lkushen

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1. How is code blue announced at your facility?

   lkushen replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

   We have a tone that is audible to diffentiate the overhead page, for any type of code - disaster, fire, bomb, tornado, dr. stat, missing infant/ child. We use code blue for adult, green for peds, and...

2. Funny Names for Nurses

   lkushen replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

   OK, here's mine, We've had a patient named Harry Dick (no joke) Used to have a Dr. Dakters Used to have a Dr. Gaddipatti (overhead operators made it sound like gotta potty) And the finale, my last...

3. a nurse's poem-I'm Sorry In Advance

   lkushen replied to leesonlpn's topic in General Nursing

   Ditto to everyone's response. Bravo,

4. Charge Nurse-ing

   lkushen replied to ccunite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   How about charge, precepting 2 new nurses, and having my own patient load! All for the bargain price of...you got it, nothing extra! Our unit calls charge "shift coordinator" for which I lovingly...

5. What Freaks You Out?

   lkushen replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   I can take the usual, vomit, mucos, sputum, urine, feces - OK, but here's a few that got me. We had a patient that arrested and had seizures secondary to hypoxia. The neurologist started IV...

6. Malpractice Insurance

   lkushen replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

   Interesting topic to me. I have carried personal malpractice insurance since the day I became licensed. Today, we live in a very litigenous society, and it seems the wise thing to do. When someone...

7. New grad seeking work in critical care!!

   lkushen replied to ARH's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I carbon copied this response from another posting - thought it might help. Don't really know if this is how others did it, but I fell into a CCU position as a new grad out of an ADN program years...

8. Why LPN??

   lkushen replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

   Just something I have to say. As an RN who started out the ADN route and went on for my BSN, and am starting my MSN in the fall, having worked with a variety of healthcare providers, from RNs, LPNs,...

9. ADN to BSN

   lkushen replied to mililani's topic in General Nursing

   I went on from my ADN to my BSN. It took me 4 semesters total. I opted for a part-time option, where you went one day a week and no summers. Was better for me with family. Overall calendar time...

10. two year RN degree programs

    lkushen replied to almostrn's topic in General Nursing

    I too am an ADN Graduate, and went right into critical care as a new grad! Our local community college provides a wonderful 2 year degree. I felt well prepared. What new nurse doesn't lack skills...

11. Stuck on Another Assignment!

    lkushen replied to MonkeyBoy's topic in General Nursing

    I once had a similar assignment years back in nursing school having to combine NIDDM with an AWMI. I choose to present it as a case study that I created using information from the history of my...

12. Nurses who love their job.

    lkushen replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    I too LOVE my CAREER! Nursing to me is just not only a job. I live for nursing. I enjoy being able to continuosly help others through the knowledge that I have acquired. Many lay-person don't...