KJB_65 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric
I worked LTC for 2 years as an LPN. We all have our place in healthcare. Paramedics and EMT's are valuable members and I acknowledge that they have to get tired of bs calls all the time but one night I had a GTube clog at midnite. The resident was on...
Hi Kelly....I'm also Kelly and 42 and a hospice nurse. Anyway. I was taking care of my mother in law at the end of her life. She had ovarian cancer and she moved in with me the last few months of her life. Hospice came in and I developed a close rela...
KJB_65 replied to RelentlessOne's topic in Excelsior
As a Regent's (Excelsior) graduate, I won't argue the fact that it is not for everyone. I was an LPN for 4 years and continued with Regent's while I worked fulltime and raised my daughter. It was the only way I could have done it. It is legitimate th...
They are patients. They will always be patients. You will never here the word client come out of my mouth when referring to someone I am caring for. It's ridiculous and I don't want to be referred to as a client by anyone who cares for me. Its impers...
The only thing that bothered me as a student and after I graduated was a patient with a trach that had Pseudomonas. A smell you never forget. Nothing else grosses me out.
KJB_65 replied to jackson145's topic in Pre-Nursing
I feel your pain. I had a 4.0 and then took College Algebra. I ended up dropping it twice in fear it would ruin my GPA. Finally took it over a summer term and got a B. I took the B and thanked the Lord that I got that. I wish you luck.
When I was in the hospital we gave 1:1 report. Time constraints weren't a problem.....well as long as your relief was on time and ready to write. The charge nurse would then come around to each "pod" and get quick report from each individual nurse. I...