ckh23

ckh23 BSN, RN

ER/ICU/STICU

Member

  • Content

    1,446

  • Visitors

    17,586

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    17

All Content by ckh23

  1. atrial fib and distended neck vein

    ckh23 replied to bsnwnab's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    First what is cardiac output and how do you do you calculate it? Also check out starlings law. Next if the output is low, where is all the blood that would be ejected out of the ventricles during...

  2. Dealing with non-believers!

    ckh23 replied to MeTheRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Get some of your anesthesia books and show them everything you are going to have to

  3. Trauma Levels

    ckh23 replied to NewTexasRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Schools want to know you are working with sick patients. The hospital doesn't have to be a major trauma center. If you work at a level III, but your SICU is caring for open hearts, dealing with...

  4. Just Curious To Know

    ckh23 replied to Crystal74's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have heard and know people that work full time while going to CRNA school. Most programs recommend that you don't work, but I have seen very few in my area flat out say you cannot work. Most people...

  5. Questions from a recent grad

    ckh23 replied to JaimeAnne,RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How so? How is someone going to know you have your own insurance unless you go broadcasting it to patients? If someone is going to sue, they are going to sue and you can't stop them. I for one would...

  6. It could be coming another round of medicaid/medicare cuts

    ckh23 replied to drmorton2b's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I always wonder if these topics would be an issue if politicians had to participate in social security and

  7. Thoughts about Organ Donors?

    ckh23 replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

    This is the organization in our area that handles organ donation, they have a lot of information on their site. http://www.donors1.org/ I personally I am an organ donor because I feel like if I don't...

  8. Major decision, need help

    ckh23 replied to cinthern's topic in Emergency

    L&D and ER are two different balls of wax. It sounds like you might be a little reluctant to give up your staff position in the DR. Before making a decision I would suggest doing a couple of...

  9. Questions from a recent grad

    ckh23 replied to JaimeAnne,RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm going to skip all of the other questions because the previous posts did a very good job answering them. 3. NJ requires 30 CEUs every two years. The state does random auditing of nurses to ensure...

  10. Fired - what do you think...

    ckh23 replied to LoveBeingAnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I say move on and file for unemployment. Even you are denied at first, you can appeal it. As someone else posted, unless you are covered under a CBA you can be fired for anything unless it falls under...

  11. Fed up with a tech. Long- sorry.

    ckh23 replied to missladyrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    These are some serious allegations you are posting about this tech. If the manager is not addressing the issue than it may be time to move this higher up the chain of command. If nothing is still...

  12. Does anyone know if PACU experience will help?

    ckh23 replied to 8jimi8ICURN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think it depends on the program. Some want the ICU experience, but some take other experience into consideration such as ED at a level 1 trauma center. I know one specific program would consider...

  13. kudos

    ckh23 replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    Nice.

  14. Common medications that has parameters?and should watch out for

    ckh23 replied to mariadoherty's topic in Patient Medications

    scary

  15. what would happen if you defibrillated a pt w/ a pacemaker?

    ckh23 replied to JemJ's topic in General Nursing

    If they need to be shocked than they need to be shocked. As someone else mentioned, I have seen docs use the magnet to turn off the

  16. how long should CPR last for asystole/PEA?

    ckh23 replied to nobody067's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry for your loss. I have seen someone resuscitated after 10 minutes, only to have them code again and eventually pass. The fact is that most patients that code have a very poor prognosis and...

  17. Help with Dosage!

    ckh23 replied to uwa2012's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So according to your logic I can be a student in your class, cheat on every test and ace the class and you would be ok with that because it would be on my conscious? Do you think you do students any...

  18. Night shift time management - new RN

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

    I don't believe in charting as you go, especially on night shift. On nights you hit the ground running and assessing someone and immediately charting seems ludicrous. I would start writing down...

  19. Tips for getting SCIP measures completed on time. (Foleys)

    ckh23 replied to IfnotnowWhen's topic in General Nursing

    In our unit, as the charge nurse gets updates from all the nurses on patients, he/she also makes a list of patients with foleys and in restraints and then gives it to the residents for reordering. I...

  20. Cried at work... in front of a doctor!

    ckh23 replied to scorpio82's topic in General Nursing

    Hold your head high. Some doctors are great and some are D**ks, just like some nurses are nice and some are nasty. Over time you will learn to stand your ground and also learn to save their a$$...

  21. Nurses eating and drinking at the nurses station

    ckh23 replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    Drinking at the nurses station doesn't bother me, and it is permitted as long as it is a covered

  22. Help with Dosage!

    ckh23 replied to uwa2012's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What Ashley, and everyone else, was trying to say that we can be more help to the OP if they posted their answer and where they are having trouble. The OP just listed their homework questions straight...

  23. doctors using to ER to adment ?

    ckh23 replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    Not all doctors have privileges at hospitals so when they see a patient in the office that needs to be hospitalized they cannot be directly admitted and need to go through the ER. For example if I...

  24. NCLEX taken today HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    ckh23 replied to Cindy 17's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    never said it was. my comment wasn't for the op but for another poster. i was simply offering an alternative where the pearson vue doesn't

  25. Help with Dosage!

    ckh23 replied to uwa2012's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What have you come up with so far? We are here to help you, but we are NOT going to do your homework for