Kallie3006 ADN

Surgical, Home Infusions, HVU, PCU, Neuro

I have been an RN since 2012 and am currently pursuing my BSN with the hopes of being in an FNP program in the near future.

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    New Grad Nurse Might Lose Job Struggling In Orientation

    Kallie3006 replied to Scrubba Dub's topic in General Nursing

    You know when you get a plant or try to grow something and it needs "x" amount of water and "x" amount of sun, temp between "x" and "x" etc? You, my friend, are the plant and your environment has...
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    Who designs the layouts of these hospitals anyway??!!

    Kallie3006 replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in one hospital where the bathroom was close to the entry of the room and the door swung out, the entry door swung in. Had a pt vagal down and pass out in the bathroom, with the door...
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    Hydralazine question

    Kallie3006 replied to CLP75's topic in Patient Medications

    Was the hydralazine PO or IV? Was it the patient's home medication? The half life is short with hydralazine and the peak is between 1-2 hours and orally it is rapidly absorbed. I agree it is good to...
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    Is this even Legal?

    Kallie3006 replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

    If you live in Texas invoke safe harbor (I don't know if any other states have this). If you go in and there is no one else and you are willing to possibly loose your job leave. Do not take report,...
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    Drug Calculations

    Kallie3006 replied to JahC's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When they taught us DA if you set it up like a fraction and to get to what the question is asking put those 2 measurements at the beginning one in the numerator position and the other in the...
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    Best way to prepare for interview questions

    Kallie3006 replied to JJL618's topic in General Nursing

    You don't know what you don't know and that is so important to remember. They need to know that you will provide safe care to the patients and not be the one that thinks they do not need help and...
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    Badge Tracking

    Kallie3006 replied to SparklyBaby's topic in General Nursing

    I am confused, there is money available for these "wonderful" advancements in technology, but not enough money to consider being fully staffed beneficial for staff and
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    Looking for advice; "handling" situations **LONG**

    Kallie3006 replied to Miss.LeoRN's topic in General Nursing

    CIWA is so many variables and can be so broadly "scored" that trying to use this against you really just strikes a nerve with me. With so much other stuff going on with your other patient I do not...
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    Should I have accessed her port?

    Kallie3006 replied to guest947568's topic in General Nursing

    This right here. So much frustration and time is lost that could have been prevented if these steps had been
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    Nurses that “only do it for the money”

    Kallie3006 replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    Then that seems to be more of a managerial issue rather than monetary
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    I need some help

    Kallie3006 replied to Flossy73's topic in General Nursing

    Is there not another charge nurse that also works in the same unit? Surely that charge does not do doubles 7 days a week,
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    Nurses that “only do it for the money”

    Kallie3006 replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    What does it matter what gets someone out of bed for their shift if they are doing the job they are hired
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    Should I have accessed her port?

    Kallie3006 replied to guest947568's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the rationale on not accessing it while having a patent PIV in place while the patient was in the ER, however when it was known that the patient was going from OP to being admitted for IP...
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    Man erroneously circumcised after paperwork mixup

    Kallie3006 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not positive but I don't think it would be completed with a ring around
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    Nursing Intervention

    Kallie3006 replied to Lux Mee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What do you think needs to be done with this patient, what is your priority? The purpose of case studies is to get you to go through the data to retrieve relevant information and make a plan of care...
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    Can I refuse to give PRN medications

    Kallie3006 replied to guest1113379's topic in Patient Medications

    You also have to think of what the patient has been taking. Some people think they have to have a BM 1 or 2 times a day and if they don't they are constipated. They then use all kinds of stuff to...
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    Accused of Intoxication-HELP

    Kallie3006 replied to Awhite24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    At will states can terminate the employer/ employee relationship for any reason or no reason at all and there is not much you can do about it. I'm in Texas and my unemployment claim went something...
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    Failed Capstone clincial....

    Kallie3006 replied to sophia_29k's topic in General Students

    Is it common practice to allow SN access to the pixis and not have to have the RN preceptor access the pixis? When doing anything with any patient, I believe firmly in informing the patient and...
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    Adjusting to NIGHT SHIFTS advice??

    Kallie3006 replied to nurse.sierra's topic in General Nursing

    I did 5 years of day shift before going to nights and then wondered what took me so long to figure out this shift is amazing for me! I have a function on my phone that allows me to select certain...
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    Interesting case of the spilled pills

    Kallie3006 replied to KCMnurse's topic in General Nursing

    What in the Sam Hill is wrong with those people? Who wants to play chance with the sharps container? That's Russian Roulette Medical
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    Help. Input. Agree. Disagree. Thoughts.

    Kallie3006 replied to NRNPH's topic in General Nursing

    We spike or pour our tube feedings at bedside as well so I do not really understand the whole concept of the bag being mixed beforehand. Our pharmacy mixes our TPN and lipids and they have their...
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    bedside report

    Kallie3006 replied to Mr. Murse's topic in General Nursing

    But how else would you learn of the patient's sister's ex husband's 2nd cousin's niece figured out the patient really has congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis, because the patient didn't...
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    CHG Preoperative Bathing

    Kallie3006 replied to ama11a's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Scheduled surgeries get the bottle of CHG and bath before coming to the hospital and admitted patients get at least 1, preferably 2, CHG baths prior to
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    New Telemetry Nurse

    Kallie3006 replied to love lilacs's topic in General Nursing

    Does your facility have a War Room, a room with monitor techs that read the rhythms and call to alert with changes? If so an idea would be to see if you can work a couple shifts in there and have the...
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    Life in Prison for Doctor in Opioid OD Death

    Kallie3006 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    When reading this article the punishment seems harsh and far fetched, but if you Google his name and read more articles relating to the various counts against him that he was being tried on, the...