ckh23

ckh23 BSN, RN

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  1. Is it impossible to get a nursing job without vaccines?

    ckh23 replied to thequestionguy007's topic in General Nursing

    Your comparing apples to oranges. No employer can tell you what to do with your body. However they can have requirements for jobs, just like any other job. Do you think it is any different that a...

  2. how to break in a newbie CI

    ckh23 replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

    I would approach her again about what you are able to do at your current level of schooling. If still no improvement, maybe going to whoever is in charge of the clinical instructors. I think it may be...

  3. What would you do?

    ckh23 replied to RN_wannab's topic in General Students

    was it under the supervision of the clinical instructor or the staff rn. you could tell and see what happens. is it possible that the nurse offered her the opportunity to do this and she just didn't...

  4. Changing from nights to days

    ckh23 replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    I had worked night shift most of my career and then was put on a rotating schedule. It can be very difficult switching and had the same problem with staying asleep. I have been taking lunesta and it...

  5. Sinus tachycarida?

    ckh23 replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You also don't administer it for BP/HTN as you indicated in the first post. Digoxin can be a very dangerous drug and there is a reason it is being replaced by newer and safer meds. By decreasing HR...

  6. partially compensated? uncompensated? compensated?

    ckh23 replied to savagetrojan's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The first one is uncompensated because the PH is above 7.45 and the bicarb is still in the normal range. If this were partially compensated the PH would still be above 7.45, but the bicarb would be...

  7. Moderate (Concious) Sedation by RT?

    ckh23 replied to OkieICU_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm curious to know what state this is in. I would look it up to verify if this in fact the case. Possible the state BON may be able to shed some light on this. Not saying anything bad about RT's...

  8. explore lap

    ckh23 replied to fuyuojo's topic in General Nursing

    Was he being orally suctioned and you triggered his gag causing him to vomit? Another possibility is that the increased pressure from the vomiting caused something to burst open. Or as someone else...

  9. anxious nursing student

    ckh23 replied to nursing.mypassion's topic in Emergency

    Cut yourself a little slack your still only a student. Take this opportunity to learn as much as you can because it sounds like you have a preceptor that is very willing to

  10. heamoglobin of 6 and pt got iron only

    ckh23 replied to PRETTYODD's topic in General Nursing

    Was he symptomatic at all? Where I work, as blood shortage grows, they have changed the policy to how low the hgb will go before they

  11. med surg final

    ckh23 replied to talvarez2114's topic in General Students

    I always found study groups helpful because you can bounce different things off of each other. I always found at least a couple of test questions that I learned in a study group that I would have not...

  12. questions about DM and care plan

    ckh23 replied to tokidokifantasy's topic in General Students

    His glucose probably was 50 and they gave him some D50 prior to having labs drawn. Another scenario is that he was brought in by medics and they gave him the D50 prior to getting to the hospital. That...

  13. Traveling with intubated patients

    ckh23 replied to mcleanl's topic in MICU, SICU

    We take a transporter, nurse, and RT. Sometimes if it's a big patient or someone on an insane amount of gtts we get another transporter. Like someone else said we have vents down in the procedure...

  14. "Bumped to the Bottom??"

    ckh23 replied to resumecpr's topic in General Nursing

    Has the educator left yet? Is it still possible to go in on your own time to get tested out? If they have left can you contact the new

  15. CRNA/DNAP admission

    ckh23 replied to thouchin's topic in General Nursing

    Also it doesn't hurt to get your CCRN. No one can possibly tell what your chances are, but you need to do all you can to make yourself stand out. You can apply all you want, but if they are interested...

  16. Hospitals Pay for Nurses to Return to School?

    ckh23 replied to guest_57352's topic in General Nursing

    Many places offer tuition reimbursement as part of their benefits. However it does come with strings attached in the form of some type of time commitment to the hospital. If you leave prior to the...

  17. Director of nursing proposal to hired new grads and dont overwork current RN staff

    ckh23 replied to topacio's topic in General Nursing

    Not true for all non profits. I worked for a non profit and you know what they did? They took their money and built a brand new multi million dollar hospital and in the mean time closed their free...

  18. I'm not taking those staples out

    ckh23 replied to Darkfield's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm gonna raise the BS flag here. I would again reiterate why the staples should come out and if need be go over his head. Sometimes just the threat of a call to their attending is enough to at least...

  19. CNA Skills Exam Weighing without or with shoes

    ckh23 replied to Marianne Mc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think the text book answer is having shoes off because they are not part of the body

  20. Juvenile Arrest Record on Background for Nursing

    ckh23 replied to SA38691's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I personally would contact a lawyer that deals with juvenile cases. I always that that the records were sealed as well, it might be as simple as a clerical error from when this happened or maybe there...

  21. Questions about interview and job offer process.

    ckh23 replied to nanner8691's topic in General Nursing

    Most likely the nurse managers and charge nurses will meet and discuss what they liked/disliked. They probably have other people they still need to interview for the position and that can take some...

  22. Certification ?

    ckh23 replied to sambug018's topic in General Nursing

    Most specialty certifications require a certain amount of hours worked and passing some type of exam, such as CEN, CCRN,

  23. Heart Failure-HELP PLEASE

    ckh23 replied to Connie1109's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As a newly admitted patient I'm sure they will have a whole slew of labs. One of the big ones you left out are the cardiac enzymes, CK, CK-MB, Troponin. You will also end up seeing a metabolic...

  24. Know any ultrasound/sonographers personally?

    ckh23 replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    She rated it at 9/10 and she was not an RN prior to going to school. The first part of her program wasn't too bad because it was basic stuff. However it did get harder when they started learning about...

  25. Know any ultrasound/sonographers personally?

    ckh23 replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    My wife is an ultrasonographer and she loves it. There are some aspects that she likes better than others, but for the most part she enjoys it. As far as hectic schedules it depends where you work....