kessadawn BSN, RN

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    What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    kessadawn replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    how about these stellar examples: -experienced peds icu nurse about to y-in her blood with her tpn:nono: -not-so-new grad stating "now what do you do with this exactly" while holding an ambubag!!...
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    "But I'm pregnant . . ."

    kessadawn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    [ what's the strangest/most irritating thing you've had a coworker demand because she's pregnant? not really a demand, but i very quickly got pretty tired of working with...
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    question about mandated reporting

    kessadawn replied to shock-me-sane's topic in General Nursing

    Seems to me that teacher took advantage of that young lady's vulnurability. Kissed her!!!???:angryfire He needs to be reported. Immediately. End of
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    Akron Children's Hospital

    kessadawn replied to jgwe4e's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I have worked at Akron Children's since I got my license 2 yrs ago, and personally wouldn't work anywhere else! I was a float for a while, now I'm in the PICU. Staffing depends on the floors, and I...
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    Nicu Rn In Ohio

    kessadawn replied to rnaffah's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I work at Akron Children's, we have a good sized NICU that sees just about anything you can think of. I am in PICU but float down there occasionally, all in all I do love working at this hospital!...
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    religious/Anabaptist health rules?

    kessadawn replied to JRapha'sRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    We see a great number of Amish in our peds hospital, and I learned the hard way that very rarely does an amish child less than 6 years of age speak any english. I spoke to my pt for nearly 5 minutes...
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    Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    kessadawn replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    last night my 6 year old heart patient rang the light for about the fiftieth time to tell me that chocolate milk comes from brown
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    Guyz..what motivated you to take up nursing??

    kessadawn replied to amerain's topic in General Nursing

    my choice to be a nurse was because i spent a lot of time in our local picu with my youngest daughter, who had a syndrome that was basically treated palliatively, and i was so in awe of the picu...
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    PICU Nurses

    kessadawn replied to biscuit_007's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    hey kstinamed, don't fret! i mentioned the exact same concern to the nurse manager in our picu and she said she would be worried if i was totally comfortable with every kid down there! stable...
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    PICU Nurses

    kessadawn replied to biscuit_007's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    i've worked in our picu on and off as a float, and loved it so much i took a full time position! :balloons: i'm really excited! i should start in the next few weeks, but in the meantime i still...
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    OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

    kessadawn replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I know right where you are...went to nursing school on the gigantic Kent campus down there! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Do you work at city hospital or in
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    OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

    kessadawn replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Hey, I work in Akron, but went to school at Kent. :cheers: My specialty is pediatrics, now thinking I'd like to try my hand at
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    Wearing scrubs in public...

    kessadawn replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I personally do not use public transportation as it isn't an option in my rural area, but from what my nurse friend tells me about the subways where she lives in New York City, I have a few...
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    My english is horrible !!!

    kessadawn replied to earthlovers123's topic in General Nursing

    Hey now, some of us hillbillies have very good english skills! Why, I very rarely say "y'all" and "y'un" these days!
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    Just How Common Is This Pediatric Condition?

    kessadawn replied to VickyRN's topic in Pediatric

    I had it in jr high, hrt like h*** too. My Mom had worked in a pediatrician's office for years by that time, and she'd never heard of it til then, so I'm not sure if it's rare or not...that was an...
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    Would you consider this a waste of time?

    kessadawn replied to sleepymom's topic in General Nursing

    I highly recommend taking a spanish class! I work in a large children's hospital in Ohio and at least 2-3 times a month I am trying to admit a child of non-English speaking parents, usually...
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    Full Moon Tales

    kessadawn replied to sweetpooty's topic in Nursing Humor

    :sofahider This may seem unbelievable, but this is an honest account of a full moon night at a LTC I used to work at when I was a nursing assisstent: I was working the night shift with one other...
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    too little to be a nurse?

    kessadawn replied to prinzessdy's topic in General Nursing

    I don't typically get this anymore now that I work in a children's hospital, but all the years I worked as a nursing assistant in the nursing homes I heard it frequently. I am 5'2", and many elderly...
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    Question for YOU!

    kessadawn replied to StevenRN's topic in Pediatric

    Why do I do what I do? Before I became a nurse, when my own daughter was terminally ill, I was so intrigued by those who helped make her life on this earth so much more pleasant. Those men and woman...