kmp297

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1. What decade did you graduate from nursing school for the very first time?

   kmp297 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   Graduated from nursing school in 1993

2. geriatric nursing

   kmp297 replied to DAISY MAE 1's topic in General Nursing

   I've worked in long term care for nine years. You have to be self motivated, and excellent assessment nurse. You are the Doctors eyes and ears. You get to know these people and their families very well. You have a first name basis. You also need...

3. not an ER fan but....

   kmp297 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   I quit watching ER when I started watching CSI. I love CSI. It's a new kind of show. Unlike any other. I like how you hardly ever know what or who actually did the crime until the end. I did however watch the season finale of ER last night after...

4. Question about injuries and illness directly related to bedside nursing

   kmp297 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   I know after working with ventilator patients and trach patients for over eight years, that I have to have Pneoodmonas, MRSA, and any other nasty bug you can think of. Just waiting for the opportunity to announce it's presence. So true about the po...

5. Nurses Week Appreciation

   kmp297 posted a topic in General Nursing

   :nurse: :nurse: Here's something I got at work today. It's an adition to my earlier thread response about cheap employers. Every nurse received a lunch bag that said "I'm Appreciated" Inside there were several little items and th...

6. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

   kmp297 replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

   The last place I worked at (for almost nine years) I can remember getting: Two mini pen lights (lasting 2 days) A fanny pack (I'd never wear) A carnation (iniciated by adm nursg...

7. What Freaks You Out?

   kmp297 replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm an RN and I can't really think of anything that gross's me out. But it reminds me of a funny story (at least to me) that grossed alot of my fellow staff members. We had this >600 lb patient admitted to our unit. He had a large bm shortly aft...

8. Our students always start in geriatrics

   kmp297 replied to semstr's topic in Geriatric

   Hello everyone!! Let me just say that Geriatrics is the place to work. With the changing Medicare/Medicaid rules, and private ins co. rules. Nursing homes are becoming quite skilled. I have worked in long term care for over eight years and I have...

9. My morale is in the toilet!

   kmp297 replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

   Take it from me. I worked at a facility for over eight years. I thought I'd be there for at least ten more. I made excellent money, I had connections in all fields of health care, and I truely enjoyed most of my co-workers. I too watched excellen...

10. Soon to be nursing student wants to work with elderly!

    kmp297 replied to Weathergirl's topic in Geriatric

    Hi! I'm so happy to hear that someone is interested in working with the elderly. I don't and never have worked at a VAMC but I have taken care of alot of veterans. I have worked in extended skilled care for nearly nine years now. I must tell you ...