KRVRN

KRVRN BSN, RN

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  1. Any tips for new grad in NICU?

    KRVRN replied to nikiw's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Lefthander1975 Caroline, Med-surg will not help you in the NICU. You may develop some time management skills (as a job in ANY area will give you), but quite honestly, you'll develop some functional...

  2. Wierdest thing you've found in a bedside table?

    KRVRN replied to edouglas's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, earle58, I totally believe you! I only mentioned the poop because so many of the other responses were about poop

  3. This Burns My Britches!

    KRVRN replied to leslie :-D's topic in General Nursing

    I did an ICU clinical on a unit that, apparently, trusted those air beds with the turning feature to do the turning. I only saw a nurse turn a pt once and it happened to be a regular hospital bed....

  4. Wierdest thing you've found in a bedside table?

    KRVRN replied to edouglas's topic in General Nursing

    I started as a new grad in the NICU, so I never did adult nursing... I learn more and more every day on this site about how truly dirty adult pts can be! New nurses must just about fall over when...

  5. Could I be pregnant?

    KRVRN replied to oceanblue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You could be! Even if you take a home test and it's negative, you still could be pregnant. It may just be a little early. And don't worry about a little spotting, that can happen early in...

  6. What's a normal dosage of amoxicillin for adults?

    KRVRN replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    Y'know, I have heard that they frequently give the same meds to animals. My dog has been on amoxicillin before. So if the label says it's amoxicillin, it should be the same as what we know of as...

  7. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    KRVRN replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    I think some people don't fully understand the detail and depth of knowledge about body systems, drugs, physiologic processes, etc a nurse receives in nursing school. Nurses aren't just about...

  8. Patient Identifier

    KRVRN replied to Celia M's topic in General Nursing

    TiffyRN I hear what you're saying with the banding and rebanding in the NICU! We used to be more lax about it... But then one day we had to evacuate a bunch of babies due to a fire (and subsequent...

  9. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

    KRVRN replied to sdg's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well, it sounds like she (he?) would rather have nurse with adult experience but new to the NICU take care of her child rather than a new grad new to the NICU. Like there's a huge

  10. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

    KRVRN replied to sdg's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    OH MY GOD!!!! What has happened here?

  11. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

    KRVRN replied to sdg's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well, I wouldn't go so far as to say you'd be an idiot! But I can tell you that if you went to work at a NICU you would likely be put through the same preceptor program complete with all the classes...

  12. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

    KRVRN replied to sdg's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well, let me be more specific, of course I would MUCH rather orient an experienced NICU nurse to my unit than train a new grad any day. I'm not saying a blank slate is necessarily a good thing. New...

  13. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

    KRVRN replied to sdg's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think that's the point we're trying to make here... There's NO WHERE to get ANY sort of experience under your belt to do this. I can't speak of adult ICU of course. But there's no where to get...

  14. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

    KRVRN replied to sdg's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oicu8bacilli, I know what you're saying about being able to mentally check through several subtle changes. Of course we can't teach that to new grads completely. I started as a new grad and I KNOW I...

  15. My experience in the ER- long rant-sorry

    KRVRN replied to BuffaloLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Bluesky, When I read the original post is says that he waited 5-10 min in the waiting room and then was taken back to the pt area and it was there that he waited for 2 hours. I take that to mean he...

  16. But I'm Pregnant . . . . .

    KRVRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    We had a pregnant night shifter that always complained about being so exhausted and sick all the time from working night shift. So she talked her OB into writing her a note that said she needed to...

  17. Question about NICU duration

    KRVRN replied to mermom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No, not

  18. Medic-Alert Bracelet

    KRVRN replied to C4quad.inc's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not an ER nurse, but I would imagine that in the process of cutting an unconscious pt's clothes off they would end up seeing and or/removing all jewelry

  19. Least favorite subject?

    KRVRN replied to LydiaNN's topic in General Nursing

    Community Health Nursing... hated it hated it hated

  20. Acute Rhabdomyolysis?

    KRVRN replied to adidas99's topic in General Nursing

    How did Creatine cause all those muscles to become

  21. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

    KRVRN replied to sdg's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Actual baby care like bathing, diapering and dressing are a minor part of the job...and fairly easy to learn. Everything else won't be learned merely by having children of your

  22. California license plates

    KRVRN replied to EMTPTORN's topic in General Nursing

    No, you won't need new license plates. I don't know why some were getting ticketed, perhaps they had expired registration or no proof of

  23. Babies we'll never forget

    KRVRN replied to BlueYYsRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The ones that really stick in my mind are the term asphyxia babies that we let go. Especially the ones where the parents hold off making a decision and subsequently the baby weans off the vent. Then...

  24. When the nurse has to leave because of an emergency

    KRVRN replied to LPNtoBSNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    We've had similar situations where I work, too. We usually let the nurse finish charting while we take over everything else from that point on for her pts. The charge RN and nurses with pts near...

  25. Need advice on giving insulin shot.

    KRVRN replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    I saw that once in nursing school. My instructor was present and she said that sometimes the fluid follows the needle as you pull it out. You can prevent it by using your finger to press the skin...