yodakelly

yodakelly

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About yodakelly

ICU RN, staring CRNA school in 8/03

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  1. Health Insurance

    I was just reading an article about the importance of not only having health insurance while in school, but having decent health insurance. Apparently some colleges have pretty good insurance programs, while others are bare bones. The article told a ...
  2. Gre

    No PM received Kevin! Try my email instead.
  3. Nursing and Piercings?

    I PM'd you w/ info Wuiteroz. I totally agree w/ your beliefs ShandyLynnRN. Sometimes I feel like I should just wear my nosering and provide the same care I always do and perhaps break a stereotype or two. Unfortunately, I think I'd be up against so...
  4. Nursing and Piercings?

    No problem. I can let you know where to get some good retainer stuff online if you don't know anywhere already.
  5. Nursing and Piercings?

    Wuiteroz, Wow, i don't know where to start, but i'll try. #1: piercings nor tottoos in any way indicate a person's 1)education 2)intelligence 3)ability 4)profession. I know people on an intimiate level that are holding "important" and "respectable...
  6. Gre

    Here's another vote for the Kaplan book w/ CDRom. It has a full length "pretest" that you can take w/o any preparation and then directs you as to what you really need to focus on. My score improved dramatically between the pretest and my real GRE and...
  7. Hand lotion

    As a new hire, the infection control RN told a bunch of us during orientation of an outbreak of MRSA in our facility that was "traced" to a staff member's bottle of hand lotion. I prefer my own lotion to the hospital's, but after that I left the bi...
  8. Question from a new agency nurse

    Thanks for replying everyone. You are all echoing the thoughts i was having. I work very hard and I rarely complain, but I did feel like I was getting a little bit of a raw deal there. No one was mean, actually later in the night they were pretty he...
  9. Job Satisfaction Rating

    thanks jamie
  10. preventing infections with indwelling caths

    nurse0977, it looks like no one is going to answer this one. i kind of expected that as soon as i read your question a few hours ago. people get a bit testy when it seems we're being asked to do their research or homework. foley care is pretty stand...
  11. Dealing with the Prejudiced (long post:sorry)...

    researchrabbit, that reminds me of "gertrude" the mean old lady that rolled up and down the halls of the LTC where i worked as a cna, cursing like a sailor and swinging like one too. her family swore she never said a four letter word in her life, an...
  12. Job Satisfaction Rating

    Our combined average is just above a 7 so far- I didn't expect it to be that high.
  13. Question from a new agency nurse

    I have a full time job in an ICU, but have started to work a few extra agency shifts here and there for some extra money. I prefer to work ICU on my extra shifts, but occasionally it's not available on the one day that week i can pick up a shift, so ...
  14. Job Satisfaction Rating

    Hey, I'm wondering what the level of job satisfaction is of those of you reading this. If you feel like it, answer two really quick questions: 1. What is your current level of job satisfaction on a scale of 1-10. I'd say a one means you are chompin...
  15. Dealing with the Prejudiced (long post:sorry)...

    In my icu, we pretty much shield staff from any hateful behaviors by patients. "oh, you don't like sharon because her butt is too big? ok, we'll change the assignment so you don't have her." ok, i'm exaggerating, but too often when a patient or famil...