KJRN79

KJRN79

OB/peds (after gen surgery for 3 yrs)

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  1. Family Style Meals Head Start!!

    KJRN79 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Oh dear, I'm not going to be very helpful. I'm the Nurse Manager of a large daycare/preschool (>1100 kids, with ~300 EHS/HS). We do not have food borne illnesses. I've been here for 9 years. We...

  2. Early stages of dementia question.

    KJRN79 replied to linzz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My dad is 78, and has had the dementia diagnosis for over 5 years. In my experience (only with him, I'm a pedi nurse) the "symptoms" come and go. He has had some paranoia, and the doc adjusted his...

  3. Finding refresher classes

    KJRN79 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    In our great wisdom at my business ( a daycare/preK) the HR went ahead and hired a nurse with 30+ years of experience except NO PEDS experience. Her job entails home visits to new moms/babies,...

  4. Finding refresher classes

    KJRN79 replied to KJRN79's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    State Board, good idea! Thanks! For the foreseeable future I will be checking on her assessments, but that can NOT last forever, because it will be double work. Thanks for the suggestion,

  5. What is your daily routine?

    KJRN79 replied to SoontobeAdrienneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Arrive at work 7 am, place opens (it's a daycare [~1200 kids total]) at 7:30. That means I have a half hour before ANY THING can happen. And by anything, there have been bomb threats, work strikes...

  6. Spontaneous Pneumo in Teen

    KJRN79 replied to Jolie's topic in Emergency

    Good grief, thanks for the warning. Son's 16...5'10"ish and about

  7. "The Victim" and the "Big Ole Meanie who Made Her Cry"

    KJRN79 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a preschool, with 1200 kids and the nurses who have left have been these....they can't get it done and then they come to me and complain about how no one helps. The assignments have ALWAYS...

  8. CEO told me to stay home while state evaluators vist the place I work..:(

    KJRN79 replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    This is off topic, but I had a weirdly similar conversation with my hs son today...some sort of national accreditation people are at his high school this week and he said it's the first time since he...

  9. ughhhhh...

    KJRN79 replied to hoping to be an rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    EXACTLY!!! It's one of the ways we learn on our feet, unfortunately! But it still doesn't "feel good". Just go back and learn from it, figure out where everything is that was asked for, practice...

  10. Regis's view of nurses - after open heart surgery

    KJRN79 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOVE

  11. Looking for posted thread

    KJRN79 replied to lab211's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Try this: On your above message, click on your user name, the blue Lab211 and it will give you the option to see your most recent posts. Good

  12. Public vs Private ?

    KJRN79 replied to CaptScrubs13's topic in Nursing Career

    My son is also a Junior in HS and I just attended a workshop about scholarships. One thing I learned it as the previous poster stated, private schools have a LOT More $$ to give away. You just need...

  13. clinical drug conference HELP!!!

    KJRN79 replied to Dawnmartin's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm not sure about making it interactive with 12 others....does that mean 12 people are in your audience? Why don't you do a game show format...something like who wants to be a nurse (millionaire?)...

  14. Am I stepping on senior nurses toes?

    KJRN79 replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency

    OK, now it's time to go back to school...you are already for your paper on "change theory". I guess I'll never forget that I had to do a change theory paper for my first semester of BSN program. You...

  15. job and personal life?

    KJRN79 replied to love2shop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked in L&D and OB before I got married, then again in OB/nursery after I was married and going through infertility treatments. I miscarried twice, and that was torture, to go back to work....

  16. How do you point out bad hygene?

    KJRN79 replied to Nurseonwheels's topic in Home Health

    JMHO, but I am wondering about her mental/emotional status. She sounds like she could be very depressed (pre-abdominal wound problem.) How is the rest of the house? Is it the same, or is it only...

  17. Patient ghost visit

    KJRN79 replied to yankeesrule's topic in General Nursing

    IMHO, A. You are not out of your mind, B. Things like that have happened to me with both of my grandparents, one aunt, and a couple of patients. C. Maybe it was a hallucination, but...

  18. Anyone else slow?

    KJRN79 replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    LOL, I remember when I worked in OB, we were ALWAYS busiest in late August-October. Christmas and cold weather month conceptions.:kiss ..so, count back 9 months and you have....um, beautiful,...

  19. buerger-allen exercises

    KJRN79 replied to kay's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This IS very interesting. My mom sees a vascular surgeon, is diabetic and has PVD, and I'm going to see what he has to say about this! It sounds easy enough to teach her (mid-70s with some memory...

  20. For Those Who Worked Their Way Up....

    KJRN79 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I went for my BSN immediately after completing the ADN. I worked full time and went to school part time. I learned a lot of theory, particularly management/leadership stuff. I think it helped me a...

  21. Help Re: Constipation - Need Recipe!

    KJRN79 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    We used to warm up 4 oz prune juice, put in 1/2-1 teas lemon juice and sugar to sweeten to taste. If my memory serves me right it worked EVERY time! (Postpartum moms,

  22. where do old nurses go?

    KJRN79 replied to insightful's topic in General Nursing

    oh, that is sooooooooooo sweet. I'm going to have to remember that somehow.

  23. What do community health/public health nurses do/where do they work?

    KJRN79 replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in Public, Community Health

    In my current community, the nurses hold well baby clinics, give immunizations (including adults/ travel requirements), work with TB patient compliance, hold asthma clinics/ home visits for teaching...

  24. Nurse Jobs Iraq

    KJRN79 replied to aerofree1's topic in International Nursing

    I'd say join the military. Do you want to work for a US military base hospital, or an Iraqi state/private hospital? If you want to work for a civilian Iraqi hospital, maybe you should call the Iraqi...

  25. Living in CT!

    KJRN79 replied to gemerald's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I grew up in Stamford, CT, Fairfield County. We are supposed to be the "richest" county in the nation. If we are, I don't know where the money is. There are many areas with high crime, and then...