KatieBell

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  1. Need Help by Friday presentation

    KatieBell replied to witnurse's topic in Nurse Management

    Yes you are in a hard situation. And how exactly do you feel about care plans? Once I had to enforce additional, totally useless charting in a huge unit because the medical director insisted on it....

  2. Scared of my kidney stone....

    KatieBell posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Yes, I am an ER nurse, and my only experience with kidney stones is dealing with people hunched over in pain in the ED.... So now, I somehow have got one 11mm stone in the lower part of my left...

  3. Scared of my kidney stone....

    KatieBell replied to KatieBell's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Well, I had my consultation and my CT scan today... amazing. There is now NO stone in the left, but something odd looking on the right, which is showing up wierd and couldn ot be completely...

  4. Scared of my kidney stone....

    KatieBell replied to KatieBell's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Well, from my limited experience, I have the stone in my kidney and have not really had any bad pain. I had pain when I had Pyelo and sometimes I feel like somethingis pinching me, but that could be...

  5. Discouraged Older Student

    KatieBell replied to ChristinaV's topic in Nursing Career

    It seems you are in a bad situation where you are! I can tell you it isn't always going to be that way. I was also an older student (only 26, but there is a big difference between 26 and self...

  6. Scared of my kidney stone....

    KatieBell replied to KatieBell's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    OK, silly question, but with super adequate hydration, is there a chance this stone might just "go away"?? Thats my latest bright idea...but I guess it won't happen? My appointment is on Thursday,...

  7. How do you deal with an angry/anxious patient?

    KatieBell replied to tiroka03's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, it may be simple, but I have had definite success, with a very direct approach. I work in the ER so I often have very upset and angry patients. I usually say, "Wow, you are really upset,...

  8. Scared of my kidney stone....

    KatieBell replied to KatieBell's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks guys, I guess there is no way to avoid having the Stents, which seems to be the big pain causer. I have one month leave frommy job and then I leave the country again, soooo, I am on the...

  9. How can I get OR training without....

    KatieBell posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi everyone, I am an experienced ER nurse, and I am now working in Crisis relief in Africa (currently on one month leave yahoo!). I have always worked in Recovery due to my lack of OR skills. I...

  10. volunteer organizations?

    KatieBell replied to Silkybo's topic in General Nursing

    MEDICO is not too bad, and a good opportunity for GN's. They generally will not expose anyone to any extremely bad conditions, and the trip should be all smiles, while the students should learn a lot...