kythe

kythe LPN

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About kythe

kythe has 17 years experience as a LPN and specializes in LPN.


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  1. I worked in long-term care for over 10 years before getting a job in a family practice office. It turned out to be a very good move. I used to be athletic when I was younger, and felt natural at a job which required physical activity. Over the...
  2. Hello, I've been an LPN for 13 years. Most of my experience is various forms of long-term and sub-acute care. My adult daughter lives in another state and I have considered moving to be closer to her. I still live in my hometown, and have never mov...
  3. Staying Positive in Nursing

    I'm an LPN and burned out of long-term care after several years. I kept working only because I need to support my family and that is my job skill. LTC also pays well for LPN's, but in terms of personal satisfaction money can be a poor motivator. ...
  4. Planned Parenthood

    Probably 8 years ago, I spent time at a Planned Parenthood as a Medical Assistant through a temp agency. I loved it. At the time, MA's did the back office work - rooming and vitals, fingersticks for rh and hemoglobin testing, prep for pap smears, e...
  5. How do you clear a newborn's airway?

    Ok, I tried to clean out my pm's - something I think I haven't done since joining the site years ago. Maybe I should stop second-guessing myself based on what random people on the internet say. I should probably hang out here more, I would get a bet...
  6. That awkward moment when....

    I once heard a cell phone ring with a certain tone, and found myself following the sound to another room to see who's pulse ox alarm was going off!
  7. Hello everyone! I've been an LPN in LTC for 6 years now and though I've been trained as a doula, I have never worked in L&D. So I have a question for all of you more experienced people. :) I was recently in an online discussion with some peopl...
  8. Why did you become a nurse?

    I went to nursing school with one thing in mind, and that was to become a Certified Nurse-Midwife. I haven't made it past LPN though, and I'm actually considering a different route to midwifery. Working in long-term care for the last 5 years isn't ...
  9. Having a celebrity as a patient

    Not as a nurse, but as a Medical Assistant working in a doctor's office, I had a couple of celebrity encounters. One was a well known author, but he was a jerk. He would come in self-advertising his books, and he tended to assume everyone kissed the...
  10. CNM without seeing a live birth?

    I'm not sure what you mean by "direct-entry CNM". I've always considered direct entry and CNM to be the two different routes to midwifery. Direct entry means a program that teaches midwifery without requiring nursing school first. CNM is obviously...
  11. Full Moon Syndrome: Fact or Fiction

    Sorry, I didn't mean to offend anyone. I've met people who really believe this, and from several of the comments in this thread it seemed that way here too. Maybe I am taking things too seriously. I'm not trying to scare you off from posting though. ...
  12. Full Moon Syndrome: Fact or Fiction

    Sorry, you don't have "hard evidence" of these things. This is still opinion. You can't measure "mean, crazy, and stupid people", though someone could do a study on drunks and drug addicts. But no real study has ever supported the idea that the moon ...
  13. Full Moon Syndrome: Fact or Fiction

    I think the full moon issue is just a figure of speech. On busy days I hear people say, "It must be a full moon" without even looking to see that we are nowhere near that time of the month. People just assume because of their preconceived notions.
  14. Checking vitals on a stranger to see if they are OK

    I recently fainted while on a nature walk with a group, and a nearby med student checked my pulse and asked me basic questions to assess my orientation before letting me stand up again. Someone else gave me a couple of water bottles, one to drink an...
  15. Depression with psychosis student

    I've learned over time that it is best to keep things like this to myself whenever possible. Don't lie about your issues if it directly comes up, but you can stick to a "don't ask don't tell" personal policy. I've been an LPN for 5 years now, and su...