) or an order for IVPB morphine (2.5-10 mg q 3-4 h)... within 2-3 days we wean them down to...

  23. What are they REALLY testing us on?!?!?!

    Kudra replied to mrigas's topic in First Year After Licensure

    well, the first logical step is to discuss it with the professor directly... write down exactly what points you want to make, so you don't forget anything, and approach her in a non-confrontational...

  24. Can a new grad work part time?

    Kudra replied to KimberRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i'm a relatively new grad who works PT... i'm doing a Critical Care course and needed to cut back from my FT position in order to have time to study... i get plenty of callback shifts and most of them...

  25. Just curious....

    Kudra replied to VickyRN's topic in International Nursing

    actually, the CNO still has not decided whether or not they will allow this... i graduated with a diploma and was originally licensed in Ontario... i moved to Alberta this year and when i called the...