ksrose1

ksrose1 has 16 years experience and specializes in Nursing Home, Dementia units, & Hospital.

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1. Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

   ksrose1 replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Relations

   I personally don't think that those that bully even realize in the beginning that they are bullying. Then as time goes on they believe they are trying to improve the nurse. As someone who has been bullied I can tell you that I tend to keep to mysel...

2. You're Hired!: The New World Of Hiring Nurses??

   ksrose1 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Job Hunt

   It took me three months to get the job I have now when we moved to El Paso. I've gotten so tired of all the test you take when you apply for a nursing job. My husband is a business major and I actually let him answer the questions for the "what you...

3. School is kicking my ***

   ksrose1 replied to ksrose1's topic in LPN/LVN

   Well, it's now March and this road I started back in 2006 has almost reached it's end.....I sit here and can not believe that in 54 days I will have completed my classes and should be a GN. I look back at all the tears, sweat, sleepless nights of wo...

4. School is kicking my ***

   ksrose1 replied to ksrose1's topic in LPN/LVN

   I am half way through the first semster of my nursing program......as a class, we've laughed we've cried and now we are starting psych.....and I'm sure we will all laugh and cry again. We have lost a few classmates already and I pray every day we do...

5. School is kicking my ***

   ksrose1 replied to ksrose1's topic in LPN/LVN

   Another update....WoooHooo......I am just completing my third week of the LVN bridge program....yes ladies and gents I said nursing program. In fact I just returned home from my first day of clinicals and I can't help but wonder....."Why, do they sa...

6. Confessions of a 30-Something RN Grad

   ksrose1 replied to LuvofNursing's topic in New Nurse

   I remember taking the boards over 13 years ago and as another poster stated, we had to wait for the snail mail. Two to three months of wondering and pondering. When my letter finally came, I couldn't open it. It sat on the table for about three days,...

7. LPN School Advice

   ksrose1 replied to cayces's topic in LPN/LVN

   If you really want to work in a hospital, I would try to stick it out in your current nursing program if you can. I am an LVN working in a hospital and yes I pretty much do most of what the RN's do. But I am currently in school to finish my schooli...

8. School is kicking my ***

   ksrose1 replied to ksrose1's topic in LPN/LVN

   Okay so here is another update........I am retaking my microbiology, the class is a killer, my teacher doesn't like computers so his tests are usually fill in the blank with no word bank and he counts off for spelling. But........I got in! I got my...

9. Do I Love Nursing? What Day Is It?

   ksrose1 replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

   Wonderful, Wonderful.....you hit the nail on the head! What a great post.....thank you. I am just now getting ready for bed to go to work on Friday...my Monday. I work weekends only so I live for Monday. You have made it easier to think about get...

10. Being an RN is there a lot of blood and guts???

    ksrose1 replied to SexyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a med/surg floor.....it's more poo and pee. Still body fluids and a lot more stinky.

11. $100,000 in student loan debt?

    ksrose1 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    When you pass your boards and get your license it doesn't state where you went to college.....you just become LVN, RN, BSN and MSN......I stated before I wouldn't pay extra for a certain college. Right now my husband and I are both in college and I ...

12. Health Care benefits.....and frustration

    ksrose1 replied to ksrose1's topic in General Nursing

    The one I work for is not the largest but it is kinda big and I have crappy insurance to begin with and they are claim that the economy is making them do all of the cuts backs......

13. Health Care benefits.....and frustration

    ksrose1 replied to ksrose1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree totally with "It's me" our system is broken.....but I don't really feel that government based system is the way to go either....look at the country right now. What is the answer? How do we fix this? Did anyone on the campaign trail have any...

14. Health Care benefits.....and frustration

    ksrose1 replied to ksrose1's topic in General Nursing

    So the long and short of it is that I am taking better care of my body and will hope that I don't end up in the ER. I am stoping the bills before they get higher. My primary care doctor is the one that refered me to the GI doctor and I can not retu...

15. Health Care benefits.....and frustration

    ksrose1 replied to ksrose1's topic in General Nursing

    That is just the hospital part. I did pay the doctor for the test which was $179. But is I pay the $270 and make payments for the rest.... I will have no insurance to return to the doctor for the follow up. And if God forbid I need more tests.....I w...