ksola

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1. "We don't hire male RNs" and other things you should never say to me

   ksola replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm all for gender equality and breaking down barriers. I hope we make progress in our generation towards changing attitudes towards "irregular" breaking of gender roles. Maybe when my grandchildren give birth, their nurses will be male and they'll t...

2. Preparing to be a NICU Nurse

   ksola replied to ARuiz2015's topic in NICU

   I'm looking to buy one of these books (my bank account def can't handle both). Any recommendation between the two? They both look great so I can't decide.

3. L&D to NICU

   ksola replied to ksola's topic in NICU

   I posted this months ago and never got a reply. Coincidentally, the day you replied was the same day I was finally offered and accepted a position at my dream NICU. I appreciate your response though!

4. L&D to NICU

   ksola posted a topic in NICU

   Hi, all. So I'm a new grad. I tried getting a NICU position, with no luck. So I settled (hate using that word, cause I still am very grateful to be where I am) for a position on L&D. I like it a lot so far, however NICU is my #1 goal. It's no dou...

5. Emergency situation-- how should I have handled it?

   ksola replied to ksola's topic in Emergency

   Thank you. Like I said, my other coworkers are only CPR/FA trained and I remember when I started school I used to have trouble finding pulses so I don't blame them for possibly not being able to find it. Honestly, that was where I was kicking myself ...

6. Emergency situation-- how should I have handled it?

   ksola posted a topic in Emergency

   So some background, I'm a nursing student. Two semesters into a 16 mo program. I also work in an unskilled facility for adults with ID. That's where this situation took place. There are no nurses, only training we all have is First Aid and CPR. A cli...

7. What do you do when a patient refuses treatment and wants to go home?

   ksola replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

   The whole AMA is a situation I've been wondering about lately. I'm a student nurse and we had a pt trying to leave AMA. She was very agitated. I don't know anything about her medical situation since she was not my patient, but I know they didn't want...

8. Can someone explain state hospital care to me

   ksola replied to ksola's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you for the direct answers. This is the type of information I was looking for-- not a condescending run around, because like I said I don't know much. It would make sense that she would be considered "treatment-resistant." More sense than it be...

9. Can someone explain state hospital care to me

   ksola replied to ksola's topic in Psychiatric

   No privileged information, no. But plenty of background. If you're really curious why I am confident that wouldn't be an issue you can PM me. I don't want to put too much information on here.

10. Can someone explain state hospital care to me

    ksola replied to ksola's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you for your response. She definitely has all my best wishes.. As for financial, I'm not sure that would be the case for her situation. I guess maybe I shouldn't have put care in the title. I was more curious about the population. As in, what d...

11. Can someone explain state hospital care to me

    ksola posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Basically, without going into too much detail, I recently found out a person I had worked with who decided to stop using our services also stopped receiving inpatient treatment from the local psych hospital and was moved to a state hospital. I tried ...

12. Pre-PMHNP specialties

    ksola replied to ksola's topic in Psychiatric

    I guess my feeling is that I've worked with a lot of interesting psych cases already. I know I love it, but I want to explore other specialities before settling right into psych. I'm looking for something more med based, but still with all the excite...

13. Pre-PMHNP specialties

    ksola posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I'm in school now for my RN. I'm incredibly drawn to psych. I've worked in direct care with a lot of very interesting behaviors and I honestly love it and feel like it's where I belong. But I'm trying to keep an open mind because I know a lot of peop...

14. Should I disclose a suspected sleep disorder?

    ksola replied to ksola's topic in Pre-Nursing

    That's good to know! I've asked people if I snore and they've all said not that they've noticed. I have a fitness tracker and it shows that I get poor sleep (which is normal for people with narcolepsy). Like I said, I have a family history and have e...

15. Should I disclose a suspected sleep disorder?

    ksola posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    I'm filling out my questionnaire for my physical and there is a box to check for sleep disorders. I've never been fully diagnosed with one, but I did go to a sleep doc and she suspected that I have either narcolepsy or hypersomnia. I scheduled the sl...