KRVRN

KRVRN BSN, RN

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  1. Educational material NICU Nurses

    KRVRN replied to NatalieM22's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm not seeing where or how the OP insinuated she wanted to become an expert

  2. How much do new BSN nursing grads make?

    KRVRN replied to gonnaB37nursedoc's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    San Diego approximately $35/hr starting, either degree. 2% differential for

  3. how much hire level math is required for nursing?

    KRVRN replied to AspiringRN27's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Basic math and (very) basic

  4. What's a "difficult pt" to you?

    KRVRN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What does everyone consider to be a "difficult pt" and what unit/area do you work in? Curious what everyone

  5. Educational material NICU Nurses

    KRVRN replied to NatalieM22's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Get to know and understand the normal newborn. Then you can spot

  6. Mom jailed for refusing to feed her infant proper formula

    KRVRN replied to RNIBCLC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would say baby was dehydrated and needed hospitalization and when Mom didn't do that she endangered the child (formula choice irrelevent). or baby had a medical/metabolic condition that needed...

  7. How many different nursing positions have you had?

    KRVRN replied to LittleMissVixen410's topic in General Nursing

    RN, BSN for 13 years 1 job, same hospital, same unit NICU I'm never

  8. NICU IPOCs

    KRVRN replied to nicu_gal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Interdisciplinary plan of care. It's like a care plan. They're stupid and useless but apparently, they fulfill a JCAHO

  9. Open up....Spoonfed report

    KRVRN replied to ICURN3020's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly. If the off going nurse doesn't have a detail I want, I'll just look it up

  10. Is it OK to say no to a nurse?

    KRVRN replied to MsPebbles's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Would it be wrong to say "I'm cleaning up the pt in room X, I can't get there for at least 5 min or so."

  11. Open up....Spoonfed report

    KRVRN replied to ICURN3020's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Honestly... She sounds like a NICU nurse. We're like that.

  12. Code Cart/Box

    KRVRN replied to morgan_porgan's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have a roll around cart, like the adult one but

  13. BSN Questions

    KRVRN replied to pmabraham's topic in General Students

    I feel like you can sort of tell a difference between the two degrees with a fresh new grad. Past that short year or so, I can only tell by looking at their name tag. (And that's if it is even on...

  14. is this a Hipaa Violation?

    KRVRN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It's also dining, not dinning. Sorry couldn't

  15. The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

    KRVRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As long as we're talking about hospital sex... One pregnant teenage girl inpatient for premature rupture caught mulitple times for intercourse with her 20 something boyfriend. We eventually admitted...

  16. sick day guilt

    KRVRN replied to sophie-h's topic in General Nursing

    Diarrhea = no work, no pt care plus 24

  17. HELP med error on my first day as a solo RN

    KRVRN replied to cardiobaby's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Report it. Remember this incident. Don't do it again. Learn. You can't take it back. All you can do is learn from it and move

  18. What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    KRVRN replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    Saline lock flushed with vecuronium. Our unit learned that there shouldn't be stock bottles of vecuronium and heparin flush in the same med

  19. The car seat test

    KRVRN replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've been told we do not do the car seat test because then, perhaps, we give them false sense of security. "Well my fragile baby PASSED the car seat test and then she died in the car seat. YOU GUYS...

  20. The car seat test

    KRVRN replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't do car seat tests or check installation.

  21. Legally Protect the word "Nurse?"

    KRVRN replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    Some other countries have a title/position of registered vet nurse or something to that effect. UK for

  22. Care plan help for hip fracture

    KRVRN replied to bgeorge90's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Also risk for infection from that foley. Was pt previously mobile? Risk for falls if he tries to get OOB. Constipation from immobility and opiates, fear, anxiety, maybe impaired

  23. Luxury Births?

    KRVRN replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My hospital does room service. Call and order and they bring your meal in about an hour. Sounds quite posh, but it is a very busy OB dept. So with women delivering at all different hours, they'd...

  24. Can a LPN delegate to RN?

    KRVRN replied to roxs752's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I guess I'm not seeing what the problem is. If it's a task that needs to be done but it's outside the LPN's scope, what is wrong with a RN verifying the order and then completing it? Delegating,...

  25. Can a LPN delegate to RN?

    KRVRN replied to roxs752's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are the tasks in the scope of practice of a