KRVRN

KRVRN BSN, RN

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  1. Class Gift Ideas

    KRVRN replied to Tucwebb's topic in General Nursing

    We had had class photos done individually and ended up having all of our class photos set into a large picture with our names under it, with the school name and graduating year. It went on a wall...

  2. Catheterization? Do you remember your 1st time?

    KRVRN replied to twinbee25's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My classmate put her first one into a med-surg female pt that had her TV on to a soap opera... there was a woman on the show having a baby and was wailing and screaming while my classmate was putting...

  3. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    KRVRN replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I just came up with a HUGE pet peeve! I hate it when I'm trying to change IV fluids or tubing or stopcocks and the last nurse to do so twisted the connections so tight that you can't get them apart!...

  4. Stirrups? WHY???

    KRVRN replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Plus if the woman gets really sweaty, she can has trouble holding her

  5. How much control do mom's really have during birth?

    KRVRN replied to WhatToDo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I always thought that stretching the perineum during labor was a good thing because it helps ward off tearing or the need for an episiotomy. Is stretching something that women frequently DON'T want?...

  6. Need Input from the Pros

    KRVRN replied to StressedDad2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have been following this thread too. Congrats on reaching 30 weeks! Hang in there for the rest! A letter of appreciation to admin is a good idea. And like another poster said, food is always...

  7. I am a 'Cuddler' in the NICU ...anyone else?

    KRVRN replied to NeoRNtobe's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have cuddlers too. They're so appreciated because though we try to comfort the grumpy babies, we don't always have to to do so and sometimes have to just leave a baby to cry if we all have our...

  8. Adding Fortifier ??

    KRVRN replied to cmorriscat's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have never heard of that shaking could be a preblem, though it does make sense. I've always found that adding the HMF powder to a bottle that's not full helps, but that's because it has more room...

  9. Preemie/NICU-isms

    KRVRN replied to mermom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Parents always think it's cute when I refer to an isolette as a condo. I don't know why, but they always seem to associate a baby in an "incubator" as somehow MUCH sicker than a baby on a

  10. 5 things a new RN must have...

    KRVRN replied to SpecFuz's topic in General Nursing

    More than one pen. I always carry 2 pens, so I'm not stuck without one if I leave the other one sitting somewhere. Unit secretaries usually have extras sitting around too, so you can always ask....

  11. Husband appaled when I chose to do nothing

    KRVRN replied to JacelRN's topic in General Nursing

    For me, it wouldn't matter whether I was a nurse or now. I'm a NICU nurse, so there's basically nothing that could occur out on the street that would allow me to use any of my nurse's experience to...

  12. Is this appropriate?

    KRVRN replied to BabyNurse513's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen situations like this. In my experience, it's not so much that the parents don't feel competent caring for their baby, and need further education or referrals. It's moreso that you've been...

  13. Clients?

    KRVRN replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    I believe it has to do with treating the patient/client as a customer. Someday we probably will actually call patients customers instead of patients or

  14. Preemie/NICU-isms

    KRVRN replied to mermom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have a saying similar to the altitude sickness and the hill cure. We say the elevator cure or elevator ride cure. Our elevator lights are fluorescent and just absolutely terrible in regards to...

  15. Computer Charting -- Do you like it or hate it?

    KRVRN replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    I love computer charting. I can always read what the other nurses wrote, and I also like that I can make decent descriptions of wounds and such without having to fit my note on a teeny tiny line--...

  16. artifical nails off..angry nurse

    KRVRN replied to Lady Sapphire's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You can get tongue barbells in clear (or colored) plastic. They don't stand out as much unless they person is one of those people that constantly "play" with it and it's really

  17. Charting descriptions

    KRVRN replied to vpfam6's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Heart rate regular without

  18. How accurate do you think sonograms at 4 mnths. preg. are?

    KRVRN replied to mishayla96's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can someone explain the difference between 2D, 3D and 4D ultrasounds? 4D is the one that comes out sort of tan/brownish and you can see better pix right? But what's the difference between 2D and

  19. Preemie/NICU-isms

    KRVRN replied to mermom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Comforting a fussing baby with a pacifier - binkying him or I binkied him. Baby doing poorly - Circling the drain. Withdrawing care and extubating - Going to Heaven today. Post bad brady/desat - the...

  20. IM Injections in premies

    KRVRN replied to LeashRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I hate giving the vitamin K injection to a 400-500 gram 24 weeker only to see the thigh enlarge as I'm injecting because the muscle is so small! Oh, sure you can divide it into both thighs, but then...

  21. Can you write a word "error" when correcting mistake in charting?

    KRVRN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I always write "error" because I want it to be clear that it's an error. I can imagine a lawyer coming up with various reasons that there might be lines drawn here and there and through and around...

  22. Four Star ICU Visitors

    KRVRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in MICU, SICU

    Well did he manage to do

  23. Warning: I need to vent!

    KRVRN replied to NICUnewbie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It must be such a hard decision to make, withdrawing support. I've seen parents hang onto anything possible. We had one with a bad grade IV on one side but only a grade II on the other. The parents...

  24. Challenging Hospital Dress Code

    KRVRN replied to jaycieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital is just starting to talk about doing the all nurses wear one color, all CNA's wear another, etc. thing. We've been told that for it to work, it has to be approved by the nurse's union,...

  25. 12hr shifts and holidays

    KRVRN replied to ernurse728's topic in General Nursing

    No different, still