tkhayman

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1. Leaving management and happily going back to the floor

   tkhayman replied to oregonchinamom's topic in General Nursing

   Hello, I hear what you saying i was a charge RN in a M-F job and was pursuing BSN at that time. And exactly as you said on the thread it became more than an 8 hour job, staying extra hours, doing staffing and solving all the problems. i left after ...

2. Leaving Nursing...

   tkhayman replied to s1shaw's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, Good luck on your job search. I am an RN and as soon as i am able to i will be making my exit from nursing. Besides the ADMIN and politics and favoritism that goes on. Also have to deal with new policies and procedures and implementation of new ...

3. Stupid things you've been called out of a pt's room for?

   tkhayman replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

   i would like to add my 2 cents worth. Can you please empty the urinal or hat in the bathroom cos you know that is very urgent. My mom/dad is throwing up or complaining of n/v can they please get some ice chips. I understand a patient not being with ...

4. hospital in pasadena....

   tkhayman replied to NurseKaytlin's topic in California

   Hi I just started working there few months ago. I am not a new grad so do not know the rate. For the most part i found the nurses there helpful and a good working environment. i work night shift. i do know that they pay time and a half after 8hrs. T...

5. after 25 years you would think it would get better

   tkhayman replied to Luci2Lu2's topic in General Nursing

   HI, I agree with you. I had to do chart review once a week at a previous job and would also spot my own mistakes and it actually made me better at charting. But some people do get defensive.

6. The 'wished-I-knew' before entering into my program...

   tkhayman replied to jitterbugg's topic in General Nursing

   Hello, There is nothing really that you can do from my opinion to prepare for the program. However if you are willing to, try doing a CNA program and work as a CNA before hand and that can take away some of the anxiety. Some students in the begin...

7. Bariatric Nursing?

   tkhayman replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone, I can give you a few ideas since i do work per diem in a large bariatric clinic. We do both the lap band and gastric bypass. We do the consults, pre-op (where they have to come in, sign consent,finish up blood work), then the follow ...

8. Northridge hospital medical center

   tkhayman replied to flyingfish2u's topic in California

   Hello, If you thinking of working there avoid it. I had a really bad experience there and will never go back.

9. totally useless today

   tkhayman replied to gonzo1's topic in Emergency

   Hi everyone, i have done registry here and there and have a list of hospitals that i will only go to. i work only nights med surg. One day i went to a very short staffed night shift had 5 of my own plus 4 more with an LVN. i should have left right ...

10. Does anyone here teach an LPN program?

    tkhayman replied to QTBabyNurse's topic in Educators

    HI, I am new to LVN teaching. I currenly do the lecture and 2 12hr clinicals, totals part time(get paid part time) but really is full time You have to set the rules and stick by them of else they will do whatever they want.You are like their mother ...

11. Reporting resident abuse to local office of aging....

    tkhayman replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    HI, There is usually in each nursing home posted the tel # for local ombudsman to report abuse. I understand it is completely anoynymous and you have to fill out some paper work. i have to do the same cos one of my students saw something too.

12. CSUDH bsn program?

    tkhayman replied to CSUDHbsn2b's topic in California

    Hello everyone, i was enrolled in CSUDH online program as the classroom options were too far away for me to attend. i had no problem enrolling in classes, the first class you have to take is easy. I found plusses and minuses. Plusses:- i did not ha...

13. EKG interpretation in your curriculum

    tkhayman replied to psychonurse57's topic in Educators

    Hi, I teach LVN program and we too have EKG. For me i just talked them through and we do not have a real EKG in skills lab. So my idea is when i get onto the clinical site and there is a pt who is getting an EKG then they can observe one being done...

14. Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center

    tkhayman replied to wooosp's topic in California

    Nsgshortage you should like you used to work at TENET. i did not go to work there despite the good pay they offered. Unfortunately i do have to do clinical rotations with my students at a TENET facility. Maybe that won;t be so bad.

15. Waiting lists at Ventura College and Moorpark College

    tkhayman replied to cindy0624's topic in California

    I graduated Moorpark College many years ago, and was on the waiting list for 1 1/2 years. I do not know now if they have done away with waiting lists.