Kristy02_RN

Kristy02_RN has 4 years experience.

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1. Is case management appreciatedI

   Kristy02_RN replied to Kristy02_RN's topic in Case Management

   I have started looking. Your predictions are the same that most people are making who work for the organization. Outside agencies are saying other hospitals are hiring more case managers and are...

2. Is case management appreciatedI

   Kristy02_RN posted a topic in Case Management

   I have been a case manager for 2 years. I can't believe how disrespected this specialty is in my facility. In fact they are trying to phase us out of the hospital setting under the belief that our...

3. Advice needed

   Kristy02_RN posted a topic in Nurse Management

   I am currently working as a case manager. I was offered a position as an ADON at a nursing home. I interviewed for a nurse manager position in the hospital I currently work at and was told to go...

4. Capella university msn

   Kristy02_RN posted a topic in School, College Programs

   Does anyone have any reviews (good or bad) about Capella university? I am enrolling to start in May and I hope I'm making the right decision. It looks like they are accredited. Thanks in

5. Ultrasound guide peripheral IV insertion

   Kristy02_RN replied to fangguixiao's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   My apologies, I did not word that properly. I did not poke the patient 6 times, when I stuck them I was making the 6th attempt. Obviously I wouldn't stick a patient 6 times myself. i have had Iv's...

6. Should I keep looking?

   Kristy02_RN replied to Kristy02_RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Thank you for taking the time to reply. I did finally hear from them and it wasn't the news I was expecting. They still have me waiting. So I've started turning in more job applications. Hopefully...

7. Ultrasound guide peripheral IV insertion

   Kristy02_RN replied to fangguixiao's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   when you inserted the IV to the hub did it still flush w/o complication? Not all PIV will have blood return. You could be against a valve. If the IV flushes easily but doesn't have a blood return I...

8. PICC positions?

   Kristy02_RN replied to UnbrokenRN09's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   both of the per diem RN's on our PICC team had no experience when hired. It's very difficult in our area to find experienced PICC nurses because there are only a handfull of us. Good

9. Should I keep looking?

   Kristy02_RN posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I interviewed for a job close to a month ago. The director called me and said "we want to hire you for this position, just wait for a call from HR." That was close to 2 weeks ago. I called HR and...

10. Opinion of nurses

    Kristy02_RN replied to Kristy02_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This person is supposedly a friend and as soon as I started to tell them they were wrong they didn't want to hear a word I had to say because they got their information from a PBS special so that...

11. Opinion of nurses

    Kristy02_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is a rant so if you don't want to read it I completely understand, I just need to get this off my chest to people who understand where I'm coming from or can honestly tell me I'm being silly and...

12. That little voice in the back of your head...

    Kristy02_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I remember nursing instructors telling me in school "always trust your nurses intuition, you may think you don't have one but you do and remember you're the one who spends all day with that patient."...

13. Opinions about Tympanic Thermometers

    Kristy02_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just curious about what you all think about the Tympanic thermometer. I've had them give me a temp as low as 92. Obviously that can't be right?!?! I got into an argument with a physician...

14. How can you be nonjudgemental?

    Kristy02_RN replied to Kristy02_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you all! It makes me feel better reading all of your posts. I think nurses beat themselves up for thinking not nice thoughts because in school it's beaten into our heads that nurses are...

15. How can you be nonjudgemental?

    Kristy02_RN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know nurses are supposed to be non judgemental, but how do I not judge?? I was doing a sterile task for a pt and w/o even realizing it according to her i contaminated my sterile field. now she...