KK92RN

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  1. Improving Patient Satisfaction

    KK92RN replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep press-ganey is all we hear about also. We have to do pt and employee rounding ( to see how things are working, does anyone need to be recognized for excellent care or assistance ect...) So...

  2. Help with p/p on removal of JP drains.

    KK92RN replied to bogworks's topic in Orthopedic

    any nursing procedure book should have how to do it step by step and you really don't need a policy on a procedure unless its required by some certifying agency and i don[t believe that

  3. Best shoes ever?

    KK92RN replied to redraccoon's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    crocs have the holes in the top of them so you have to be careful of body fluid spills or needles. my hospital actually is not going to allow them

  4. Med-Surg Roll Call

    KK92RN replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    we call ours a clinical practice council. it is a way to include the clinical staff in some of the administrative decisions that affect the hospital and staff and always affect your patients. ours has...

  5. Why do they bother coming in anyway??

    KK92RN replied to htrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ok so is there an automatid referal to the dept of children to check on these children that are being born to these

  6. BNE Declaratory Order Help!

    KK92RN replied to mmd's topic in General Nursing

    most definately file the order now before you start school. it take about 4-6 months and you tell your side of the story when you turn in the paperwork. they may say they will give a probationary...

  7. How do you handle shift change admissions?

    KK92RN replied to ljds's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a busy ortho trauma floor so we get stuff all the time. what we usually do is if er calls report before 630 and brings them up then we accept them and get them settled. we give a brief...

  8. high dependency trauma

    KK92RN replied to jax's topic in Orthopedic

    I would think you would still be staffed like icu. and need the same equipment. my hospital has a stepdown unit but it is off of icu. they get vent pts and some other stuff. i work ortho/trauma and we...

  9. Can I give half a dose?

    KK92RN replied to limabean's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i was taught in school that for any change you have to talk to the md. but if i know the doctor or it was a pt home med then you should be covered. I the doctor wrote specifically for that then i...

  10. Med-Surg Roll Call

    KK92RN replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have been in med surg for 6 years and prior to that i worked skilled nursing rehab in the same hospital. i have been on a ortho, neuro, trauma, ms unit for 2 years as a rn charge and pretty much...

  11. Safe Pt Ratios for Med Surg

    KK92RN replied to MedSurgeMess's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work on a 28 bed ortho, neuro, med-surg, trauma unit. We have split the floor so it works like this: staffing for the floor total. 2 charge 6 nurses on the floor and 2 pca. Each side has a charge...

  12. Standing on my feet....HORRIBLE BACK PROBLEMS! Need shoe help!

    KK92RN replied to caseyrb's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i have back problems to. i know when i need new shoes when my back starts to hurt. i have good luck with nike shoks. actually only took me 5 minutes to walk out with them and i usually take 3 hrs to...

  13. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    KK92RN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    only one tech for 28 pts. doing own vs. pt goes into st 140 c/o cp and transferred to pcu. total care trauma head injury pt with trach. sx all day. pt going for craniotomy family dilema there. new...

  14. New Med/Surg manager wants your input on staffing matrix

    KK92RN replied to catalyst's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Well i work on a 28 bed trauma, ortho, medsurg floor and we split the floor in to 2 parts. Each side has 14 pts and the staff is set up like this: 1 charge rn 3 lvns or rn's for pt care 1 patient care...

  15. randon drug tests

    KK92RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    My question is to anyone with experience with this particular problem. My employer is initiating randon drug screens ( which i thought they already had) and we have been told to check the over the...

  16. randon drug tests

    KK92RN replied to KK92RN's topic in General Nursing

    well there was one nurse who was drinking a herbal tea and tested positive for barbituates and they compared her meds she was taking and the information on the herb tea did not say anything about it...

  17. IV Toradol?

    KK92RN replied to OZ88's topic in Pain Management

    We use toradol in our standing orders for post op hips, knees ect. I have never had any problems with it. With it being an NSAID then you would watch for contraindications automatically. It was...

  18. BNE background checks

    KK92RN replied to superpotato's topic in Texas Nursing

    before you even send in an application to the board with your fee the board will want a declaration from you. you can get it off the website and it was 150. for me to send it in and see if they would...

  19. No slamming me please!!!

    KK92RN replied to jkaee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    well i didn't get hypnotized but i did quit cold turkey. i kept 6 cigarettes within reach for about a week. even had them in my car because i thought if i got stressed out at work i would need one and...

  20. How Do You Make Patient Assignments on Your Unit?

    KK92RN replied to RN-PA's topic in Medical-Surgical

    ok well it depends on what part of the hospital you work in. every floor does it different and some do the previous shift makes the next assignment. i don;t know which one is

  21. Dnr In Icu

    KK92RN replied to gizelda196's topic in MICU, SICU

    my hospital er did that to my father in law. kept him in the er all day long then at 10 pm transfers him to hospice and he passes 30 minutes later. all because they didn't have a bed. but he had the...

  22. Accuity Vs Staffing Needs: Are They Taking Us Seriously?

    KK92RN replied to Tadpole's topic in Medical-Surgical

    acuity, lol. what is that. it doesn't matter if we change the pts acuity level or not on our computer system we always get the same thing. and management always says " call us if you need help" we...

  23. Anyone concerned about pt. care?

    KK92RN replied to tiliimnrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i totally agree. texas has safe harbor but noone uses it. everytime something comes up that they feel enough to gripe about the staffing the rn says it is to much paperwork. but most of the time if...

  24. Are CNA's considered "Nurses"?

    KK92RN replied to nursesherry's topic in General Nursing

    totally agree with you. and some nurses miss that aspect of spending quality time with thier patients and providing holistic care. nowadays the cna's are spending more time with the patients while we...

  25. New LPN troubled with CNA's

    KK92RN replied to TBLPN's topic in General Nursing

    that would work if the patient load would be 3-4 per nurse for med- surg. anything else is just not