KR

KR

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  1. Guess the mispronounced medical term

    KR replied to EricJRN's topic in General Nursing

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  2. Now I feel bad... What would you have done??

    KR replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I would have dropped the NGT, hooked it up to suction for a little while, and then put the contrast down the NGT (and NOT hook the suction up until after the pt got back from CT). Although I will say...

  3. ? about thyroid blood work

    KR posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay folks. Besides the usual T3, T4, and TSH blood work what other blood work is there to check the thyroid? I have heard that there is another thyroid serial blood study that they do, where you have...

  4. ? about thyroid blood work

    KR replied to KR's topic in General Nursing

    That all makes sense. Thanks for your

  5. Thyroid and Bipolar? Is there a link?

    KR posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I am trying to find information/literature regarding Bi-polar disorder and thryoid issues. I am starting to hear more and more that there is a correlation between the two. Anyone know of any legit...

  6. Thyroid and Bipolar? Is there a link?

    KR replied to KR's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks for the link and the tip! I will definaitely

  7. ? about thyroid blood work

    KR replied to KR's topic in General Nursing

    For one, I am bipolar and have awful insomnia and sleeping issues. They have tried med after med and different sleep schedules and such with no luck. I have been reading up on the possible link to...

  8. ? about thyroid blood work

    KR replied to KR's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the reply. I found a couple other serum studies for the thryoid since I posted. TSH fT4 fT3 rT3 anti-TG anti-TPO I am not so much looking for the ultrasound and nuclear med studies. I just...

  9. Warning - Thieves

    KR replied to yellowbrickroad's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you very much for posting this info! I am going to pass it along to all the health care workers that I

  10. CEU's, the BON and free online?

    KR replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do all my CEU's at http://www.medscape.com. It is a free site, you just have to register and they even keep a running tab of all the credits you have earned. If I am not mistaken their CEU's are...

  11. What do you think about Non-White Nursing Shoes?

    KR replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Except when I was in nursing school and white shoes were required I have never worn them. I pick my shoes out for fit and comfort. I figure I am on my feet 8-12 hours a day so I want them to be as...

  12. Nervous Nelli here

    KR replied to mamaluke's topic in General Nursing

    Take a deep breath! Congrats on graduation nursing school. Now the hard part comes, waiting for NCLEX results. I graduated nursing school a little over 7 years ago, and still have not forgotten the...

  13. Craziest delivery stories

    KR replied to sierranurse's topic in Emergency

    OMG, LOL. The frisk them like they are packing a gun line is classic!! I love

  14. Spanish for nurses

    KR replied to cjmue12's topic in General Nursing

    cjmue-I just got a con ed book that has spanish for nurses material in it that u can order, a book, test, and audio tapes. I will check and see if I can find it and get back to

  15. POST OP NAUSEA -which drug do you like?

    KR replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    Before I even read the post of yours, just reading the title, that instantly came to mind. If more anesthesia folks would pre-medicate for n/v then patients would suffer less and be more

  16. Patient crashing / K+ Rider

    KR replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone else that the K rider had nothing to do with the change in patient

  17. whats the name of .........

    KR replied to futureRN09's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like sciatica to

  18. I'm not sure how I should feel about this???

    KR replied to Lisky90's topic in General Nursing

    I would definately write it up and follow up on it. Take it as high up on the chain of command as you have to. It will PO a lot of people, but something needs to be done. This is a dangerous situation...

  19. ESR (Sed rate) Question

    KR posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am not that familiar with sed rate abnormalaties. I am 27 yo female and my CRNP checked mine along with some other bloodwork. Mine came back high at 56 (should be 0-20 for my age range). I called...

  20. ESR (Sed rate) Question

    KR replied to KR's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you both for your input. Much appreciate

  21. Tis the season for new docs

    KR replied to TXTraumaRN's topic in Emergency

    That is short man syndrome. I won't go into my theory that involves the length of a certain part of the male anatomy......... Sorry been a long night of not sleeping

  22. Tis the season for new docs

    KR replied to TXTraumaRN's topic in Emergency

    That is SCARY as he**. I think I would have had a long chat with admin over that

  23. Is this understaffing (or is it me?)

    KR replied to Town & Country's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The 50+ patients, 1 nurse, 2 CNA's ratios that people are talking about is for nursing homes, not

  24. Heads up: NBC nightly news tonight

    KR replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    I have to respectfully disagree with your statement. The problem is not that would be nursing students are not able to finance their education, the problem is that there are not enough nursing...

  25. Any outlandish therapy, you've thought up?

    KR replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to point out that some of the things you mentioned are possible. I have worked in a 4 bed ICU that had private rooms and cameras in all the rooms so that you could get to a confused...