KRVRN

KRVRN BSN, RN

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  1. Nasty clinical instructors

    KRVRN replied to ERnurse07's topic in General Students

    We had one like that, too. I saw her obituary in the newspaper about 2 years after i was out of nursing school. Somehow I felt weird still hating

  2. How about this for an order?

    KRVRN replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    If a doctor ever orders something in cc's, we are to clarify with them that they really meant mL. It's basically like that for most, if not all, of the abbreviations begalli listed. (I'm not saying...

  3. Nursing school question

    KRVRN replied to snakes26's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to do NICU, I recommend going right into it and skipping

  4. knot on tibia after fall - normal?

    KRVRN replied to lifeLONGstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I had something similar once, and it too took weeks longer than the skin bruise/scraping to go away. I was told it was a bone bruise. I believe that's when the outer sheath of the bone (periosteum?)...

  5. Bariatric Residents

    KRVRN replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, that was a little

  6. Bariatric Residents

    KRVRN replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, that was a little

  7. Pediatric nurses, help please.

    KRVRN replied to plumrn's topic in Pediatric

    Ewww, our RSV swabs aren't a swab per se, they're a STICK. And we have to push it FAR back into the baby's nose and SCRAP a sample, because the test requires cells, not mucus. I cringe every time I...

  8. Pediatric nurses, help please.

    KRVRN replied to plumrn's topic in Pediatric

    Ewww, our RSV swabs aren't a swab per se, they're a STICK. And we have to push it FAR back into the baby's nose and SCRAP a sample, because the test requires cells, not mucus. I cringe every time I...

  9. help me buck the system, please! super-traditional pinning ceremony that nobody wants

    KRVRN replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    It seems that pinning cermonies have varying levels of involvement with the professors. At mine, the class chose the location, the MC, the caterer, the DJ, etc. We financed it by charging for the...

  10. help me buck the system, please! super-traditional pinning ceremony that nobody wants

    KRVRN replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    It seems that pinning cermonies have varying levels of involvement with the professors. At mine, the class chose the location, the MC, the caterer, the DJ, etc. We financed it by charging for the...

  11. How to become a nurse in San Diego

    KRVRN replied to alicai's topic in General Nursing

    I bet some of the higher biology and chemistry classes you've likely taken will fulfill a lot of the nursing prerequisites. You also need the various GE classes required for any degree, which your...

  12. How to become a nurse in San Diego

    KRVRN replied to alicai's topic in General Nursing

    I bet some of the higher biology and chemistry classes you've likely taken will fulfill a lot of the nursing prerequisites. You also need the various GE classes required for any degree, which your...

  13. Strangest question I ever received in my nsg career

    KRVRN replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    I had a dad ask me a whole handful of questions regarding how things felt for his premature baby in the NICU. Things like, "what does it feel like to be intubated like that?" and "what does she feel...

  14. Strangest question I ever received in my nsg career

    KRVRN replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    I had a dad ask me a whole handful of questions regarding how things felt for his premature baby in the NICU. Things like, "what does it feel like to be intubated like that?" and "what does she feel...

  15. The Know-It-All nurse

    KRVRN replied to BETSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a know-it-all nurse that just KNEW the doctor was going to start abx on this new NICU admit. So she wrote verbal orders in the chart to start abx and then asked another nurse and then another...

  16. Need BIG time help.....worried

    KRVRN replied to laurenr2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok, so you missed some pills. Have you been, um,

  17. Game: Name that smelly drug

    KRVRN replied to Rhoresmith's topic in General Nursing

    Fortaz is ceftazidime isn't it? That starts with a

  18. 17 lb baby!

    KRVRN replied to ayndim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    He does have the look, but the really big IDMers usually have a more squished up fat face than that. Then again, you can't really see his face. I bet he has hairy ears

  19. 17 lb baby!

    KRVRN replied to ayndim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've never delivered a baby lady partslly, so I just have a question for those of you who have without pain relief... It's all so dang painful, does a 10 lb. baby really hurt all the more than a 6 lb....

  20. Health promotion project

    KRVRN replied to linkay77's topic in General Students

    We did a presentation on the importance of handwashing to a class of 4th graders. We used baby powder as a visual aid (called it cold/flu germs or something) since it shows where and what has been...

  21. I don't like charting.

    KRVRN replied to lisamc1RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, always remember that when you have a job somewhere, you get used to the charting and it all comes faster and easier! When you're a student you have to get used to new charting and sheets every...

  22. 66 YO Woman Gives Birth

    KRVRN replied to Nurse Somebody's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it's a just matter of time before a 70 year old carries a child. Science is able to do this but I don't personally feel it

  23. 17 lb baby!

    KRVRN replied to ayndim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Y'know... Just from what I can see of him from that picture, he doesn't have that squished-up-fat-face look that's typical to IDM'ers! 17 lbs. makes you think that she was poorly controlled with her...

  24. Breast Milk Policies: MIX UP!

    KRVRN replied to VgsNrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    WHY would she make a cheesecake out of breast milk?! Did she not realize it would bother the nurses or did she want to "get back" at the staff (sort of like spitting in one's food type thing)?! OMG...

  25. a quick question

    KRVRN replied to uk_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My doctor made a good point about this. He said that sometimes the baby does a move or somersault or something and get his/her head down in the narrower bottom portion of the uterus and is unable to...