RN58186

RN58186 has 28 years experience and specializes in Nephrology.

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1. Kidney Transplant Recovery Floor

   RN58186 replied to kmek30's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   ITNS has a "Core Curriculum for Transplant Nurses" that is an excellent resource. Right now the first edition is on sale for $30 and available on their

2. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

   RN58186 replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

   arrector pili - the muscle around each hair follicle that produces "goose bumps" catarrhal exudate - my instructor wrote "aka snot" on the board for this one. I still make hospital corners on my...

3. Thank you

   RN58186 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Psychiatric

   I echo your thoughts Viva! I have been a patient numerous times and the psych nurses I dealt with were the best. I appreciated that they listened every time I had a concern or problem and never...

4. Well, I didn't expect THAT answer...

   RN58186 replied to jadelpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   85 year old lady on a geriatric assessment unit. MD had ordered Premarin lady partsl cream at HS. I went in early in the evening, explained to the lady what it was and why it had been ordered....

5. The Docs Who've Got Your Back

   RN58186 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Our doctors are great. I have heard attending doctors tell residents that "nurses who have been here a while know more about renal than you ever will unless you become a nephrologist - listen to...

6. Be a renal nurse and not work a day in your life

   RN58186 replied to abbyrenalRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I have been a renal nurse for my entire career. I would never move to another specialty. I work in transplant now but it is still an area that I love. One of my pts told me that he thinks the best...

7. Calgary Region Floods: Stay Safe!

   RN58186 replied to joanna73's topic in Canada

   The High River hospital is evacuated, Canmore hospital is sheltering in place, Drumheller health centreis evacuated, a number of LTC facilities have been evacuated, the Sheldon Chumir Health Centre in...

8. Dual Career - Nursing and Ministry

   RN58186 replied to misskait's topic in Spirituality, Religion

   I have been an RN for 23 years, and work full time. I will finish this summer a Masters degree in Theology that I have been doing online. I have no plans to go into professional ministry, I took my...

9. CNA Certification: Preparation Time While Working?

   RN58186 replied to joanna73's topic in Canada

   I did the Nephrology exam, I worked full time the entire time while doing so. I studied mostly for 3 or 4 hours per weekend and the occasional weekend. Good

10. Has anyone made a medication error and *not* get fired for it?

    RN58186 replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Many years ago we had two pts on our floor with identical names (including middle name if you can believe it). They were in the same four bed room, and they were both blind diabetics on peritoneal...

11. Nurses Talk To Nurses. Doctors Talk To Doctors

    RN58186 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I must say, my manager would NEVER tolerate any of her nurses being spoken to that way. She is like a mama bear looking out for her cubs. One does not abuse her nurses. She would have stepped in...

12. annoying little thing some of our docs are doing

    RN58186 replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    I work in an outpatient clinic, one of our docs will write the letter to the family doc (I saw Mr X, I recommended this and that, he had no other complaints, return to clinic 6 months) before he even...

13. What are you good at?

    RN58186 replied to proudnurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't worked inpatients for a while so I am sure all my inpatient skills are rather rusty (although when I did I was good at most of them) but where I think I am really good is in palliative care....

14. We need to advocate for better mental health

    RN58186 replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    Yes, absolutely we need to advocate for better mental health care. In all countries. But what really bugs me is whenever something like this happens the media announces "had mental health issues"...

15. Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    RN58186 replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    Okay, I have to chime in..... We women all wore caps for grad, the guys in my class (6 of them) did not. All the ladies paid an extra $5 in fees that year for the cap. The guys decided THEY were...