ckh23

ckh23 BSN, RN

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  1. Really bad day.

    ckh23 replied to AmIsmartenuff's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Calm down and take a deep breath. You should have explained to them the high diastolic, but in all honesty if they had been trending that way all night the nurse should have already been aware. The...

  2. RN to BSN in PA

    ckh23 replied to mdonohue76's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I did my RN-BSN online through the University of Wyoming. I was able to transfer in a lot of science credits and even took a few distance learning classes from my local CC that transfered in. I...

  3. New-Grad with 2 offers and need help choosing: Tele or ER

    ckh23 replied to RNDude2012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Number 1. I wish I could get 26 days

  4. new graduate RN -- terminated after 2 months

    ckh23 replied to cyoucapri's topic in Men in Nursing

    As much as it sucks now, it will get better. That is one of the nice things I do like about nursing. There are so many different areas that you can practice in, so if the hospital wasn't a good fit...

  5. What do you think?

    ckh23 replied to HGTVrn33's topic in General Nursing

    I think it would be inappropriate to just show up. Perhaps a follow up email would be

  6. Did I Contact C. Diff?

    ckh23 replied to RunawayN's topic in General Students

    I would also recommend doing some research on c-diff as becoming more knowledgeable about it may help alleviate these fears.. It is an opportunistic infection. Believe it or not there is a certain...

  7. Calling all CCRNs!

    ckh23 replied to SICU_Murse's topic in MICU, SICU

    I only used Pass CCRN. The book has lots of information, but you really just need to pick out the relevant parts. I thought the CD was an excellent resource and just kept taking practice tests and...

  8. Preceding Nurse Never Completes her work

    ckh23 replied to bsnanat2's topic in General Nursing

    I would be going over every little detail in report with her making sure to know what has and has not been done. Also incident reports for the

  9. Nurse Shadow

    ckh23 replied to Drexel2k10's topic in General Nursing

    If you are not yet an employee, you will not be doing anything while shadowing. Shadowing will give you an opportunity to see how things work on the unit and the types of patients you may be seeing....

  10. A friend's Mother is a patient

    ckh23 replied to mauddib's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    While it sounds like your professor may need to brush up on his/her knowledge of HIPAA, I wouldn't be sending emails questioning it as a student. Ultimately this is your professor and is in charge of...

  11. are there any nurses out there who haven't been vaccinated?

    ckh23 replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Students

    I also wouldn't rely on a personal beliefs affidavit, whatever that is. Most programs require them because you will be working with at-risk patient populations that you can pass different diseases...

  12. Nursing Error

    ckh23 replied to Nurse_Extern's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on the type of error. If we are talking med errors, I say everyone makes mistakes and they happen. Now if it is an error that occurred out of laziness or negligence than that is...

  13. Hospital vs. Office nurse

    ckh23 replied to RN_2013's topic in General Nursing

    Yes there is a difference in responsibilities. That is true for most of the different nursing positions. The responsibilities of a home health nurse are different from that of a dialysis nurse....

  14. Aquiring your Bachelors

    ckh23 replied to kcb74's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with the previous posters. However, I am not against all online degrees. Yes some are extremely over priced and do not have a good reputation. There are plenty of University's that offer...

  15. Senior Nurses Any Insight Into This Patient Case?

    ckh23 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just because the attending may not be in house, doesn't mean there is not one on call. There is always someone, they just don't let the residents run loose after 5. If you aren't getting any...

  16. Technology taking over

    ckh23 replied to mpink74's topic in General Nursing

    Great. I can click and type faster than I can write. And my handwriting isn't the best. Also makes it easier to read past notes and not have to decipher someone else's

  17. Abbreviation help, please??

    ckh23 replied to trauma_lama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Date to Remove? As you see more responses to your post, you will see why abbreviations can be

  18. Was pt of sound mind, ER visit needed?

    ckh23 replied to Caffeinated RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just because some is not AAOx3 does not mean they do not understand what is happening to them. So if were are going with technicalities we can assume that someone who forgets the date is imcompetent...

  19. Best floor for experience prior to ICU

    ckh23 replied to sedation_season's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sorry to derail your post. Some type of step down unit would be good. Preferably a floor where ICU patients go when they are down graded. You should also look into a floor that involves running strips...

  20. Need help with a PICCO topic

    ckh23 replied to gfoster6993's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I also am confused. Do you mean a PICO topic that is used in

  21. Does this place sound legit? or free labor?

    ckh23 replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in General Nursing

    From what you provided, I would stay away. No one works for free and it sounds like they may be trying to take advantage of people that are struggling to find

  22. Best floor for experience prior to ICU

    ckh23 replied to sedation_season's topic in MICU, SICU

    So if you have never worked in a PACU how can you claim it is critical care? And yes the PACU can take care of vented patients, but so does an LTACH and they are not considered critical care. Critical...

  23. Best floor for experience prior to ICU

    ckh23 replied to sedation_season's topic in MICU, SICU

    I

  24. IM injections - divide into 2 or keep as 1?

    ckh23 replied to samyaira's topic in Patient Medications

    Doesn't sound like it should be causing that much pain. What guage needle did you

  25. another chiropractor thinking of RN then to NP

    ckh23 replied to djh2003's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you are unhappy doing what you are doing now, then change it. If nursing is what you truely want to do, go for it. Just beware that the job market is not what it once was for nurses and new grads...