kessadawn BSN, RN

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    What is the silliest thing you've heard a nurse say?

    kessadawn replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Nursing

    I can't possibly be the only nightshifter who has announced at 3am that she's going to make a coff a pottee instead of a pot of coffee? And I've done it more than
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    What is the silliest thing you've heard a nurse say?

    kessadawn replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, that insulin order was a little confusing to me at first, I had to read it again. A sliding scale would certainly prevent a med error. Why wouldn't the order for Ativan just been...
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    sharing personal info with patients

    kessadawn replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with canesdukegirl, you can give great care to someone who's going through something you have gone through by anticipating their needs based on your experience, and your patient will...
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    Hand Sanitizer and Asthma

    kessadawn replied to rnintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    Does this only happen with the one particular brand of sanitizer used at your job? If so, would management be willing to change brands to something
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    Just wondering....

    kessadawn replied to SBarn's topic in General Nursing

    I live about 60 miles from my hospital job. I also live on a poorly maintained county road. Most of the first half of my drive to work is up and down some steep hills and around some sharp bends....
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    worst death you've seen

    kessadawn replied to Darkfield's topic in General Nursing

    A fellow nurse hid her breast cancer diagnosis from us. She was an amazing lady, a hard worker, a fantastic nurse. She took a personal LOA but we didn't know details until her husband called us to...
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    To those that have a long commute

    kessadawn replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    My commute is about an hour and 15 minutes one way, I've been doing it for 7 years. I LOVE my job, and moving closer just is not an option. I kind of like the peace and quiet I get during my drive...
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    how do you quickly establish rapport with kids? any tips?

    kessadawn replied to miniangel729's topic in Pediatric

    Try to give your patients a choice, even the littlest patient needs some control during their hospitalization. You have to give tylenol? Ask them if they want to take it before or after Spongebob is...
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    What would nurses like from families on holidays?

    kessadawn replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    What would I like for the holidays from my patients' families? Where shall I begin... When I tell you the rules of visitation in my unit, please ADHERE to them, and without sass, thank you! When your...
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    Does your specialty fit your personality?/Why did you choose your specialty?

    kessadawn replied to Katherine25's topic in General Nursing

    My original major in school was Fashion Design and Merchandising. I took a very long road to get here, and now I work as an RN in a PICU, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Peds is really the only thing...
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    Happy Moment in the ICU

    kessadawn replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    What a wonderful thing you all did, it my me cry, and made me proud to be a nurse and work with awesome people like
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    Eats on Feets -Breast Milk-Sharing group

    kessadawn replied to Serenyd's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'll admit, when I first learned of this through one of our NICU nurses, I thought it was gross. But, how is it any different than donating blood? The screening required makes it safe, and there are...
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    Followed MD Order--Now Do I Look Incompetent?

    kessadawn replied to LaurenBoog's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds to me that you advocated for your patient as best you could, what did they expect to do, block the guys doorway so he couldn't leave the ICU? The problem seems to be a stepdown that didn't...
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    IV start question.

    kessadawn replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Working in peds means we rarely have a blood return, but always a flash. You can get a flash, the site flushes beautifully, the fluids are running well, but it can still infiltrate soon after you...
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    Does your unit do it's own CRRT?

    kessadawn replied to WWRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work pediatric ICU, but we do our own CRRT, set-up to end treatment. Only trained nurses PICU can do it, and in my ICU the CRRT patient is usually sick enough to require the 2 nurse to 1 patient...
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    Precedex gtts in the PICU

    kessadawn replied to kessadawn's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    This is some good information, thank you
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    Precedex gtts in the PICU

    kessadawn posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Are any of you using Precedex gtts in your PICU, and if so, how do you feel about it? I'm not sure I'm a fan. I'm not fond of the low heart rates, and I don't seem to ever have a patient that gets a...
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    L&D nurses without children

    kessadawn replied to loving2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in pediatrics and my co-workers are a fantastic bunch of nurses! Many of them do not have kids, but it doesn't hinder their nursing skills. I don't think you need to have labored yourself to...
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    Posting pictures to facebook

    kessadawn replied to divaRN*'s topic in General Nursing

    I have a feeling the mother knew these pictures were being taken, that's usually pretty obvious, and maybe she did give permission for the pictures to be posted on the internet. While I agree this...
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    My day as a patient

    kessadawn replied to RkfdNurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure how asking the OP why she didn't better stand up for herself is useful. Regardless of her nursing background, she should not have had to tolerate such abysmal care, nor should she have...
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    Now was this really necessary ?!

    kessadawn replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe he had a respiratory illness and was just trying to protect
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    Soooo I came home from work and had my 1st panic attack....

    kessadawn replied to artistnurse's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have had problems with panic attacks and anxiety as well. I have tried meds, which did help a little, but they also made me very drowsy, and as a nightshifter with over an hour commute, well, that...
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    med errors?

    kessadawn replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I made a med error as a result of my rushing around as well, and having lookalike bottles in the med fridge made it even easier to screw up. I called the doc as soon as I realized, the patient was...
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    "size of the paycheck"

    kessadawn replied to agnesj23's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like she may have gotten poo'd on by RNs in the past. I agree that focusing your answer on the fact that she can teach you a lot based on her experience is the way to go. My first job as a...
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    picu room design

    kessadawn replied to picucrn's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    O.M.G. That's all I can