KJRN79

KJRN79

OB/peds (after gen surgery for 3 yrs)

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  1. safety and home care services

    KJRN79 replied to GingerSue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would talk to my supervisor, make her (him?) aware of the situation and probably call the new mom to make arrangements to visit. It may (in some areas, though not most) be possible to go with an...

  2. Looking for Information

    KJRN79 replied to nurturing_angel's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I tried searching for bohives too, then I tried infant hives...and then I found infant botulism from honey. I wonder if it could be that? Search for infant botulism and read the symptoms. Maybe...

  3. frustrated!

    KJRN79 replied to Almabella's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't have any NICU experience to relate here, but it seems that part of the problem could be if you are looking for a weekend position only. It seems to me that a hospital may want you to have...

  4. safety and home care services

    KJRN79 replied to GingerSue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is in an OB text book????????? Well, the world has changed, hasn't it? IMHO, I would ask why there is a gun. I would like to know if a family member is a drug dealer or a cop. I had one...

  5. I've got a great story!

    KJRN79 replied to jetsetter's topic in General Nursing

    That IS a great story! Thanks for

  6. Self inflicted

    KJRN79 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I once (LONG ago) had a corrections officer in during a prison riot...this guy had shot himself in the butt to get out. Tried to say someone shot him, but ER figured out the angle was definitely...

  7. Coping while nursing

    KJRN79 replied to Shadelyn's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you. I really, really do. During my first job as a nurse, my grandfather died. He lived about 200 miles away and had been in the hospital for at least a month, and I needed some extended...

  8. Fake illness

    KJRN79 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    One thing to add, I don't know if this works in other communities, but we have a form where we write our assessment out FOR THE DOCTOR TO SEE. We don't have to know which doc the family is seeing,...

  9. Piaget's Six Substages of Sensorimotor Development

    KJRN79 replied to FoxyRoxy21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    From Wikipedia: "The first sub-stage occurs from birth to six weeks and is associated primarily with the development of reflexes. Three primary reflexes are described by Piaget: sucking of objects in...

  10. How safe is it to be a Visiting Nurse?

    KJRN79 replied to starbin's topic in Home Health

    I can't talk much about the pay these days, because I haven't done visiting in almost 10 years. You need to have some common sense and know the neighborhoods where you are visiting. That's one place...

  11. The most horrible things instuctor's say...

    KJRN79 replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated from an ADN program and immediately took a job, working nights on med-surg and going to school part time for my BSN. I fractured a L-5 after working for about 9 months and was in some...

  12. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    KJRN79 replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    I was 19, in an ADN program, graduated at 21, and went on for my BSN, finished in 3 years, age 25. Now working on MPH at age....um....I guess I'll be 49 in a couple of weeks......what the H was I...

  13. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    KJRN79 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I only read the first two posts in this thread, and my mind is going "You mean we DON'T do that anymore? or that? or that? or that??????" Maybe I would want to go back to bedside

  14. Best News Story on Lice Ever

    KJRN79 replied to LucyGoosey's topic in School

    I work in a preschool, and last year we had one child who had lice about every six weeks. No one else in class got them, no one else at home got them....it even drove the docs nuts. I wonder if she...

  15. loss of a fellow co-worker

    KJRN79 replied to irmaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to hear of your loss and my prayers are being sent for her family and

  16. Most RN's first borns?

    KJRN79 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    First born, alcoholic mom and

  17. Is there a doctor or nurse on board this flight?

    KJRN79 replied to Gompers's topic in General Nursing

    On my son's first air travel, when he was 7, we were returning from Disneyworld, when we heard that message. I rang the call bell after the second request, because my son was just about jumping out...

  18. Where were u 9/11/01?

    KJRN79 replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I was at work, as Health Manager in a preschool. We had no tv's and not many radios, but got info from the Internet. My place was designated the "official" city daycare/preschool....we would take...

  19. As a patient, do you disclose your qualifications?

    KJRN79 replied to lisalau's topic in General Nursing

    I usually won't mention it, but last year after major surgery, the nurse on duty on the day I was being discharged was such a nudge, I couldn't help saying, "I've been a nurse longer than you've been...

  20. Alternative meds? You'll never believe this one!!

    KJRN79 replied to darla80's topic in Nursing Humor

    My mom gets leg cramps. Does it have to be any certain type of soap? LOL, wait until she hears this one from "my daughter the nurse".

  21. treatment for morning sickness

    KJRN79 replied to LPN@05's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A CNM once suggested Honey Nut Cheerios to me. I thought they helped so much, I told everyone who asked me. AND for me, drinking MILK of all things helped. I drank milk probably 6 times a day.

  22. Patient Taking Own Meds

    KJRN79 replied to medicrnohio's topic in General Nursing

    I ran into this situation when my mom was admitted to the hospital with a kidney stone. Her dx's are: diabetes, hypertension, mitral valve prolapse, arthritis, breast cancer, and now the stone. The...

  23. Britney demanding background checks for her L&D nurses..

    KJRN79 replied to Peachy720's topic in Ob/Gyn

    IF she said this about nurses and background checks, I wonder if she has considered ALL the other employees: food service, housekeeping, medical personnel, including med students, the birth...

  24. Britney demanding background checks for her L&D nurses..

    KJRN79 replied to Peachy720's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good grief, I delivered my son in that hospital. Yeah, I know which one. I worked there for a while...we had princesses and all manner of celebrities there. She should have just kept her mouth shut...

  25. High School Health Occupations?

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

    This year my freshman son had a former CCRN as his Health Sciences teacher. The curriculum included drugs/alcohol/STDs, personal responsibility, self esteem, depression. He learned a lot. I spoke...