kyliebear

kyliebear has 5 years experience and specializes in LTC/rehab.

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1. You will not bring me down

   kyliebear replied to tatarn2b2007's topic in General Nursing

   Damn right your going to make it!!!! With that attitude you're gonna rock as a nurse. So many give up, and it's so good to see someone who won't let their spirit be broke.

2. Why is the first year like a prison sentence?

   kyliebear replied to Curious1alwys's topic in New Nurse

   it is soooooooo hard in the beginning. i felt the same way and almost quit before i ever even got started. i'm so glad i didn't. i still have those days even after 5 years. first you have to remember that every single nurse you come into contact with...

3. Tired of ......

   kyliebear replied to nursemomof3boys's topic in Online Learning

   i so understand. i'm doing excelsior right now and i find it hard to study also. i have taken three test so far and none of them were easy to study for. what i do: i have a room just for studying and computer use, i lock myself in there and MAKE myse...

4. ltc to hospital

   kyliebear posted a topic in General Nursing

   first of all i don't want to start any trouble, but i do want honesty. for those of you that work at a hospital, how do nurses from ltc usually do when they first come to a hospital? are their assessment skills up to par? do they drown? do they adapt...

5. how do you deal?

   kyliebear replied to kyliebear's topic in General Nursing

   did you go to another ltc facility, or another area of nursing? what differences have you noticed between the two?

6. how do you deal?

   kyliebear replied to kyliebear's topic in General Nursing

   i'm interested in everything. i love to learn new things, so anywhere i could learn something new would be great. change is hard. i know i need it, it's just easier said then done.

7. how do you deal?

   kyliebear posted a topic in General Nursing

   i more of a lurker than a poster, but you all have been a great support system either way. i work in ltc and i've about had it. i've been at the same place for six years and my stress level has risen a little more every year. i love my coworkers and ...

8. TPN in LTC/Rehab

   kyliebear posted a topic in General Nursing

   Has anyone ever heard of having TPN in LTC or has anyone dc'd a pt to a LTC with TPN? Personally I think the fifteen minute inservice we got is an acident waiting to happen. No one where I work has a clue about it. He was a res and went out to the ho...

9. Are you expected to already know.....

   kyliebear posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm currently in the process of earning my Rn from excelsior. My question is since I'm already an LPN will I get the same quality of orientation a new grad RN once I graduate? I work in LTC right now but once I pass my boards I would love to move on ...

10. Tired and bored

    kyliebear replied to kyliebear's topic in Geriatric

    Thanks for the replies. Just wanted to know others feel the same. I'm just in a wierd funk right now, I'm sure it will pass. I've been a nurse for 5 years and haven't switched jobs yet. I'm in the process of getting my RN through excelsior, hopefully...

11. Tired and bored

    kyliebear posted a topic in Geriatric

    HI. Just wondering if anyone else was feeling the same way I do. I love my residents and some of my coworkers. That said I'm so tired and so bored. I work 7a-7p two to three shifts per week. It's a very nice LTC/rehab facility and one of the nicer on...

12. hand foot and mouth

    kyliebear posted a topic in Pediatric

    How common is it for an adult to contract hand foot and mouth from a toddler? A neighbors child has it and was over this weekend. My DD has no signs as far as I can tell, but I woke up with what feels like a cacker sore in the back of my throat and o...

13. Nursing Unions

    kyliebear posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering what are the advantages and disadvantages of being in a nursing union. Before I was a nurse I worked for UPS and was in a union and for the most part liked it, just wondering about nursing unions. Also were any of you at the same job w...

14. I don't know what to do...

    kyliebear replied to HuggyPuglet's topic in General Nursing

    Bless your heart. Sometimes when I don't feel like my DH understands where I'm coming from I write him a letter, just so I know he hears what I have to say. Maybe he doesn't realize how important this is to you. I'm an LPN and I just feel like I need...