Kymbearlee

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1. Mean/Rude Doctors

   Kymbearlee replied to k_cole21's topic in Relations

   You must stand up and defend yourself against these doctors and the best way is to team up with other nurses at your hospital. A group of nurses voices will have more effect then just one. At our hospital we have started reporting each episode of the...

2. ortho patient load

   Kymbearlee replied to caringRN's topic in Orthopaedic

   On our ortho unit our ratio is 8:1. We normally have 12:1 nurse ratio on 11-7shift. I have been on this unit for almost 7 years. I love it but as you can understand the ratio is killing all of us. I am going now for my MSN because I know I can't...

3. Dopplers on your crash cart?

   Kymbearlee replied to Mary MSN RN's topic in MICU

   Lindamarie76, you and your colleague need to go back to reality on a Med Surg floor. If you think they don't know how to use a doppler, you are severally mistaken. You and your colleague give a bad name to nurses and their needed unity within the uni...

4. Dopplers on your crash cart?

   Kymbearlee replied to Mary MSN RN's topic in MICU

   Guero, Just wanted you to know that there should be more than one person at a code. Dopplers are used: to confirm pulse with CPR and used to stay on pulse when CPR is paused to check for pulse. I totally agree if there is only one responder to a code...

5. Dopplers on your crash cart?

   Kymbearlee replied to Mary MSN RN's topic in MICU

   I am part of the overall code/trauma team at my hospital and we use dopplers enough during for our codes that they would be beneficial. I agree that there has been enough events were the doppler was the only source of pulse to confirm heart activity....