KYnightnurse

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  1. A Dying Tear

    KYnightnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    For those of you who have seen people pass away, have you ever seen a tear fall from their eye? For the record, I have been with a few people at the moment they died. I hadn't seen this until...

  2. I Could NEVER Do PICU!

    KYnightnurse replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in General Nursing

    Thank You for what you do, and Thank God for you! :) And thank goodness we all have our specialty areas. I couldn't do PICU because I enjoy a lot of interaction with my patients. I've been pulled to...

  3. Nurses writing up nurses?

    KYnightnurse replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    We do a 12-hour chart check with the oncoming nurse (or 4 or 8 depending on how much time has gone by since a change of care givers). Going back 24 hrs is overkill, imho. And it is not done for the...

  4. Is Joint Commission more hindrance than help?

    KYnightnurse replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Nursing

    Here's what 'Joint' did to us last year: we now have to lock up our IVF bags, which were in a Staff Only supply room to begin with. Now they are in a locked med room and locked AGAIN in a cabinet, in...

  5. Entitled Generation

    KYnightnurse replied to javajaydon's topic in General Nursing

    I want to work nights at your hospital, where there is only paperwork and no docs, no no orders written, no pharmacy and not busy patients.

  6. Entitled Generation

    KYnightnurse replied to javajaydon's topic in General Nursing

    Three cheers for you!! I couldn't agree with you more! My husband calls it the 'microwave generation'. They want everything now and they want it quick. I've read numerous articles about lack of...

  7. Nurses writing up nurses?

    KYnightnurse replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

  8. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    KYnightnurse replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    No kidding on this one: "Strict eyes and

  9. plantar fasciitis ouch!

    KYnightnurse replied to ann945n's topic in General Nursing

    I dealt with this for years before realizing what it was. Here is my experience. I tried to fix it myself by using motrin and icing my heel a few times a day. I got to the point I was driving to work...

  10. Joint Commission?

    KYnightnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does your hospital make you go in the patient room with the oncoming nurse at shift change, introduce yourself, check IVF, etc. etc? The floor I work on just started making us do this, they are...

  11. Nurses-Louisville Kentucky: Do I need to pass local nursing board to practice in US?

    KYnightnurse replied to countmein1981's topic in International Nursing

    I work in Louisville with a nurse from the Phillipines. She has been here less than a year, here is what she said (she isn't sure of the cost): take the local exam, it is the prerequisite to take the...

  12. Nurses-Louisville Kentucky: Do I need to pass local nursing board to practice in US?

    KYnightnurse replied to countmein1981's topic in International Nursing

    Just curious, how and why did you pick

  13. Nurses-Louisville Kentucky: Do I need to pass local nursing board to practice in US?

    KYnightnurse replied to countmein1981's topic in International Nursing

    Once you get to L'ville, go to the hospital you are interested in working at and ask to see the Nurse Recruiter. He or she should be able to guide you in the right

  14. Do cell phones interfere with telemetry?

    KYnightnurse replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure it is cell phones that your hospital is handing out to the staff? Where I work they hand out cordless phones. No cells allowed in the ICU areas but they are allowed on the general...

  15. Computer Charting

    KYnightnurse replied to sstromberg's topic in General Nursing

    The biggest negative to computer charting is the time it takes to log in and wait for the screen(s) you want to pop up. I work on a floor with high pt. turnover. The average pt. stay is 3 days. It...

  16. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

    KYnightnurse replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in pediatrics (but not a PICU). When I start IVF's on a pt. I show the parents where the Alarm Silence button is located. I've learned over the years if I don't show them, they start pressing...

  17. heel pain

    KYnightnurse replied to brightmoon's topic in Nursing Career

    I had this problem for a few years. Have you read up on it? It can come and go, and can switch from one foot to the other. Mine stayed in one foot for a year, then moved to the other foot for a few...

  18. Old nurses dont want to learn new tricks?

    KYnightnurse replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for a long time. I don't need to learn new tricks because I already know all of them! Put that in your newbie pipe and smoke it.

  19. When to call the doctor?

    KYnightnurse replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in First Year After Licensure