Koshea61 BSN

Koshea61 has 40 years experience as a BSN.

Latest Activity

1. Nurse dies after assault at job. She finished her shift first.

   Koshea61 replied to missmollie's topic in Headlines

   As a school nurse I was assaulted by a student. The school did more about it than any hospital I ever worked in would have. Hospitals make you feel guilty for dumping patients on a co worker to get treated or even go home ill. You are not being a te...

2. Is my (50K) BSN worthless?

   Koshea61 replied to boxofrain's topic in General Nursing

   Some hospitals have year long nursing internships. It's hard coming out as a new grad. I did med surg my first 5 years. It was before preceptors and I was just thrown in to five complete care patients. I cried every day for a while all the way home....

3. What do you mean I'm not a REAL nurse?!?

   Koshea61 replied to #Nurse2017's topic in General Nursing

   You should. Home health and case managers are important pieces of healthcare. Hospital nurses dont have time to teach patients to care for their health needs or those of family members. You have the skills to make a difference in the lives of peopl...

4. What do you mean I'm not a REAL nurse?!?

   Koshea61 replied to #Nurse2017's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked 27 years in hospital nursing including med surg, maternity, nursery, pediatrics picu, OR, case management, and school nursing. I am currently a school nurse in a hs of 3000 kids. People dont understand what a school nurse really does. I...

5. I Left Work Sick- Can I be Charged With Patient Abandonment?

   Koshea61 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Any place I worked the floor nurses working with her would've at least split up her patients. That's horrible

6. I went to work with a black eye

   Koshea61 replied to Jessie-'s topic in General Nursing

   She is required to offer assistance. She doesn't have to accept it.

7. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

   Koshea61 replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

   I started nursing in 1984 I have been a nurse working since then. I have a bad back but no surgeries or serious injuries. We didn't use lifts unless it was impossible for 4 people to get the patient up. When you are putting someone immobile on the co...

8. Nurse tech working as RN

   Koshea61 replied to esrun77's topic in General Nursing

   Some facilities hire medication aides who pass medications after being trained. Sunrise as st living does it. There is a RN in charge too. I don't agree with this practice as an RN but... in schools non nurses can be trained to give med as well.

9. "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

   Koshea61 replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

   It's not feeling superior. But when you see enough parents in total denial about their kids it's understandable. Not my child!... Maybe instead parents should stop ignoring what's going on in front of them.

10. Why Aren't School Nurses Given Due Respect?

    Koshea61 replied to rkozowyk's topic in School

    I am a school nurse on VA . I was also a certified school nurse in PA. I havec worked with suburban rich kids as well as urban schools where the kids families have nothing. I worked before this for many years in the hospital setting mainly in acute c...

11. Inappropriate nurses?

    Koshea61 replied to hgraves64's topic in Relations

    Isn't the assignment posted? Usually it's not a secret.

12. Order that says "Don't call MD for pain meds"?

    Koshea61 replied to Summers3's topic in General Nursing

    They could at least try Toradol

13. Order that says "Don't call MD for pain meds"?

    Koshea61 replied to Summers3's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is that the patient is an addict.

14. Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

    Koshea61 replied to Daetwin2's topic in Relations

    I hate PA's

15. Why don't you just read the chart?

    Koshea61 replied to Guest219794's topic in Relations

    Imagine if I as a floor nurse transfered a patient from my care to icu and suggested the receiving nurse just "read the chart"... Don't think that would go over well.!