NurseLKY

NurseLKY has 5 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg.

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1. (!!!) From Accounting to Nursing: I'm in Louisville, KY and Need Your Advice (!!!)

   NurseLKY replied to SweetLadyJ's topic in General Nursing

   UL will give you $5000 yr plus money for books. For every 5000 they give you, you owe them a year. If you don't then you just have to pay it back. I reccommend that you have a liitle experience as...

2. licnse renewal

   NurseLKY replied to bradleyshanetaylor's topic in General Nursing

   RN's and LPN's all have to renew their license before oct 31 every year. It cost $50 a year. If you go to the state board of nursing website they have all the info you need. We renew

3. Kentucky Gn!! Need Help!

   NurseLKY replied to Mercy83's topic in General Nursing

   I believe they have a 2 week hospital orientation. Then each unit/floor has an orientaton and they vary in lengths (4-6 weeks). If you need more they will help you out. We just wont throw you out...

4. Kentucky Gn!! Need Help!

   NurseLKY replied to Mercy83's topic in General Nursing

   I work at UL . I have been there for 7 years and love it. I think the starting pay is around $20.00. Besides pay you need to look at benefits. We have 4different types of insurance, short and long...

5. Willing to give a CA girl the scoop on good hospitals in KY

   NurseLKY replied to Mirasol's topic in General Nursing

   I live in Louisville, the biggest city in Ky. There are multiple hospitals in the area including a teaching/trauma hospital, childrens, and 3 that have L&D. You can live 30 min from downtown...

6. any advice on shoes?

   NurseLKY replied to graciev's topic in General Nursing

   I love my crocs. Better than Dansko. But beware my hospital will not let us wear the ones with holes. Infection

7. Help!

   NurseLKY replied to cheryn's topic in General Nursing

   Were I work the shift dif is 3p-11p 12%, 11p-7a 15% (of your base pay). We do not have a weekend diff or any WOW programs. Also my hospital pays bonus for any extra time $5 extra hour on weekdays...

8. Delegation on NCLEX

   NurseLKY posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am currently a LPN, getting ready to graduate with an ADN. We just took our first HESI. There were a lot of questions regarding "you are the charge nurse what patient would you give a new grad RN...

9. needleless needles

   NurseLKY replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

   We just started using the Vanish Point Insuilin Syringes. Nobody likes them you have to retract the needle while it is still in the arm of the patient, so they get the full dose. It is hard reading...

10. Throw away your sterile gloves

    NurseLKY replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    Our wound nurse says the same thing. The wound is not clean so there is no need for sterile gloves. She never uses them. I haven't seen anyone die from an

11. Bossy Unit Clerks

    NurseLKY replied to NancyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I too worked as a clerk. They have doctors asking them questions, nurses telling them to do stuff, aides asking for things, plus they have to deal with family members that either come to the desk or...

12. LPNs in Oncology?

    NurseLKY replied to leslie_23's topic in General Nursing

    I know that where I work we have a Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (BMTU) and LPN's can't work there because of the chemo and stuff but I did work at a hospital that had an oncology floor and LPN's did...

13. Medication Aides

    NurseLKY replied to R.L.Silva's topic in General Nursing

    I am from Kentucky and I know some of the nuring homes use Certified Medical Techs (CMT). They pass meds but don't do any type of treatments. I know you have to be a CNA

14. Pick Up Lines!!

    NurseLKY replied to trishaLVN's topic in Nursing Humor

    That shirt is very becoming on you but I would also be coming if I was on

15. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

    NurseLKY replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    susanmary I work on a floor with 26 patients. We have 5-6 nurses working day shift. So it comes down to about 5 patients. On insulin drips accu checks and urine ketones are checked q 1hr. Then it...